The BEST episodes of Cold Justice
Every episode of Cold Justice ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Cold Justice!
Texas prosecutor Kelly Siegler and Yolanda McClary, a crime-scene investigator for the Las Vegas Police Department, help local law-enforcement agencies in small towns across the country solve violent crimes that have sat cold because of lack of funding and proper forensic technology.
#3 - Trail of Terror
Season 6 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/11/2023
The Cold Justice team tackles the twisted murder case of Rhonda Richardson, who went searching for her lost dog and was later found seemingly scalped by a sadistic killer. The biggest twist is a new piece of evidence that breaks the case wide open.
Watch Now:Amazon#5 - Newlywed Nightmare
Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/13/2025
Kelly and Steve head to his home state to unravel the murder of a recently married Navy veteran, shot execution-style in his lakeside home. An examination of phone records could hold the key to uncovering his killer's identity.
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#10 - First Love (Cottonwood, AZ)
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/7/2014
Marisol Gonzalez was a top student at Mingus Union High School, had lots of friends and a close-knit family that loved her. In the summer before her junior year, she began dating one of her neighbors and classmates, Cecilio Criuz. Marisol hadn’t gone out with many boys, but she was taken in by Cecilio’s seemingly heartfelt affection and eventually fell for him - he was her first love. However, she quickly came to realize that she was far from the only one that he loved, and they broke up. Soon after, she found out she was pregnant. With the love and support of her family and friends, she decided she was going to have the baby. Many months later, on March 25, 1997 around 10pm, Marisol - now full term in her pregnancy – told her sister she was waiting for a call from Cecilio, and went outside with the cordless phone. That was the last time she was seen alive. Around 6am the following morning, her body was found in an alleyway a block away from her house. She had been shot one time in the face. To this day, Marisol’s family, friends and the entire Cottonwood Community are shocked and devastated by her murder and that of her unborn child Andrew -- and they desperately want justice.
Watch Now:Amazon#12 - A Family's Nightmare
Season 5 - Episode 25 - Aired 4/25/2020
In Colorado, Kelly and Abbey work with the Crowley County Sheriff's Office to search for new clues in the fatal shooting of a mother of six, that was initially considered a suicide. Their investigation exposes a heart-breaking trail of secrets hidden for 25 years.
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#21 - The Key to the Crime, Part 2
Season 6 - Episode 18 - Aired 10/8/2022
In part two of their 100th case, the Cold Justice team continues their investigation into the murder of a popular 18-year-old college student. Will they be able to finally give answers and justice to her grieving family?
Watch Now:Amazon#22 - Deadly Premonition
Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/17/2021
Kelly and Steve Spingola try to solve the mysterious murder in Rosenberg, Texas of a doting father beaten and shot to death in his home with his 6-year-old daughter asleep nearby. The key to identifying his killer may lie in the secret audio recordings found in his attic.
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#23 - He Said, She Said (Vigo County, IN)
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/14/2014
Erika Case was a smart, precocious, 19-year-old who had graduated high school and was working part-time at the local mall in West Terre Haute, IN. It was a Saturday night, September 5, 1998, and she and her big sister Mary Case were house sitting for a family friend. After Mary left for her night nursing shift at the local hospital, Erika’s good friend Isaiah Dooley came by the house with his friend Clint Mackey For the next few hours they all swam in the pool, drank alcohol and ate pizza. Early the next morning Mary finished up her nursing shift and drove back to the house. When she walked inside she found Erika lying on the living room floor, covered in blood, dead; she had been stabbed at least 33 times. When the Vigo County Sherriff’s officers first questioned Isaiah and Clint, they both made conflicting statements as to who saw her last, but both of the boys asserted that when they left the house Erika was alive and well. Erika’s murder has had a huge impact on the small, peaceful, suburban community of West Terre Haute and while there have been lots of rumors around town, no one has ever been able to determine what actually happened that evening or who is responsible for Erika’s murder.
Watch Now:Amazon#24 - Horror in the Home
Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/6/2019
Kelly and Steve Spingola arrive in Texas to help the Potter County Sheriff's Department reexamine the gruesome murder of a mother in the hope of bringing closure to the four children she left behind by conducting DNA tests.
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