The BEST episodes of Reasonable Doubt

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

Retired homicide detective Chris Anderson and criminal defense attorney Melissa Lewcowicz help desperate families, convinced a loved one has been wrongfully convicted of murder. Each week Chris and Melissa investigate a new case. And each week they are forced to decide whether there's really been a wrongful conviction or whether the family needs to face the bitter truth that their loved one is guilty as charged . "Reasonable Doubt" is a hard-hitting, balanced and emotional look at the US criminal justice system.

Last Updated: 12/18/2024Network: Investigation DiscoveryStatus: Continuing
star
8.09
23 votes

#1 - A Body, a Trough, and 800 Pounds of Concrete

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/14/2020

She was a pioneer; the first female deputy sheriff in Oglethorpe County's history. But now Tracy Fortson is just another inmate- convicted of murdering her boyfriend. Was it justice? Or a set-up? Chris and Fatima investigate.

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7.96
24 votes

#2 - A Shot in the Dark

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/17/2020

A Virginia man has been behind bars for over twenty-years based on the eyewitness testimony of one nearly blind woman. The convict's desperate mom and sister beg Chris and Fatima to join their crusade for justice.

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7.85
13 votes

#3 - Hypnotized

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/23/2021

A jury convicts 15-year-old Evaristo Salas for an apparent gang-related hit that leaves one man dead. His sisters say Evaristo is innocent, and they can prove it.

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7.85
13 votes

#4 - Murder at her Doorstep

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/28/2020

A Virginia man is convicted of leaving a deadly bomb on his ex-girlfriend's porch. Now his daughter and mother are joining forces to fight for his freedom. Will Chris and Fatima join them?

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7.82
22 votes

#5 - Game Over

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/7/2020

An Alabama high school coach is found dead in his home. His foster son gets convicted of the crime. But now the convict's wife is on a crusade to free the man she claims was wrongfully convicted.

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7.81
16 votes

#6 - For Her Love

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

War veteran Tim Wright is in prison for killing his girlfriend's ex, but his family is convinced he is innocent. Now they've reached out to Chris Anderson and Fatima Silva, hoping they will join their fight.

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7.79
14 votes

#7 - The Ex Files

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/20/2022

Chris and Fatima investigate the case of Patricia Rorrer, who is in prison for brutally murdering her former boyfriend's wife and baby out of spite; her lawyers claim that she was not in the same state at the time of the crime.

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7.75
32 votes

#8 - Failure to Remember

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/21/2017

Military veteran Penny Brummer is accused of murdering her ex-girlfriend's friend in a jealous rage; however, Brummer was drunk and doesn't remember what transpired that night; now, Chris and Melissa try to help fill in the gaps in her memory.

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star
7.69
13 votes

#9 - Aunts and Artifacts

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/13/2022

After a robbery gone bad, a jury convicts Garrett Arrowood of killing his aunt; his mother and sister say two con men made him their mark, and now he sits in prison.

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7.67
18 votes

#10 - Without a Trace

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/21/2020

An Oklahoma woman disappears without a trace- never to be heard from again. But years later, police move in and arrest her ex-boyfriend. Now, his mom and sister are fighting for his freedom. Will Chris and Fatima join their crusade?

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7.67
15 votes

#11 - It Wasn't Me

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/5/2020

The wife and sister of a convicted murderer in Chicago insist he was the victim of mistaken identity. Chris and Fatima re-investigate the case.

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7.67
15 votes

#12 - My Best Friend's Murder

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/19/2021

Ken Andersen and Chad Swedberg are childhood best friends. Then Chad turns up dead on a wooded trail, and Ken takes the fall for his murder. Ken's family says the conviction is a gross miscarriage of justice and wants Chris and Fatima to investigate.

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star
7.65
17 votes

#13 - The Meanest Drunk in the South

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/31/2020

He was a former cop, a former alcoholic and one of the nastiest men in Texas- but Warren Horinek's friends say that doesn't make him a murderer.

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star
7.63
19 votes

#14 - The Code

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/27/2018

Rapper Corey "C-Murder" Miller is convicted of killing one of his fans in a crowded nightclub; Chris Anderson and Fatima Silva are called in by C-Murder's family to uncover the truth.

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star
7.62
13 votes

#15 - A $25,000 Performance

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/20/2021

Lee Harris admits he is a small-time con man, but insists that doesn't make him a murderer; his son and a close friend contact Chris and Fatima to investigate what they believe to be a miscarriage of justice.

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star
7.58
12 votes

#16 - The Cult of David

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/9/2021

Yvonne Layne, a beautiful mother of five, dies due to a murder plot masterminded by her ex, David Thorne, and carried out by his friend.

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7.55
20 votes

#17 - A Murder in Cave Creek

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/12/2021

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star
7.52
21 votes

#18 - Flames of Passion

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/24/2020

A Tennessee man is in prison, convicted of killing his girlfriend by setting their house on fire. But now, his daughter and best friend say there was no crime- just a tragic accident. Chris and Fatima investigate.

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star
7.50
18 votes

#19 - The Truck Driver's Wife

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/11/2018

Perry Mikell admits he was a serial cheater incapable of monogamy, but he insists that doesn't mean he killed his wife in a seedy motel room; now, Mikell's sister and fiancée have called in Chris and Fatima to see if they got the wrong man.

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7.50
24 votes

#20 - Obsessed with Celeste

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/10/2020

In one of their wildest investigations ever, retired detective Chris Anderson and defense attorney Fatima Silva look into the case of Celeste Beard: a woman convicted of getting her lesbian lover to murder her rich, elderly husband.

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7.50
12 votes

#21 - Murder Without Motive

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/6/2022

After a ten-year investigation, police suddenly charge Russell Holbrook with the murder of Melissa Howard; Russell vigorously proclaims his innocence.

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star
7.48
52 votes

#22 - Internal Affair

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/17/2017

Police Sgt. James Kulbicki is convicted of murdering his pregnant teenage mistress. Chris Anderson and Melissa Lewkowicz attempt to figure out whether Kulbicki is innocent.

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7.48
21 votes

#23 - Convicted by a Hair

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/13/2018

In 2011, 19-year old KC Grondin becomes involved with his first girlfriend, then he is charged with her murder; Grondin's parents are convinced he was the victim of a rush to judgment, and they call in Chris and Fatima to reopen the case.

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7.47
60 votes

#24 - Rivals in Love

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/3/2017

Three firsts happened to Erick Westervelt in 2004 -- He fell in love, he had his heart broken, and he was charged with murder. Anderson and Lewkowicz investigate to see if there's enough evidence to prove his innocence beyond a reasonable doubt.

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star
7.47
15 votes

#25 - Lies or Alibis

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/8/2018

Ten years after charges against him are dropped, Scott Davis is tried and convicted of murdering his estranged wife's boyfriend; Davis' family calls in Chris and Fatima to investigate whether his conviction constitutes a miscarriage of justice.

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