The BEST episodes of The Hunt with John Walsh

Every episode of The Hunt with John Walsh ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Hunt with John Walsh!

The series profiles unsolved and ongoing high-profile crime stories as told by witnesses and law enforcement officials, along with re-enactments of how the events happened. A picture of the person or persons involved are shown along with a number to call if they have any information or leads on the subject featured on the program.

Last Updated: 10/27/2024Network: HLNStatus: Ended

10.00

4 votes

#1 - Good Wife

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/13/2017

A young husband from India, months after an arranged marriage, allegedly beats his wife to death while the two work an overnight shift in the kitchen of a Maryland donut shop.

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9.33

6 votes

#2 - Still Running 2017

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/23/2017

Season 4 begins with a compilation of open cases from prior seasons.

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9.33

6 votes

#3 - A Final Romance

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/10/2017

Two old friends reconnect on Facebook and become lovers, but the romance ends with one dead and one on the run; a random encounter during a night of fun with a group of friends leaves two of them dead.

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9.11

9 votes

#4 - Factory of Death

Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 11/12/2017

An undocumented factory worker in southern California vanishes after he blackmails his employers about their illegal employment practices.

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9.00

7 votes

#5 - Enemy Territory

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 10/15/2017

A Chicago teen who refuses to declare his allegiance to a violent gang winds up beaten and shot to death in an alleyway; a serial DUI offender is accused of killing an Iraq War veteran while driving under the influence.

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8.88

8 votes

#6 - The Stolen Child

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/17/2017

Maria Cabrera is accused of kidnapping her own child while in the middle of a custody dispute with the boy's father; more than 20 years after a young mother was raped and murdered while at work, police identify a suspect in her case.

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8.83

6 votes

#7 - Brutal Obsession

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 10/1/2017

An abusive ex boyfriend is accused of stalking, trapping and killing his ex in her workplace; a 61-year-old grandmother is lured to a 37-year-old man's home, where he allegedly rapes her.

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8.75

8 votes

#8 - School of Lies

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/24/2017

Ty and Tisa Yiyara founded a progressive urban school but went on the run after they allegedly were caught having sex with a student; a construction worker in New York is accused of killing a popular young man.

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8.67

9 votes

#9 - The Frozen Prison

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/30/2017

An alleged rapist forces his 17-year-old victim to marry him, then imprisons her in a psychological cage for seven years.

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8.60

10 votes

#10 - Death Do Us Part

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/8/2017

A millionaire allegedly murders his wife then calls the authorities with a claim that a house-painter did it; the brutal rape and murder of a flight attendant goes unsolved for eight years until the perp's family flees to Mexico to unmask him.

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8.42

12 votes

#11 - Innocence Defiled

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/9/2015

The religious leader of a Hindu community in Texas flees after being convicted of sexually abusing the children of his followers.

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8.36

11 votes

#12 - Confessions of a Killer

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/19/2016

Authorities in Texas are searching for William Joseph Greer who confessed to having murdered his girlfriend Tammy Esquivel, a divorced stripper in 2006, but has managed to stay one step ahead of the law.

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8.36

14 votes

#13 - Sacrament of Blood

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/20/2017

A Santería priest allegedly murders his lover, rapes a minor during a "healing" ritual and molests his step-daughter, all while hiding behind the cloak of his religion.

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8.28

25 votes

#14 - Point Blank Murder

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/10/2014

Thayne Smika evades capture over 30 years; Richard McLean vanishes after molestation accusations.

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8.21

14 votes

#15 - Family Predator

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/6/2017

A serial child molester preys on young women in his own family for two generations, then vanishes just before his 12-year-old daughter is about testify at his trial; a volatile ladies' man with a history of violence allegedly murders his sister.

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8.15

13 votes

#16 - Murder Girl

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/28/2016

A Texas woman, Jennifer Puente, is being sought in connection with the horrific and brutal murder of her best friend in 2012, and already her accomplice/boyfriend is serving 34 years for his part in the crime.

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8.13

15 votes

#17 - Torture House

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/26/2015

Two brothers kidnap and torture prostitutes, until one victim escapes and leads police to their house of horrors.

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8.11

18 votes

#18 - Deceived to Death

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/16/2015

A woman hires a man to beat her estranged husband to death; a serial molester in Oregon abducts two women at knifepoint.

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8.10

29 votes

#19 - Family Annihilator

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/27/2014

The hunt for William Bradford Bishop Jr., who allegedly murdered his wife, his mother and his three young sons with a sledgehammer in 1976, is chronicled.

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8.06

16 votes

#20 - Preaching Lies

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/24/2014

A religious leader who allegedly molested young girls is hunted. Also: After accusing her ex-husband of abusing their daughter, a woman disappears with the child.

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8.00

7 votes

#21 - Death in Broad Daylight

Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 11/19/2017

When two teenagers from different gangs get into an ongoing battle over family and respect, one stabs the other to death in front of dozens of witnesses; during an early 1980s protest, a member of a radical group blinds a police officer.

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8.00

7 votes

#22 - Bad Cop

Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 10/22/2017

A former police officer who had stalked, assaulted, or attempted to seduce more than five young women over the course of his career is arrested while attempting to hook up for sex with minor girls using Internet chat rooms.

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8.00

16 votes

#23 - Crimes Of The Father

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/12/2015

An oppressive, overbearing father is accused of murdering his high school-age daughters when they start dating boys their own age against his wishes.

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8.00

10 votes

#24 - No Way Out

Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 10/29/2017

A young girl being raped by her stepfather tells her family and the authorities but no one believes her; a grudge-fight between acquaintances escalates until one man shoots the other in the head in front of their three mutual friends.

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7.95

19 votes

#25 - Under the Influence

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/3/2014

Profiled: Christopher Ponce, a fugitive accused of DUI manslaughter; and David Burgert, a militia leader who went on the lam after provoking a shootout with law enforcement.

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