Podcast appearances and mentions of Bill Kurtis

WGN Radio's Dave Plier shares his ‘exit interview' with the legendary Walter Jacobson as he retires after 65 years in broadcast journalism, reports and his iconic Perspectives. Dave also replays his 2023 interview with Walter and Bill Kurtis when they celebrated the 50th anniversary of their pairing on ‘THE 10 O'Clock News'.

The 1964 murder of 9-year-old Marise Chiverella leaves the devout town of Hazelton, PA, in fear. An intense manhunt yields numerous suspects but no killer. Five decades pass before a student moonlighting as a genetic genealogist reignites the case. Hers: Start your free online visit at forhers.com/COLDCASE for your personalized weight loss treatment options. Mint: To get the new customer offer and your new 3-month premium wireless plan for just $15 a month, go to Mintmobile.com/coldcase Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive.

April is brutally assaulted then set on fire by an acquaintance after taking them and her ex-boyfriend for a ride. Mark is forced to amputate part of his leg after it is caught in a drive shaft of an oil well. An act of kindness backfires on Jesse when he is attacked with a hammer and run over by the hitchhikers he reluctantly gave a ride Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive.

A district attorney uses a clever technique - a "John Doe indictment" - to give law enforcement officials the time they need to track down the a serial rapist from Rochester, N. Y. Gabb - Check out Gabb today, just go to Gabb.com/coldcase to get started! Homes.com: We've done your homework. Thrive Market: Go to ThriveMarket.com/coldcase for 30% off your first order, PLUS a free $60 gift! Thuma - Go to THUMA.co/COLDCASE to receive $100 off your first bed purchase!

When 19-year-old Chris Green is found beaten to death in a snowy Bangor, Michigan ditch in 2002, his family fear their son's murder will never be solved. Years pass before shocking revelations from an informant emerge and blow the case wide open. Dipsea - Visit Dipseastories.com/COLDCASE to start your free 30-day trial! Homes.com: We've done your homework. Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Rosetta Stone: Cold Case Files listeners can get Rosetta Stone's lifetime membership for 50% off when you go to RosettaStone.com/coldcase

Synopsis On the popular NPR quiz show Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, there is a segment called “Bluff the Listener” where three outlandish news stories are read to a contestant, who then has to guess which one is true. So, for the voice of Bill Kurtis on your home answering machine, which of these really happened in London on today's date in 1732:a) George Frideric Handel got into a sword fight with his Southbank wigmaker, screaming at the poor man, “Donnervetter! In dis vig I luk like ein Pomeranian hund!”b) Handel's especially smooth trip across the Thames to buy said wig provided the inspiration for his famous Water Music, orc) as part of his 47th birthday celebration, choir boys from the Chapel Royal sang and acted in a staged performance of Handel's sacred oratorio Esther in the Crown and Anchor Tavern on the Strand.If you guessed “C” you would be correct. Extra points if you knew that this would be the only staged performance of any of Handel sacred oratorios before the twentieth century, and that in Handel's day there was a ban on presenting staged biblical dramas in public theaters — but not, apparently, in pubs.Music Played in Today's ProgramGeorge Friedrich Handel (1835-1921): Overture from Esther (1732 version); London Handel Orchestra; Laurence Cummings, conductor; SOMM CD-2389

Dawn and her two daughters are at a friend's beach house when four armed men break in looking for money. Jens and Jim are flying with their fathers on the way to a fishing trip when their plane crashes in the ocean miles from shore. Agnes is working a night shift when she is abducted by an armed man who has another victim in his trunk.

A hitchhiker is murdered, and a mysterious stack of business cards leads police on a 38-year hunt for her killer. Hers: Start your free online visit at forhers.com/COLDCASE for your personalized weight loss treatment options. Homes.com: We've done your homework. Shopify - Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at Shopify.com/coldcase and take your retail business to the next level today!

The quiet town of Redding, California is rocked by the disappearance of Frank McAlister - a teen with a recent cash windfall who leaves only a blood-stained car behind. Twenty-five years will pass before someone makes a stunning on-air confession. Homes.com: We've done your homework. Hungryroot: Go to Hungryroot.com/coldcase and use code coldcase to get 40% off your first box and a free time of your choice Quince: Go to Quince.com/coldcase for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns ZocDoc: Check out Zocdoc.com/CCF and download the Zocdoc app for free!

