Episode guide
Cold Case: Season 3
23 episodes · first aired Sep 25, 2005
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- 1 Family Sep 25, 2005 · 45m 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 teenaged boy, killed on the same night the girl was born.
- 2 The Promise Oct 2, 2005 · 43m Lilly re-opens the case of young girl, an overweight college freshman named Laurie, who died in a fraternity house fire in 2004. The fire was deemed accidental at the time, but a cell…
- 3 Bad Night Oct 9, 2005 · 42m The 1978 murder of a young man is re-opened after the victim's mother finds a letter suggesting that his death wasn't random.
- 4 Colors Oct 16, 2005 · 41m Det. Rush re-opens the 1945 case of a baseball player, bludgeoned to death with his own bat.
- 5 Commited Oct 23, 2005 · 44m In 1954, 9-year-old Otis Petrowski last saw his mother in a mental institution. Now over 50 years later, after the death of an elderly woman who had been using Otis' mother's identity…
- 6 Saving Patrick Bubley Nov 6, 2005 · 42m When a mother of five loses her fourth son to gang violence, Lilly sets out the save the youngest, reopening one of her first cases on the homicide squad.
- 7 Start-Up Nov 13, 2005 · 43m Lilly re-opens the 1999 case of a young, healthy woman who nevertheless died of a heart attack. In the late 1990's, she was briefly an Internet millionaire, but due to bad business…
- 8 Honor Nov 20, 2005 · 45m When a box filled with POW support bracelets is found in an abandoned drug den, Det. Rush re-investigates the 1972 shooting of Carl, a veteran of the Vietnam War.
- 9 A Perfect Day Nov 27, 2005 · 45m 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 of 4-year-old child who had a seemingly abusive mother.
- 10 Frank's Best Dec 18, 2005 · 43m The team re-opens the 2001 case of a robbed and murdered deli owner when the brother of the man convicted of the crime brings forth new evidence, suggesting the man may have been…
- 11 8 Years Jan 8, 2006 · 45m Four close high school friends each went their separate ways in 1980. Eight years later, in 1988, one of them was murdered. The homicide team receives a tip about the murder, prompting a…
- 12 Detention Jan 15, 2006 · 42m 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 the roof of the school building after having served detention. In…
- 13 Debut Jan 29, 2006 · 41m Lilly re-opens the 1968 case of an 18-year-old girl who died -- apparently accidentally -- at the night of her debutante ball. Now her mother comes forth with new evidence when a local art…
- 14 Dog Day Afternoons Feb 26, 2006 · 45m 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 perpetrators wearing identical masks and equipped with identical…
- 15 Sanctuary Mar 12, 2006 · 41m The 1998 case of a female drug smuggler is re-opened. The woman was involved with Scotty at the time he was working undercover on a high-profile drug case, and he has been keeping it a…
- 16 One Night Mar 19, 2006 · 45m 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 young boy who has been left to die alone. But first they must find the…
- 17 Superstar Mar 26, 2006 · 44m When a poison-soaked towel turns up at the station, Lilly re-opens the 1973 case of a murdered female college tennis star.
- 18 Willkommen Apr 2, 2006 · 45m The team re-opens the 2002 case of a murdered amateur actor when the owner of a local community theater finds a gun hidden inside prop furniture.
- 19 Beautiful Little Fool Apr 9, 2006 · 45m Lilly re-opens the 1929 case of a woman found dead in a ravine on Christmas Day when the victim's great-granddaughter comes in asking for help. Meanwhile, Lilly's estranged mother shows…
- 20 Death Penalty: Final Appeal Apr 16, 2006 · 45m 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 death-row -- scheduled to be executed in just three days.
- 21 The Hen House Apr 30, 2006 · 42m The 1945 case of a murdered newspaper reporter is reopened when new evidence suggests that the woman was thrown in front of a passing train by someone she knew.
- 22 The River May 7, 2006 · 45m When a new witness steps forward, Lilly and the team are prompted to re-open the 1984 shooting of a respected and beloved ER doctor who had a secret he had been hiding from his family.
- 23 Joseph May 21, 2006 · 45m 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 teens' rehab center who was shot to death just two weeks before he…