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.
#1 - A Family Affair
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/24/2022
The discovery of a body buried in a Delaware backyard launches police into an investigation that leads them on a twisted path through bizarre family ties, an unexpected love triangle, and an unthinkable murder plot.
#2 - To Catch a Thief
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/12/2023
When a widower disappears from his Southern California home, investigators find themselves caught up in a federal investigation involving the infamous hunt for skyjacker D.B. Cooper.
#3 - Last Song You'll Ever Hear
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/5/2023
When a California mother wakes to find the door wide open and her daughter missing, law enforcement travel the country to find her until they discover a dark plot that began at the teen's doorstep.
#4 - Hundred-Foot Grave
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/22/2023
A young couple sets out from a holiday visit but never make it home as law enforcement search dangerous terrain fraught with derelict silver mines. In the black night and bitter cold, what happens when no one can hear you scream?
#5 - Deadly Trust
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/29/2023
A spunky grandmother and former bail bondswoman is a no-show at work, leaving friends and family desperate for answers. As investigators focus on felons from her former career, they soon discover she may not be the only one missing.
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Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/15/2023
When a successful Arizona businesswoman disappears on a holiday shopping trip, investigators hunt for a kidnapper; when the killer takes his secrets to the grave, however, the only chance of finding her is a psychic's mysterious vision.
#7 - Boy Witness
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/8/2023
When a Michigan mother disappears on an afternoon walk, investigators pin all hope on their sole eyewitness: a 10-year-old boy who may have witnessed the unthinkable.
#8 - Storm of the Century
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/1/2023
A beloved Missouri couple is thought to be swept away in a record-breaking deadly storm, but when a closer look at the family farm points to foul play, law enforcement searches for clues long since washed away.
#9 - 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.
#10 - 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.
#11 - 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.
#12 - 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.
#13 - One of Our Own
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/19/2023
When a promising forensics student is found mutilated on a lonely stretch of Utah motorway, her Sheriff's department colleagues will stop at nothing to deliver justice.
#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.
#15 - 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.
#16 - Buried in the Woods: Secrets of the Hollywood Hills
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/20/2022
A night out on Hollywood's notorious Sunset Strip leads to a desperate search when a teenage girl doesn't make it home; the search for answers weaves though the strange side of Los Angeles before the tragic truth is uncovered in the Hollywood Hills.
#17 - 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.
#18 - 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.
#20 - 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.
#21 - 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.
#22 - 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.
#23 - Fear in Florida
Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 12/31/2020
When a thriving real estate agent disappears, Florida investigators scrutinize the men in her life. But when other women vanish, something more sinister may be at play. It takes a risky escape from an abductor to finally unbury some horrific truths.
#24 - Unhallowed Ground
Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/2/2025
When a beloved Michigan mum disappears, investigators discover she was the target of a dark satanic ritual.
#25 - Road Paved with Cruel Intentions
Season 6 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/28/2026
The road to enlightenment veers dangerously off course when a curious filmmaker becomes entangled in a deadly cult.