Nine years after a mother and her teenage daughters are murdered... the killer's sisters helps crack the case. Greenlight: Start your risk-free trial today at Greenlight.com/coldcase

The Ancient Aliens podcast explores the controversial theory that extraterrestrials have visited Earth for millions of years. From the age of the dinosaurs to ancient Egypt, early cave drawings to continued mass sightings in the US, each episode in this hit History series gives historic depth to the questions, speculations, provocative controversies, first-hand accounts, and grounded theories surrounding this age-old debate: Did intelligent beings from outer space visit Earth thousands of years ago? Check out this teaser for the new podcast, and listen to Ancient Aliens wherever you get your podcasts.

When 34-year-old Freddie Farah is gunned down in his Florida grocery store, police urgently seek his killer. Decades later, Farah's son will have a chance encounter with a cold case detective which brings the case back to life and exposes a killer. This Episode is sponsored by BetterHelp BetterHelp: Visit BetterHelp.com/COLDCASE to get 10% off your first month. Homes.com: We've done your homework. IQBAR - Get 20% off all IQBAR products plus free shipping by texting COLD to 64000 Shopify - Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at Shopify.com/coldcase and take your retail business to the next level today!

Scott and Sean are fishing on the Appalachian Trail when they meet a stranger who ends up attacking them with a gun after sharing dinner. Stacey and her best friend move into their first apartment when only two weeks later a man breaks in and proceeds to sexually assault them both. Timothy is walking his dog near his cabin in the woods when a grizzly bear attacks them. BBC Extreme Peak Danger - Listen to the teaser here and find Extreme Peak Danger, from the BBC wherever you get your podcasts! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp Better Help - Visit BetterHelp.com/SURVIVED to get 10% off your first month! PDS Debt - Get started with your free debt analysis in just 30 seconds at PDSDebt.com/survived! Upside - Download the FREE Upside app and use promo code isurvived to get an extra $.25 back for every gallon on your first tank of gas!

Three survivors from UA Flight 232 relive the terrifying moments leading up to and after one of America's worst ever aviation disasters. A young woman is violently assaulted by two men just outside her home. Apartments.com - To find whatever you're searching for and more visit apartments.com the place to find a place. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp - Visit BetterHelp.com/SURVIVED to get 10% off your first month!

A sudden memory flash leads detectives to a killer's door and closes a case 25 years in the making. BetterHelp: Visit BetterHelp.com/COLDCASE to get 10% off your first month. Hydrow: Head over to Hydrow.com and use code COLDCASE to save up to $475 off your Hydrow

When the body of a woman turns up in a field in Huntington Beach, CA, in 1968, police simultaneously seek a killer and the identity of the victim herself. It takes 52 years for detectives to solve this dual mystery and expose a vicious predator. Dipsea - Visit Dipseastories.com/COLDCASE to start your free 30-day trial! Thuma - Go to THUMA.co/COLDCASE to receive $100 off your first bed purchase!

A convenience store worker plays dead to escape her abductor. An endurance athlete faces her greatest challenge ever after falling 60 feet in a remote canyon. A couple put their lives on the line to protect their children in a home invasion. Cook Unity: - Go to cookunity.com/ISURVIVED or enter code ISURVIVED before checkout for 50% off your first week! Upside - Download the FREE Upside app and use promo code isurvived to get an extra $.25 back for every gallon on your first tank of gas!

A serial rapist seals his own fate when he sends a taunting letter to police... Hers: Start your initial free online visit at forhers.com/coldcase for your personalized weight loss treatment options.

A massive search unfolds in Chandler, Oklahoma when two women and a child go missing from a Walmart parking lot in 1992. It will take 23 years and a tip from an unlikely source to piece together a heinous plot of misdirection and murder. IQBAR - Get 20% off all IQBAR products plus free shipping by texting COLD to 64000 Rosetta Stone: Cold Case Files listeners can get Rosetta Stone's lifetime membership for 50% off when you go to RosettaStone.com/coldcase

After five highjackers take control of an EgyptAir flight and begin executing passengers, a woman silently says goodbye to her loved ones when the hijackers pick her to be the next one to die. A surfer loses half of the blood in his body when a great white shark clamps its jaws around his entire torso and shakes him like a rag doll. A young mother is repeatedly assaulted and strangled in front of her 3-year-old son. OneSkin: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code Survived at www.oneskin.co Progressive: Visit www.Progressive.com to see if you could save

When three women's bodies are found in Iowa hotels, all within miles of each other, police realize they are on the hunt for a serial killer. Homes.com: We've done your homework. IQBAR - Get 20% off all IQBAR products plus free shipping by texting COLD to 64000 Shopify - Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at Shopify.com/coldcase and take your retail business to the next level today! Thrive Market: Go to ThriveMarket.com/coldcase for 30% off your first order, PLUS a free $60 gift!

