Coldest Cases

Nine days after Agatha Christie’s disappearance, thousands of people gather at the spot where her car was found abandoned for “The Great Sunday Hunt”. Meanwhile, Agatha’s husband Archie becomes Surrey police’s main suspect after they discover he burned a letter from his missing wife. Join Lauren for the epic finale of The Disappearance of Agatha Christie!

December 4, 1926: Guildford, Surrey, England. A car is found abandoned in treacherous terrain. The driver, a 36-year-old woman, is now missing. Police soon learn this isn’t your typical investigation as the missing woman is a well-known crime and mystery writer. Join Lauren for Part One of Two on the Disappearance of Agatha Christie!

Lauren dives into the Coldest Cases archive, playing one of her favorite episodes from 2019. December 16, 1935. Hollywood actress Thelma Todd is found dead in her car in a garage outside of Los Angeles. Although it seems to be a clear-cut case of carbon monoxide poisoning, some threatening letters sent to people who saw Thelma the day before her death opens the door to a fresh investigation. Today the actress’ cause of death is still listed as “unknown”.

Ivan’s paranoia reaches a breaking point, and he decides to slaughter an entire city for “treason”. Plus, the Tsar goes through more than five marriages, while the Russian Orthodox Church refuses to get involved out of fear. Listen to Part Three now to hear the dramatic end to the life of Ivan the Terrible, plus why some historians believe there’s more we don’t know about Russia’s mysterious first Tsar.

On Part Two of Ivan the Terrible on Coldest Cases, Lauren dives into Ivan’s childhood, as well as the events that led up to his brutal, violent behavior as Russia’s first Tsar. Plus, find out how Ivan’s conspiring boyars reacted when Ivan decided to abdicate the throne in 1564.

November 15, 1581. Russia’s first Tsar, Ivan IV Vasileyvich, snaps suddenly and murders his own son, the 27-year-old heir to the throne. Well before this violent & random crime, Ivan was already becoming known by his nickname: Ivan the Terrible. Today the question remains: was he just a violent man or was he truly mad? Lauren explores the mystery in Part One of Three on Ivan the Terrible.

This Halloween, let’s dive in to 5 of the world’s spookiest places on Coldest Cases! Lauren takes you from secret caves of the ancient Maya to an abandoned island in Japan. Spend your Halloween holiday getting spooked with these true stories from history!

Join Lauren and dive into the oldest case ever done on Coldest Cases! Was Ancient Egypt’s most famous pharaoh murdered? King Tutenkamen died when he was around 18 years old. The tomb, the circumstances, a letter, a ring & an X-ray all suggest something sinister might have befallen the young pharaoh. 

In the dramatic conclusion to the Osage Reign of Terror, Lauren dives in to the trials against William Hale and others accused of taking part in a disturbing “Osage murder for hire” plot. However, despite the year-long FBI investigation, many cases still remain unsolved today.

As the federal investigation into the Osage murders grows, FBI agent Tom White is able to find a motive. Plus, a new suspect emerges in the murder of Anna Brown… one the entire community was not expecting.