Cold Case It Takes a Village (Season 5, Episode 8)
TV-14
TV Episode | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Cold Case

It Takes a Village (Season 5, Episode 8)

TV-14

TV Episode | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The discovery of a dead body in a storage facility reveals the presence of a serial killer who has killed four African-American boys over the course of a few years.

Showrunners

Jennifer Johnson | Greg Plageman

Director

Kevin Bray

Writers

Meredith Stiehm (created by) | Erica Shelton (written by)

Producers

Roxann Dawson | Merri D. Howard (as Merri Howard) | Jennifer Johnson | Greg Plageman

Composer

Michael A. Levine

Cinematographer

Robert LaBonge (as Bobby LaBonge)

Editor

Maja Vrvilo

Casting Directors

Dan Shaner | Michael Testa

Production Designer

Corey Kaplan

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 11, 2007

Release date

Nov 11, 2007 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 12 wins & 27 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
22 cast members

Name	Known for
Kathryn Morris Lilly Rush Lilly Rush See fewer	Minority Report (2002)
Danny Pino Scotty Valens Scotty Valens See fewer	Cold Case (2003)
John Finn John Stillman John Stillman See fewer	Glory (1989)
Jeremy Ratchford Nick Vera Nick Vera See fewer	Cold Case (2003)
Thom Barry Will Jeffries Will Jeffries See fewer	The Fast and the Furious (2001)
Tracie Thoms Kat Miller Kat Miller See fewer	Rent (2005)
Ja'net DuBois Edna Johnson '07 Edna Johnson '07 See fewer	Good Times (1974)
Aisha Hinds Lorraine Henderson '07 Lorraine Henderson '07 See fewer	The Next Three Days (2010)
Justin Martin Shemar Reynolds '07 Shemar Reynolds '07 See fewer	Flight (I) (2012)
Bob Morrisey Dr. Ben Breslyn '07 Dr. Ben Breslyn '07 See fewer	The Terminal (2004)
Kevin Ramsey Wilford Grimes '07 Wilford Grimes '07 See fewer	Foreigners' Tales (2018)
Montae Russell Charles Hollister '07 Charles Hollister '07 See fewer	ER (1994)
Jamil Walker Smith Malik / Theseus '03 / '06 / '07 (as Jamil Walker) Malik / Theseus '03 / '06 / '07 (as Jamil Walker) See fewer	The American Dream (2011)
Cleavant Derricks Lloyd '03 / '07 Lloyd '03 / '07 See fewer	Sliders (1995)
Sy Richardson Byron '07 Byron '07 See fewer	Repo Man (1984)
Mustafa Shakir Akon Dupree '07 (as Mustafa S. Shakir) Akon Dupree '07 (as Mustafa S. Shakir) See fewer	Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017)
Ryan O'Neil DeSouza Wilford Grimes '86 Wilford Grimes '86 See fewer	Any Heartbreak (2012)
Terrence Hardy Corey Middleton '06 / '07 Corey Middleton '06 / '07 See fewer	Craig of the Creek (2018)
Justin Mitchell Tyrell Hobbs Tyrell Hobbs See fewer	Cold Case (2003)
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