Cold Case
Cold Case

Cold Case

2003 7 Seasons 156 Episodes ⭐ 7.8 Crime Drama Mystery

The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned cases that have never been solved. Detective Lilly Rush combines her natural instincts with the updated technology available today to bring about justice for all the victims she can.

The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned cases that have never been solved. Detective Lilly Rush combines her natural instincts with the updated technology available today to bring about justice for all the victims she can.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Look Again

Lilly investigates a 1976 case involving a teenage girl who was beaten to death on a tennis court during a party at a pl

EP 2

Gleen

The fiancé of a fireman asks Lilly to help prove that a convicted felon, about to be paroled on an unrelated crime, is

EP 3

Our Boy Is Back

A serial rapist sends a letter to the squad announcing his return to Philadelphia after five years and his plan to strik

EP 4

Churchgoing People

Lilly re-investigates the case of a murdered church organist, when his Alzheimer's-stricken widow begins having flashbac

EP 5

The Runner

After a drug addict brings in an audio tape she found on which a fatal shooting is heard, Lilly reopens a 1973 murder ca

EP 6

Love Conquers Al

A petty crook, Ricky, hoping to get a reduced sentence, relates witnessing a young man washing blood out of his car the

EP 7

A Time to Hate

Lilly investigates the case of Daniel Holtz, a college baseball player who was found beaten to death in an alley behind

EP 8

Fly Away

When a young woman, Rosie, wakes up from a coma, Lilly re-opens the fall in which her 6-year-old daughter Toya died. Th

EP 9

Sherry Darlin'

Lilly gets an anonymous phone call from a man claiming he killed an elderly woman back in 1989 and buried her body in th

EP 10

The Hitchhiker

Rush and Valens investigate the case of a cold-blooded killer who shot a young man trying to hitchhike his way home to P

EP 11

Hubris

A college professor (Jeffrey Nordling), who lost everything − his career, his family, his reputation − after being s

EP 12

Glued

Det. Stillman asks Lilly to re-open a case he couldn't solve, wherein an 8-year-old boy, Tim Barnes, was murdered in 198

EP 13

The Letter

Rush and Valens re-open the case of a 25-year-old black woman, who was murdered in 1939, after the woman's granddaughter

EP 14

Boy in the Box

The 1958 death of an unknown 6-year-old boy found in a field inside a cardboard box is reinvestigated after a small suit

EP 15

Disco Inferno

Construction workers discover a skull with bullet hole under the ruins of a disco club burned down in 1978. 22 people di

EP 16

Volunteers

When the remains of a young black man and a white woman are found under the foundation of a building, Rush and Valens di

EP 17

The Lost Soul of Herman Lester

When the son of a murdered high-school basketball star receives a death threat, Rush and Valens reopen the 1987 case of

EP 18

Resolutions

Lilly investigates an unsolved hit-and-run accident from New Year's Eve 1999 that left a man dead, after a recovering al

EP 19

Late Returns

The shooting death of a man in his driveway is connected to the unsolved 1992 murder of a Democratic campaign worker who

EP 20

Greed

The team reopens the 1985 case of a wealthy stock broker. At the time it was deemed that Charles Danville was killed whe

EP 21

Maternal Instincts

The 1989 case of a woman murdered in front of her 3-year-old son is re-opened. A psychologist asks Det. Rush to look int

EP 22

The Plan

The 1999 drowning death of a military academy's swim coach, which was originally ruled as accidental, is reinvestigated

EP 23

Lover's Lane

When DNA evidence reveals that a wrong man was convicted for killing 15-year-old Eve Kendall back in 1986, the team re-o

EP 1

The Badlands

Lilly returns to her last case before joining the Cold Case Squad as she re-investigates the brutal triple homicide of a

EP 2

Factory Girls

On the eve of the 60-year reunion of women who worked in a weapons factory during World War II, Lilly is asked to re-inv

EP 3

Daniela

Lilly and Valens reopen a presumed homicide from 1979 in which an unidentified victim's blood-drenched shoes, underwear

EP 4

The House

When human remains are found outside a former state prison, the team re-opens the 1968 case of a dead inmate, murdered o

EP 5

Who's Your Daddy

Det. Rush investigates the 1991 double murder of married illegal immigrants from Cambodia who were shot to death in thei

