Fair rating?Cold Case Files· Season 1 · Episode 21
Silent Witness/Innocence Lost
The murder of scientist Helena Greenwood, who was helping to develop DNA forensic technology when she died, is solved 12 years later with the help of DNA evidence. And a Los Angeles County prosecutor uses criminal profiling to nab the notorious South Bay Rapist, who abducted and raped six young girls.
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#8In Season 1of 24 rated episodes
#12All-timeof 51 rated episodes
+0.1vs season avgSeason 1 averages 8.9
1999First airedMay 21, 1999
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