Episode
Cold Case Files: No Known Enemies
Overview
When 81-year-old Helen Gale is found in her burned-out car, investigators in Southfield, MI, wonder who would murder this pillar of the community. It will be eight years before a blown alibi brings them face-to face with her killer.
Details
- Series
- Cold Case Files
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 14
- Air date
- 2025-02-07
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
No Known Enemies is Episode 14 in Season 4 of Cold Case Files. It aired on 2025-02-07. The runtime is 43 min.
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