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.

Last Updated: 12/14/2024Network: Investigation DiscoveryStatus: Continuing
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8.33
15 votes

#1 - Killer on the Roof

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/29/2021

A former marine's death reveals a string of angry coworkers and irate exes.

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8.14
21 votes

#2 - Undoing Behavior

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/20/2021

A 36-year-old woman lies strangled to death in her own home. Clues at the scene indicate she knew her killer well enough to let them in and that the resulting murder was spontaneous. Now, police race to discover who could want this mother dead and why.

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8.11
18 votes

#3 - She Called 911

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/3/2021

When a 42-year-old woman is strangled to death and posed in an unusual way in her bedroom, detectives are on the hunt for someone who would have wanted to humiliate her after murdering her. A hidden 911 call turns the case on its head.

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7.94
17 votes

#4 - New Kid on the Block

Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/16/2023

A killer stabs a New Jersey woman 44 times, stumping investigators.

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7.89
19 votes

#5 - 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.

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7.84
19 votes

#6 - Blood on the Books

Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/22/2023

Bookkeeper Barbara Iske fails to arrive on time at the Michigan home of her wealthy client; five hours later, she's found executed in the driveway of that same client; ultimately, police reveal that Barbara's the victim of a dark family conflict.

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7.84
25 votes

#7 - Secrets of a Soccer Mom

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/7/2021

Divorced soccer mom Paige Birgfeld's disappearance catapults her ex-husbands to the top of the suspect list - but when one of them provides a tantalizing clue about Paige's risky secret life, the number of potential culprits explodes.

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7.82
22 votes

#8 - Clock in For Murder

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.

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7.81
27 votes

#9 - The Business of Murder

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/14/2021

A St. Charles, Missouri, businessman dies violently at work, and police suspect it was a business deal gone bad. Then they discover several insurance policies plus a secret double life, and their investigation veers into a whole different lane.

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7.78
27 votes

#10 - A Lady's Weapon

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/23/2021

Mary loves her 40-year marriage and her thriving chiropractic practice in Whitesboro, New York. Then, she falls ill at work and dies two days later. An autopsy points to poisoning, and a mysterious letter implicates someone close to her.

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7.77
13 votes

#11 - The Unusual Suspect

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/27/2021

A popular Wisconsin funeral director and his intern are murdered in cold blood. The case stalls for two years before a criminal profiler takes a fresh look and sees only one viable suspect -- someone the police never considered.

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7.77
26 votes

#12 - Evil in the Basement

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/13/2021

Sixteen-year-old Cassie Jo Stoddart is housesitting in a Pocatello, Idaho, neighborhood. As she watches movies on the couch, Cassie is oblivious to the fact that she's not alone. When she finally realizes that someone evil is lurking, it's far too late.

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7.76
21 votes

#13 - 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.

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7.76
25 votes

#14 - To Stalk a Co-Ed

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/2/2021

A college student is strangled to death in her Bryan, Texas, apartment. Investigators are hard-pressed to find anyone who would want to kill such a bubbly and dynamic woman, but DNA discovered on the scene proves there's at least one person who wanted to do her harm.

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7.75
16 votes

#15 - Cruel Intentions

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/22/2021

A 30-year-old woman is reported missing by her concerned husband after she fails to report to work. When her abandoned car is found, traces of blood in the trunk indicate more than just a disappearance - it's clear she has been murdered.

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7.75
24 votes

#16 - The Killer's Name Is Already in the File

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/23/2021

The roughly one-hundred residents in the tiny town of Colon, Nebraska, wake to the news that one of their own is dead. Retiree Sharron Erickson fought her killer, but it wasn't enough, and police must now eliminate both friends and neighbors as suspects.

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7.75
16 votes

#17 - 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.

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7.73
22 votes

#18 - The Beneficiary

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/30/2021

On a quiet summer night in 2010, a killer shoots dead a wealthy La Crosse, Wisconsin, couple in their living room. Police look to their financially strapped children for the motive to kill, but a strange discovery may veer them in a whole new direction.

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7.72
25 votes

#19 - Murder on His Mind

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/30/2020

A young Iowa man is shot dead while he sleeps peacefully next to his fiancée. Investigators wonder how she remained unharmed, and suspicion quickly swirls around her and two of her ex-boyfriends.

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7.71
14 votes

#20 - What Happened to Lauren?

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/15/2021

A 27-year-old law student is reported missing, and when investigators later find human remains in the trash can behind her apartment, it's undeniable that the two are related. Police in Macon, Georgia, must act fast to catch a cold-blooded killer.

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7.71
21 votes

#21 - The Night Creeper

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/7/2021

A popular college student is found stabbed to death in her apartment the day after Thanksgiving. Detectives in Jacksonville Beach must piece together her last known movements to pinpoint the time of the murder, and then they must find her brutal killer.

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7.71
24 votes

#22 - 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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7.71
17 votes

#23 - A Deadly Liaison

Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/8/2023

On New Year's Eve in rural Pennsylvania, someone assaults and sets 23-year-old Ashley Kline on fire, killing her. The list of prime suspects includes her best friend, a jealous boyfriend, and a recently released prison pen-pal convicted of sexual assault.

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7.70
20 votes

#24 - A Bomb in Broad Daylight

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/3/2020

A car explosion outside a Tucson country club leaves a business tycoon dead. Detectives determine the killer detonated the homemade bomb at close range, and the list of suspects soon includes mobsters, defrauded investors, and the victim's ex-wife.

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7.70
20 votes

#25 - Serial Killer Svengali

Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 11/11/2021

In Austin, Texas, a concerned son finds his beloved music teacher mother murdered in her bedroom. Within days, the victim's neighbor comes forward with some chilling evidence. Then, two more homicides convince police that a serial killer is on the loose.

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