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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Murder in the Heartland Season 1 Episode 1 - Fear Travels Fast
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    #1 - Fear Travels Fast

    S1:E1

    In Aurora, IN, the townspeople are horrified when beloved mother and hairstylist Leigh Jennings is killed in her own home. In a case where everyone liked the victim, anyone could be the killer.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Murder in the Heartland Season 1 Episode 2 - The Kind Sister
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    #2 - The Kind Sister

    S1:E2

    In Payette, ID, teacher Elizabeth Baune is the pillar of her community until she is stabbed to death in her own home. Townspeople suspect her kindness may have been behind her death.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Murder in the Heartland Season 1 Episode 3 - The Wishing Well Mystery
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    #3 - The Wishing Well Mystery

    S1:E3

    In German Village, OH, Alyce Seff's body is found in a wishing well, and the townspeople are shocked to learn the elderly landlady had as many enemies as she did friends. It will take police nine years to solve her case.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Murder in the Heartland Season 1 Episode 4 - Scared Silent
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    #4 - Scared Silent

    S1:E4

    The Native American community of Shawnee, OK, bands together when Marshall Dent goes missing. After weeks of searching, he is found in a shallow grave on sacred ground, leaving authorities scrambling to find the killer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Murder in the Heartland Season 1 Episode 5 - Witch Hunter
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    #5 - Witch Hunter

    S1:E5

    Christmas is ruined when hikers in Taos, NM, stumble across Roxanne Houston's shallow grave. Her murder rocks the community and tension builds between those with small town values and the outsider lifestyle on the Mesa.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. Murder in the Heartland Season 1 Episode 6 - A Deceitful Heart
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    #6 - A Deceitful Heart

    S1:E6

    Michael Lee Smith's body is found shot and dumped on the side of the road. Police are forced to sift through lies as they attempt to track down the killer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Murder in the Heartland Season 2 Episode 1 - Branches Of Evil
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    #7 - Branches Of Evil

    S2:E1

    In Hayti, MO, Tray Phelps is found beaten to death in his driveway. The townspeople are stunned to discover that a web of evil lurks just beneath the surface of the seemingly idyllic hamlet.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Murder in the Heartland Season 2 Episode 2 - The Friends You Keep
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    #8 - The Friends You Keep

    S2:E2

    Jill Walker finds her daughter, Emma, cold to the touch in her own bed in Fountain City, TN. Quickly ruling out suicide, investigators search for a suspicious man in black caught on a neighbor's home surveillance camera.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Murder in the Heartland Season 2 Episode 3 - Deviant Deeds
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    #9 - Deviant Deeds

    S2:E3

    In Wasau, WI, Hugo Ramirez is hysterical after he finds his brother Sebastian's girlfriend, 18-year-old Breanna Schneller, beaten and stabbed to death. The brothers appear to be devastated, but the discovery of Breanna's missing phone casts doubt on their alibis.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Murder in the Heartland Season 2 Episode 4 - Ashes To Alibis
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    #10 - Ashes To Alibis

    S2:E4

    In Post Falls, ID, devoted family man Bo Kirk vanishes, and his truck is found set ablaze. Bo's sister blames their estranged father, until released ATM security footage points to one of his co-workers who has piercing blue eyes.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Murder in the Heartland Season 2 Episode 5 - Bad For Business
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    #11 - Bad For Business

    S2:E5

    MaryAnn Clibbery is brutally murdered at the remodeling business she co-owned in Loves Park, IL. Then, a suspicious bag found floating in an icy river unlocks the secrets of her brutal slaying.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Murder in the Heartland Season 2 Episode 6 - No Giving Up
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    #12 - No Giving Up

    S2:E6

    When Marty finds his big brother Mike Rust's home in disarray with a motorcycle missing, the Saguache, CO, community leaves no stone unturned searching for one of their own. The case of the missing mountain biking pioneer, living off the grid in Colorado, went cold for years, but the local rumor mill heats up.

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  13. Murder in the Heartland Season 2 Episode 7 - Shallow Grave
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    #13 - Shallow Grave

    S2:E7

    In Noble, OK, a dog drops a human skull onto its owners' front porch on Christmas Day. After six years and no leads, the police must navigate the twists and turns of the victim's past to find justice.

