The BEST episodes of A Time to Kill
Every episode of A Time to Kill ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of A Time to Kill!
The key to solving the toughest homicides lies somewhere in the final hours of a victim's life. In each one-hour episode of A TIME TO KILL, determined investigators must piece together events during this critical window to reconstruct the timeline, unlock the motive, and ultimately close in on the killer.
#1 - The Mystery Passenger
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/28/2022
A loving couple vanishes from their Chehalis, Washington, home just days before Christmas. Police discover them shot to death on an old logging road, shocking the community. With few solid leads, the case remains, the case remains cold until a new cop takes a second look.
#2 - Scent of a Killer
Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/2/2023
After a public health nurse vanishes without a trace, Anchorage, Alaska, investigators get a major break from her terrified neighbor; the race is on to recover evidence before it disappears under Alaska's winter snow.
#3 - Portrait of a Predator
Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/20/2023
In Connecticut, a motorway clean-up crew discovers a suitcase containing the crumpled remains of 24-year-old Valerie Reyes; as the list of potential suspects grows, solving the case may hinge on a portrait of the killer sketched by the victim.
#4 - Slaying in St. Petersburg
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/13/2023
With two mortal gunshot wounds and tape residue on his wrists and ankles, it's clear 21-year-old Landy Martinez suffered before his death; detectives hope the victim's cell phone provides the critical evidence they need to close in on his killer.
#5 - Love is the Drug
Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/6/2023
The key to solving the toughest murders lies somewhere in the final 24 hours of a victim's life. Determined investigators must piece together events to reconstruct the timeline, unlock the motive, and ultimately close in on the killer.
#6 - Doctor's Dopplegangers
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/23/2022
Holistic doctor Teresa Sievers looks forward to a television career on the horizon until someone bludgeons her to death in her Florida home; a random tip from an out-of-state police chief ultimately brings investigators face-to-face with the killer.
#7 - Bitten by Love
Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/16/2022
The shooting of successful paediatric dentist Kendra Hatcher in the gated parking garage of her Dallas condo spurs detectives to unravel a twisted plot as they chase a fugitive who ends up on the FBI's most-wanted list.
#8 - Deadly House Call
Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/9/2022
A coworker finds Dr. Joseph Sonnier's body face down in the garage of his Texas home. Before long, the list of possible suspects includes the victim's girlfriend, a mysterious stalker, and a long list of jilted ex-lovers.
#9 - Do-Si-Death
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 5/11/2022
Texarkana neighbors discover Patty Wheelington shot dead on her front porch. The charismatic widow has many admirers from her beloved square dancing club. However, police will soon find out who harbored enough hate to end her dancing days forever.
#10 - A Brutal, Vicious, and Evil Murder
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/4/2022
Missy Atkin lies dead across her bed, hands tied behind her back. The crime scene is so disturbing officers fight back the tears as they collect evidence. The single mom has no known enemies, but at least one person harbors enough hate for her to kill.
#11 - Anchorage Cold Case
Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/9/2023
When the body of a single mother turns up in a snowbank outside Anchorage, Alaska, the evidence points to the victim's fugitive fiancé; the shocking murder of a second native Alaskan sparks investigators' fears that a serial killer is on the loose.
#12 - Murder on the Jordan River
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/31/2022
The beating death of a 15-year-old girl in Draper, Utah, outrages her parents, who had adopted her five years prior. One witness implicates a local drug dealer and another a mysterious gang member, but it seems almost everyone is lying.
#13 - One Bloody Fingerprint
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/24/2022
A Tennessee college student returns to campus to find her friend and roommate Heather Maples viciously strangled in her bed. The outgoing co-ed has many friends, but police fear that on August 7, 2015, one of those pals turns out to be her worst enemy.
#14 - Five Million Reasons for Murder
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/17/2022
In affluent Colleyville, Texas, a bloody home invasion leaves the housekeeper dead - but police soon discover she was the intended target all along. Little did the sweet grandmother know just how many people were impatiently waiting for her to die.
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Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/10/2022
Early one May morning in 2012, a Kentucky pharmaceutical company employee stumbles upon the body of a close colleague. Someone has beaten this devoted wife and mother to death, and police must eliminate her coworkers as suspects, one by one.
#16 - If the Glove Fits
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/3/2022
A diligent art student lies stabbed to death in bed. The ferociousness of the crime makes little sense considering the quiet co-ed has no known enemies. However, police soon meet someone whose secret hatred for her reveals itself as a night of pure horror.
#17 - A Callous Disregard for Life
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/20/2022
In Brooklyn's Hasidic community, Menachem Stark enjoys life as a respected businessman and father to seven children. In 2014, his wife calls police when he fails to return home, and a subsequent search leads to a burning dumpster that holds a dark secret.
#18 - If I Killed Lisa
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/13/2022
A single woman hosts a dinner party on the same night she's mercilessly stabbed to death. At the scene, police notice her signature waist-length hair is cut short, leading them to suspect the killer not only knows the woman - but is obsessed with her.
#19 - The Freshman
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/6/2022
High school Freshman Tina Faelz ditches detention and heads for home - but someone murders her along the way. Suspects are plentiful, including a known sex offender, but decades pass before two determined detectives finally deliver justice for Tina.
#20 - A Murder in Marietta
Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 11/18/2021
After being stabbed at his Marietta, Georgia, home, beloved son Mitchell Jones dies at the hospital. Mitchell is a popular gay man, so police have several potential suspects. It isn't until they employ a new tracking tool that the case breaks wide open.
#21 - Heir to Murder
Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/15/2023
In an affluent New York suburb, killers torture and beat millionaire Ben Novak in his hotel room; detectives soon discover that the businessman had many enemies, but one above all is the sadistic mastermind.
#22 - Easter Murder
Season 8 - Episode 13 - Aired 10/27/2023
Investigators get justice 25 years after they find a young woman murdered.
#23 - Deadly Delivery
Season 8 - Episode 12 - Aired 10/19/2023
Detectives hunt for a couple who killed a Ph.D. student on his doorstep.
#24 - Footprints to Murder
Season 8 - Episode 11 - Aired 10/12/2023
Deputies find a beloved basketball coach gunned down in his Tennessee home
#25 - The Cutting Edge
Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/5/2023
After Michigan law enforcement detectives find a popular hairstylist stabbed to death, their suspects include the victim's landlord, her married lover and an aggressive ex-boyfriend. An unexpected telephone call ultimately leads police in the right direction.