The Best Episodes of Cold Case
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- DirectorTim HunterStarsKathryn MorrisDanny PinoJohn FinnThe 1939 case of a young lady living in a boarding house for "women of color" is reopened and Rush tries to solve it for Sadie's daughter, who has been ashamed of her own heritage since the murder.
- DirectorAgnieszka HollandStarsKathryn MorrisDanny PinoJohn FinnThe Team gets an anonymous letter saying the 1999 accidental death of a swim coach at a military academy was the result of a carefully orchestrated plot.
- DirectorTim MathesonStarsKathryn MorrisDanny PinoJohn FinnThe triple murder of a couple running a restaurant and their employee is reopened when it is revealed in court that the man who was originally charged with the crime was robbing a store at another location at the time of the murders.
- DirectorDavid BarrettStarsKathryn MorrisDanny PinoJohn FinnLilly and Scotty are confronted by a battered woman whose pervert husband filmed a super 8 snuff film back in 1979 of a young girl presumably being shot.
- DirectorAlex ZakrzewskiStarsKathryn MorrisDanny PinoJohn FinnOutside a prison, the bones of an inmate who tried to escape during the broadcast of Johnny Cash's prison concert in 1968 are found in an old underground escape tunnel. Suspiciously, that inmate was supposedly killed inside the prison at another time...
- DirectorKevin BrayStarsKathryn MorrisDanny PinoJohn FinnThe Cold Case team is assigned to a very disturbing case of a sinister serial killer who kidnaps women and whacks off their heads - and he might be closer to home than they realize.
- DirectorMark PellingtonStarsKathryn MorrisDanny PinoJohn FinnAn old truck is found in a river with human remains inside, leading the team to re-open the case of a girl who disappeared in 1932. When the girl's former best friend is interviewed, questions arise: just best friends, or forbidden love?
- DirectorNelson McCormickStarsKathryn MorrisDanny PinoJohn FinnWhen a suspected serial killer resurfaces after walking away from his earlier interrogation, Lilly unravels his childhood, which was filled with abuse, rape, murder and insanity, and he follows her every move.
- DirectorParis BarclayStarsKathryn MorrisDanny PinoJohn FinnLilly reopens the case of an overweight film student who was subjected to a cruel 'Hog Scale prank' at a fraternity party, after which she mysteriously died in a fire.
- DirectorJessica LandawStarsKathryn MorrisDanny PinoJohn FinnA grunge high school boy supposedly kills himself in 1994 and Lilly reopens his case, learning of the dark secrets he was keeping with three other outcast students during their detention together.
- DirectorKaren GaviolaStarsKathryn MorrisDanny PinoJohn FinnThe 1950's notorious cold case of the "boy in the box" is reopened and it's discovered that he resided in a Catholic orphanage with his sister until his sudden adoption before his death.
- DirectorEmilio EstevezStarsKathryn MorrisDanny PinoJohn FinnThe Cold Case team reopens a 1990's murder of a shy, nerdy twelve-year-old who had a sleepover at a mentally disturbed rich girl's house. They discover quickly that something sinister happened that night, but what was it?
- DirectorEmilio EstevezStarsKathryn MorrisDanny PinoJohn FinnIn the early 90's, the death of a mentally handicapped teen has been reopened. Drawings depicting the incident at the railroad tracks surface, which indicate it may not have been an accident as originally believed.
- DirectorDavid Von AnckenStarsKathryn MorrisDanny PinoJohn FinnThe "accidental" death of a woman newspaper columnist in 1945 is reinvestigated when old newspaper files indicate that the author of the "Hey Lo" column could have been murdered by a Nazi officer posing as a Dutch Jew.
- DirectorMark PellingtonStarsKathryn MorrisDanny PinoJohn FinnA 1995 mall shooting spree, in which two teenagers killed and wounded several people before committing suicide, is reopened when it is found that there may be a third person involved.
- DirectorMarcos SiegaStarsKathryn MorrisDanny PinoJohn FinnThe case of a little girl who was seemingly abducted from her bedroom in the mid-seventies is reopened.
- DirectorJeannot SzwarcStarsKathryn MorrisDanny PinoJohn FinnThe murder of a cop in 1968 is reopened when a dying jailbird makes a deal with the police in order to get released earlier and tells them that he found drugs in the victim's car.
- DirectorParis BarclayStarsKathryn MorrisDanny PinoJohn FinnThe case is reopened of an autistic boy whose parents were both shot and killed while picking up Chinese takeout. Meanwhile the boy's near-adult sister, Ruby, wants custody of him.
- DirectorSeith MannStarsKathryn MorrisDanny PinoJohn FinnThe team investigates the 1996 death of an abrasive, wealthy woman during a power blackout at a family gathering in her former husband's home.
- DirectorMark PellingtonStarsKathryn MorrisDanny PinoJohn FinnThe skeleton is found of a sixteen year old who wanted to become a dancer, against the wishes of his grocer/father and wrestler/brother.
- DirectorAlex ZakrzewskiStarsKathryn MorrisDanny PinoJohn FinnWhen a teenage girl wakes up from a coma, the team reopens the murder of her family. Soon, they find out that she was being stalked by a man calling himself "Romeo".
