The BEST episodes of The Coroner: I Speak for the Dead season 1

Every episode of The Coroner: I Speak for the Dead season 1, 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 season 1!

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
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7.89
36 votes

#1 - 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

#2 - 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

#3 - 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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7.60
45 votes

#4 - 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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7.54
35 votes

#5 - 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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7.44
34 votes

#6 - 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

#7 - 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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Rigor Mortis
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7.36
73 votes

#8 - 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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