Dead West: Thou Shall Not Kill

Cold Case Files

A&E / PodcastOne

True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Talk Radio

3.8 • 8.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

When a Christian ranch hand, Dan Lavigne, 52, is shot dead on his porch in Montana, 2002, deputies find no shortage of suspects. What follows is an 8-year quest for justice that stretches across three states before police finally unmask Dan’s killer.

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0:00.0	Hi, Cold Case listeners. I'm Marissa Pinson. And if you're enjoying this show, I just want 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 $39.99 a year.
0:22.6	And now onto the show.
0:24.5	This program contains subject matter that may be disturbing to some listeners.
0:28.3	Listener discretion is advised.
0:31.0	Our brother Daniel loved the outdoors, especially in Montana.
0:36.4	Daniel had been murdered. Who would kill my brother? And for what reason?
0:42.1	My uncle was shot point blank. In Rappell J. Montana, they couldn't believe it. He was reading
0:49.1	the Bible at the time that his killer came. I was looking for any type of lead.
0:55.3	We were very frustrated.
0:57.8	We had a dead spot.
0:59.7	I was going to do anything humanly possible
1:03.4	to find a killer.
1:05.6	We were not going to let it go.
1:08.0	I was straight at death of him.
1:09.7	The fear that he would kill my family and everyone that I've ever
1:12.6	even known.
1:13.6	I had faith.
1:15.6	Justice would be found.
1:17.6	They will find him.
1:18.6	They will find the man who did this.
1:21.6	There are over 100,000 cold cases in America.
1:25.6	Only about 1% are ever solved.
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