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cold case

crime that has not yet been fully solved and is not the subject of a recent criminal investigation
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cold case

Summary

cold case ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • cold case is a type of unsolved crime[2].
  • cold case's has characteristic is recorded as inactivity[3].
  • cold case's has characteristic is recorded as work in process[4].
  • cold case's different from is recorded as solved cold case[5].

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Definition and Type

cold case is a type of unsolved crime[2].

Why It Matters

cold case ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). cold case. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/cold-case-q2055205
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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → unsolved crime
    Has characteristic → inactivity, work in process
    Different from → solved cold case
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007549299505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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