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The Best Episodes of ATL Homicide

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Homicide detectives David Quinn and Vince Velazquez are veterans of the Atlanta Police Department. They are sitting down to share some of the grittiest stories of their careers. Quinn and Velazquez recall these cases and

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    ATL Homicide Season 3 Episode 1 - Cotton Field Confession: Ladeddrick Love
    9.0/10(6 votes)

    #1 - Cotton Field Confession: Ladeddrick Love

    S3:E1

    On Sept. 13, 2010, Vince and Quinn respond to a shooting at a gas station where 19-year-old Ladeddrick Love was gunned down while his pregnant girlfriend and toddler were both in the car.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. ATL Homicide Season 3 Episode 8 - Finding Mr. Right: Renee Hutchinson
    8.8/10(6 votes)

    #2 - Finding Mr. Right: Renee Hutchinson

    S3:E8

    Vince and Quinn are assigned to a cold case of a man found shot to death in his car. They try to figure out who wanted the man dead.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. ATL Homicide Season 3 Episode 3 - Deadly Double Cross: Ernest Wilson and Lamar Francis
    8.6/10(6 votes)

    #3 - Deadly Double Cross: Ernest Wilson and Lamar Francis

    S3:E3

    In Sept. 2004, Vince and Quinn are assigned to a cold case murder from three months before. Ernest Wilson and Lamar Francis were found dead inside a running SUV at an abandoned lumber.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. ATL Homicide Season 3 Episode 2 - Killer Next Door: Dennis McGuire
    8.3/10(7 votes)

    #4 - Killer Next Door: Dennis McGuire

    S3:E2

    On Nov. 10, 2007, Quinn and Vince respond to a 911 call from Evelyn McGuire, who just found her husband, Dennis, shot to death in their backyard.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. ATL Homicide Season 1 Episode 1 - Dark Secrets: Tereon Grant
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #5 - Dark Secrets: Tereon Grant

    S1:E1

    After single mother Tereon Grant is stabbed to death in the middle of the night, all signs point to her ex-boyfriend being the killer; then, Detectives Quinn and Velazquez dig deeper into the case, uncovering a dark secret that changes everything.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. ATL Homicide Season 1 Episode 2 - Sins of the Family: Alan Watson
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #6 - Sins of the Family: Alan Watson

    S1:E2

    When the skull of 11-year-old Alan Watson is found in a field, Quinn and Velazquez take the case of a murder that took place almost a decade before.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. ATL Homicide Season 1 Episode 3 - Deadly Affairs: Shaquilla Weatherspoon
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #7 - Deadly Affairs: Shaquilla Weatherspoon

    S1:E3

    To trained eyes, it appears as though Shaquilla Weatherspoon's killers staged the crime scene to make it look like a robbery; knowing better, Detectives Quinn and Velazquez investigate those closest to Shaquilla to find the truth.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. ATL Homicide Season 1 Episode 4 - Murder on the DL: John Ray
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #8 - Murder on the DL: John Ray

    S1:E4

    When U.S. Air Force veteran John Ray is found beaten and stabbed to death in his apartment, the crime scene looks like a random robbery.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. ATL Homicide Season 1 Episode 5 - Forbidden Love
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #9 - Forbidden Love

    S1:E5

    New mother Sparkle Rai, 21, is found strangled to death by her boyfriend who instantly becomes the prime suspect; David Quinn and Vince Velazquez uncover a surprising new suspect from Rai's past.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. ATL Homicide Season 1 Episode 6 - Ghosts of the Past: Jerry Heard
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - Ghosts of the Past: Jerry Heard

    S1:E6

    Quinn and Velazquez are called when Jerry Heard is found dead from gunshot wounds. They learn Heard spends his nights at a local bar, and the night he was killed, he was flirting with two different women, one with an armed boyfriend. With at least three potential suspects, the detectives get to work.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. ATL Homicide Season 1 Episode 7 - The Naked Man: Willie Bell
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - The Naked Man: Willie Bell

    S1:E7

    Neighborhood character Willie Bell is found naked and dead early in the morning; with nothing else to go on, Quinn and Velazquez discover that Willie was seen with two different women the night before he was found.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. ATL Homicide Season 1 Episode 8 - Liar, Liar: Cassandra Bryant
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - Liar, Liar: Cassandra Bryant

