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Cold Case Files

REOPENED: Cat & Mouse

Cold Case Files

A&E / PodcastOne

True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Talk Radio

3.88.1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 September 2022

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

The death of Alma Napier was ruled an accident when her car was discovered overturned and smoldering one night in 1980. It would remain a closed case, until 1998 when two women help uncover that Alma’s death involved foul play and her murderer is on the loose. Check out our great sponsors! DON’T MISS VH1’S MY TRUE CRIME STORY - NARRATED BY REMY MA! ONLY ON VH1. CATCH UP ON DEMAND. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 27 million drivers who trust Progressive! SimpliSafe: Claim a free indoor security camera plus 20% off with Interactive Monitoring at SimpliSafe.com/coldcase June's Journey: Download June’s Journey today! Available on Android and iOS mobile devices, as well as on PC through Facebook Games!

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0:00.0

Hey cold case fans, we have something special for you.

0:03.3

We're bringing you double the episodes every week.

0:06.0

We know you dedicated fans need your fix in between new episodes.

0:09.9

So every Thursday, we are back bringing some of our best episodes from previous seasons.

0:15.2

Let us know which classic episodes you'd like to hear again in the comments.

0:18.8

And don't worry, we'll see you back here every Tuesday for all new episodes of Cold Case Files too.

0:23.8

Now onto the episode.

0:32.4

This episode contains descriptions of violence and sexual assault.

0:36.1

Use your best judgment.

0:43.7

Almanapier was 40 in March of 1980.

0:47.3

She lived in a small town in California, population 6,000.

0:52.8

It was small, but that didn't stop the people living there from going out and having fun.

0:58.7

On March 25th, Amble went to a pub in the nearby town of Winchester.

1:04.0

She didn't plan to drink, but she liked to play pool.

1:08.4

The bar was busy all night into the early morning hours.

1:13.2

Amma had a disagreement with the bartender, and then another spat with a man she didn't know.

1:18.7

They could have been arguing over the pool table, or maybe he had too much to drink.

1:24.0

Or it's possible he just gave her the creeps.

1:27.2

No one knows for sure, because Amma didn't tell anyone else what they were arguing about.

1:32.7

She couldn't, because that conversation was the last one she ever had.

1:40.2

From A&E, this is Cold Case Files.

1:48.4

At around 3am on March 26th, Petrolman, steeper Lesnick, was called to the scene of an accident on Highway 79.

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