8.7/1013 votesLoading...#1 - Hands That Rob the Cradle
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 3/17/2020
In early 1980, two eerily similar crimes occur 400 miles apart; they both leave young mother dead and an infant child stolen; years later, police unravel a plot so cold-blooded, it leaves everyone even seasoned homicide detectives in utter shock.
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- 8.5/1012 votesLoading...
#2 - Caught In the Cover-Up
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 4/28/2020
In West Bloomfield, MI, a simple affair between two coworkers turns complex as the two lovers are willing to do anything, even commit murder, to protect their darkest secret.
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- 8.4/109 votesLoading...
#3 - Masking Evil
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 3/24/2020
A burning car is found by the side of a highway on the same night a single mother of two is reported missing; the two events are related and connecting the dots leads investigators to a notorious criminal who has been hiding in plain sight.
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- 8.2/1010 votesLoading...
#4 - When All Else Fails
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 7/16/2019
After her home is invaded and her husband murdered, Shaunna Dodd recounts her harrowing ordeal at gunpoint; however, when investigators dig deeper, they uncover a tale of lies, infidelity and shady characters who have wandered into the Washoe Valley.
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- 8.2/1013 votesLoading...
#5 - Daddy's Little Nightmare
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 3/10/2020
In 2017, Federal Heights, CO, is filled with fear when 69-year-old veteran Bill Mussack is reported missing, gone without a trace; police act fast to uncover a diabolical killer with a heinous plot before the malicious murderer strikes again.
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- 8.2/1014 votesLoading...
#6 - Teach Me To Kill
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 4/14/2020
In Las Vegas, a beloved father of four is found dead in his car; he's been bound, gagged, and asphyxiated. Witnesses lead detectives to a local man named John Brian Ray, but this troubled man is just a pawn in the game of a criminal mastermind.
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- 8.0/1011 votesLoading...
#7 - Devil Wears False Eyelashes
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 4/21/2020
Three men die over a span of a dozen years, with no suspicion of wrongdoing and no files charged. But when a deadly car explosion rips through downtown Pensacola, FL, a new investigation begins; all suspicion points toward just one person.
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- 7.9/1021 votesLoading...
#8 - 'Til Death Do We Part
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/22/2018
Lyle and Carol Kopenskey are high school sweethearts who marry after graduation; after 40 years of marriage, one of them becomes involved in an extra-marital affair that leads to cold-blooded murder.
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- 7.9/1022 votesLoading...
#9 - Who Lies Beneath
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/29/2018
Valuing wealth more than love, Michelle Donohue casts aside good men before meeting Mr. Right who gives her a taste of her own medicine and sends her down a murderous path.
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- 7.9/1021 votesLoading...
#10 - Weeping Widow
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/3/2018
After losing her husband in a tragic accident, a God-fearing Cindy McKay claims she has to bend the law to pay off his illicit debts; authorities soon realize that Mckay is a criminal mastermind.
Director: N/A
Writer: Rebecca Ratliff Cameron
- 7.9/1013 votesLoading...
#11 - Who Needs Enemies
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 5/27/2019
A cold morning in December starts off like any other, then a farmer finds the body of a dead woman; what seems like a rape and murder case turns into a conspiracy, and someone's diabolical nature is soon revealed.
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- 7.8/1023 votesLoading...
#12 - Living Off The Dead
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/10/2018
George Kalomeris is a family man who looks after the less fortunate in his community, then a dying man fingers Kalomeris as the shooter, and police discover a monster more diabolical than anyone could ever imagine possible.
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- 7.8/1015 votesLoading...
#13 - Mother Of All Lies
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 5/21/2019
In 2015, Detective Scott Sanderson finds himself investigating one of the strangest cases of his career, involving a missing woman and her newborn; before long, he uncovers a diabolical scheme that will destroy the lives of everyone it touches.
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- 7.8/1011 votesLoading...
#14 - Someone's Lying
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 5/28/2019
On April 17, 2015, a Virginia hunter makes a grisly discovery in the woods, finding a woman with an execution-style gun shot wound to the back of her head.
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- 7.8/1016 votesLoading...
#15 - Recording Evil
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 6/4/2019
Gina Coccia comes home from work to discover the bodies of her girlfriend, Lynn, and Lynn's nephew, Ronnie, shot and stabbed on the kitchen floor; the investigation leads police to a terrifying act of betrayal.
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- 7.8/1012 votesLoading...
#16 - Queen Of Deception
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 6/11/2019
In Susanville, CA, a beloved police officer is found dead in what looks like an apparent suicide, then detectives launch a full-blown murder investigation and zero in on the officer's wife as a possible suspect.
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- 7.8/1010 votesLoading...
#17 - The Rich Get Richer
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 6/25/2019
Penny Knell is admitted to a special care facility, where a devious mastermind is waiting to prey on vulnerable people; when Penny's family gets ensnared in her web, the consequences will be fatal.
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- 7.8/1013 votesLoading...
#18 - A Life Of Lies
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 7/2/2019
In Prichard, AL, loving father Re'Mano Campbell is found murdered in his home; it takes the cunning wit of local investigators to unravel the mystery of who murdered him.
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- 7.8/1014 votesLoading...
#19 - Murder Is No Accident
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 7/9/2019
A vivacious 33-year-old drowns in the middle of a crowded lake. The investigation untangles a dark, nefarious past that includes theft and multiple murders and detectives must take extraordinary measures to catch the killer.
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- 7.8/1010 votesLoading...
#20 - Lie For Me
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 3/31/2020
Air Force veteran Michael Giles disappears along with his savings of $206,000 and detectives find a that Kwaneta Harris has been draining his accounts.
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- 7.7/1019 votesLoading...
#21 - Mother Of All Murders
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/12/2018
Janet Lynn Mickey dreams of starting her own family and marries college football star Darrell Tyburski; plans change after the young couple begins having children, leading them down a very dark path.
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- 7.7/108 votesLoading...
#22 - Sins of a Mother
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 4/7/2020
In 1994, Lake Orion, MI, is rocked by a murder; at first, the crime is a mystery -- but in a small town where everyone knows each other, rumors start flying. Police soon expose a strange and twisted plot that no one saw coming.
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- 7.6/1019 votesLoading...
#23 - Family Or Foe
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/19/2018
A young family is on an evening stroll when suddenly terror strikes. Nothing seems to add up during the investigation, it is not clear if it is random violence or a mastermind at work and the truth will take years to emerge.
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- 7.5/1017 votesLoading...
#24 - Best Of Friends
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/5/2018
After sneaking out to attend a party, 19-year-old Jose Najera returns home to find both of his parents dead in their bedroom. It is unclear if it is a random killing or a botched robbery.
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- 7.5/1010 votesLoading...
#25 - Killer Track Record
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 5/5/2020
Three women die of the same mysterious illness, and the hunt is on to prove their deaths were no accident; investigators don't realize they're being played for fools by a sinister killer lurking undetected.
Director: N/A
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The Best Episodes of Diabolical
Every episode of Diabolical ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Diabolical!
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Best Episodes Summary
"Hands That Rob the Cradle" is the best rated episode of "Diabolical". It scored 8.7/10 based on 13 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/17/2020. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Caught In the Cover-Up".