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The Worst Episodes of Homicide for the Holidays

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Homicide for the Holidays Season 4 Episode 4 - Murders Under the Mistletoe
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #1 - Murders Under the Mistletoe

    S4:E4

    When a young mother is murdered during Christmas, investigators uncover a love triangle that shocks her family and forever robs them of their holiday cheer.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Homicide for the Holidays Season 5 Episode 6 - Countdown to Murder
    6.3/10(8 votes)

    #2 - Countdown to Murder

    S5:E6

    When a college student is found dead on the side of the road after a New Year's party in her hometown of Fillmore, CA, detectives are faced with the possibility that the killer might have been one of the many partygoers ringing in the new year.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Homicide for the Holidays Season 5 Episode 4 - Recipe for Murder
    6.4/10(11 votes)

    #3 - Recipe for Murder

    S5:E4

    When a young woman home from college ends up murdered in her home and the tools of her demise turn out to be the rolling pin and carving knife the family planned to use for Thanksgiving dinner, investigators struggle to solve this holiday horror.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Homicide for the Holidays Season 4 Episode 3 - Killing of the Christmas Tree Farmers
    6.6/10(5 votes)

    #4 - Killing of the Christmas Tree Farmers

    S4:E3

    Beloved Christmas tree farmers are executed in the front seat of their car and a manhunt for their killer is launched that keeps investigators on the case for over three decades before justice is served.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Homicide for the Holidays Season 5 Episode 1 - Red, White and Blood
    6.7/10(8 votes)

    #5 - Red, White and Blood

    S5:E1

    When a young woman goes missing after a July 4th beach party, investigators have few clues to go on until a twist in the case reveals she might be the latest victim of a predator terrorizing the area.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Homicide for the Holidays Season 3 Episode 3 - Christmas Heartbreak
    6.8/10(9 votes)

    #6 - Christmas Heartbreak

    S3:E3

    A couple is found murdered inside their home on Christmas morning. All that's left behind is a single palm print. Investigators work tirelessly to match the print to a suspect, until a letter from prison takes the case on an unexpected course.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. Homicide for the Holidays Season 4 Episode 5 - Halloween Horror
    6.8/10(6 votes)

    #7 - Halloween Horror

    S4:E5

    A teenage boy discovers a real-life horror scene in his home on Halloween morning; investigators must determine if the triple homicide is a random act of evil or a premeditated slaughter by someone close to the family.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Homicide for the Holidays Season 1 Episode 4 - A Christmas Morning Murder
    7.0/10(13 votes)

    #8 - A Christmas Morning Murder

    S1:E4

    A holiday is ruined when a couple is gunned down in their bed during what looks like a brutal home invasion. Police soon discover the true motive for the double homicide - a shocking tale of deception and betrayal.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Homicide for the Holidays Season 4 Episode 6 - All Hallow's Evil
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #9 - All Hallow's Evil

    S4:E6

    After a single young mother fails to show up for work on Halloween, her family and friends suspect murder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Homicide for the Holidays Season 5 Episode 2 - Deadly Fourth
    7.0/10(10 votes)

    #10 - Deadly Fourth

    S5:E2

    An abandoned car filled with blood found in a pond leads investigators on the trail of a missing woman and her teenage daughter, who never showed up to the family's July 4th party; when their remains are found in another pond, everyone in their small town is a suspect.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Homicide for the Holidays Season 5 Episode 5 - Christmas Eve Killing
    7.0/10(8 votes)

    #11 - Christmas Eve Killing

    S5:E5

    After responding to a robbery at a sporting goods store on Christmas Eve, an Irving, Texas police officer is gunned down in cold blood.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Homicide for the Holidays Season 2 Episode 2 - Holiday Terror
    7.3/10(11 votes)

    #12 - Holiday Terror

    S2:E2

    Firefighters respond to a house fire and discover three gunshot victims inside; authorities pursue the heavily armed murderer through Christmas.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Homicide for the Holidays Season 4 Episode 8 - Silent Night Murders
    7.3/10(6 votes)

    #13 - Silent Night Murders

    S4:E8

    When a young man and woman are found shot execution style in a mall parking lot in the early hours of Christmas Eve, investigators believe a love triangle might have led to these brutal murders. A weeks-long search for the prime suspect uncovers another murder and a devious killer.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. Homicide for the Holidays Season 2 Episode 1 - Thanks-killing
    7.4/10(12 votes)

