Cold Case

Boy Crazy

Season 5, Episode 9, Aired 11/18/07

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The team re-opens the 1963 case of teenage girl who was then thought to have committed suicide. Now, new evidence leads them to believe the girl might have been murdered for acting and dressing like a boy.

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Danny Pino

Scotty Valens
Tracie Thoms

Kat Miller (Episodes 3.13+; recurring previously)
Kathryn Morris

Lilly Rush

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The team reopens a case involving the 1963 death of a teenage girl named Samantha who was considered a freak by society because she acted and dressed like a boy. Her death was originally ruled a suicide but newly discovered evidence suggests murder.moreless

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By meathead704, Nov 15, 2011 Report Abuse

The reason why I enjoyed this episode as much as I did despite it's very sad storyline is that I believe it's a very good reflection of society then and now. Like in a third-season episode titled "Committed," it showed how the hospitals of the time were doing anything but helping their patients. It's also a good reflection of today's society. While electro shock may no longer be used, harsh treatment and shunning are and they can be as dangerous an electrode. The acting is once again top notch here. Cold Case has delivered once again. A very good episode.moreless

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By Lollipopfop, Feb 28, 2011 Report Abuse

I am tired of this show and the tear jercking.Samantha/sam the person would have to be a moron before the shock treatment. Most men would put on lip stick if it meant saving their lives. Only the most superficial person would spend so much energy fighting to dress a certain way. I don't agree with shock treatment, of course, but following a dress code at a school isn't that cruel. I didn't shed a single tear for that silly git. You don't need to be a detective to solve most Cold Case episodes. The wealthy attractive people are always guilty. It would be nice if just once the poor single mother was the culprit.moreless

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Originally thought as a suicide. A girl is found dead in 1963 floating in a river with a red dress on. "Sam" had always dressed as a boy and would not let anyone tell her how to be.moreless

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By JPadaleckilover, Aug 07, 2009 Report Abuse

This is my favorite episode in the entire world. I watch it every time it reruns and i always cry. It is the best ever!!! I love how Cold Case uses music from the year of the murder. I downloaded all of the songs from them. I cant think od anything else to make this 100 words. dfg dfgdfg dfgdfgdfgdfgdfg dfg dfg dfg fdg fg gf fg gf gf fg fg gf gf gf gfgf d d fgd fdfd gfd gf gfd gfd fg gf gf gf gf gfd fgd fggf gf gf gf fgfgd dfg gfd gfd gf gf gf gf gfdgfd g fdgf gfmoreless

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it was really good..but i still don't understand one thing...

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By ElisaMarieV, Dec 03, 2008 Report Abuse

This episode like all the others in cold case was really sad in the end....but one thing still gets me. I really don't understand why Dom got arrested. It wasn't his fault that she died, it was that hospital right? I mean, he technically saved her from the hospital but she was two far gone to be saved...isn't that's why she died? other then that bit I really did enjoy this one. It was really interesting how they portrayed the 50's in the flashbacks.

The best part for me was when it showed Stillmen taking Scotty's place for the suspension. I thought that was pretty honorable thing to do...and it totally makes you wonder weather or not he is going to be leaving permanently or not...I Hope he doesn't!moreless

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This episode tells the story of Sam, a girl that in her inside felt like a boy and behaved like one. She is found in a lake with a dress and marks in her head, giving the impression she committed suicide.moreless

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By glolita, Aug 31, 2008 Report Abuse

This was a really special episode. Sam behaved and dress like a boy, but felt like a girl. She fell for her only friend Dom. It's kind a sad episode, but my favorite scene is the moment where Dom reveals he killed her, and remember the last time he saw her, in a dress and lipstick, and tell her she looks pretty witouth them. Is a really special moment, it kind of feels real. Is this episode we also see the departure of the chief, who's taking the responsability of Scotty's actions. He leaves the door open, and we don't know if he's coming back or no. Definitely, a episode to watch twice!moreless

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- Samantha Randall died in November 1963. Edit
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- International Airdates: - Denmark: February 13, 2008 on TV3 - The Netherlands: April 26, 2008 on Net 5 - Czech Republic: July 2, 2008 on TV Nova - Finland: July 8, 2008 on MTV3 - Germany: July 9, 2008 on Pro7 - Norway: July 30, 2008 on TVNorge - Slovakia: August 25, 2009 on Markiza - Turkey: November 3, 2009 on CNBC-e Edit
- Music Featured in This Episode: He's a Rebel by The Crystals from He's a Rebel (1963) Runaround Sue by Dion from Runaround Sue (Right Stuff) (1961) Walk Like a Man by Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons (single released in January 1963) Big Girls Don't Cry by Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons (single released in October 1962) You've Really Got a Hold On Me by The Miracles from The Fabulous Miracles (1963) The End of the World by Skeeter Davis from The End of the World (1963) Everybody Loves Me But You by Brenda Lee (single released in April 1962) Edit
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- Lilly: Quite a rap sheet you had at the tender age of sixteen. Breaking and entering, trespassing... Dom: Yeah, skipped school, too, want to write that down? Edit
- Dom: We both didn't fit in. Made us cool. Edit
- Kat Miller: I'll track Melissa down, see what she says. Red Buckley: Let me know if she's single. Edit
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