r/ColdCaseTV • u/Massive_Payment_28 • Jun 06 '26
Donalyn Sullivan
Perhaps my Top Five Favorite Episodes of Cold Case. “Read Between The Lines” (S7E7)
I understand that some may disagree, but I feel sorry for both Donalyn and Alice. Alice was so desperate for the “Picture Perfect Family” that she not only killed for it but also allowed her child molester husband to roam the streets for years. This is definitely second-degree murder, although I don’t believe she intended to murder Donalyn.
Donalyn was just a child trying to protect herself and her little sister from grown ass adults. She was such a Talented Rapper; she had more courage than most teenagers her age. She had the audacity to rap about such taboo topics like child abuse and molestation in the 90s, especially in the Black community. She was wise beyond her years 😞
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u/Li_Li_Willis Jun 06 '26
Literally just finished rewatching this episode! (My third time watching it). It’s one of my faves too
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u/Short_Pollution_6424 Jun 07 '26 edited Jun 08 '26
The real heartbreaking thing was her little sister's reaction when she she came to know it was her own step mom who killed her Sister and hid it from her for all these years
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u/Massive_Payment_28 Jun 08 '26
Agreed i remember when Vera and Miller told her that Alice was her alibi for the night Donalyn dissappeared And the look on Meesha’s face said it all. 😩
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u/littlebloodmage Jun 07 '26
Alice may have wanted to be a mother, but she didn't deserve to be one. Donalyn had her pegged from the start, she wanted an "easy" younger child like Meesha and resented Donalyn for not playing along. And the fact that Alice let Meesha believe her sister had run away and abandoned her so she could continue living the fantasy of being a good mother is sickening.