When Susan Schwarz is found shot to death in her apartment in 1979, police suspect a robbery gone wrong. Thirty-two years pass before a witness emerges to reveal a much darker motive and bring justice to Susan's Killer. Cook Unity: - Go to Cookunity.com/COLD or enter code COLD before checkout for 50% off your first week! Homes.com: We've done your homework. Hydrow: Head over to Hydrow.com and use code COLDCASE to save up to $475 off your Hydrow Pro Rower Progressive: Progressive.com

A young mother and her cousin are shot by a deranged gunman. A couple hiking in a national park must fight for their lives when they're attacked by a ferocious mountain lion. A quick stop at a gas station threatens the life of a woman when she's taken hostage by a violent criminal on the run from the police. Upside: Download the FREE Upside App and use promo code isurvived to get an extra $0.25 back for every gallon on your first tank of gas PDS Debt: Get a free debt analysis right now at www.PDSDebt.com/survived This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp: Visit www.BetterHelp.com/SURVIVED to get 10% off your first month Progressive: Try the Name Your Price tool today at www.Progressive.com

A husband and wife fall victim to a seemingly random shooting... and the key piece of evidence stays buried for more than a decade. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp: Visit BetterHelp.com/COLDCASE to get 10% off your first month Greenlight: Start your risk free trial today at www.greenlight.com/coldcase Homes.com: Everything you need to know about buying a house, all in one place

A 2007 cold case resurfaces when a detective reopens the investigation into the brutal killing of Audrey Giannotti, 20, in rural Pennsylvania. HungryRoot: Go to Hungryroot.com/coldcase and use code coldcase to get 40% off your first box and a free item of your choice for life. Progressive: Progressive.com Quince: Go to Quince.com/coldcase for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns Shopify: Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at Shopify.com/coldcase and take your retail business to the next level today!

A heart-wrenching drama unfolds when a man struggles to save himself and his family from drowning in frigid waters, and a female prison officer uses her strength and quick thinking skills to stay alive during the longest prison siege in U.S. history. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp: Visit www.BetterHelp.com/SURVIVED to get 10% off your first month Progressive: Visit www.Progressive.com to see if you could save on car insurance

The killing of a woman in a Virginia hotel room goes unsolved for a quarter of a century before investigators are finally able to zero in on the killer.Check out our amazing sponsors!Homes.com - Visit Homes.com, we've done your homework!Rosetta Stone - Get Rosetta Stone's Lifetime Membership for 50% OFF by visiting RosettaStone.com/COLDCASE

When night manager Rodney Castin is gunned down in the lobby of his hotel three weeks before Christmas, detectives scour Georgia for his killer; two decades pass before an informant's shocking testimony breaks the case wide open.Check out our amazing sponsors!This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp! Visit BetterHelp.com/COLDCASE to get 10% off your first month.CookUnity - Go to CookUnity.com/COLDX or enter code COLD before checkout for 50% off your first week.HERS - Start your initial free online visit today at ForHers.com/COLDCASE This episode is sponsored by Progressive Insurance!

Two students and a professor at Virginia Tech University manage to survive the April 16, 2007, massacre at the school. A Minneapolis school bus with 52 children plummets 45 feet when a bridge collapses in August 2007. Cook Unity: - Go to cookunity.com/ISURVIVED or enter code ISURVIVED before checkout for 50% off your first week!

A mysterious set of bones is discovered in the California wilderness, more than a decade after a 13-year-old boy was reported missing. The new information sets detectives on a path to catch a dangerous predator. ZocDoc: Check out Zocdoc.com/CCF and download the Zocdoc app for free!

