The WORST episodes of Secrets of the Morgue

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

Medical examiners provide their perspectives on high-profile murder cases, as they work with homicide detectives to bring justice to both the victims and their families.

Last Updated: 9/5/2025Network: Investigation DiscoveryStatus: Ended

6.62

13 votes

#1 - Devil Among Us

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/12/2019

The dismembered remains of an unidentified young man are discovered in Wisconsin; a tattoo, a plastic bag and a confession lead detectives to the killer's door.

6.67

6 votes

#2 - The Cowboy and the Killer

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/15/2019

Searching for a flamboyant lawyer's killer, investigators must unravel a complex mystery involving a deadly love triangle, and a nationwide manhunt for an unexpected killer.

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6.69

13 votes

#3 - Pastor Predator

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/5/2019

A parishioner is found dead in a rural Pennsylvania church with a gunshot wound to his head; when investigators uncover suspicious details about the man's life, it's up to the medical examiner to get to the bottom of the mystery.

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6.72

18 votes

#4 - The Well Runs Dry

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/15/2018

Determined to prove a Missouri mother was murdered, an ambitious medical examiner orders an illegal exhumation; when the autopsy reveals foul play, the search for the woman's killer reveals another mysterious cold case with a chilling connection.

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6.77

13 votes

#5 - Torn to Pieces

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/22/2018

The surgically dismembered remains of an unknown woman are discovered in Wisconsin; mutilated beyond recognition, it's up to a forensic anthropologist to establish her identity and help track down her killer.

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6.79

14 votes

#6 - Wolf At The Door

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/29/2018

A wealthy woman disappears from her upscale Ohio retirement village; days later, her body is found in the trunk of her abandoned car.

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7.00

15 votes

#7 - The Final Say

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/19/2019

When 33-year-old Jennifer Corbin's body is found in her bed, the evidence suggests suicide; then, the medical examiner determines that someone else pulled the trigger.

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7.21

14 votes

#8 - Buried Secrets

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/26/2019

After an electrician is poisoned, the world's leading forensic pathologist is brought in to catch his killer.

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7.30

10 votes

#9 - Into the Wilderness

Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 4/5/2019

When the body of a 24-year-old truck stop waitress is discovered in North Carolina, it will take more than a decade and cutting-edge science to track down her killer.

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7.46

13 votes

#10 - Dark Waters

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/1/2019

When a leg washes ashore in Lake Ontario, detectives suspect a fellow police officer committed a heinous murder. It's up to the medical examiner to link him to the severed leg and prove it was a homicide.

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7.50

10 votes

#11 - A Taste for Murder

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/22/2019

The bodies of three young women are discovered in Washington State. And though it's clear there's a serial killer on the loose, it will take a missing ring, traces of blood, and a coroner's expertise to tie the crimes together.

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7.55

11 votes

#12 - Ashes to Ashes

Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 4/5/2019

When the hastily cremated remains of a church-going grandma and her troubled daughter are discovered in the basement of an Ohio home, local investigators are joined by one of the most experienced pathologists in the country.

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7.64

14 votes

#13 - My Bloody Valentine

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/9/2019

When a loving husband dies in a Maryland hotel fire, the medical examiner grapples with a mysterious cause of death, as investigators search for an elusive killer with the perfect undetectable weapon.

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7.69

13 votes

#14 - John Doe No. 5

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/2/2019

A sadistic serial killer stalks young male drifters in Florida; as the death toll reaches five, it will take a jailhouse tip, a survivor's story and a tiny chip of paint to track down the killer.

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7.78

9 votes

#15 - Overkill

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/22/2019

A brutally murdered woman is found floating near the yacht club at Newport Beach, California. After the coroner identifies the victim, it's up to detectives to track down her missing teenage daughter.

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7.91

11 votes

#16 - Long Way From Home

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/9/2019

In Connecticut, the smoldering mutilated body of a woman is discovered on a desolate road. It's up to investigators to determine who she is and how she got there.

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8.00

9 votes

#17 - The Beast & the Beauty

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/15/2019

The body of aspiring singer Heather Stigliano is found in her Myrtle Beach apartment. Bloody footprints tell investigators they're looking for a man with size 11 feet. Detectives will have to eliminate suspects before they can catch her killer.

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8.13

8 votes

#18 - Murder On the Mountain

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/22/2019

When a single mom is murdered in Colorado, detectives soon have three prime suspects in their sights. And though each insists he had nothing to do with the crime, DNA from all three men is found on the victim's body.

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8.14

7 votes

#19 - Killer On Campus

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/8/2019

Alabama police are obsessed with the execution-style shooting of an all-American college student. But it will take decades before a cutting-edge forensic facility leads them to a shocking conclusion.

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8.20

10 votes

#20 - Married to Murder

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/1/2019

A Filipina mail-order bride and mother goes missing in Texas. Detectives suspect her husband when they learn both his ex-wives died under suspicious circumstances.

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8.25

8 votes

#21 - Lake of Lies

Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/29/2019

When a woman's body and her truck are found in a lake in rural New York, detectives attempt to reconstruct the horrific accident, as the autopsy reveals vital clues to how she died.

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8.38

8 votes

#22 - Intent to Kill

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/8/2019

When a human skull is discovered at a Boy Scout camp in Missouri, detectives struggle to connect the dots. Until a renowned forensic pathologist joins the team, and the dead woman begins to tell her own story from beyond the grave.

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8.50

8 votes

#23 - Dance with the Devil

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/15/2019

When the remains of a young woman are found along a freeway in Florida, the medical examiner uses the plants that were found with the bones to solve the case.

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8.63

8 votes

#24 - A Modern Mummy

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/15/2019

When the mummified remains of a person are discovered in an abandoned garage in Nebraska, the police begin an investigation that leads to a nationwide manhunt for the alleged killer and with the help of science to catch him.

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8.75

8 votes

#25 - Lady in the Lagoon

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/22/2019

The mutilated body of a transgender woman is found in a pond outside Cleveland. Detectives close in on three prime suspects, but it's up to the medical examiner to find a forensic link between the victim and her killer.

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