Missing episodes of "Cold Case Files" (1999) seasons 1 and 2 - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

darkrage6 · 09-03-2025, 12:55 PM

Curious if anyone on here has any of these episodes or knows where I can find them? I heard that A&E's website(where you can watch episodes but only if you have a cable subscription and I don't have cable)might potentially have the missing ones albeit mislabeled(which is apparently common for several episodes as a few others thought to be missing turned out to be on Pluto TV under different names).

Season 1

Episode 12 - Murder Illustrated / Blood Relations (Mar 19 1999)

Episode 19 - Vanished (May 7 1999)

Episode 21 - Silent Witness / Innocence Lost (May 21 1999)

Episode 23 - Family Secret / Blood Trail (Jun 4 1999)

Episode 24 - Bodies In The Bay / 'Til Death Do Us Part (Season Finale, Jun 11 1999)

Season 2

Episode 2 - The South Side Rapist (Jan 8 2000)

I did find an old thread elsewhere with someone mentioning they managed to find "Murder Illustrated" though i'm not sure if they are still active on here or not: https://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards...d.php?t=341572

TJ · 09-03-2025, 07:33 PM

"Murder Illustrated" is on YouTube. I know I've watched "Blood Relations" in the past on Daily Motion, but I don't see it up anymore.

Murder Illustrated

"Vanished" is an Investigative Reports episode without Bill Kurtis as the narrator. I think it's possibly mislabeled on episode guides as a Cold Case Files episode.

"Family Secret / Blood Trail", "Bodies In The Bay / 'Til Death Do Us Part", and "The South Side Rapist" have been available on A&E's website in the past, but it looks like they were removed. I kept a log where I watched all of the episodes. "Silent Witness / Innocence Lost" hasn't been available on any streaming services as far as I know.

darkrage6 · 09-04-2025, 01:04 PM

I found after some searching that most of these episodes are availible on DVD and VHS except for "The South Side Rapist" for whatever reason, that one seems elusive and i'm not sure if it ever got any kind of home media release.

EDIT: Looks like I spoke too soon, managed to find "The South Side Rapist" on BTN, definitely grabbing that one ASAP. With this and the DVD/VHS releases I should soon have all of them found.

09-03-2025, 12:55 PM	#1
darkrage6 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Apr 28, 2012 Location: Zion Posts: 672	Missing episodes of "Cold Case Files" (1999) seasons 1 and 2 Curious if anyone on here has any of these episodes or knows where I can find them? I heard that A&E's website(where you can watch episodes but only if you have a cable subscription and I don't have cable)might potentially have the missing ones albeit mislabeled(which is apparently common for several episodes as a few others thought to be missing turned out to be on Pluto TV under different names). Season 1 Episode 12 - Murder Illustrated / Blood Relations (Mar 19 1999) Episode 19 - Vanished (May 7 1999) Episode 21 - Silent Witness / Innocence Lost (May 21 1999) Episode 23 - Family Secret / Blood Trail (Jun 4 1999) Episode 24 - Bodies In The Bay / 'Til Death Do Us Part (Season Finale, Jun 11 1999) Season 2 Episode 2 - The South Side Rapist (Jan 8 2000) I did find an old thread elsewhere with someone mentioning they managed to find "Murder Illustrated" though i'm not sure if they are still active on here or not: https://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards...d.php?t=341572

09-03-2025, 07:33 PM	#2
TJ Site Owner Administrator Forum Star Join Date: Feb 03, 2000 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 10,718	"Murder Illustrated" is on YouTube. I know I've watched "Blood Relations" in the past on Daily Motion, but I don't see it up anymore. Murder Illustrated "Vanished" is an Investigative Reports episode without Bill Kurtis as the narrator. I think it's possibly mislabeled on episode guides as a Cold Case Files episode. "Family Secret / Blood Trail", "Bodies In The Bay / 'Til Death Do Us Part", and "The South Side Rapist" have been available on A&E's website in the past, but it looks like they were removed. I kept a log where I watched all of the episodes. "Silent Witness / Innocence Lost" hasn't been available on any streaming services as far as I know.

09-04-2025, 01:04 PM	#3
darkrage6 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Apr 28, 2012 Location: Zion Posts: 672	I found after some searching that most of these episodes are availible on DVD and VHS except for "The South Side Rapist" for whatever reason, that one seems elusive and i'm not sure if it ever got any kind of home media release. EDIT: Looks like I spoke too soon, managed to find "The South Side Rapist" on BTN, definitely grabbing that one ASAP. With this and the DVD/VHS releases I should soon have all of them found.