Verified Detective Program

Your investigations
are valuable.

On Coldcase, detectives earn a living doing what they love. Getting started is easy. Set up paid subscriptions in just a few minutes.

Estimate with 500 subscribers at $9/mo

$3,600/month

Detectives keep 80-90% of their revenue minus payment fees.

"Every unsolved case deserves a dedicated team. Coldcase turns solo researchers into funded investigation leaders with a community behind them."
— The Coldcase Team

Get Paid by Subscribers

Set your price ($5-50/mo). Get paid monthly. We handle billing so you can focus on the investigation.

Own Your Investigation

Keep your evidence, your subscribers, your data. Export anytime. True independence.

A Better Model

The ad model needs 40K views for $1K/month. On Coldcase, 200 subscribers at $5 = $1K/month.

Choose Your Plan

Start as a Detective, upgrade to Special Agent when you need more power.

Detective

$29/month

Everything you need to get started.

  • Create unlimited cases
  • 100GB evidence storage
  • Toby AI (50 msgs/day)
  • Set your subscription price
  • 80/20 revenue split
  • Detective Badge
Revenue Split80/20

You keep 80%, we keep 20%

Best for Podcasters

Special Agent

$79/month

Full power for audio/video investigations.

  • Everything in Detective
  • 500GB evidence storage
  • Toby AI (200 msgs/day)
  • Video & audio uploads
  • 90/10 revenue split
  • Special Agent Badge + Priority support
Revenue Split90/10

You keep 90%, we keep 10%

Calculate Your Earnings

See how much you could make on Coldcase.

Earnings Calculator

500
$10
Your estimated monthly earnings
$3,764/month
Detectives keep 80% of revenue minus payment fees
Gross Revenue$5,000
Payment Processing (~3%)-$295
Platform Fee (20%)-$941
Your Take Home$3,764

What you could build on Coldcase

Deep-Dive Investigations

Upload documents, photos, and research into a visual evidence board. Subscribers get access to your analysis and can contribute their own findings.

Evidence boards

True Crime Podcast Companion

Give your podcast listeners a place to dig deeper. Upload your research, create discussion threads, and let your audience become active investigators.

Audio + visual

Crowdfunded Research

Use bounties to crowdfund specific research questions. Your subscribers pledge toward finding answers, and you award bounties when someone cracks it.

Bounty system

Frequently Asked Questions

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