Episode
Cold Case: 8 Years
Overview
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 re-investigation of the case and an examination of the friends' lives, hopes and dreams after high school.
Details
- Series
- Cold Case
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 2006-01-08
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
8 Years is Episode 11 in Season 3 of Cold Case. It aired on 2006-01-08. The runtime is 45 min.
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