MELINDA THINKS THE 1979 CASE OF A MURDERED BOY THAT HER FATHER PROSECUTED MAY BE TIED TO HER FATHER'S LONG-AGO DISAPPEARANCE, ON "GHOST WHISPERER," FRIDAY, MAY 9

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: Ronobir Lahiri
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

RATING: TVPG-V