The BEST episodes of The Coroner: I Speak for the Dead

Every episode of The Coroner: I Speak for the Dead ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Coroner: I Speak for the Dead!

The Coroner: I Speak for the Dead is a gripping new series bringing audiences inside the work of one man who has truly seen it all in his 25 years on the job – Graham Hetrick. A seasoned coroner in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, this eight part series features an inside look at shocking murder cases and complex forensic investigations: while detectives search for clues among the living, Hetrick uncovers the secrets of the dead.

Last Updated: 9/27/2024Network: Investigation DiscoveryStatus: Ended
star
7.91
22 votes

#1 - Clues From the Body

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/7/2017

Coroner Graham Hetrick is immediately called to the scene after the decomposed body of Marcus Garner is found abandoned in a Harrisburg, Pa., garage; Graham must use a special science and the common housefly to solve the case.

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7.89
36 votes

#2 - Washing of the Sins

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/5/2016

In 2009, Hetrick is called to one of the strangest crime scenes of his career: a man has been stabbed to death, his body wrapped in garbage bags. But what is unearthed during the autopsy and murder investigation leads to an even more appalling conclusion.

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7.70
30 votes

#3 - Skin Deep

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/15/2016

When the smoke clears from a mysterious car fire, a charred body is discovered in the backseat. Hetrick identifies the victim and in piecing together the secrets of this man’s life and death, reveals atrocities no one ever imagined.

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7.67
36 votes

#4 - Unburying the Truth

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/8/2016

Hetrick is facing the biggest challenge of his career: finding a connection between decades-old missing person’s cases and a slew of unidentified victims. If successful, he could stop a serial killer in his tracks.

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7.61
28 votes

#5 - First Cut Is the Deepest

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/17/2017

Career U.S. Army soldier Sam Gore is found viciously stabbed inside his home in Harrisburg, Pa.; Dauphin County Coroner Graham Hetrick must determine whether Gore was a soldier of misfortune or the victim of premeditated murder.

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star
7.60
45 votes

#6 - Call the Coroner

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/25/2016

When a woman is killed in her backyard, investigators focus on her family. But coroner Graham Hetrick believes this is a special kind of assassin who kills for the thrill of it. The clock is ticking; will the murderer be caught before he strikes again?

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star
7.58
24 votes

#7 - Internal Trauma

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/31/2017

In Harrisburg, Pa., 86-year-old Goldie Snyder is found brutally murdered in her bait shop; her wounds make Dauphine County Coroner Graham Hetrick suspect the killer has done this before and will kill again.

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7.58
24 votes

#8 - Contact Wound

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/18/2017

In Hummelstown, Pa., Dale Orwan is found savagely murdered in his home; Coroner Graham Hetrick is immediately called to the scene, where he discovers a house of horrors; the only suspect is a woman who left her clothes behind.

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star
7.56
18 votes

#9 - Under the Skin

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/28/2017

After what looks like a hit-and-run accident, Kim Granison is found fighting for her life in the middle of a street, then she succumbs to her injuries; Coroner Graham Hetrick suspects Granison may have been the victim of murder, not an accident.

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star
7.54
35 votes

#10 - Trial By Fire

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/1/2016

When a young, married couple is discovered in the aftermath of a house fire, firefighters fear they arrived too late. Hetrick suspects that this fire is no accident—and while he may find the truth, will justice be served?

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7.53
19 votes

#11 - Six Letters, Starts With M

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/21/2017

The tight-knit community of Hummelstown, Pa., is torn apart after 82-year-old Kathryn Bishop is found beaten to death; since every suspect has an alibi, Coroner Graham Hetrick must rely on evidence from an unlikely source.

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star
7.48
21 votes

#12 - Love in Pieces

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/14/2017

When the mutilated body of Dale Bloom is discovered in his Harrisburg, Pa., home, it's up to Coroner Graham Hetrick to determine who killed him and why he was targeted.

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star
7.45
20 votes

#13 - Make It Hurt

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/4/2017

When well-known bookie John Troutman is found brutally murdered in his apartment, Coroner Graham Hetrick is immediately called to the scene; the coroner must read Troutman's many wounds to uncover a hatred that lies dangerously close to home.

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star
7.44
18 votes

#14 - Hand in Glove

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/2018

When popular jockey Juan Vives is found stabbed to death in the woods just days before Christmas, Dauphin County Coroner Graham Hetrick and investigators must explore the racing circuit to determine if the killer was a jealous rival or a dark horse.

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7.44
34 votes

#15 - Clash of Wills

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/22/2016

A woman is murdered while working the late shift at a motel. Signs point to a crime of passion, but Hetrick knows it isn’t so simple. Still, no one imagines it will take 12 years to catch a killer.

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7.44
32 votes

#16 - Traumatic Ending

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/19/2016

A woman suffers a seemingly accidental fall down a flight of stairs, and dies from a traumatic brain injury. But after the autopsy, Hetrick suspects there is more than meets the eye. Ten years and two more mysterious deaths later, the truth is finally revealed.

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star
7.37
19 votes

#17 - Touch Me and Die

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/24/2017

In Hershey, Pa., Bob Curley dies after being rushed to the emergency room with bizarre symptoms; Dauphin County Coroner Graham Hetrick hunts for a strand of evidence to prove whether Curley's exposure to a deadly poison was accidental or murder.

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star
7.36
11 votes

#18 - Where He Stood

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/8/2018

Barbara Gooding's life is torn apart when her son, 18-year-old Keoin Gooding, dies in her arms; it's up to Dauphin County Coroner Graham Hetrick to read Keoin's bullet wounds to determine who shot the teenager, leaving the entire community stunned.

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Rigor Mortis
star
7.36
73 votes

#19 - Rigor Mortis

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/18/2016

The premiere of the true-crime series details the case of a young mother who was beaten and shot to death. While investigators aren't lacking for suspects, the coroner sees signs that it was a crime of passion.

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star
7.32
19 votes

#20 - Wedding Day

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/3/2018

After Steve Esworthy is found beaten to death in a Harrisburg, Pa., neighborhood, it's up to Dauphin County Coroner Graham Hetrick to read Steve's wounds and uncover the killer behind one of the most unusual deaths he's ever seen.

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star
7.18
11 votes

#21 - While You Slept

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/30/2018

After Jimmy Felder's mutilated body is found in his bedroom, Coroner Graham Hetrick arrives to one of the bloodiest crime scenes he's ever seen; Graham must read Jimmy's wounds to discover a rage that lies dangerously close to home.

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star
7.17
12 votes

#22 - He'll Open the Door

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/7/2018

Nursing student Hitender Thakur is found shot to death behind the counter of the convenience store where he works; Coroner Graham Hetrick helps police hunt for a killer who has disappeared without a trace.

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star
7.07
14 votes

#23 - The Wax Bags

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/2018

In Elizabethville, Pa., a man finds his 23-year-old son dead of unknown causes in his room; Coroner Graham Hetrick finds hidden wounds on Zack Donnelly's body that reveal the shocking story of his death.

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star
7.00
25 votes

#24 - Spiderwebs

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/11/2017

In Harrisburg, Pa., disc jockey Tony Haines is found dead with multiple gunshot wounds to his head; Coroner Graham Hetrick must determine if Haines was in the wrong place at the wrong time or targeted for keeping a deadly secret.

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star
6.83
6 votes

#25 - One Tiny Bone

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/25/2018

The body of 83-year-old Peggy Swan is found decomposing in her basement; Coroner Graham Hetrick examines Swan's body to help solve her puzzling murder.

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