EP 6

The Sleepover

Lilly reopens a 1990 murder case, in which a prep-school girl was found dead in a local swimming hole, after a present-d

EP 7

It's Raining Men

An HIV-positive gay man asks Rush and Valens to re-investigate the case of his dead partner who died of strangulation in

EP 8

Red Glare

The 1953 murder of a white school teacher, a communist sympathizer who was involved in civil-rights issues, is reopened

EP 9

Mind Hunters

The headless torso of a woman who disappeared in 1985, on the same day she filed domestic-abuse charges against her husb

EP 10

Discretion

The team re-opens the 2000 case of a prominent Puerto Rican assistant district attorney when rumors about his connection

EP 11

Blank Generation

The team re-opens the case of Matthew Adams, a teen-aged cult member who apparently committed suicide back in 1978, when

EP 12

Yo, Adrian

When a dying boxing referee makes a confession about a 1976 fight, the team re-opens the case in which an underdog fight

EP 13

Time to Crime

After a murder weapon connected to the 1987 drive-by shooting of a little girl turns up, Det. Rush and her team re-open

EP 14

Revolution

Rush and the team investigate the 1969 murder of a 19-year-old girl whose body was found in her boyfriend's apartment th

EP 15

Wishing

Lilly investigates the 1993 death of a mentally challenged teen who was hit by a train, after drawings appear on his gra

EP 16

Revenge

Lt. Stillman's priest informs him of a long ago confession where a man confessed being involved in the 1998 kidnapping o

EP 17

Schadenfreude

A man claims that he was wrongfully convicted of the 1982 murder of his rich wife. The case is reopened when the victim'

EP 18

Ravaged

A woman, who was romantically involved with Nick Vera in high school, claims that members of a fraternity might have bee

EP 19

Strange Fruit

The unsolved 1963 murder of a black teenager, whose body was discovered by the then-young Will Jeffries, is reopened.

EP 20

Kensington

The murder case of a young mill worker is re-opened when Rush learns that a recent parolee admitted to stealing money of

EP 21

Creatures of the Night

A convicted serial killer will be paroled after 25 years in prison unless Lilly and her team can connect him to the 1977

EP 22

Best Friends

When an old truck containing human bones is pulled from the Delaware River, the team re-opens the case of a missing and

EP 23

The Woods

The discovery of nine human skulls leads Rush (Kathryn Morris) back to George Marks, the serial killer she was unable to

EP 1

Family

When a young girl is contacted by a man claiming to be her father, Det. Rush and her team reopen a 1988 case of a teenag

EP 2

The Promise

Lilly re-opens the case of young girl, an overweight college freshman named Laurie, who died in a fraternity house fire

EP 3

Bad Night

The 1978 murder of a young man is re-opened after the victim's mother finds a letter suggesting that his death wasn't ra

EP 4

Colors

Det. Rush re-opens the 1945 case of a baseball player, bludgeoned to death with his own bat.

EP 5

Commited

In 1954, 9-year-old Otis Petrowski last saw his mother in a mental institution. Now over 50 years later, after the death

EP 6

Saving Patrick Bubley

When a mother of five loses her fourth son to gang violence, Lilly sets out the save the youngest, reopening one of her

EP 7

Start-Up

Lilly re-opens the 1999 case of a young, healthy woman who nevertheless died of a heart attack. In the late 1990's, she

EP 8

Honor

When a box filled with POW support bracelets is found in an abandoned drug den, Det. Rush re-investigates the 1972 shoot

EP 9

A Perfect Day

When a fisherman finds evidence of a young girl's death washed up on a shore in New Jersey, Lilly re-opens the 1965 case

EP 10

Frank's Best

The team re-opens the 2001 case of a robbed and murdered deli owner when the brother of the man convicted of the crime b

EP 11

8 Years

Four close high school friends each went their separate ways in 1980. Eight years later, in 1988, one of them was murder

EP 12

Detention

When a note connected to a supposed suicide is found, the team re-opens the 1994 case of a high-school kid who fell from

EP 13

Debut

Lilly re-opens the 1968 case of an 18-year-old girl who died -- apparently accidentally -- at the night of her debutante

EP 14

Dog Day Afternoons

The case of a female bank teller shot to death in her work in 2000 is reopened when the same bank is robbed again by per

