: It is revealed that Melanie's husband, Sam Cavanaugh , killed her and stored her body in a freezer to maintain the facade that she had simply left him and their daughters.

In , titled "A Chill Goes Through Her Veins," the discovery of a frozen woman at a construction site pulls Castle and Beckett into a five-year-old cold case. Episode Overview Original Air Date : April 6, 2009.

: Melanie Cavanaugh had a history of running away, which led police to initially overlook her disappearance.

Castle - Season 1 Episode 5 Instant

: It is revealed that Melanie's husband, Sam Cavanaugh , killed her and stored her body in a freezer to maintain the facade that she had simply left him and their daughters.

In , titled "A Chill Goes Through Her Veins," the discovery of a frozen woman at a construction site pulls Castle and Beckett into a five-year-old cold case. Episode Overview Original Air Date : April 6, 2009. Castle - Season 1 Episode 5

: Melanie Cavanaugh had a history of running away, which led police to initially overlook her disappearance. : It is revealed that Melanie's husband, Sam