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Cold Case Files

REOPENED: The Bad Cop

Cold Case Files

A&E / PodcastOne

Society & Culture, True Crime

4.18.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2022

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

When Kimberly White – the estranged wife of a former state trooper – is found shot to death, her ex-husband swears that she took her own life. But as the investigation unfolds, the trooper's story doesn't quite add up.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

An A&E original podcast.

0:08.2

Kimberly Wright and her husband Doug were separated and on their way to divorce.

0:13.6

They seemed to fight about everything.

0:16.1

The house, alimony, child support, and custody of their son.

0:21.6

Doug, a former state trooper, visited Kimberly's home on May 1, 1993.

0:28.6

According to Doug, the two had sex and then got into an argument.

0:34.6

Kimberly had been drinking and was becoming violent. She even threw a glass at Doug,

0:40.0

causing it to shatter. Doug decided to go outside and play with the dogs and pick up some of

0:45.3

his son's toys. A little under an hour later, when Doug went back into the house, he found

0:53.6

his wife bleeding on the basement

0:54.8

couch. He immediately called 911.

0:59.5

911.

0:59.9

911.

1:00.9

Yeah, I need to report you.

1:02.9

Hi.

1:04.1

Some one?

1:06.6

Um, I'm a wait for the shadow.

1:09.4

From A&E, this is cold case files.

1:21.6

Deputy Sepanic was the first to arrive on the scene.

1:29.3

Doug Wright met me at the door. When you're a police officer, there's certain things you'll key in on.

1:32.3

They'll throw up little flags of, you know, what to watch out for.

1:35.3

When I shook his hand, his hands were all wet still.

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