EP 15

Sanctuary

The 1998 case of a female drug smuggler is re-opened. The woman was involved with Scotty at the time he was working unde

EP 16

One Night

Lilly and the cold case team will have to decode the clues given by a twisted killer in order to save the life of a youn

EP 17

Superstar

When a poison-soaked towel turns up at the station, Lilly re-opens the 1973 case of a murdered female college tennis sta

EP 18

Willkommen

The team re-opens the 2002 case of a murdered amateur actor when the owner of a local community theater finds a gun hidd

EP 19

Beautiful Little Fool

Lilly re-opens the 1929 case of a woman found dead in a ravine on Christmas Day when the victim's great-granddaughter co

EP 20

Death Penalty: Final Appeal

The 1994 case of a raped and murdered 16-year-old girl is re-opened when Det. Jeffries gets a call from a prisoner on de

EP 21

The Hen House

The 1945 case of a murdered newspaper reporter is reopened when new evidence suggests that the woman was thrown in front

EP 22

The River

When a new witness steps forward, Lilly and the team are prompted to re-open the 1984 shooting of a respected and belove

EP 23

Joseph

When the victim's credit card is suddenly used a year after his death, Lilly re-opens the 2005 case of a counselor at a

EP 1

Rampage

Lilly investigates a 1995 shooting spree at a mall in which two teen boys killed 15 people before committing suicide. Th

EP 2

The War at Home

The team re-opens the 2004 case of a female veteran of the Iraqi War when her prosthetic arm is found in a river. Meanwh

EP 3

Sandhogs

When the remains of a sandhog miner who disappeared in 1947 are found in a subway service tunnel, the team is prompted t

EP 4

Baby Blues

A 6-month-old girl's 1982 death, originally ruled to be a result of sudden-infant-death syndrome, is investigated when n

EP 5

Saving Sammy

Lilly re-opens a 2003 case in which an autistic boy's parents were shot in their car when Joseph brings her information

EP 6

Static

The apparent 1958 suicide of a popular rock-and-roll DJ is reinvestigated after a documentary filmmaker discovers a tape

EP 7

The Key

The 1979 murder of a schoolteacher who was stabbed to death in a wooded area is reopened when the victim's bloodstained

EP 8

Fireflies

The 1975 disappearance of an 8-year-old girl who was never found is reinvestigated after a note written by the girl shor

EP 9

Lonely Hearts

A homely 33-year-old woman is gunned down in an alley in 1989 and her unsolved murder is reinvestigated when a tape of t

EP 10

Forever Blue

The team re-investigates the 1968 death of a policeman who was shot in his patrol car. The case was then ruled as a drug

EP 11

The Red and the Blue

Lilly and Valens travel to Nashville and Knoxville to investigate the 2000 murder of a country-music singer who was gunn

EP 12

Knuckle Up

Lilly investigates the murder of a 17-year-old prep-school student who disappeared in early 2006 and whose body is found

EP 13

Blackout

Lilly investigates the 1996 murder of a wealthy divorced woman who was found dead in her ex-husband's indoor swimming po

EP 14

8:03 AM

In 2002, two kids were shot in front of two different schools on the same day at precisely 8:03 a.m. It's the fifth anni

EP 15

Blood on the Tracks

Lilly investigates the deaths of a married couple who perished in 1981 when a supposedly accidental gas-leak explosion s

EP 16

The Good-Bye Room

Lilly investigates the 1964 murder of a 17-year-old girl who was sent by her parents to a home for unwed mothers, where

EP 17

Shuffle, Ball Change

When a body is found in a dumpster, the team re-opens the 1984 case of a murdered teenage boy who wanted to become a dan

EP 18

A Dollar, A Dream

The 1999 murder of a homeless woman, whose body is found at the bottom of a river in a station wagon, is investigated.

EP 19

Offender

A father pushes a registered sex offender off of a building and threatens to kill a different sex offender each day unti

EP 20

Stand Up and Holler

The 1997 murder of a 16-year-old girl high-school cheerleader is investigated after an anonymous confession is discovere

EP 21

Torn

The team re-investigates their oldest cold case yet, the 1919 murder of a young woman who was a passionate advocate for

EP 22

Cargo

The 2005 murder of a longshoreman who accidentally became involved in a human-trafficking ring run by the Russian mob.

