# Cold Justice (2013)

> A veteran prosecutor and her team travel to small American towns to help local police revisit decades-old unsolved homicides.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/52620

## Facts

- Seasons: 8
- Episodes: 132
- Episode runtime: 42 min
- Status: Returning Series
- Genres: documentary, crime
- Created by: Dick Wolf
- Network: TNT, Oxygen
- Cast: Kelly Siegler, Yolanda McClary, John Walsh, Terri Hook, Steve Spingola, Abbey Abbondandolo, Tonya Rider, Johnny Bonds
- TMDB rating: 8.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2402569/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: earnest, methodical, somber, investigative

## Synopsis

Cold Justice (2013-present) is a US true crime documentary series created by Dick Wolf for TNT and Oxygen. Veteran prosecutor Kelly Siegler (Kelly Siegler) leads a rotating team of seasoned homicide investigators, including Steve Spingola and Yolanda McClary, as they travel to small towns across the country. Their engine is simple and grounded: local sheriffs' offices have unsolved murders that have sat for years, stalled by lack of funding and outdated forensic technology, and the team must rework old files, re-interview witnesses and test evidence to see whether a case can finally move forward. Each episode is a self-contained case, so the format works as a case-of-the-week investigation rather than one continuing story, and the eight-season run spans a long catalogue of American homicides. The tone is earnest and methodical, with sober interviews, weathered files and the quiet weight of families still waiting for answers. Viewers who enjoy The Forgotten, The Jinx and Unsolved Mysteries will find a similar appetite for patient, evidence-driven reinvestigation of real crimes.

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