The WORST episodes of The Hunt with John Walsh

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

6.88

16 votes

#1 - The Cold-Blooded Charmer

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/3/2016

A search for Jorge Rueda Landeros, who is wanted in connection with the 2010 murder of American University accounting professor Sue Ann Marcum.

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7.18

11 votes

#2 - The Sins of Fathers

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/3/2016

A search for Elby Hars, who allegedly abused a young girl in Columbia, S.C.; a hunt for Eugene Palmer, who allegedly shot and killed his daughter-in-law.

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7.28

25 votes

#3 - Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/26/2016

Accounts of a Nebraskan alleged serial rapist and two members of the L.A. Boyz gang, brothers, who may be hiding in Mexico.

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7.29

14 votes

#4 - Still Running

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/12/2015

Season 2 begins with John Walsh providing updates on Season 1 fugitives who are still at large. Also: a recap of captured suspects and closed cases.

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7.30

23 votes

#5 - Still Running 2016

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/19/2016

Season 3 begins with John Walsh offering updates on fugitives still at large and those who have been captured, resulting in closed cases.

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7.32

19 votes

#6 - Fire and Murder

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/10/2016

Police hunt Robert William Fisher who is wanted for the 2001 murders of his wife Mary and their two children; police pursue Honolulu couple John and Julieanne Dimitrion who are wanted for mortgage fraud.

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7.59

17 votes

#7 - Deadly Lust

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/19/2015

A serially abusive stepfather is accused of sexually assaulting his stepdaughter for 15 years; a young police officer is accused of murdering his wife and molesting a 9-year-old student.

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7.59

22 votes

#8 - Trafficking in Death

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/17/2014

In 2002, a grain worker discovers eleven decomposed bodies hidden in a railcar in Iowa; clues lead Investigators south into Texas and beyond, where accused human trafficker Guillermo Madrigal Ballesteros, aka Don Memo, has disappeared for many years.

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7.62

13 votes

#9 - Sex Slaves In Texas

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/14/2016

Authorities in Harris County, Texas are desperate to find Alfonso Diaz-Juarez, a convicted pimp, child molester and sexual predator, known for profiting from prostitution and sex trade trafficking.

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7.67

15 votes

#10 - The Wanna-Be Gangster

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/4/2016

A search for Anthony Burroughs who is wanted for a 2000 murder in Arizona; a hunt for William Jordan who was convicted of a 1974 murder in Georgia but then escaped from prison in 1984.

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7.74

19 votes

#11 - Fighting for Life

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/23/2015

Herberto Maldonado allegedly takes Lori Meija's life into a deadly downward spiral. After being accused of molesting a friend's 10-year-old daughter, Bruce Sawhill runs and sets into motion a tragic chain of events leading to a girl's death.

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7.79

14 votes

#12 - The Disappearing

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/30/2015

A mother kills herself and her son disappears. A man allegedly kills four members of his ex-girlfriend's family.

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7.81

21 votes

#13 - Justice Denied

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/31/2014

The 1989 disappearance of an 11-year-old boy is investigated. Also: the hunt for a couple suspected of scamming homeowners in Hawaii.

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7.82

17 votes

#14 - Fugitive Mom

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/2/2015

A young mother vanishes with her 2-year-old daughter; a serial child molester is caught in Texas, but flees his trial and begins his monstrous pattern again.

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7.85

13 votes

#15 - Stolen Innocence

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/27/2017

A family man allegedly rapes his stepdaughter for five years before she comes forward with the truth; two coworkers and roommates become close friends, but soon greed and desperation drives one of them to allegedly commit murder.

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7.88

33 votes

#16 - Murder in the Mountains

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/13/2014

The story of Miller’s wife Sandy and daughters Shelby (age eight) and Shasta (age five), who were murdered in their Northern California home in May 2013, following accusations of habitual abuse. Sandy's husband Shane Miller, a convicted felon and the only suspect in the case, is currently on the U.S. Marshal’s most wanted list.

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7.93

27 votes

#17 - The Enemy Next Door

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/20/2014

The search for convicted sex offender Kevin Patrick Stoeser is detailed.

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7.95

19 votes

#18 - 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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8.00

7 votes

#19 - 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

7 votes

#20 - 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

10 votes

#21 - 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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8.00

16 votes

#22 - 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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8.06

16 votes

#23 - 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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8.10

29 votes

#24 - 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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8.11

18 votes

#25 - 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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