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Cold Case Files

REOPENED: Burning Desire

Cold Case Files

A&E / PodcastOne

True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Talk Radio

3.88.1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2023

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

A California Highway Patrol officer spots a fire in an olive orchard and pulls off to investigate. He finds a woman's body, shot and set ablaze. It doesn't take police long to develop a theory on who did it... but why, where, how, and who else all remain a mystery. Sponsors: Angi: Download the free Angi mobile app today or visit Angi dot com. That’s A-N-G-I dot com. Jordan Harbinger: “Search for The Jordan Harbinger Show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, wherever you listen to podcasts, or go to jordanharbinger.com/subscribe Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive dot com to join the over 29 million drivers who trust Progressive. Progressive Casualty Insurance Company and affiliates. National average 12-month savings of six-hundred-ninety-eight dollars by new customers surveyed who saved with Progressive between June 2021 and May 2022. Potential savings will vary. Discounts not available in all states and situations. Nutrafol: You can grow thicker, healthier hair AND support our show by going to Nutrafol dot com and entering the promo code FILES to save ten dollars off your first month’s subscription – this offer is only available to US customers for a limited time. Plus FREE shipping on EVERY order. Get TEN DOLLARS OFF at Nutrafol dot com, spelled “N” “U” “T” “R” “A” “F” “O” “L” dot com promo code FILES. Zocdoc: Go to Zocdoc dot com slash CCF and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Then find and book a top-rated doctor today. Many are available within 24 hours. That’s Z-O-C-D-O-C dot com slash CCF. Zocdoc dot com slash CCF.

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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.

0:23.7

Now onto the episode.

0:25.3

She was still alive at the time.

0:30.3

I mean, you know, she was very, very distinctive, like, breathing going on.

0:37.6

She had this look in his eyes.

0:41.2

I won't forget that look.

0:42.5

It's just like the stare that you stare down a victim.

0:48.4

And if you say anything, you could be one too.

0:53.6

Later on the night of July 4th, 1997, a California highway patrol officer spotted flames

1:00.8

whipping up from an olive orchard just off the highway in northern California.

1:05.3

When he went to investigate, he found the body of a young woman.

1:08.9

She'd been murdered. Her body had been dumped and set ablaze.

1:14.4

Why was his woman killed?

1:16.4

And how did she end up in this orchard so crudely disposed of?

1:19.6

In order to determine any of that,

1:25.2

detectives first needed to figure out who this mystery woman was.

1:29.6

Then, eventually, they might be able to figure out what person or persons should be held responsible.

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