I took out the DNA report, and I showed them the DNA report, and I said, we're talking

about quite trillion, 18 zeros after the number that says you.

So now his mind is racing, because he also knows what's coming next.

On this podcast, we talk a lot about small-town murders, violence that happened to communities

where you at least expect it.

But what about the murders that happened in big cities?

Is it more likely that a case will go cold when it's one in a pile of dozens, or even hundreds?

That's just what happened in Philadelphia in 1989, when a young woman named Carmen

Barracol was raped and murdered.

Her case was one of hundreds, and was quickly pushed to the bottom of the pile.

But for Carmen's longtime boyfriend, every day was a reminder that her murder had not

been solved, and her killer had not been brought to justice.

It would take over 15 years for Carmen's case to be solved.

In the meantime, more murders would pile up in Philadelphia, and fewer people would remember

the name Carmen Barracol, until one investigator reopened her file, and finally brought the

case to a close.

From A&E, this is Cold Case Files, the podcast.

I'm Brooke, and this story, adapted from a classic episode of Cold Case Files, is told

by the esteemed Bill Curtis.

This was the 202nd homicide in the city that year, so we're kind of familiar with getting

a lot of work in this area.

It's the summer of 1989, and the business of murder is brisk.

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