logo
episode-header-image
Jun 2021
25m 48s

A Detective's Promise

A&E / PodcastOne
About this episode

When an 18-year-old hitchhiker is found in a ravine, the autopsy reveals her killing is perhaps the most brutal the examiner has ever seen. Detective McManus is struck by this case, and so he makes a promise. He's going to find the person who committed this crime, no matter how long it takes.

Check out our great sponsors!

Change your scenery with Apartments.com - the most popular place to find a place!

Klaviyo: To get started with a free trial visit Klaviyo.com/coldcase 

Lifelock: Join now and save up to 25% off your first year at LifeLock.com/coldcase 

Madison Reed: Find your perfect shade at Madison-Reed.com to get 10% off plus FREE SHIPPING on your first Color Kit with code CCF

Scott's Cheap Flights: Join for free at Scottscheapflights.com/coldcase and never overpay for flights again!

Talkspace: Get $100 off of your first month at Talkspace.com and use code COLDCASE

Warby Parker: Try Warby Parker’s free Home Try-On program: Order 5 pairs of glasses to try at home for free for 5 days – there’s no obligation to buy! Ships free and includes a pre-paid return shipping label.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Up next
Today
I SURVIVED: I Didn't Want Myself Or My Daughter To End Up In A Million Pieces
Michelle worked as a bank manager when three gunmen break into her home and take her and her daughter hostage. She has explosives strapped to her and is given instructions to rob the bank she works at. Teenagers Troy and Josh are swept out to sea by a rip current on a small fishi ... Show More
41m 37s
Oct 9
REOPENED: The Final Fare
A taxi driver is dispatched on his last call of the night outside Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Hours later, the driver’s body is found face down by the side of the road, and forty years will pass before the murderer is brought to justice.Greenlight: Start your risk-free trial to ... Show More
19m 23s
Oct 7
Dead West: Mystery in Cuero
When Pam Shelly, 31, is found in her Cuero, Texas bathroom with a fatal gunshot wound to the head, her death is initially ruled a suicide. Yet a tenacious investigator's instincts and his suspicion of foul play eventually cracks the case wide open.This Episode is sponsored by Bet ... Show More
38m 24s
Recommended Episodes
Jan 2022
#353: Kennedi High & Pam Butler | "Black & Missing" - Part 5
Jim and Laura analyze the cases of Kennedi High, Pam Butler and Tamika Huston. 16 year old Kennedi High went missing after being lured away from home by men who took advantage of her vulnerability due to her autism. When Pam Butler and Tamika Huston went missing, their families d ... Show More
35m 42s
Mar 2024
212: The Whitaker Family Slayings
In December of 2003, 23-year-old Bart Whitaker had just finished his finals and was about to graduate from college. That night, he went to dinner to celebrate with his parents, Tricia and Kent, and his younger brother Kevin. As they returned home and walked through their door, th ... Show More
1h 2m
Dec 2022
S2 Ep104: Lyric Cook and Elizabeth Collins: From Meyers Lake to Seven Bridges (Part 2)
Go to https://Surfshark.deals/crimeweekly and use code crimeweekly to get 85% off a 2 year plan plus 3 extra months for free! https://brightcellars.com/crimeweekly Bright Cellars is giving Crime Weekly listeners an exclusive Black Friday offer of $50 off their first box and $20 o ... Show More
2 h
Sep 2022
S2 Ep92: Tara Calico: The Girl on the Bike (Part 1)
At around 9:30 on the morning of September 20th, 1988, 19-year-old Tara Calico left her New Mexico home and set out for her daily 17-mile bike ride along highway 47. Before leaving, she playfully asked her mother, Patty Doel, to come and get her if she wasn’t back by noon, becaus ... Show More
1h 16m
Dec 2018
E127: “West Point Wanderer” Pt. 2 - Richard Colvin Cox
After a West Point cadet mysteriously vanishes in 1950, the nation poured an enormous amount of resources into finding him. Thawing snow, private eyes, and CIA agents would all uncover clues pointing to the missing man. Was he the victim of foul play by a fellow classmate, or was ... Show More
46m 2s