EP 23

The Good Death

The 1998 death of a terminally ill man who died months before he was expected to is investigated after a nurse confesses

EP 24

Stalker

In the fourth season finale, a hostage situation arises when the entire team is held captive while they're investigating

EP 1

Thrill Kill

Recovered from the shooting, Lilly wants to convince her boss that she's ready to get back to work. The team re-opens th

EP 2

That Woman

After a piece of clothing belonging to a murder victim is found, the team re-opens the 1998 case of a high school girl w

EP 3

Running Around

When the victim's younger sister comes looking for her, the team re-opens the 2006 case of a missing Amish girl who was

EP 4

Devil Music

The team re-investigates the 1953 case of a talented 19-year-old rock'n'roll singer when new evidence comes forth, sugge

EP 5

Thick as Thieves

The team re-opens the 1989 case of an unidentified Jane Doe when she dies in the hospital, after being comatose since th

EP 6

Wunderkind

The team re-opens the 2002 case of a 14-year-old math whiz whose half-brother exploited his unusual talents: card counti

EP 7

World's End

When human remains are discovered at the bottom of a well, the team opens the 1938 case of a housewife who went missing

EP 8

It Takes a Village

When the body of a newly missing boy is found in a cargo container along with the remains of three other victims who van

EP 9

Boy Crazy

The team re-opens the 1963 case of teenage girl who was then thought to have committed suicide. Now, new evidence leads

EP 10

Justice

The team re-opens the 1982 case of a well-liked young man who was shot to death after being accused of date rape by seve

EP 11

Family 8108

The team re-investigates the 1945 murder of a Japanese-American family man who was persecuted in his neighborhood follow

EP 12

Sabotage

The team re-opens the 1999, 2001, and 2003 pipe bombing incidents that killed two and blinded one victim. The serial bom

EP 13

Spiders

The team re-opens the 1998 case of a murdered 17-year-old girl when her father is arrested for beating another child.

EP 14

Andy in C Minor

After traces of blood linked back to a missing teen are found, the team re-investigates the 2006 case of a boy who disap

EP 15

The Road

The team re-investigates the suspected 2007 murder of a bride-to-be who was kidnapped on the day of her engagement part

EP 16

Bad Reputation

When a severed hand is discovered at the scene of a drug bust, the team re-opens the 1997 case of a convicted criminal w

EP 17

Slipping

The team re-opens the case of a woman who allegedly committed suicide in 1962 when the victim's granddaughter comes fort

EP 18

Ghost of My Child

A drug addict mother, who lost her son in an apartment fire in 2005, comes forth claiming she just saw the same child in

EP 1

Glory Days

The 1973 murder of a college-football star's on the eve of a championship game. The unsolved case is reopened when new e

EP 2

True Calling

The 1991 death of an inner-city schoolteacher is reinvestigated when new evidence indicates she may have been murdered i

EP 3

Wednesday's Women

The team receives new evidence in a 1964 case which was then though to have been a hit-and-run. Now, a threatening lette

EP 4

Roller Girl

The 1978 death of a teen roller skater who was found in a ravine is reinvestigated when a new witness comes forward.

EP 5

Shore Leave

The team re-opens the 1951 case of a marine who went missing and never reported for duty after his shore leave.

EP 6

The Dealer

When a body is discovered in the trunk of a car, the team re-opens the 1981 case of a missing single mother who used to

EP 7

One Small Step

The team re-opens the case of a 12-year-old boy who died in 1969 when the retired detective who originally worked the ca

EP 8

Triple Threat

Lilly and the team look into a 1989 case involving a Russian opera singer. Vera has a strong recollection of the case be

EP 9

Pin Up Girl

The team re-investigates the 1953 death of a murdered pin-up girl when an old photograph provides important new evidence

EP 10

Street Money

When Dexter Collins, a young activist with a bright political future was found shot to death in 2005, it went down as a

EP 11

Wings

The 1960 murder of a stewardess who was attempting to organize a union is investigated, and the probe uncovers several h

EP 12

Lotto Fever

The team re-investigates the 2007 murder of a mechanic who won $8 million in the lottery.

