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Cold Case Files

The Well

Cold Case Files

A&E / PodcastOne

True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Talk Radio

3.88.1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 August 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

An elderly man, loved by his community, is found dead at the bottom of a well. But the case goes cold until the murder weapon is found, three years later. Check out our great sponsors! Use code "coldcase" at ClickUp.com to get 15% off ClickUp's massive Unlimited Plan for a year! Follow THIS IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING on Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts OR listen ad-free by joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery app. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 27 million drivers who trust Progressive!

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0:00.0

On Thursday August 18th, the groundbreaking experiment, 60 days in returns.

0:05.1

For the first time ever, all seven participants entering the jail are former inmates.

0:10.3

These seven ex-convicts are on a mission to get to the bottom of what's happening in this jail

0:14.6

and bring it to light. If they can't do this, no one can. The single most important thing all

0:19.4

seven of them need to remember is expose the truth. Not your cover. 60 days in returns for a new

0:26.1

season Thursday August 18th only on A&E. Watch live, stream on the A&E app or on demand.

0:34.4

This episode contains descriptions of violence. Use your best judgment.

0:44.3

Children, people with disabilities, and the elderly. There's some of the most vulnerable members

0:50.4

of our society. Fortunately, a lot of people go out of their way to protect and care for them.

0:57.6

Unfortunately, they're also the most susceptible to manipulation, and there are some people who take

1:03.5

full advantage of that. In this case, an elderly man, Bruce Stark, was living alone. But he was

1:11.2

taken good care of by his neighbors, who often looked in on him to make sure he was doing okay.

1:15.4

So when Bruce went missing, his neighbors were appropriately concerned. The community began

1:23.6

to search for their missing neighbor. Four days later, they found him at the bottom of a well.

1:31.7

Bruce had been murdered. From A&E, this is Cold Case Files. I'm Brooke, and here's the

1:41.5

lottable Bill Curtis with a classic case. The well. He lived in there. It's a small place,

1:56.3

and you see for this window is open here. That's to kitchen. There's old...

2:00.6

On a hill in New Mexico, it's an old trailer. Inside it lives an old man.

2:06.0

He was a lonely guy, and a friendly guy. I don't think he actually met anybody that he didn't like.

2:15.6

Very friendly, very open. Always wanting to visit and talk.

2:21.5

Ken Hamill and Bob Nelson are Bruce Stark's neighbors, and make a point of checking in on the 72-year-old.

2:28.4

On the morning of September 11th, Bob Nelson stops by.

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