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  14. Murder in the Heartland Season 2 Episode 8 - If Walls Could Talk
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    #14 - If Walls Could Talk

    S2:E8

    In Monroe, OH, an affluent retirement community is baffled after Barbara Howe simply vanishes one night. The police soon find her body in the trunk of her car, with her throat slit.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Murder in the Heartland Season 2 Episode 9 - Death Before Marriage
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    #15 - Death Before Marriage

    S2:E9

    Carol Lapaglia waited 25 years to marry the love of her life, Jack Parkes. Six weeks before their wedding in Kennedy Township, PA, she finds him shot to death in their living room.

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  16. Murder in the Heartland Season 2 Episode 10 - Nothing Random
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    #16 - Nothing Random

    S2:E10

    In Moscow, ID, an elderly couple frantically performs CPR on their young neighbor after a pop of gunfire interrupts their bedtime routine. Investigators follow fresh footprints from the scene, only to learn the killer may already be behind bars.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Murder in the Heartland Season 3 Episode 1 - The Farmer's Daughter
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    #17 - The Farmer's Daughter

    S3:E1

    Bubbly college student and waitress, Mindy Morgenstern, is found strangled and stabbed in her own apartment. Family, friends, and the entire town of Valley City, ND, help law enforcement identify who could have committed this violent crime.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Murder in the Heartland Season 3 Episode 2 - Money Can't Buy You Love
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    #18 - Money Can't Buy You Love

    S3:E2

    When a local resident of Dunlap, TN, is picking up cans, he makes the shocking discovery of a murder victim's body floating in the river. Authorities must discover first who the deceased is and then who could have committed the horrendous crime.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Murder in the Heartland Season 3 Episode 3 - Beautiful Mess
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    #19 - Beautiful Mess

    S3:E3

    When twenty-something Patricia Richmond is found tied up, and murdered in her future in-laws' home, the resort town of Steamboat Springs, CO, is at a loss. Who would have taken this bride-to-be's life in such a brutal way?

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Murder in the Heartland Season 3 Episode 4 - Driven to Murder
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    #20 - Driven to Murder

    S3:E4

    After locals smell what can only be the scent of charred meat, police find burned remains in an abandoned mining pit in the small town of Hibbing, MN. Before they can investigate who committed the crime, first they must identity the body.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Murder in the Heartland Season 3 Episode 5 - Love on the Rocks
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    #21 - Love on the Rocks

    S3:E5

    In Montrose, CO, rock quarry owner and mother, Irene Trujillo, suddenly goes missing. When her daughter's search for their mom comes up empty, 911 is called. Those closest to Irene, including her employees, are suspected of foul play.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. Murder in the Heartland Season 3 Episode 6 - Ozark Enchantment
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    #22 - Ozark Enchantment

    S3:E6

    In hopes of making it big in the Ozarks, Joy Dishneau set her sights on becoming a small business owner. But when she is found murdered in her own shop, all of her employees become suspects.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. Murder in the Heartland Season 3 Episode 7 - Mother of It All
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    #23 - Mother of It All

    S3:E7

    A lively slumber party turns into a nightmare when a loving mother, Dianne Watts, her young daughter, and her daughter's friend, are murdered. The town of McMinnville is turned upside down, knowing there is a killer amongst them.

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  24. Murder in the Heartland Season 3 Episode 8 - Farming for a Motive
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    #24 - Farming for a Motive

    S3:E8

    A farmhand In Rapelje, MT finds her co-worker murdered. As authorities look for the murderer, all of the employees on the pig farm become suspects.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. Murder in the Heartland Season 3 Episode 9 - Caught in the Act
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    #25 - Caught in the Act

    S3:E9

    Baseball-loving wife and mother, Diane Fortenberry, is found unconscious on the floor of her burglarized home. Hours later, at the hospital, Diane succumbs to her injuries, and the entire resort town of Osakis, MN, aids law enforcement.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Fear Travels Fast" is the worst rated episode of "Murder in the Heartland". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/29/2017. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Kind Sister".