EP 13

Breaking News

The team re-investigates the 1988 murder of a young TV reporter. Previously unseen news footage suggests she was on the

EP 14

The Brush Man

When human remains are found in a duck pond, the team reopens the 1967 murder of a brush salesman.

EP 15

Witness Protection

When the mother of a missing team storms into station. The case of a witness protection member is reopened when his body

EP 16

Jackals

The 1976 murder of a teen-aged girl is reopened when her father produces a photo of her and a vicious biker gang.

EP 17

Officer Down

The team has to cope with their own emotions as they search for the shooter responsible for Jeffries' shooting.

EP 18

Mind Games

The team suspect a 2004 arson that killed a psychiatrist may have been caused by her former patient.

EP 19

Libertyville

The team re-investigates the 1958 case of a newlywed real estate developer when new evidence suggests his body might hav

EP 20

Stealing Home

The team re-opens the 1999 murder of a Cuban baseball star who fled to the U.S. after being fired from his team.

EP 21

November 22

When the murder weapon from a 1963 case is unearthed, the team re-opens the murder of a pool hustler who was shot the sa

EP 22

The Long Blue Line (1)

The team re-opens the case of the first ever female cadet in a local military school who was murdered in 2005.

EP 23

Into the Blue (2)

The investigation into the female cadet's murder continues. As the team finds more and more clues, the killer tries to s

EP 1

The Crossing

With the team investigating the 1966 shipboard murder of a young woman traveling in steerage on a luxury ocean liner who

EP 2

Hoodrats

The team re-opens the 1995 case of a skateboarding prodigy who lived on the streets.

EP 3

Jurisprudence

The 2004 murder of a teen at a juvenile detention center is investigated. The boy was wrongly sent to the facility and w

EP 4

Soul

The 1970 murder of a musician who was instrumental in creating the Philadelphia soul sound is reinvestigated. The victim

EP 5

WASP

The 1944 murder of a female pilot who flew noncombat missions for the U.S. during World War II is investigated. The vict

EP 6

Dead Heat

The 1986 murder of a jockey is investigated after his body is discovered in a mass grave for horses. The victim disappea

EP 7

Read Between the Lines

The 1991 murder of a 14-year-old girl in foster care who was a promising rapper is investigated. The probe reveals the v

EP 8

Chinatown

The 1983 murder of a Chinese-American teen is reinvestigated. The case was originally handled by Stillman. The probe rev

EP 9

Forensics

The 1999 death of a high-school debate champion, which was originally ruled a suicide, is investigated after new evidenc

EP 10

Iced

The 1980 murder of a minor-league hockey player is investigated. The victim was killed on his team's home rink the night

EP 11

The Good Soldier

The 2005 murder of an Army recruiter who was killed just two days before his scheduled deployment to Iraq is reinvestiga

EP 12

The Runaway Bunny

The 1974 murder of a private investigator is probed after his body is discovered in the cement foundation of a demolishe

EP 13

Bombers

The 1983 murder of a graffiti artist who died after spray paint was forced down his throat is investigated. Meanwhile, n

EP 14

Metamorphosis

The 1971 death of a teen aerialist who fell during a dangerous circus performance is investigated. New evidence suggests

EP 15

Two Weddings

Lilly and the team attend a colleague's wedding and are persuaded by Jeffries to investigate whether the bride killed he

EP 16

One Fall

The 1986 murder of a dock worker who moonlighted as a wrestler is investigated. Meanwhile, Valens follows a lead that co

EP 17

Flashover

Realizing that the missing Vera has finally hit rock bottom, his worried team members hope that a new twist to a 2006 ar

EP 18

The Last Drive-In (1)

When ballistics tie a recent murder case of Rush's to a serial killer who was seemingly inactive for 27 years, a tough F

EP 19

Bullet (2)

After determining the serial killer's identity - and some of his likely future targets - the team and the FBI work toget

EP 20

Free Love

Rush and FBI agent Ryan Cavanaugh discover their attraction for one another while investigating the 1969 murder of a GI

EP 21

Almost Paradise

Rush tries to ignore her father's appeals to give her troublemaker sister another chance after she suddenly resurfaces.

EP 22

Shattered

Valens partners with Rush to locate her abducted, drug-addicted sister, while Jeffries tries to bring justice to the cas

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