7.6/10114 votes#1 - An Innocent Murder
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 12/8/1995
Ashley York murders her wealthy father and cleverly manipulates it to appear as though he killed himself. Dr. Sloan picks away at holes in the story, which leads him directly to Ashley.
Director: Vincent McEveety
Writer: Cynthia Deming, William J. Royce
- 7.9/1099 votes
#2 - Witness to Murder
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 12/15/1995
Dr. Sloan takes in an abandoned young girl found at the scene of a murder, while Steve and Jesse go about tracking down the killer.
Director: Paris Barclay
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1096 votes
#3 - All-American Murder
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 12/22/1995
The murder of a beautiful woman around a marine encampment raises suspicions. Dr. Sloan discovers more to her than meets the eye.
Director: Christian I. Nyby II
Writer: Tom Chehak
- 7.7/1096 votes
#4 - Murder in the Courthouse
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 12/29/1995
Dr. Sloan suspects a cunning D.A. in the murder of an acquited defendant.
Director: Bruce Kessler
Writer: Roger Lowenstein
- 7.8/1092 votes
#5 - Murder on the Run (1)
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 1/5/1996
A man wrongfully convicted of murder takes Dr. Sloan hostage. Dr. Sloan hears his story and works to prove the man's innocence. Jesse works feverishly to rescue Mark.
Director: Christian I. Nyby II
Writer: Steve Hattman
- 7.8/1094 votes
#6 - Murder on the Run (2)
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 1/12/1996
Dr. Sloan shields George Karn from both Steve and Lt. Delaney while investigating his wife's murder.
Director: Christian I. Nyby II
Writer: Steve Hattman
- 8.2/1091 votes
#7 - Love is Murder
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 1/19/1996
Steve heads up the investigation when a serial cop killer is on the prowl, while inadvertantly dating the killer.
Director: Tom Chehak
Writer: Nan Hagan
- 7.3/1088 votes
#8 - Misdiagnosis Murder
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 1/26/1996
An exhausted Jesse, coming off a 48-hour stint in the hospital, witnesses a man die in the parking garage. Jesse returns with help only to find the man alive. While everyone believes Jesse to have been delirious, Jesse insists he was correct, and goes all out to prove himself.
Director: Christian I. Nyby II
Writer: Gerry Conway
- 7.5/1089 votes
#9 - The Pressure to Murder
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 2/9/1996
Amanda's cousin falls to his death when his motorcycle suddenly veers off the road. Amanda leads the investigation when it's discovered her cousin was drugged immediately before the accident.
Director: Christopher Hibler
Writer: Sibyl Gardner
- 8.2/10112 votes
#10 - Living on the Streets Can Be Murder
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 2/16/1996
Dr. Sloan investigates a free health clinic after several homeless people turn up dead... with missing organs.
Director: Christopher Hibler
Writer: Carey Hayes, Chad Hayes
- 7.4/1098 votes
#11 - Murder Murder
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 2/23/1996
Dr. Sloan tries to solve a friend's murder while Steve investigates the deceased's ex-wife and her identical twin sister.
Director: Peter Ellis
Writer: Nancy Bond
- 7.5/1095 votes
#12 - Murder in the Dark
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 3/8/1996
A visiting surgeon must deal with his alcoholism after a fellow doctor is murdered during one of his blackouts.
Director: Bernard L. Kowalski
Writer: Joyce Burditt
- 7.3/1089 votes
#13 - 35 Millimeter Murder
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 3/29/1996
When a photo shop erroneously sends Dr. Sloan the wrong set of photographs, he becomes embroiled in the murder investigation of an escort girl. Meanwhile, Amanda's baby is about to come to term.
Director: Bruce Seth Green
Writer: Steve Hattman
- 7.3/1092 votes
#14 - The Murder Trade
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 4/5/1996
In an episode reminiscent of Hitchcock's 'Strangers on a Train'", Dr. Sloan is drawn into a murder pact by a psychiatrist in need of money. The psychiatrist kills a woman pestering Dr. Sloan, expecting Mark to eliminate his 'problem'".
Director: Oz Scott
Writer: Joyce Burditt
- 7.3/1094 votes
#15 - Mind Over Murder
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 4/12/1996
Jesse is attracted to a beautiful psychic, who also happens to be the prime suspect in a murder. Amanda copes with the trials of motherhood.
Director: Christian I. Nyby II
Writer: Gerry Conway
- 7.4/1098 votes
#16 - Murder by the Book
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 4/19/1996
The daughter of one of Mark's friends writes a juicy tell-all expose of the most prominent public figures. Mark takes her in after a crazed stalker starts threatening her and her co-authors.
Director: Christopher Hibler
Writer: Tom Chehak, Steve Hattman
- 7.2/10106 votes
#17 - FMurder
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 4/26/1996
Mark investigates a perky morning television personalty for the murder of a Howard Stern-like radio host.
Director: Christian I. Nyby II
Writer: Gerry Conway
7.8/1095 votes#18 - Left-Handed Murder
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 5/3/1996
Dr. Sloan is the executor of his friend, Preston Michael's, estate after Michaels is found in the body of a shark. Things turn interesting after traces of poison are found in Michaels' body and three women, all apparently married to Michaels, attend the reading of the will.
Director: Jonathan Frakes
Writer: Mark Masuoka
The Best Episodes of Diagnosis: Murder Season 3
Every episode of Diagnosis: Murder Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Diagnosis: Murder Season 3!
Dr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders.
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Season 3 Ratings Summary
"An Innocent Murder" is the best rated episode of "Diagnosis: Murder" season 3. It scored 7.6/10 based on 114 votes. Directed by Vincent McEveety and written by Cynthia Deming, William J. Royce, it aired on 12/8/1995. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Witness to Murder".