    #14 - Thanks-killing

    S2:E1

    Earl and Terry Robertson are found brutally murdered in their home just before Thanksgiving; investigating whether this is a holiday robbery gone terribly wrong, or a crime committed by someone the couple knew and trusted.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Homicide for the Holidays Season 2 Episode 3 - Christmas Mourning
    7.5/10(12 votes)

    #15 - Christmas Mourning

    S2:E3

    On Christmas Eve in a quiet town, elderly couple Bob and Idella Young are brutally slain at home; a bloody glove found at the crime scene has the killer's DNA, but no one matches the sample.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Homicide for the Holidays Season 2 Episode 4 - New Years Evil
    7.5/10(13 votes)

    #16 - New Years Evil

    S2:E4

    New Year’s in a tiny town, Joanna and Carl Dutcher ring in the year with their grandson. Days later, they are found violently killed. The hunt for the killer leads police to a sinister group that threatens the entire community.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Homicide for the Holidays Season 2 Episode 7 - Silent Night, Lethal Night
    7.5/10(6 votes)

    #17 - Silent Night, Lethal Night

    S2:E7

    When a mother and her two daughters fail to show up for Christmas dinner, officers enter their home and discover all three have been shot to death. The search for their killer reveals an unthinkable family nightmare.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Homicide for the Holidays Season 3 Episode 1 - Thanksgiving Terror
    7.5/10(11 votes)

    #18 - Thanksgiving Terror

    S3:E1

    A mother is brutally shot to death while driving her sons home from a Thanksgiving celebration. When the hunt for her killer leads to an unlikely suspect, investigators soon realize her murder is not as random as it once seemed.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Homicide for the Holidays Season 4 Episode 7 - Cold Turkey
    7.5/10(6 votes)

    #19 - Cold Turkey

    S4:E7

    A prominent couple is found brutally murdered in their Montgomery, Alabama, home on Thanksgiving night, leading detectives on a cat and mouse chase spanning thousands of miles across multiple states.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Homicide for the Holidays Season 1 Episode 2 - Christmas Carnage in Carnation
    7.6/10(15 votes)

    #20 - Christmas Carnage in Carnation

    S1:E2

    The holiday season screeches to a halt when six members of the Anderson family are discovered to have been gunned down in their home. Detectives work closely with family friends to track down the shocking murderer.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Homicide for the Holidays Season 5 Episode 3 - The Big Bad Wolf
    7.6/10(11 votes)

    #21 - The Big Bad Wolf

    S5:E3

    After a woman and her unborn child are stabbed to death on Halloween by a man wearing a wolf mask, investigators must calm the community and find the killer before he strikes again.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. Homicide for the Holidays Season 1 Episode 1 - A Deadly Thanksgiving
    7.7/10(24 votes)

    #22 - A Deadly Thanksgiving

    S1:E1

    A deranged shooter attacks a family Thanksgiving dinner, leaving four dead and even more wounded. This horrific crime sets off a massive holiday-season manhunt to catch the killer – before they can strike again.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Homicide for the Holidays Season 2 Episode 6 - Christmas Rager
    7.8/10(5 votes)

    #23 - Christmas Rager

    S2:E6

    Just before Christmas, the body of a young mother is found strangled inside a burning car in a quiet Minneapolis suburb. As detectives hunt for her killer, they become convinced she was killed by someone very close to her.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Homicide for the Holidays Season 1 Episode 3 - A Christmas Massacre
    7.9/10(15 votes)

    #24 - A Christmas Massacre

    S1:E3

    The Ortega family's annual Christmas Eve party is destroyed when a man dressed as Santa, wielding handguns and a homemade flame-thrower opens fire. Detectives are led down a terrifying path that leads them to a sociopath.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. Homicide for the Holidays Season 3 Episode 4 - Death in Santa Claus
    7.9/10(10 votes)

    #25 - Death in Santa Claus

    S3:E4

    After a family is found massacred inside their Santa Claus, Georgia home, the hunt for their killer hinges on the eyewitness testimony of the three young surviving daughters.

    Director:Unknown
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Worst Episodes Summary

"Murders Under the Mistletoe" is the worst rated episode of "Homicide for the Holidays". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/21/2019. This episode scored 6.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Countdown to Murder".