Cold Case: Season 5

Season 5 overview

Lilly Rush returns to duty after a shooting, facing initial adjustments. The team immediately reopens the 1994 triple murder case following a suspect's suicide, setting a tone of urgent investigation.

Key story beats

  1. Lilly's Return to Duty — Lilly Rush returns to active duty after recovering from a shooting, facing initial physical and emotional adjustments.
  2. Triple Murder Reopened — The team reopens the 1994 triple murder case after one convicted teenager commits suicide.
  3. Carrie Swett Case Revival — A piece of clothing leads the team to a religious club with a dark secret tied to the 1998 murder.
  4. Amish Rumspringa Murder — The team investigates the 2006 murder of an Amish girl during her rumspringa period.
  5. Bingo Zohar Rock'n'Roll Case — New evidence suggests the 1953 singer was killed elsewhere, revealing peer and family bullying.
  6. Jane Doe Grifter Investigation — The death of a comatose grifter forces the team to identify which of her many swindled victims killed her.
  7. Terrence Carter Prodigy Case — The team discovers the 2002 victim was a mathematical prodigy whose talent attracted dangerous attention.
  8. Audrey Metz 1938 Disappearance — Human remains found in a well trigger a re-examination of a 1938 housewife's disappearance.
  9. Serial Killer Discovery — The team realizes they are tracking a serial killer who struck multiple boys between 1999 and 2003.
  10. Samantha Randall Gender Case — Investigation reveals the 1963 victim was sent to a hospital for gender deviants after her death.
  11. Mike Delaney RAPIST Graffiti — Graffiti on a grave exposes the victim's hidden history as a serial rapist whose victims sought help.
  12. Ray Takahashi WWII Case — The team uncovers the victim's Japanese-American family was sent to WWII internment camps.
  13. Serial Bomber Hunt — The team races to stop a serial bomber whose latest device maimed the wrong target.
  14. Tamyra Borden Neo-Nazi Link — The 1998 victim's case becomes entangled with a neo-Nazi group suspected of another murder.
  15. Andy Rierdan Deaf Teen Case — Blood traces lead to a 2006 missing teen whose family opposed his efforts to regain hearing.

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