The BEST episodes of Murder Calls season 1

Every episode of Murder Calls season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Murder Calls season 1!

Investigation Discovery's true-crime storytelling is often rooted in its award-winning visuals, but it's audio from actual 911 calls that sets the tone in Murder Calls. Each hour-long episode tracks a criminal investigation in which detectives must decipher the contents and subtext of an emergency call. As the case moves forward, the 911 audio ultimately leads investigators to the truth.

Last Updated: 12/8/2024Network: Investigation DiscoveryStatus: Ended
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7.63
19 votes

#1 - Shane's Last Stand

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/20/2017

A young man calls 911 claiming he injured himself when his gun misfired, and the dispatcher realizes there's more to his story than meets the eye.

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7.62
149 votes

#2 - Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/1/2017

The stories behind terrifying 911 calls are detailed in this true-crime series, beginning with a young father's call that he accidentally shot himself while working on a farm. While he's on the phone, however, a second shot is heard, revealing that the shooting was no accident.

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7.59
78 votes

#3 - Death At The Door

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/6/2017

A former cop calls 911, struggling to explain he's been shot multiple times and his girlfriend has been abducted. Investigators race to save the caller--they need his help to find the missing woman and the gunman, who might be a drug cartel hitman.

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7.51
82 votes

#4 - The Dark Horse

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/30/2017

A woman returns home to find her husband unconscious and bleeding on the floor of their horse barn. A 911 operator coaches her through CPR, but it's too late. Finding clues in the call itself, police unearth a sick plot to kill a beloved father.

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7.46
80 votes

#5 - Hanging by a Thread

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/13/2017

A man finds his wife with a cord around her neck and makes a heartbreaking 911 call, pleading for someone to save his beloved; then this story of love and loss is complicated by a missing phone, crime scene clues and a mystery man.

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7.35
101 votes

#6 - Down By The River

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/23/2017

In a harrowing call, a terrified woman tries to give police clues: there's a gun, she's near a river, and her kids are at risk. After police find her body, they learn a stomach-churning truth about a killer who's been a predator for years.

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7.31
121 votes

#7 - Seeing Red

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/15/2017

A series of bizarre 911 calls in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area feature a serial killer nicknamed the Weepy-Voiced Killer due to his whining voice.

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