When 19-year-old Tara Sidarovich goes missing from her Punta Gorda home, Florida police consider her a runaway until her body turns up in a swamp. Years later, shocking prison recordings will send detectives on a nationwide hunt for her killers. ZocDoc: Check out Zocdoc.com/CCF and download the Zocdoc app for free!

Cari is home alone with her youngest son when she is attacked by a strange man. Kevin is cleaning out an old civil war cemetery when he gets a four inch hook lodged in his neck. Joe and Katherine are working in a music store in a suburban mall when a young man takes them hostage after shooting several other patrons. Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Prolon: Go to ProLonLife.com/Survived to get 15% off your 5-day nutrition program!

The image of a perfect couple is torn down when the wife goes missing and the husband, a pastor, may be hiding some ugly secrets. With no body, the case goes cold for three years, until a detective stumbles upon an unpleasant discovery. Babbel - Get up to 60% off your Babbel subscription at Babbel.com/COLDCASE ZocDoc: Check out Zocdoc.com/CCF and download the Zocdoc app for free!

When beloved mother and sister Janora Stevens is found brutally stabbed in her Tulsa home, her family is bitterly divided and increasingly suspicious of each other. Hers: Start your free online visit at forhers.com/CCF for your personalized weight loss treatment options. Mint - To get the new customer offer and your new 3-month premium wireless plan for just $15 a month, go to MINTMOBILE.com/coldcase Progressive - Progressive.com Shopify - Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at Shopify.com/coldcase and take your retail business to the next level today!

**For this History This Week special feature, Sally interviews director Robert Eggers about his new historically inspired film, Nosferatu.** Winter, 1476. Vlad III is a prince in Wallachia, in present-day Romania. He is a violent man, so violent that he earns the nickname "Vlad the Impaler." He also has another name that he inherited from his father: Dracula. Dracula is constantly fighting for his crown, but today, that fight will come to an end. His headless body will be discovered in a marsh, stuck down by his enemies. But his legend will live on. Dracula pops up in stories throughout Europe over the next few centuries, until author Bram Stoker decides to combine this legend with the latest fictional craze, vampires. His book, Dracula, becomes the king of the genre. It inspires numerous adaptations, including a silent film called Nosferatu. It's considered one of the most important horror movies in history. Over 100 years later, director Robert Eggers has reimagined the original Nosferatu and adapted it for a modern audience. In a conversation with Eggers, we asked, how did he make a blood-sucking monster feel like a historical figure? And where do vampires fit into our lives today? Special thanks to Robert Eggers, director of Nosferatu. We also used a great book to help research this episode, Dracula: Prince of Many Faces, by Radu Florescu and Raymond McNally. To stay updated: historythisweekpodcast.com

When a disgruntled employee with a history of mental illness and drug use takes Maria and a co-worker hostage, the SWAT team is called in to breach. After swerving his car to avoid a deer, Jerry crashed over an embankment impaling his throat with a tree branch. While home alone with her two-year-old Melissa is attacked by a stranger who assaults her before stuffing her in the trunk of her car and going on a joyride. Mint - To get the new customer offer and your new 3-month premium wireless plan for just $15 a month, go to Mintmobile.com/survived Progressive - Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Ro - Go to Ro.co/Survived to start your weight loss journey Today!

An 11-year old girl is assaulted and drowned, but the killer is never arrested. It's not until decades later, when one detective uncovers a trail of abuse and potential confessions, that the killer must atone for his actions.Check out or amazing sponsors!Masterclass - Get up to 50% off at MasterClass.com/COLDCASEHydrow - Head over to Hydrow.com and use code COLDCASE to save up to $800 off your Hydrow Pro Rower.Zocdoc - Go to Zocdoc.com/CCF to find and instantly book a top-rated doctor today!

