Cold Case Strange Fruit (Season 2, Episode 19)
TV-14
TV Episode | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Cold Case

Strange Fruit (Season 2, Episode 19)

TV-14

TV Episode | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Jeffries reopens a 1963 case in which he, as a child, found the body of a 16-year-old African American boy who had been planning to attend Martin Luther King's March on Washington.

Showrunner

Meredith Stiehm

Director

Paris Barclay

Writers

Meredith Stiehm (created by) | Veena Sud (written by)

Producers

Perry Husman | Meredith Stiehm

Composer

Michael A. Levine

Cinematographer

Cort Fey

Editor

Natasha Gjurokovic

Casting Directors

Barbara Fiorentino | Rebecca Mangieri

Production Designer

Corey Kaplan

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Edit Released

Updated Apr 3, 2005

Release date

Apr 3, 2005 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

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

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Cast	+ Add Cast
30 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)
Adilah Barnes Mathilde 2005 Mathilde 2005 See fewer	Bulworth (1998)
Billy Brown Donald Williams Donald Williams See fewer	The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
Dana Davis Mathilde Jefferson Mathilde Jefferson See fewer	Prom Night (I) (2008)
Paul James Zeke Williams Zeke Williams See fewer	Soundtrack (2019)
Brian Glanney Toby Toby See fewer	There Are No Saints (2022)
Chaney Kley Billy Jones 1963 Billy Jones 1963 See fewer	Darkness Falls (2003)
Scott Alan Smith Henry Jones Henry Jones See fewer	Mousehunt (1997)
Drew Snyder Billy Jones 2005 Billy Jones 2005 See fewer	Commando (1985)
Dee Wallace Charlotte Jones (as Dee Wallace Stone) Charlotte Jones (as Dee Wallace Stone) See fewer	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
John Wesley Clyde Clyde See fewer	Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992)
Cyndi Martino Mary Williams Mary Williams See fewer	Martin (1992)
Mary Anne McGarry Linda O'Hara Linda O'Hara See fewer	Miracle Workers (2019)
Melinda Allen Judith (63) Judith (63) See fewer	The Gift (VI) (2015)
Ed Bernard Donald Williams (05) Donald Williams (05) See fewer	Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)
Sean Blakemore Clyde (63) Clyde (63) See fewer	The Quad (2017)
Buffy Charlet Linda Callahan (63) Linda Callahan (63) See fewer	Holy Ghost People (2013)
Mimi Cozzens Judith (05) Judith (05) See fewer	The Master (2012)
Francis Fallon Joe (Worker #2 63) Joe (Worker #2 63) See fewer	Yuri & Me (2003)
Devan Gavin Kid #1 Kid #1 See fewer	Cold Case (2003)
Tripp Henningson Tommy (63) Tommy (63) See fewer	Cold Case (2003)
Liana Liberato Charlotte (63) Charlotte (63) See fewer	If I Stay (2014)
Cazimir Milostan Sergeant (63) Sergeant (63) See fewer	Gangster Squad (2013)
D.J. Wyatt Leader / Will Jeffries (63) (as DJ Wyatt) Leader / Will Jeffries (63) (as DJ Wyatt) See fewer	Cold Case (2003)
Martin Luther King Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Freedom Writers (2007)
Gary Sievers Driver 1963 (uncredited) Driver 1963 (uncredited) See fewer	Public Enemies (1996)