Cold Trace examines a school-run murder and staged house fire
Two new uploads center on Aliny Godinho's death and the investigation into Kirsty's murder in 999 Killer On The Line.
Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.
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Warnings before a killing, and evidence uncovered afterward, connect Cold Trace's two new uploads. Both focus on domestic homicide, but approach it through different parts of the investigation.
The school-run documentary drew the larger total audience of the new releases. It examines Aliny Godinho's murder after she left an abusive marriage, with her family describing warnings and missed opportunities to protect her. The description also outlines phone tracking and monitoring of her movements.
The newer upload is an episode of 999 Killer On The Line about Kirsty's murder. A call reporting a house fire brings emergency services to the home; investigators then examine evidence of a cover-up. A petrol can and an unexpected television clue feature in the account. Its early audience was already approaching the school-run video's total, despite arriving near the end of the week.
Across the library, Cold Trace added about 1.7 million views and gained roughly 2,000 subscribers. Its weekly viewing was substantial among nearby true-crime channels, while Criminally Obsessed had an especially busy week and Crimes of Passion was quieter.
The strongest daily draw remains the earlier lockdown documentary about Kelly Fitzgibbons and her family. Alongside it, the older Jennifer Cronin documentary continues to attract views, returning to emergency calls and warnings preceding her murder.
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Where next?
The videos drawing views on Cold Trace - True Crime Stories right now
- Subscribers
- 185,000 ▲ 2,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 1,711,756
- Videos published this week
- 2
- Video published
- October 5, 2026
- Video views so far
- 20,999
- Views on its first day
- 7,529
The numbers
Here is Cold Trace's week in views, subscribers and uploads.




