Cold Justice: Season 5
Season 5 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 Justice Season 4.
- 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 5 Progress Shield
Small Town Secrets
Aug 4, 2018
Kelly and Steve head to Wisconsin to investigate a homicide; the case becomes personal after they receive a letter from the victim’s daughters; their search uncovers a town’s dark
The Professors End
Aug 12, 2018
Kelly and Tonya investigate the strange death of a retired college professor in Tonya’s home town, whose cremation was halted by an anonymous tip call hinting at murder; an autopsy
Holding Onto Hope
Aug 18, 2018
Kelly and Johnny return to their home state of Texas to look into the disappearance of a young mother in 2000, whose family has never given up on her; while some suspect murder, ot
Down By the Lake
Aug 25, 2018
Ruled accidental, Kelly and Johnny Bonds look into the 2011 drowning death of 19-year-old Blayne Davis, whose mother suspects foul play.
Danger at Dawn
Sep 1, 2018
Kelly and Abbey investigate the cold-blooded murder of a fun-loving Texas country boy shot in the back of his head; it could the result of a love triangle gone tragically wrong.
Preacher's Mother
Sep 8, 2018
Kelly and Steve investigate the brutal slaying of beloved mother Eloise Payne, who was stabbed 38 times in her Michigan home; a mysterious car spotted in the area may hold the key
No Safe Return
Sep 15, 2018
Kelly and Aaron Sam look into the disappearance of a father who tragically vanished just before he could move back home to his family; they ask if a financial windfall could have h
Bound and Burnt
Sep 22, 2018
Kelly and Johnny investigate the twisted murder of a new grandmother who was strangled and set on fire in an abandoned school bus; things get personal when the primary suspects tur
Pain in Pawhuska
Sep 30, 2018
Kelly and Steve investigate the brutal slaying of an Oklahoma teenager whose night of cruising and partying turned deadly. Could a scandalous town rumor have led to her death? The
The Case Behind the Billboards
Oct 6, 2018
Kelly and Johnny uncover new details in the tragic 27-year-old unsolved murder of Kathy Page, a case that shocked a small town and inspired the award winning film “Three Billboards
Death Among Him, Part 1 (Carbon County, WY)
Feb 16, 2019
Kelly and Tonya head to Wyoming to work with Carbon County Law Enforcement to look into the mysterious deaths of two women years apart, but connected by the same circle of friends.
Death Among Him, Part 2 (Carbon County, WY)
Feb 23, 2019
In part two of their investigation, the Cold Justice team continues to investigate three mysterious deaths in Wyoming, hoping they will be able to finally give answers to all the f
Backwater Bloodshed (Concordia Parish, LA)
Mar 2, 2019
Kelly and Steve head into Louisiana to work with the Concordia Parish Sheriff's Office and investigate the 2016 homicide of a 26-year-old whose body was found on the banks of the b
Golden Years Gone (Prowers County, CO)
Mar 9, 2019
Kelly and Abbey head to Colorado to help the Prowers County Sheriff's Office investigate the 1991 homicide of a beloved elderly couple who were brutally killed while working at the
A Mother's Dying Wish (Hernando County, FL)
Mar 16, 2019
Kelly and Steve return to Hernando County, FL, to help look into the two decades old homicide of a 21-year-old woman who disappeared after a late night party, and her body was disc
Texas Tragedy
Mar 23, 2019
The Jasper County Sheriff's Department assist Kelly and Johnny as they sort through family drama and doomsday rumors to help a daughter unravel the mystery surrounding the 2012 dis
Family Betrayal (Idaho Falls, ID)
Mar 30, 2019
Kelly travels to Abbey's home state to work with the Idaho Falls PD to help investigate the 2007 homicide of a young mother. When her body was discovered almost 3 years later outsi
Horror In The Home (Amarillo, TX)
Apr 6, 2019
Kelly and Steve work with the Potter County Sheriff's Department in Amarillo, TX, in investigating the brutal murder of a doting mother of four. Will DNA testing help them find the
Valentine's Day Violence
Mar 14, 2020
Kelly and Tonya investigate the 2016 murder of Heyzel Obando, a young Florida mother shot to death in her own home. It’ll take cutting-edge forensic technology and old-school inter
Small Town Predator
Mar 21, 2020
Kelly and Johnny team up to tackle the 1988 murder of Cindi Smith whose headless body was found at a cemetery after a night at a local bar. The patrons of the bar could hold the ke
Mystery on the Mountain
Mar 28, 2020
Kelly and Abbey investigate the 2012 disappearance of Brian Shookman, a young father who was traveling to Idaho to attend a family reunion, but never showed up. As the list of susp
Double Life Discovered
Apr 4, 2020
Kelly and Johnny investigate one of their oldest cases ever -- the brutal 1984 murder of Johnnie Albritton, an elderly store owner in Texas known for having a wife with a violent t
Digging For Answers
Apr 11, 2020
Kelly and Steve head to Oregon to help solve the 1993 murder of a young man allegedly shot and buried by a group of dangerous criminals. They'll need to pit them against each other
Deadly Affairs
Apr 18, 2020
Kelly and Steve investigate the 2016 homicide of Stacey Devine, a hard-working mother who was strangled to death and dumped in a ditch. Was it a random act of violence, or did her
A Family's Nightmare
Apr 25, 2020
Kelly and Abbey search for new clues in the fatal shooting of a mother of six that was initially considered suicide. Their investigation exposes a heart-breaking trail of secrets h
Fatal Betrayal (Fort Myers, FL)
May 2, 2020
Kelly and Abbey return to Fort Myers, FL, to tackle the 1997 murder of Keith Jones, an aspiring police officer mugged and shot in his motel room; multiple suspects include a female