A Killer Confession

Cold Case Files

A&E / PodcastOne

True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Talk Radio

3.8 • 8.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

The quiet town of Redding, California is rocked by the disappearance of Frank McAlister - a teen with a recent cash windfall who leaves only a blood-stained car behind. Twenty-five years will pass before someone makes a stunning on-air confession. Homes.com: We’ve done your homework. Hungryroot: Go to Hungryroot.com/coldcase and use code coldcase to get 40% off your first box and a free time of your choice Quince: Go to Quince.com/coldcase for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns ZocDoc: Check out Zocdoc.com/CCF and download the Zocdoc app for free!

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0:00.0	Hi, Cold Case listeners. I'm Marissa Pinson. And before we get into this week's episode, I just wanted to remind you that episodes of Cold Case Files, as well as the A&E Classic Podcasts, I Survived, American Justice, and City Confidential, are all available ad-free on the new A&E Crime and Investigation Channel on Apple Podcasts and Apple Plus for just $4.99 a month or $3999 a year. And now on to the show.
0:25.6	The following episode contains intensely disturbing accounts of violence. Listener discretion is advised.
0:33.5	Frankie made friends with everybody. There was no stranger in his life. He loved being outdoors.
0:39.2	You get him anything to do with fishing, and he was so happy.
0:42.8	When we found the vehicle, it appeared abandoned.
0:46.6	The amount of blood that the officer was seeing, that person was likely the victim of a fatal injury.
0:51.9	I realized he was gone, and I'd never see him again.
0:56.0	It was an emptiness.
0:58.0	My heart broke.
0:59.0	You can only push so hard.
1:01.0	You can't put him in handcuffs and drag him into the police department.
1:05.0	This is ridiculous.
1:07.0	This is ridiculous.
1:08.0	I love everything it's that.
1:09.0	It's fucking lie.
1:13.9	The whole time she just kind of had this look on her face.
1:15.4	Like, she couldn't believe this was happening.
1:19.8	There are over 100,000 cold cases in America.
1:23.2	Only about 1% are ever solved.
1:32.5	This is one of those rare stories. On January 10, 2018, in Redding, California, a man walks into a newsroom with a secret he needs to reveal.
1:42.3	I've been through hell.
1:46.9	My whole life because of this.
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