Cold Case: Season 6
Season 6 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Cold Case Season 5.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 6 Progress Shield
Glory Days
Sep 28, 2008 · 44 min
The 1973 murder of a college-football star's on the eve of a championship game. The unsolved case is reopened when new evidence suggests he was killed earlier than previously assum
True Calling
Oct 5, 2008 · 44 min
The 1991 death of an inner-city schoolteacher is reinvestigated when new evidence indicates she may have been murdered instead of dying accidentally during a carjacking that got ou
Wednesday's Women
Oct 12, 2008 · 45 min
The team receives new evidence in a 1964 case which was then though to have been a hit-and-run. Now, a threatening letter addressed to the victim prompts Will and Kat to travel to
Roller Girl
Oct 19, 2008 · 45 min
The 1978 death of a teen roller skater who was found in a ravine is reinvestigated when a new witness comes forward.
Shore Leave
Oct 26, 2008 · 45 min
The team re-opens the 1951 case of a marine who went missing and never reported for duty after his shore leave.
The Dealer
Nov 2, 2008 · 45 min
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 work at a car dealership.
One Small Step
Nov 9, 2008 · 45 min
The team re-opens the case of a 12-year-old boy who died in 1969 when the retired detective who originally worked the case receives a new clue -- a toy rocket bearing the victim's
Triple Threat
Nov 16, 2008 · 45 min
Lilly and the team look into a 1989 case involving a Russian opera singer. Vera has a strong recollection of the case being a rookie in the department at the time.
Pin Up Girl
Nov 23, 2008 · 45 min
The team re-investigates the 1953 death of a murdered pin-up girl when an old photograph provides important new evidence.
Street Money
Nov 30, 2008 · 44 min
When Dexter Collins, a young activist with a bright political future was found shot to death in 2005, it went down as a drug buy gone awry. Following a new tip regarding the locat
Wings
Dec 21, 2008 · 45 min
The 1960 murder of a stewardess who was attempting to organize a union is investigated, and the probe uncovers several hostile suspects who strongly resented her.
Lotto Fever
Jan 4, 2009 · 45 min
The team re-investigates the 2007 murder of a mechanic who won $8 million in the lottery.
Breaking News
Jan 11, 2009 · 45 min
The team re-investigates the 1988 murder of a young TV reporter. Previously unseen news footage suggests she was on the verge of breaking a huge story about the unethical practices
The Brush Man
Jan 25, 2009 · 44 min
When human remains are found in a duck pond, the team reopens the 1967 murder of a brush salesman.
Witness Protection
Feb 15, 2009 · 44 min
When the mother of a missing team storms into station. The case of a witness protection member is reopened when his body is identified by the missing teen.
Jackals
Mar 8, 2009 · 45 min
The 1976 murder of a teen-aged girl is reopened when her father produces a photo of her and a vicious biker gang.
Officer Down
Mar 15, 2009 · 45 min
The team has to cope with their own emotions as they search for the shooter responsible for Jeffries' shooting.
Mind Games
Mar 22, 2009 · 44 min
The team suspect a 2004 arson that killed a psychiatrist may have been caused by her former patient.
Libertyville
Mar 29, 2009 · 45 min
The team re-investigates the 1958 case of a newlywed real estate developer when new evidence suggests his body might have been moved after he was killed.
Stealing Home
Apr 12, 2009 · 45 min
The team re-opens the 1999 murder of a Cuban baseball star who fled to the U.S. after being fired from his team.
November 22
Apr 26, 2009 · 45 min
When the murder weapon from a 1963 case is unearthed, the team re-opens the murder of a pool hustler who was shot the same day President Kennedy was assassinated.
The Long Blue Line (1)
May 3, 2009 · 45 min
The team re-opens the case of the first ever female cadet in a local military school who was murdered in 2005.
Into the Blue (2)
May 10, 2009 · 45 min
The investigation into the female cadet's murder continues. As the team finds more and more clues, the killer tries to stop the investigation to remain hidden.