Academy Award Nominee and Golden Globe Nominee Tess Harper

("Crimes of the Heart," "Tender Mercies) Guest Stars as the Victim's Mother

Emmy Award Nominee Corin Nemec ("I Know My First Name Is Steven")

Guest Stars as the Boy's Convicted Killer

"Stranglehold" - After Melinda is mysteriously given the file number of a murder case her father prosecuted in 1979, she embarks on a quest to determine if the young victim's murder or trial is tied to her father's long-ago disappearance, on GHOST WHISPERER, Friday, May 9 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.  

SERIES REGULARS:

Melinda Gordon............... Jennifer Love Hewitt

Jim Clancy................................. David Conrad

Delia Banks.......................... Camryn Manheim

Professor Rick Payne........................ Jay Mohr

RECURRING CAST:

Tom Gordon .......................... Martin Donovan

Gabriel Lawrence................. Ignacio Serricchio

Archivist.................................. Afemo Omilami

GUEST CAST:

Ellen Wilkins................................. Tess Harper

Paul Eastman.............................. Corin Nemec

Graham Wilkins............................ Ryan Alosio

Michael Wilkins.................. Braeden Lemasters

Daisy Wilkins................................ Kali Majors

Pierce Wilkins.......................... Dylan Minnette

Young Melinda................... Haley Alexis Pollos

Cleveland Hospital Rep............... RonobirLahiri

Bellman........................................ Ewan Chung

WRITTEN BY:  P.K. Simonds, one of the series' executive producers, and Laurie McCarthy, one of the series' co-executive producers.

DIRECTED BY: Eric Laneuville

GENRE:  DRAMA, MYSTERY, PARANORMAL

RATING:  TVPG-V                                 

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