cold case

[kohld keys]

noun

1. a criminal investigation that has remained unsolved for an extended period of time.

   This year's award recipient is a state trooper whose work helped close a cold case from 1983.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cold case¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

In August, Netflix announced the series starring Matthew Goode cold case department leader DCI Carl Morck would return for a second season.

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The breakthrough comes just weeks after the release of the HBO docuseries The Yogurt Shop Murders last month, which revisited the cold case.

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Since then he’s been an executive producer on “Cover Me,” “Cold Case,” “The Agency” and “New Amsterdam,” among other series.

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The files, created by the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board, are an initial release of federal records related to the case, the National Archives said.

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“They’re not gonna make my son no cold case, I promise you that.”

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