The WORST episodes of A Time to Kill
Every episode of A Time to Kill ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst 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 - Semper Fi or Die
Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/13/2023
When Florida investigators find a retired Marine beaten then slain with a shotgun blast in his home, their suspect list grows from his estranged son to a mystery woman he'd just met to a serial killer
#2 - Easter Murder
Season 8 - Episode 13 - Aired 10/27/2023
Investigators get justice 25 years after they find a young woman murdered.
#3 - 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.
#4 - Deadly Delivery
Season 8 - Episode 12 - Aired 10/19/2023
Detectives hunt for a couple who killed a Ph.D. student on his doorstep.
#5 - 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.
#6 - Diamonds Are Not Forever
Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/28/2023
A predator sneaks in with a master key and strangles a young single mother.
#7 - A Miami Murder Mystery
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/2/2020
In a real Miami murder mystery, detectives are looking for anyone who had a grudge against a high-flying businessman. They cast a wide net, but as they dig deeper into his private life, they uncover a dark secret with fatal consequences.
#8 - The Body in the SUV
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/4/2020
When the badly decomposed body of Margarita Scott is found in the backseat of her estranged husband's missing SUV, investigators must interview everyone close to her to retrace her final steps.
#9 - Footprints to Murder
Season 8 - Episode 11 - Aired 10/12/2023
Deputies find a beloved basketball coach gunned down in his Tennessee home
#10 - Murder of the Snowplow King
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/9/2020
Snowplough King Randy Scheffield is found shot dead in his bed by his wife on the first snowy day of the season, and Ohio detectives look into Randy's business to establish a motive.
#11 - 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.
#12 - The Missing Hotelier
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/6/2020
When a two-bit Florida criminal is arrested driving a stolen convertible with blood in the backseat and its owner, a 49-year-old hotelier named Sabine Musil-Buehler is reported missing, the case expands to include a possible homicide.
#13 - Footprints in the Snow
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/11/2020
When a small-town Michigan couple is gunned down in their own home, footprints in the snow and loose lips will lead police to their killer.
#14 - Fast Food Cold Justice
Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/6/2023
A late-night break-in at a Pennsylvania chain restaurant leaves assistant manager Terri Brooks brutally slain; when another female restaurant employee is murdered in a nearby town, detectives fear there's a serial killer on the loose.
#15 - Highway to Hell
Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/1/2023
A gunman strikes down an Atlanta man in his SUV on the side of a highway.
#16 - It Takes Two to Tango
Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/29/2023
Devoted father and aspiring boat captain Tray Phelps takes his last breath, murdered just steps from his front door; with no immediate leads, it's up to Missouri investigators to find the murderous manipulator at the heart of a sordid family plot.
#17 - 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.
#18 - The Man in the Background
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/18/2020
When two young girls arrive home from school ten days before Christmas to find their father dead, police are able to narrow down the timeline of the murder to an eight-minute window, just before the girls walked in the door.
#19 - Devil at the Depot
Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/25/2023
Someone shoots a volunteer police officer dead in her suburban Dallas home.
#20 - 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.
#21 - Written in Blood
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/14/2021
A cold-blooded murder of a 39-year-old woman sends detectives in Oldsmar, Florida on the hunt for a killer, and their only clues are three letters written in blood and a pizza delivery.
#22 - A Chemical Solution
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/27/2020
When a Florida man is doused with acid in a parking lot in broad daylight and succumbs to his burns, investigators in the otherwise peaceful community of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea are left to wonder who would want this beloved man dead.
#23 - Betrayed
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/25/2020
When newlyweds Joe and Olga Connell are gunned down outside their Wilmington, Delaware home, police must investigate a sibling rivalry, a business partnership plagued by drugs, and an outlaw motorcycle gang.
#24 - 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.
#25 - 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.