Hey cold case fans, we have something special for you. We're bringing you double the episodes

every week. We know you dedicated fans need your fix in between new episodes, so every Thursday

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Tuesday for all new episodes of Cold Case Files too. Now onto the episode. There aren't too many

places in my life that I felt unsafe. I like to think of myself as small but mighty. Either way,

in my life I've been privileged enough to only have positive interactions with law enforcement.

I especially feel safe in my home in small town America, where the police aren't only our

protectors, but they're also our friends. I think Lieutenant Joe Clark from the Washington

County Sheriff's Department would agree with me. Well, he might have, but not anymore.

On February 7th, 1981, Lieutenant Clark was watching basketball with his wife. He got up to go

to the kitchen and was killed. The fact that he was a police officer doesn't make his death any more

or less tragic. It doesn't make his life any more or less valuable. But the fact that he was the

town protector and he wasn't able to protect himself was devastating. Having no similar experience,

I have to imagine it's the same kind of powerlessness that you feel when parents are unable to take

care of themselves. Helpless and scared. You did not commit murder on a police officer.

It's happened, but the haven't happened in your hometown, in your county, at his own house.

Yeah, you feel like nobody's safe.

There are 120,000 unsolved murder cases in America. Each one is called a cold case, and only 1%

are ever solved. You're listening to Cold Case Files, the podcast.

Before we go any further, I need to make a confession. Okay, well, first a disclaimer and then a

confession. When I watched two crime shows, frequently I'm able to figure out who did it right away.

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