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The key to solving the toughest homicides lies somewhere in the final hours of a victim's life. In each one-hour episode, determined investigators must piece together events during this critical window to reconstruct the timeline,

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    A Time to Kill Season 1 Episode 1 - The Body in the SUV
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - The Body in the SUV

    S1:E1

    When the badly decomposed body of Margarita Scott is found in the backseat of her estranged husband's missing SUV, investigators must interview everyone close to her to retrace her final steps.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. A Time to Kill Season 1 Episode 2 - Footprints in the Snow
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Footprints in the Snow

    S1:E2

    When a small-town Michigan couple is gunned down in their own home, footprints in the snow and loose lips will lead police to their killer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. A Time to Kill Season 1 Episode 3 - The Man in the Background
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - The Man in the Background

    S1:E3

    Two young girls arrive home from school 10 days before Christmas and find their father dead; police narrow the timeline of the murder down to an eight-minute window before the girls walked in the door

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. A Time to Kill Season 1 Episode 4 - Betrayed
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Betrayed

    S1:E4

    When newlyweds Joe and Olga Connell are gunned down outside their Wilmington, Del., home, police investigate a sibling rivalry, a business partnership plagued by drugs, and an outlaw motorcycle gang.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. A Time to Kill Season 1 Episode 5 - A Miami Murder Mystery
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - A Miami Murder Mystery

    S1:E5

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. A Time to Kill Season 1 Episode 6 - Murder of the Snowplow King
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Murder of the Snowplow King

    S1:E6

    Snowplow King Randy Scheffield is found shot dead in his bed by his wife on the first snowy day of the season, and Ohio detectives look into Randy's business to establish a motive.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. A Time to Kill Season 1 Episode 7 - Murder on His Mind
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Murder on His Mind

    S1:E7

    A young Iowa man is shot dead while he sleeps peacefully next to his fiancée. Investigators wonder how she remained unharmed, and suspicion quickly swirls around her and two of her ex-boyfriends.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. A Time to Kill Season 1 Episode 8 - The Missing Hotelier
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - The Missing Hotelier

    S1:E8

    A two-bit Florida criminal is arrested while driving a stolen convertible that has blood in the backseat, and its owner, a 49-year-old hotelier named Sabine Musil-Buehler, is reported missing; the case expands to include a possible homicide

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. A Time to Kill Season 1 Episode 9 - A Murder in Cordova
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - A Murder in Cordova

    S1:E9

    When the body of 43-year-old Tina Coronna is discovered in the backseat of her abandoned truck, detectives must piece together clues gleaned from the victim's emotional husband, his mistress, and a neighbourhood vigilante

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. A Time to Kill Season 1 Episode 10 - Words from the Grave
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Words from the Grave

    S1:E10

    A woman is gunned down in her garage after finishing a shift at work and investigators must search in vain for a motive in the brutal murder. When her boyfriend finds notes she wrote prior to the crime, the case is flipped on his head.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. A Time to Kill Season 2 Episode 3 - Three's Company, Four's a Crowd
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Three's Company, Four's a Crowd

    S2:E3

    A concerned husband fails to get in touch with his wife after an alarm is tripped at their house, so he calls on the police to check it out. Upon arrival, they find his wife dead and try to connect the dots between an earlier burglary and a love triangle.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. A Time to Kill Season 2 Episode 4 - Who Killed the Yogi?
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Who Killed the Yogi?

    S2:E4

    A 45-year-old yoga instructor is found gunned down on his front porch on a hot September morning in Tucson. With evidence of a burglary, detectives wonder if the victim interrupted the crime. The case proves much more complex when a witness steps forward.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. A Time to Kill Season 2 Episode 6 - Written in Blood
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Written in Blood

    S2:E6

    A cold-blooded murder of a 39-year-old woman sends detectives in Oldsmar, Florida on the hunt for a killer, and their only clues are three letters written in blood and a pizza delivery.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. A Time to Kill Season 3 Episode 1 - What Happened to Lauren?
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - What Happened to Lauren?

    S3:E1

    A 27-year-old law student is reported missing, and when investigators later find human remains in the trash can behind her apartment, it's undeniable that the two are related. Police in Macon, Georgia, must act fast to catch a cold-blooded killer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. A Time to Kill Season 3 Episode 2 - Cruel Intentions
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Cruel Intentions

    S3:E2

    A 30-year-old woman is reported missing by her concerned husband after she fails to report to work. When her abandoned car is found, traces of blood in the trunk indicate more than just a disappearance - it's clear she has been murdered.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. A Time to Kill Season 3 Episode 3 - Killer on the Roof
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Killer on the Roof

    S3:E3

    A former marine's death reveals a string of angry coworkers and irate exes.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. A Time to Kill Season 3 Episode 4 - There Will be Blood
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - There Will be Blood

    S3:E4

    The murder of a beloved father days before Christmas shatters his family.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. A Time to Kill Season 3 Episode 6 - Undoing Behavior
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Undoing Behavior

    S3:E6

    A 36-year-old woman lies strangled to death in her own home. Clues at the scene indicate she knew her killer well enough to let them in and that the resulting murder was spontaneous. Now, police race to discover who could want this mother dead and why.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. A Time to Kill Season 3 Episode 7 - The Unusual Suspect
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - The Unusual Suspect

    S3:E7

    A popular Wisconsin funeral director and his intern are murdered in cold blood. The case stalls for two years before a criminal profiler takes a fresh look and sees only one viable suspect -- someone the police never considered.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. A Time to Kill Season 3 Episode 8 - She Called 911
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - She Called 911

    S3:E8

    When a 42-year-old woman is strangled to death and posed in an unusual way in her bedroom, detectives are on the hunt for someone who would have wanted to humiliate her after murdering her. A hidden 911 call turns the case on its head.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. A Time to Kill Season 3 Episode 9 - The Sable-Eyed Beauty
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - The Sable-Eyed Beauty

    S3:E9

    When a body found dumped in a gritty Brooklyn neighborhood is later identified as criminal justice student Imette St. Guillen, detectives must retrace her final hours at a Manhattan bar to catch her killer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. A Time to Kill Season 4 Episode 2 - Road Trip To Murder
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Road Trip To Murder

    S4:E2

    After his contentious divorce, Josh Niles finds love with Amber Washburn. Josh’s kids join their new family in Sodus, New York, and life seems like a fairytale until a determined gunman shatters their happily ever after.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. A Time to Kill Season 4 Episode 3 - Data Doesn’t Lie
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Data Doesn’t Lie

    S4:E3

    A 911 call from a worried ex-boyfriend sends police to the Powder Springs, Georgia, home of Danielle Marshall. Once there, they find her shot dead in the kitchen. As the suspects multiply, it takes some police ingenuity to nab the killer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. A Time to Kill Season 4 Episode 5 - Admit Affair, Deny the Murder
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Admit Affair, Deny the Murder

    S4:E5

    A college student's effervescent personality wins him many admirers on his Columbia, Missouri, campus right up until the day of his murder. As a police search for suspects, a tip leads them to someone with a lot to lose.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. A Time to Kill Season 4 Episode 6 - Evil in the Basement
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Evil in the Basement

    S4:E6

    Sixteen-year-old Cassie Jo Stoddart is housesitting in a Pocatello, Idaho, neighborhood. As she watches movies on the couch, Cassie is oblivious to the fact that she's not alone. When she finally realizes that someone evil is lurking, it's far too late.

    Director:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"The Body in the SUV" is the best rated episode of "A Time to Kill". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/4/2020. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Footprints in the Snow".