Nacole's Killer: Part 1
Cold Case Files
A&E / PodcastOne
4.1 • 8.2K Ratings
🗓️ 24 August 2021
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
This special two-part edition of Cold Case Files offers an inside look at an active cold case investigation as detectives work to solve the 1995 rape and murder of 14-year-old Nacole Smith, one of Atlanta's most notorious unsolved crimes.
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| 0:38.0 | An A&E original podcast. |
| 0:42.0 | This episode contains descriptions of violence and sexual assault. Use your best judgment. |
| 0:49.0 | Nicole Smith was 14 years old in June of 1995. |
| 0:56.0 | She was excited that it was almost time for summer break and she couldn't wait to pick out a dress for her eighth grade graduation. |
| 1:04.0 | On Wednesday June 7th, Nicole woke up, got dressed for school, played with her baby cousin for a few minutes, and threw her hair into a ponytail. |
| 1:14.0 | Her mom told her she should pay more attention to her hair since they were going dress shopping after school. |
| 1:21.0 | Nicole combed out her hair and said to her mom, you're so crazy, but I love you. And then left for school. |
| 1:34.0 | Nicole walked to school with her older sister and some friends, but when they arrived, she realized she had left her homework at her house. |
| 1:42.0 | Wanting to keep her A student status, Nicole took a shortcut through the woods to go home and get it. |
| 1:49.0 | She was never seen alive again. Inside those woods, a man attacked, raped, and murdered Nicole Smith. |
| 1:59.0 | Her case, like so many other cold cases, would never be solved, at least not as of the recording of this podcast. |
| 2:09.0 | But the evidence gathered in her case file plays a key role when the killer strikes again. |
| 2:16.0 | From A&E, this is Cold Case Files. I'm Brooke, and here's a legendary Bill Curtis with a special two-part episode, Nicole's Killer. |
| 2:27.0 | I want to picture myself here and try to picture how this happened. |
| 2:33.0 | Vince Velasquez is a cold case detective. |
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