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Every episode of Cold Case Files: Murder in the Bayou Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Cold Case Files: Murder in the Bayou Season 1!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Cold Case Files: Murder in the Bayou Season 1 Episode 1 - A Trinity River Murder
    6.5/10(22 votes)

    #1 - A Trinity River Murder

    S1:E1

    When the supposed great-niece of Marilyn Monroe, Krystal Jean Baker, 13, is found dead beneath a bridge in Texas' Bayou Country, investigators are stumped. The quest to track down her killer will take investigators 14 years, and lead to a new law.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Cold Case Files: Murder in the Bayou Season 1 Episode 2 - The Devil in Hammond
    7.2/10(20 votes)

    #2 - The Devil in Hammond

    S1:E2

    When a young mother, Selonia Reed, 26, is found brutally murdered in her car, detectives turn over every rock in small town Hammond, Louisiana in search of her killer. Selonia's case languishes for more than 30 years before justice is finally served.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Cold Case Files: Murder in the Bayou Season 1 Episode 3 - Lost Soul in Lafayette
    6.2/10(19 votes)

    #3 - Lost Soul in Lafayette

    S1:E3

    When the body of free-spirited Bonnie Ruphard, 47, is spotted by a runner in Lafayette, Louisiana, police suspect domestic violence; the case sits for a decade until DNA places a sprawling Bayou family under the microscope for her murder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Cold Case Files: Murder in the Bayou Season 1 Episode 4 - Horror in Starkville
    6.2/10(18 votes)

    #4 - Horror in Starkville

    S1:E4

    When Betty Jones and Kathryn Crigler are brutally attacked in a home invasion, the tiny community of Starkville, Mississippi, is left living in fear; decades pass and a detective devotes himself to cracking the case using new technology.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Cold Case Files: Murder in the Bayou Season 1 Episode 5 - Evil in Cajun Country
    6.4/10(18 votes)

    #5 - Evil in Cajun Country

    S1:E5

    The town of Alexandria, Louisiana, is rocked when the body of Courtney Coco, 19, is found dumped 200 miles from home in Winnie, Texas; the case cools until a retired homicide detective turned podcaster discovers her killer hiding in plain sight.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Cold Case Files: Murder in the Bayou Season 1 Episode 6 - Monster in Bayou Pigeon
    6.4/10(16 votes)

    #6 - Monster in Bayou Pigeon

    S1:E6

    In 1991 Curtis "Cochise" Smith, 29, heads out for nappies in Plaquemine, Louisiana, and vanishes. Twenty-five years later, a body surfaces in the bayou and Cochise's murder case reignites. A local with a long rap sheet becomes the prime suspect.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"A Trinity River Murder" is the best rated episode of "Cold Case Files: Murder in the Bayou" season 1. It scored 6.5/10 based on 22 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/27/2024. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "The Devil in Hammond".