The BEST episodes of Reasonable Doubt season 1

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

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: 11/18/2024Network: Investigation DiscoveryStatus: Continuing

7.75

32 votes

#1 - 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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7.48

52 votes

#2 - 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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7.47

60 votes

#3 - 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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7.45

44 votes

#4 - Murder in a Bottle

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/7/2017

A Sunday-school teacher is convicted of murdering her husband by spiking his sports drink with windshield washer fluid. Chris and Melissa investigate to see whether she has been the victim of a rush to judgment.

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7.44

36 votes

#5 - Beneath the Surface

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/31/2017

Patty Wlasiuk dies after her truck plunges into a lake in 2002. While husband Peter insists it was a suicide attempt, a jury convicts him of Patty's murder. Chris and Melissa try to figure out what really happened.

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7.44

39 votes

#6 - A Dying Declaration

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/24/2017

A preacher is ambushed and murdered, and his former lover is arrested and convicted of the crime, but the victim's dying words may be the key to exonerating the man he once loved.

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7.36

25 votes

#7 - Long-Distance Murder

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/28/2017

Freddie Freeman's loved ones say he may be many things, including a lady's man, a hustler and a cult leader, but he is not a cold-blooded killer; Chris and Melissa reopen Freeman's case and find a trail of blood, politics and wild accusations.

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7.24

33 votes

#8 - Flesh and Blood

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/14/2017

A California couple is brutally murdered and their son is convicted of the crime; now, the victim's sister has reached out to Chris and Melissa for help, convinced her nephew has been wrongfully convicted of committing this unthinkable crime.

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7.21

107 votes

#9 - Southern Justice

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/26/2017

Rapper Mac Phipps was on the fast track to fame when a young fan was shot and killed at one of his concerts. Mac was convicted of the murder but his parents believe he's the victim of old fashioned southern justice.

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7.04

53 votes

#10 - Guilt by Association

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/10/2017

David Johnson is serving hard time for a murder that took place at a New Year party, but his family insists he was a naive teenager who was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

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