- DirectorKevin BrayStarsKathryn MorrisDanny PinoJohn FinnThe discovery of a dead body in a storage facility reveals the presence of a serial killer who has killed four African-American boys over the course of a few years.
- DirectorHolly DaleStarsKathryn MorrisDanny PinoJohn FinnThe 1960's case is reopened of a young girl named Samantha ("Sam") who was relentlessly teased and even groped at one point for dressing like a boy, after which she was found murdered and left in a river.
- DirectorAgnieszka HollandStarsKathryn MorrisDanny PinoJohn FinnLilly's team re-investigates the 1982 murder of a man who was killed after being accused of date rape by several female college students.
- DirectorHolly DaleStarsKathryn MorrisDanny PinoJohn FinnA woman was abducted in 2007 from her engagement party and is presumed murdered.
- DirectorKevin BrayStarsKathryn MorrisDanny PinoJohn FinnIn 1962, a woman's death is ruled a suicide. Her granddaughter asks the team to investigate her suicide after she provides them with newer evidence she hopes will prove that her grandmother's suicide was actually a murder.
- DirectorChris FisherStarsKathryn MorrisDanny PinoJohn FinnA fan of a 50s pin up girl comes forward with a new lead in the shooting death of the girl. A photo revealing the killer may not have been a random break in as believed. Could it have been her photographer, manager, best friend or stalker?
- DirectorRoxann DawsonStarsKathryn MorrisDanny PinoJohn FinnA kind and friendly brush salesman's case is reopened from the 1960's after his remains are discovered in a pond. The Cold Case team learn that he was trying to battle his own troubled past.
- DirectorJohn F. ShowalterStarsKathryn MorrisDanny PinoJohn FinnA young jazz musician, whose father is a strict clergyman, was beaten to death with a bottle in 1970. The investigation is reopened at the request of the son of the victim. Meanwhile, an unexpected person comes to meet Rush.
- DirectorKevin BrayStarsKathryn MorrisDanny PinoJohn FinnThe team reopens the 1990's case of a teenage girl murdered and stuffed in a zebra-print rug. But was it the rough gang she hung out with who hurt her, or was it somebody who went unnoticed?
- DirectorHolly DaleStarsKathryn MorrisDanny PinoJohn FinnThe team re investigates the death of a young man who was an outstanding debater and was being offered a college scholarship who supposedly killed himself. When someone tells them that he feared for his life.
- DirectorGwyneth Horder-PaytonStarsKathryn MorrisDanny PinoJohn FinnA Green Beret gets the team to re-open the murder case of his recruiter when he provides an alibi for the man believed to have been killed for stolen jewelry.
- DirectorJohn FinnStarsKathryn MorrisDanny PinoJohn FinnSuspects abound in the 1974 murder case of a private investigator who, the team discovers, uncovered unfavorable things for - and about - his last few clients.
- DirectorJanice CookeStarsKathryn MorrisDanny PinoJohn FinnWhile attempting to solve the murder of a talented young graffiti artist, three detectives from the homicide unit cope with their own troubled lives on the side, trying to keep things together.
- DirectorChris FisherStarsKathryn MorrisDanny PinoJohn FinnThe team looks into the death of a teenage circus aerialist; Rush faces possible charges in another case.
- DirectorNathan HopeStarsKathryn MorrisDanny PinoJohn FinnLouie, a colleague and friend of the Cold Case team, is getting married to a woman whose husband died mysteriously right before the wedding. Was it a coincidence, or was it murder? Will Louie be next?
- DirectorDonald E. Thorin Jr.StarsKathryn MorrisDanny PinoJohn FinnThe team reopens the case of a dock worker who was moonlighting as an indy-circuit wrestler until he was shot dead in 1986, and Valens secretly looks into a lead on the man who mugged and raped his mother.
- DirectorPeter MedakStarsKathryn MorrisDanny PinoJohn FinnThe team reopens the 1980 case of an ice hockey player, Tommy Flanagan, who was murdered on his team's Philly ice rink the night the U.S. hockey team defeated the Soviet Union team in the Olympic games in Lake Placid.
- DirectorChris FisherStarsKathryn MorrisDanny PinoJohn FinnWhen ballistics tie a recent murder case of Rush's to a serial killer who was seemingly inactive for 27 years, a tough FBI agent with ties to Stillman shows up to enlist the team's aid in finding the killer who has eluded her for 30 years, on Part One of a two-part episode.
- DirectorJohn F. ShowalterStarsKathryn MorrisDanny PinoJohn FinnAfter determining a serial killer's identity, the team works with the FBI to apprehend him and protect potential targets.
- DirectorAlex ZakrzewskiStarsKathryn MorrisDanny PinoJohn FinnPictures developed from a disposable camera leads the team to reopen the investigation into the death of a prom queen, who was the victim of a hit-and-run accident. Lily's troubled sister reappears, but Lily is reluctant to assist her.
- DirectorJeannot SzwarcStarsKathryn MorrisDanny PinoJohn FinnValens partners with Rush to locate her sister, who was abducted from her drug-littered motel room, and Jeffries tries to bring justice and closure to a long-suffering mother whose daughter's murder case has remained unsolved for 17 years.