In 1977 Florida, nurse Deborah Clark, 23, is found brutally slain in her home. Detectives unearth an affair, a jilted wife, and a web of money and power, but no true suspect. It will take 40 years and advanced DNA testing to expose Deb's killer.Check out our amazing sponsors!This episode is brought to you by Progressive Insurance !Quince - Go to Quince.com/ColdCase for 365-day returns plus free shipping on your order!Zocdoc - Go to Zocdoc.com/CCF to find and instantly book a top-rated doctor today!HERS - Start your free online visit today at ForHers.com/CCF

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When Susan Woods, 30, is found beaten and drowned in her tub in America's cowboy capital, suspicion falls on her estranged husband; with a suspect's DNA in hand, detectives go back to the basics to unmask a killer cowboy living in plain sight.MINT MOBILE - To get this new customer offer and your new 3-month premium wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month, go to MINTMOBILE.com/coldcase.ZOC DOC - Stop putting off those doctors appointments and go to ZocDoc.com/CCF to find and instantly book a top-rated doctor today!QUALIA - Go to Qualialife.com/COLDCASE for up to 50% off and use code COLDCASE at checkout for an additional 15% off!This episode is brought to you by Progressive Insurance!

Denise is stabbed repeatedly by men robbing her store. Nick gets lost on a ski slope during a blizzard. Leonilda's ex-boyfriend takes her away by gunpoint and plans on killing her. Progressive: Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive

Along with her best friend Liz, Brandi Hicks is abducted by a man they picked up at a video store. Joseph and Lorenzo are lost at sea during a fishing trip in Mexico. Sam and Suzanne are held hostage by a wanted killer while driving home in Arkansas. Ro - Go to Ro.co/Survived to start your health journey today! Progressive - Call the shots on your auto insurance with the Name Your Price tool at Progressive.com

Four months after an Oklahoma man goes missing, divers searching for an antique Model T Ford in Claremore Lake come across a body.Quince - Go to Quince.com/coldcase for 365-day return s, plus free shipping on your order!GreenLight - Sign up today at GreenLight.com/ColdCase today!SimpliSafe - This week only, take 50% OFF ANY new system with a select professional monitoring plan by going to SimpliSafe.com/ColdCase HERS - Start your free online visit today at ForHERS.com/CCF This episode is brought to you by Progressive Insurance!

When a Texas gas store owner, Subir Chatterjee, 58, is shot inside his check cashing booth in 2002, detectives suspect his killer is someone Subir knew. With the murderer's DNA in hand, one detective refuses to retire until the case is solved.GreenLight - Sign up today at GreenLight.com/ColdCase today!SimpliSafe - T his week only, take 50% OFF ANY new system with a select professional monitoring plan by going to SimpliSafe.com/ColdCase HERS - Start your free online visit today at ForHERS.com/CCF This episode is brought to you by Progressive Insurance!

Bridget is abducted by a man at gunpoint. Ryan and John are on a private plane with a friend and their friend's father when they are caught up in some bad weather. Daryl is stranded alone in the wilderness when a huge snow storm rolls in. Ro - Go to Ro.co/Survived to start your health journey today! Progressive - Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive

A mother disappears and her voicemails lead detectives to the body. But the case goes cold until over a decade later when an informant discloses critical clues to turn the suspect into a convicted murderer.Qualia - Brought to you by Progressive Insurance!

When gambler Scott Martinez, 47, is found eviscerated by a sword in his La Mesa, CA home, investigators can't tell who is telling the truth within his inner circle.. It will take 13 years and an advance in DNA analysis to find his killer.IQBAR - Text COLD to 64000 to get 20% OFF all IQBAR products, plus get FREE shipping!Quince - Go to Quince.com/coldcase for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order!Shopify - Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at SHOPIFY.com/coldcase This episode is brought to you by Progessive Insurance! Qualia - Go to Qualialife.com/COLDCASE for up to 50% off and use code COLDCASE at checkout for an additional 15% off!

John, a city attorney, is embroiled in an ongoing dispute with a disgruntled contractor who was fired. When the contractor shows up to a city council meeting armed, John is forced to fight for his life. Kevin is one of three men transporting a catamaran from France to the US when a massive storm in the North Atlantic capsizes the vessel. Helena is a 17-years-old taking her first car to a self-serve car wash when a stranger approaches asking for help. After agreeing, the man pulls a knife on Helena and assaults her repeatedly. Mint - To get the new customer offer and your new 3-month premium wireless plan for just $15 a month, go to Mintmobile.com/survived Progressive - Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Ro - Go to Ro.co/Survived to start your weight loss journey Today!

A man is shot point blank. And with no suspect, the only thing police know is that this murder was committed with intent. When the weapon is found years later, the case reopens and takes a closer look at a suspect who knew the victim best: His wife. Progressive: Progressive.com

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