    S1:E8

    Cassandra Bryant, 38, is found naked and barely clinging to life; she dies in the ambulance before identifying her attacker, leaving Quinn and Velazquez to find her killer.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. ATL Homicide Season 1 Episode 9 - Red-Handed: Antwan Curry
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - Red-Handed: Antwan Curry

    S1:E9

    When Detectives Quinn and Vince investigate the shooting of Antwan Curry, they find a trail of blood leading away from the murder scene; they set out to find the injured person, not knowing if they're looking for another victim or the killer.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. ATL Homicide Season 1 Episode 10 - A Fresh Start: Apriel Allen
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - A Fresh Start: Apriel Allen

    S1:E10

    Longtime partners Quinn and Velazquez are chosen to solve the case of Apriel Allen, a woman who was murdered in her apartment two years prior; the detectives begin with a clean slate and hope to bring some peace to Allen's loved ones.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. ATL Homicide Season 1 Episode 11 - Down the Rabbit Hole: Mamadou Berry
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #15 - Down the Rabbit Hole: Mamadou Berry

    S1:E11

    After immigrant Mamadou Berry is murdered, Quinn and Velazquez seek to find his killer; the yearlong investigation pits the detectives against the International Robbin Crew, a ruthless and deadly Atlanta gang.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. ATL Homicide Season 1 Episode 12 - From Hollywood to Homicide
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #16 - From Hollywood to Homicide

    S1:E12

    After a homeless man is shot and killed, Quinn and Velazquez assume it's a simple case; after reports come back matching the murder scene to other ongoing murder cases, the detectives realize they're on the trail of a serial killer.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. ATL Homicide Season 2 Episode 1 - Blast From the Past
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #17 - Blast From the Past

    S2:E1

    Two assailants attempt to rob a man's house on a hot summer night; as events unfold, a simple robbery ends with the murder of a young couple.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. ATL Homicide Season 2 Episode 2 - Lady Killer
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #18 - Lady Killer

    S2:E2

    When elderly Edward, who always pays his rent on time, fails to do so, the apartment manager calls in a welfare check. As it turns out, Edward has been tortured and murdered in his apartment.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. ATL Homicide Season 2 Episode 3 - Taken
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #19 - Taken

    S2:E3

    Demetrius Robbins is a husband and father who always puts his family first, then the unthinkable happens; David Quinn and Vince Velazquez investigate, coming to the realization that Robbins has fallen victim to an unspeakably horrific crime.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. ATL Homicide Season 2 Episode 4 - Biting Back
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - Biting Back

    S2:E4

    Days pass and no one sees or hears from Jimmie Atkins; Atlanta police find Atkins murdered in his home; David Quinn and Vince Velazquez rush to the scene, only to discover a hard truth about the people who are dear to one's heart.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. ATL Homicide Season 2 Episode 5 - Tale of Two Gordons
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #21 - Tale of Two Gordons

    S2:E5

    Ayesha Turner lives a quiet life in southwest Atlanta, then everything changes one evening; David Quinn and Vince Velazquez receive a missing person's report and begin trying to figure out what happened to Ayesha.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. ATL Homicide Season 2 Episode 6 - No Good Deed
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - No Good Deed

    S2:E6

    Carlton Benn is a great person who works for a disaster relief company, then his roommate calls police to report that Carlton is dead, and Vince and Quinn spring into action.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. ATL Homicide Season 2 Episode 7 - Liquor Run
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - Liquor Run

    S2:E7

    U.S. Navy veteran Eric Clark is a loving son, brother and husband who starts a bartending business to make some extra money; one night, Eric drives to Atlanta to pick up alcohol for an event, but this road trip will turn out to be his last.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. ATL Homicide Season 2 Episode 8 - White Boy Tony
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - White Boy Tony

    S2:E8

    Charles Smith is a bright young man with musical ambitions; one night, all his dreams come to an end when he is found nearly dead at a crossroads in Atlanta.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. ATL Homicide Season 2 Episode 9 - Mr. X
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - Mr. X

    S2:E9

    Hardworking Valerie Payton resorts to prostitution to give her son a better life, then Valerie attracts a man does the unthinkable.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Cotton Field Confession: Ladeddrick Love" is the best rated episode of "ATL Homicide". It scored 9/10 based on 6 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/25/2021. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Finding Mr. Right: Renee Hutchinson".