The BEST episodes of Buried in the Backyard

Every episode of Buried in the Backyard ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Buried in the Backyard!

No one would suspect that the perfectly manicured lawns with trimmed hedges and fences lined up like toy soldiers would harbor such a secret, but sometimes things are not always what they seem. "Buried in the Backyard" examines true-crime stories about unfortunate victims found buried in the most unlikely of places -- the backyard.

Last Updated: 6/3/2023Network:Oxygen
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Buried in the Sand: Underneath the Sunset
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7.94
16 votes

#1 - Buried in the Sand: Underneath the Sunset

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/2/2021

When the popular owner of a boutique motel on an island paradise in Florida disappears amid signs of foul play, the deadly secrets of a quaint beach town slowly work their way up through the pristine white sand.

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Dangerous Secrets
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7.88
8 votes

#2 - Dangerous Secrets

Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/14/2022

When a popular librarian vanishes after a night of dancing in Kentucky’s capital city, the investigation focuses on family secrets. But police must unravel a different kind of secret to get to the truth buried in one of the city’s parks.

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Wading in the Water
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7.82
17 votes

#3 - Wading in the Water

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/16/2021

When a successful lawyer’s body is found buried in a South Floridian canal, detectives use innovative technology to follow the gruesome steps taken by an evil killer.

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Desperate Search
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7.80
20 votes

#4 - Desperate Search

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 8/5/2019

A Southern California community is gripped by fear when one of its own vanishes without a trace. When a teen disappears, they fear a backyard park has become a hunting ground. A vicious predator must be stopped before it’s too late.

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Fatal Fall
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7.79
28 votes

#5 - Fatal Fall

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/10/2019

A Milwaukee contractor is shocked when he discovers a body in a shallow backyard grave. The ghastly remains send investigators chasing an atrocious truth and have a community running scared from their own neighbors.

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The Vanishing Professor
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7.78
9 votes

#6 - The Vanishing Professor

Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/7/2022

A weekend getaway at a Reno resort becomes the center of a mystery when a respected college professor disappears. Police learn that the answers may lie buried beneath desert sands hundreds of miles away.

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Murders in Maine
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7.77
31 votes

#7 - Murders in Maine

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/3/2019

When a young mother in Newport Maine goes missing, the case goes cold...until another mom suddenly vanishes, sparking an investigation that leads to a deadly game of cat-and-mouse and grisly discoveries in a rustic backyard.

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Hog Trail Murders
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7.76
21 votes

#8 - Hog Trail Murders

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/12/2018

After a husband and wife realize their dogs have been dragging human bones into their backyard, cops learn that a serial killer is using the nearby woods to indulge in his dark fantasies.

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Buried in Money
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7.74
19 votes

#9 - Buried in Money

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/18/2021

The luckiest moment in a man's life gives way to a dark mystery when he vanishes after winning a multi-million-dollar lottery.

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Mystery at the Mine
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7.73
11 votes

#10 - Mystery at the Mine

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/10/2022

A young father in Utah disappears, then returns home confessing to an affair. But when he vanishes again a short time later, it quickly seems something more sinister is at play. His family must wait more than a decade to learn the truth.

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Deadly Teen Drama
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7.71
14 votes

#11 - Deadly Teen Drama

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/3/2022

When a high school student mysteriously vanishes, police must sort through the whispers, lies, and deeply personal secrets of a group of teenagers in a small Michigan town to unearth the deadly truth.

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The Bones on Party Hill
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7.71
21 votes

#12 - The Bones on Party Hill

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/25/2021

A small town is rocked when a popular hostess at the town's favorite tavern disappears; neighbors in the tight-knit community eye each other suspiciously, unaware that the answers may lie beneath the rolling Nebraska Sandhills.

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In the Name of the Father
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7.69
26 votes

#13 - In the Name of the Father

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/20/2019

When a construction worker unearths some human remains in the backyard of an old farmhouse, it sets off a baffling fifteen-year missing person’s case and leaves detectives searching for long buried secrets and overdue justice.

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Deadliest of Friends
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7.67
9 votes

#14 - Deadliest of Friends

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/17/2022

A Colorado woman vanishes shortly after moving in with a group of friends. An investigation reveals there was a lot more going on inside the home than anyone realized – and the secrets it contained were dangerous.

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Gruesome Golf Course
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7.67
9 votes

#15 - Gruesome Golf Course

Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/31/2022

A former judge retires to Florida, and becomes the center of a mystery when he vanishes. Police must unravel the possible connection between his disappearance and a ghastly discovery found buried at an abandoned golf course.

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Struggle in the Night
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7.65
26 votes

#16 - Struggle in the Night

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/10/2018

After the body of a missing young mother is discovered in a shallow grave behind her own home, cops must investigate the complicated relationships of her past and present in order to identify a motive and track down her killer.

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Secrets on the Side of the Road
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7.63
16 votes

#17 - Secrets on the Side of the Road

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/13/2022

A California mom of three vanishes, and her car is found by the side of a desolate road with a suspicious flat tire. The case goes cold for years until a new detective takes on the case and is determined to get answers.

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Tangled Web
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7.62
26 votes

#18 - Tangled Web

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/27/2019

After a young woman vanishes from her neighborhood, North Carolina detectives are snared in a tangled web of deceit as they uncover a vicious love triangle. It’s a race against time to find a killer and the evidence they need to solve a dark mystery.

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Deep Freeze
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7.60
15 votes

#19 - Deep Freeze

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/23/2021

An entrepreneur forges an unlikely friendship with a ragtag group of skateboarders. But when he vanishes and signs point to foul play, police wonder whether he was really a friend—or a target.

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Mystery Millionaire
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7.60
10 votes

#20 - Mystery Millionaire

Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/21/2022

Police believe the discovery of a body in a Florida backyard ends the desperate search for a missing woman. But it only makes the mystery deeper … and darker.

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Garden of Evil
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7.59
22 votes

#21 - Garden of Evil

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 8/19/2019

When a beautiful garden turns into a dark abyss, the serenity in Salem, Oregon is shattered; all is not as it seems as investigators dig into the life of a single mom; as the grisly details begin to unfold, the chase is on to catch a killer.

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Buried in the Sand: A Cowboy's Final Ride
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7.58
19 votes

#22 - Buried in the Sand: A Cowboy's Final Ride

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/6/2022

A cowboy more at ease with horses than people vanishes into the desert after running into a group of California ranchers who believe he’s done them wrong. Police must determine whether he rode off into the sunset or was the target of a deadly vengeance.

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Deep in the Cornfields
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7.57
23 votes

#23 - Deep in the Cornfields

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/15/2019

Federal agents descend on a tiny Ohio town after a beloved girl goes missing. Fearing their cornfields harbor a terrible truth, theories abound and panic spikes in this serene community. It’s a race against time as investigators close in on a killer.

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Gone Girls
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7.56
25 votes

#24 - Gone Girls

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/24/2019

When a man and his dog make a disturbing discovery in a backyard beach, a series of horrifying events unfold in a sleepy South Carolina town. Investigators fear no one is safe as they desperately track a killer potentially hiding in plain sight.

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Blood Brothers
star
7.54
24 votes

#25 - Blood Brothers

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 9/2/2019

A deadly mystery with deep running roots snakes through a small Alabama town, shattering a young family and baffling the community; investigators unlock long held Southern secrets to solve a murder and discover a truth steeped in blood and revenge.

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