The BEST episodes of The Murder Tapes

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

Incorporating bodycam footage from the initial crime scene, surveillance video, and interrogation room recordings, homicide investigations unfold through dramatic real video footage providing an up-close perspective on homicide investigations.

Last Updated: 4/22/2024Network: Investigation DiscoveryStatus: Continuing
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She Set Me Up
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8.19
27 votes

#1 - She Set Me Up

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/16/2021

Evansville, Indiana, police rely on an unlikely source of information as they search for the person responsible for shooting 28-year-old D'Angelo White. Cryptic clues left by the victim himself challenge the investigative skills of veteran detectives.

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The Move Out
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8.12
33 votes

#2 - The Move Out

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/9/2021

Kiana Marshall, her brother Corey, and their friend Alexis are murdered. Now, bodycam and CCTV capture the hunt for their insane killer. Twisted tales lead detectives on a wild goose chase, but the killers are revealed and must face the consequences.

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What's in the Backpack?
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8.10
29 votes

#3 - What's in the Backpack?

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/26/2021

Robert Sharp is a retired professor living in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and the last person anyone would expect to be murdered. But when he turns up brutally stabbed and burned, Robert's final moments make police wonder who could have done this and why.

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Two Neighbors
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8.09
22 votes

#4 - Two Neighbors

Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/18/2022

A chilling confession ultimately tells all after a relative finds Cindy Testerman strangled to death in her own home and a second woman goes missing.

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I Did Something Real Bad
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8.05
22 votes

#5 - I Did Something Real Bad

Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/8/2022

A body is left on a Milwaukee street, creating intrigue and mystery.

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Footprints in the Snow
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8.03
37 votes

#6 - Footprints in the Snow

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/19/2021

The community in Bozeman, Montana, is rocked when officers find Lauren DeWise deceased and her roommate, Ashley Van Hemert, critically injured. As police search for clues, they realize that they must dive deep into Lauren's life to find her killer.

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I'd Kill Them Again
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8.03
38 votes

#7 - I'd Kill Them Again

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/12/2021

A man returns home from work, unaware of the grisly horrors awaiting him.

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This Guy’s Getting Paranoid
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8.00
36 votes

#8 - This Guy’s Getting Paranoid

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/20/2021

Roaa Al-Dhanoon has disappeared. What begins as a missing persons case, takes a disturbing turn by someone who is closest to her. Now, detectives must unravel a complex web of deceit that continues to strike fear throughout the devastated community.

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The Drop Off
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7.97
29 votes

#9 - The Drop Off

Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/14/2021

Detectives uncover shocking secrets tied to a Florida man's shooting death.

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Midnight on Autumn St.
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7.96
25 votes

#10 - Midnight on Autumn St.

Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/3/2022

A late-night shooting at an apartment complex in Hot Springs, Arkansas, leaves a young man dead in a bad drug deal. Police question the person responsible for luring the victim to his death. Will this lead authorities to the person who pulled the trigger?

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Blue Nightmare
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7.92
26 votes

#11 - Blue Nightmare

Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/20/2022

Local police confront their worst fears when the body of a local EMT is found at her home in Columbus, Georgia. The ensuing investigation shocks the wider community and tests the public's faith in law enforcement itself.

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Something Came Over Me
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7.90
29 votes

#12 - Something Came Over Me

Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/16/2022

In Akron, Ohio, local antiques dealer Mary Kay Wohlfarth has mysteriously vanished into thin air. Detectives must race to find the elderly woman, leaving no stone unturned. However, finding Mary Kay might just lead to more questions than answers.

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Help, I've Been Shot
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7.90
29 votes

#13 - Help, I've Been Shot

Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/22/2022

Police find one man shot in an empty lot and hear of a second man missing.

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Stay With Us, Madison
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7.90
48 votes

#14 - Stay With Us, Madison

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/30/2020

Madison Wells, a sixteen-year-old student in New Jersey, is found murdered in her aunt's kitchen. When police look into her relationship with a twenty-year-old, they go down a rabbit hole that exposes an abusive relationship with a tragic end.

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Cover the Camera and I'll Talk
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7.89
35 votes

#15 - Cover the Camera and I'll Talk

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/2/2021

The Sheriff's Office in Virginia's Isle of Wight County discovers a double homicide involving an 80-year-old disabled grandmother. An undercover informant, a hidden handgun, and an unusual confession all lead to convictions in this cold-blooded crime.

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The Body in the Truck
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7.88
24 votes

#16 - The Body in the Truck

Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/27/2022

Jonesboro, Arkansas police team up with the local Sheriff's Office to investigate the death of 56-year-old Steven McQuayafter his badly beaten body is found in the back of a pickup truck. When the results of the victim's toxicology report arrive, the entire investigation is thrown into a tailspin.

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The Back of the Shed
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7.87
45 votes

#17 - The Back of the Shed

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/18/2020

A backyard shed in a Michigan trailer park holds the answers to a dark secret regarding a missing teenage couple. Police interview their families, but one member is evasive, deepening the mystery and setting off a covert manhunt across the Midwest.

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Sergeant Hassel
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7.86
28 votes

#18 - Sergeant Hassel

Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/25/2022

Officers find Tyrone Hassel III shot to death outside his father's home while on holiday leave from the Army; investigators must unravel a real whodunit, and when the killer finally reveals themselves, the detectives can't hide their shock.

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The Girl in the Crowd
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7.85
27 votes

#19 - The Girl in the Crowd

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/27/2021

What starts out as a calm night at the American Legion in Evansville, Indiana, quickly takes a turn when Anthony Blaylock is shot dead. But when detectives obtain video surveillance showing who is responsible, they stop at nothing to find his killer.

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Follow the Tracks
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7.84
32 votes

#20 - Follow the Tracks

Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/1/2022

A masked man ambushes a local landscaper shooting him and fleeing on foot.

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The House on Lillian Street
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7.84
25 votes

#21 - The House on Lillian Street

Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/2/2022

Samantha Guthrie's parents desperately search for their missing child. As the police search reveals many players in this mystery, there is one common thread - the Lillian St. house. Police aim to find the truth of what occurred within those walls.

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So Hateful
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7.84
43 votes

#22 - So Hateful

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/13/2021

When 46-year-old Anthony Pearson is found shot in the park, his family has no idea who would want to bring harm to a man that was loved by so many. Using modern technology and forensic testing, detectives are determined to bring his killer to justice.

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Tape The Scene
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7.84
49 votes

#23 - Tape The Scene

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/18/2020

Agnes Bram, an 82-year-old Middleton, Wis., woman is found murdered in her garage; as detectives develop their case, a city-wide manhunt follows, and investigators must curb public hysteria by ensuring the killer will not kill again.

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Kind of a Vicious Person
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7.83
24 votes

#24 - Kind of a Vicious Person

Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 7/7/2021

Apache County Sheriff's Office begins a double homicide investigation after the gruesome discovery of an elderly couple's remains in Sanders, Arizona. A statewide hunt for the perpetrator challenges veteran investigators resulting in an unusual arrest.

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Club Chaos
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7.83
30 votes

#25 - Club Chaos

Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/15/2022

A shooting at nightclub causes chaos as multiple suspects flee the scene.

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