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Cold Case Files

REOPENED: Life on the Run

Cold Case Files

A&E / PodcastOne

True Crime, Society & Culture

4.18.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

When a beloved fixture of a Colorado community goes missing, his neighbors are shocked to learn that the man they thought they knew never existed, and a con man is in the wind again.


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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.

0:23.8

Now onto the episode.

0:30.6

When Neil Murdoch left the town of Crested Butte Colorado in 1998,

0:35.2

the entire town threw a party for him.

0:38.2

There was even a guest book filled with well wishes for Murdoch's future.

0:42.4

He was obviously well liked in the community.

0:45.5

He worked at a local daycare, volunteered at the town theater,

0:49.1

and ran a natural food store.

0:51.6

Known for his mountain biking skills, Murdoch was inducted into the town's

0:55.6

mountain biking hall of fame in 1988.

0:59.2

He was considered an interesting and fun character by many of the residents in the town.

1:04.1

For example, in the early 1980s, he attended a New Year celebration

1:08.8

dressed as a baby, wearing only a diaper.

1:13.3

Murdoch had moved to Crested Butte in 1974,

1:16.5

and the small ski town with a population of 700 welcomed him.

1:24.6

Though active and well known in the community,

1:27.2

Neil Murdoch didn't speak much about his past.

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