The WORST episodes of Reasonable Doubt

Every episode of Reasonable Doubt ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst 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: 7/2/2025Network: Investigation DiscoveryStatus: Continuing

6.50

14 votes

#1 - To Dye For

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/30/2021

A jury convicts Kara Garvin for the brutal murder of three members of the Mollett family in their rural Ohio trailer; Kara's mother and sister say she's incapable of violence.

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6.63

8 votes

#2 - Wealthy Men Only

Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/11/2022

Nanette Packard is in prison for murdering her husband-to-be, but her desperate daughter and a friend hope Chris and Fatima can prove they have the wrong woman.

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6.67

9 votes

#3 - State of Denial

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/13/2021

A jury convicts Glynn Simmons of a liquor store clerk's murder, but Glynn insists he was out of state during the killing.

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6.70

10 votes

#4 - The Jerk

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/23/2022

Everyone agrees Brian Etfenoff is an arrogant jerk who rubs people the wrong way, but his kids insist that doesn't make him guilty of murdering their mother.

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6.76

17 votes

#5 - A Desperate Daughter

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/1/2018

In 1988, Virginia Wells is arrested for murdering her parents for money; Chris and Fatima investigate to see if she's serving time for a crime she did not commit.

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6.80

10 votes

#6 - The $60 Murder

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/27/2022

Eric Miller was a small-time pot dealer convicted of killing a friend for $60 in cash. His girlfriend and daughter believe the system locked away the wrong man. They're hoping Chris and Fatima will join their fight to free Eric Miller.

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6.80

10 votes

#7 - Bringing a Gun to a Fist Fight

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/30/2022

Chris Anderson and Fatima Silva hear the case of Joel Atkin, a man who made a wrong turn in 2009, sparking a petty argument that left one man dead and Atkin in prison for murder.

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6.86

7 votes

#8 - Villain or Victim?

Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/4/2022

A disabled man dies three weeks after a brutal beating for his TV and VCR. A jury sentences three people to life in prison based on the testimony of just one woman. Is she telling the truth? Chris and Fatima investigate.

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6.88

17 votes

#9 - Suburban Tragedy

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/25/2018

In 2008, Ryan Widmer is convicted of murdering his new wife, Sarah, but he swears he's not guilty; Chris and Fatima investigate the evidence to prove his innocence.

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6.89

9 votes

#10 - Guiltless or Heartless

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/9/2022

California probation officer Rodney Patrick McNeal gets a life sentence for murdering his pregnant wife in a fit of rage; Chris and Fatima investigate.

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6.91

11 votes

#11 - Prison Mom

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/16/2022

A jury convicts a woman of murdering her husband as he lied in bed; her children insist that his death was actually a suicide.

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6.93

14 votes

#12 - Loose Lips

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/18/2018

Seventeen years after Craig White's disappearance, his cousin, Jesse Watkins, is suddenly arrested for his murder; Chris and Fatima investigate what really happened in 1990.

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6.94

16 votes

#13 - Hero or Killer?

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/15/2018

In 1991, 15-year-old David Clark is convicted of murdering a 12-year-old girl who died in a house fire; now, Clark's sisters ask Chris and Fatima to investigate his case and help them prove he was wrongfully convicted.

6.95

19 votes

#14 - High-Stakes Homicide

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/20/2018

Pest control worker Kim Cain is convicted of murdering a 71-year-old socialite in Palm Beach, Fla.; the prosecution argues the victim found Cain stealing her jewelry to support a gambling addiction; Chris and Fatima seek to prove his innocence.

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7.00

13 votes

#15 - Trapped in the Middle

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/16/2021

Steven Chaban is accused of murdering his mother-in-law and is imprisoned; his wife seeks the help of Fatima and Chris to uncover whether he is innocent or guilty.

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7.00

54 votes

#16 - 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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7.06

16 votes

#17 - A Dying Plea

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/22/2018

Jerome Scott is found stabbed to death in his home; 16 years later, police move in on his ex-wife, Patricia Wright, claiming she killed him for money; now, Wright's sister and daughter are on a crusade to prove the wrong person is behind bars.

7.11

19 votes

#18 - Deadhead

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/26/2021

Bruce Walton is in prison, convicted of the fatal stabbing of his lifelong friend Roy Fuller; Bruce's sisters are convinced he is innocent, and they are hoping Chris and Fatima will join them in their fight to free Bruce.

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7.17

109 votes

#19 - 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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7.18

34 votes

#20 - 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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7.20

25 votes

#21 - When the Gun Went Off

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/3/2020

A Missouri man faints and wakes up to find his wife is dead. Police say it was murder. But three generations of his family insist it was just a tragic accident. Chris and Fatima investigate.

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7.26

23 votes

#22 - 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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7.27

26 votes

#23 - 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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7.31

16 votes

#24 - 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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7.33

12 votes

#25 - 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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