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Cold Case · S02E08

Red Glare

Still from Cold Case S02E08

Summary

The 1953 murder of a white school teacher, a communist sympathizer who was involved in civil-rights issues, is reopened after the victim's youngest son asks for it to be reinvestigated. The probe reveals that the slain man was killed on the same day that the Rosenbergs were executed and was set to testify the next day before the House Committee on Un-American Activities.

Guest stars

  • Dion Anderson as Dean Lang
  • Josh Randall as Elliot Garvey (1953)
  • Bob Papenbrook as Wade Ribble
  • Wyatt Smith as Boy (1953)
  • Orson Bean as Harland Sealey
  • Ellen Geer as Kay Lang
  • Randy Oglesby as Howard Lang
  • Patrick J. Adams as Dean Lang (1953)
  • Johnny Sneed as Harland Sealey (1953)
  • Nicki Aycox as Christina Rush