The murder was labeled as a robbery/homicide and left unsolved. She and her husband Howard helped them to do just that because they didn’t push the investigation after discovering where their son was found. Helen Holtz from Milwaukee, believes the police swept the killing under the rug. The Cold Case Squad investigates the 1964 murder of a college baseball player, Daniel 'Danny' Holtz, who was found beaten to death in an alley behind a gay bar. Lilly discovers the maltreatment gay victims received in the 60's, when her investigation discloses that it may have been a policeman's nightstick that made the lethal blows. This is after Daniel's mother Helen comes to her, in the hopes that his killer can be brought to justice before she dies, which may happen soon due to her age and bad health. Lilly investigates the case of Daniel Holtz, a college baseball player who was found beaten to death in an alley behind a gay bar in 1964.
