Episode
Cold Case Files: Death Before I Do/Hollywood Homicide
Overview
Included: the 1988 murder of actress Myra Davis, Janet Leigh's stand-in for “Psycho,” brings a conviction in 2001. Also: a phone tip helps solve a cold case.
Details
- Series
- Cold Case Files
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 10
- Air date
- 2001-03-05
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Death Before I Do/Hollywood Homicide is Episode 10 in Season 3 of Cold Case Files. It aired on 2001-03-05. The runtime is 60 min.
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Episode 13: Officer Down/Secret Twin
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Episode 5: Daddy Knows Best/Dawn of the Dead
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Episode 15: Blood on the Badge/Bump in the Night
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Episode 16: The Lady Killer/A Husband's Secret
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