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  • Cold Case Files Baby for Sale/The Barrel (Season 4, Episode 9)
  • TV-14
    TV Episode | 44 min | Documentary, Crime

Cold Case Files

Baby for Sale/The Barrel (Season 4, Episode 9)
TV-14
TV Episode | 44 min | Documentary, Crime

Valarie Jensen explains that she and her ex-husband adopted baby Francine from their friends, the Meegans. Months later, a mother decides she wants her baby back, and if not that, then more money. When the Jensens refuse to hand over more ...See moreValarie Jensen explains that she and her ex-husband adopted baby Francine from their friends, the Meegans. Months later, a mother decides she wants her baby back, and if not that, then more money. When the Jensens refuse to hand over more cash, Lillian Meegan demands her child returned. Valerie Jensen unwillingly hands over the baby. It is the last time she will see the child. It is not however the last time she will hear her. James Meegan calls Valerie frustrated that he could not console the baby. Valerie hears the child crying in the background. It is the last time she ever hears the baby. Police then confront the Meegans. Valerie Meegan claims Francine was stolen out of their car and has been missing for years. James Meegan is tight-lipped about the entire affair. Las Vegas police decide to release the couple, but not without a watchful eye. In the middle of the night police catch the couple trying to skip town. Police have enough to hold James Meegan, but not nearly enough to support a conviction. Cold case detectives then decide to reach out the public. There they find friends of the Meegans pointing fingers at James Meegan. One such friend is a man named Marcell Peet. Peet claims James Meegan confessed shaking his baby to death in a moment of frustration. The Meegans are charged with murder and abuse. An Arizona resident reads about Meegan case and connects it to Yavapai's Baby Jane Doe. See less
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Feb 26, 2002 (United States)

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Bill Kurtis
Self - Narrator Self - Narrator   See fewer
Joan Matrisciano Fiertner
Self - Forensic Documents Examiner Self - Forensic Documents Examiner   See fewer
Gerard Catanese
Self - Deputy Medical Examiner (as Dr. Gerard Catanese) Self - Deputy Medical Examiner (as Dr. Gerard Catanese)   See fewer
Oscar Corral
Self - Reporter Self - Reporter   See fewer
Robert Edwards
Self - Nassau Co. Police Dept. (Ret.) (as Det. Sgt. Bob Edwards) Self - Nassau Co. Police Dept. (Ret.) (as Det. Sgt. Bob Edwards)   See fewer
Peter Kokkinos
Self - Real Estate Agent Self - Real Estate Agent   See fewer
Brian Parpan
Self - Nassau Co. Police Dept. (Ret.) (as Det. Brian Parpan) Self - Nassau Co. Police Dept. (Ret.) (as Det. Brian Parpan)   See fewer
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