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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Murder in the Heartland Season 5 Episode 2 - An Affair With Murder
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    #1 - An Affair With Murder

    S5:E2

    Ruiz Stone, a woman working for a plant in Camden, AR, goes missing. When a local stumbles upon her abandoned van, her family fears the worst, and some speculate she fled town with a lover, but detectives reveal something far more sinister.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Murder in the Heartland Season 5 Episode 3 - Murder on Beer Can Alley
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    #2 - Murder on Beer Can Alley

    S5:E3

    A local in Algona, IA, stumbles upon a smoldering truck with the body of a young mother inside. Investigators and family trace the last movements of Nicole Berte to uncover her killer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Murder in the Heartland Season 6 Episode 1 - Who Killed Angie Lee?
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    #3 - Who Killed Angie Lee?

    S6:E1

    A young mother's murder engulfs an Ohio town under a cloud of suspicion.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Murder in the Heartland Season 6 Episode 6 - Killer Casino
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    #4 - Killer Casino

    S6:E6

    Neighborly casino runner Lori Bray is found dead in the woods in the small town of Laurel, MT. The community has to wonder if it was a consequence of her good nature at work or if someone from her past came back to bite.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Murder in the Heartland Season 7 Episode 4 - The Gravel Pit Murders
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    #5 - The Gravel Pit Murders

    S7:E4

    In Howard City, MI, detectives investigate a night of horror that ends with the shooting of beloved couple Robert and Norma Bean in a gravel pit. Local tips provide alarming new clues, revealing the shocking timeline of their final hours.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Murder in the Heartland Season 7 Episode 5 - An Unfaithful Truth
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    #6 - An Unfaithful Truth

    S7:E5

    When law enforcement finds local electrician James Nibbe dead after a home invasion, they must dig beneath the surface of Lake Crystal, MN, to root out the killer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Murder in the Heartland Season 7 Episode 6 - Field of Bad Dreams
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    #7 - Field of Bad Dreams

    S7:E6

    The grotesque murder of a beloved citizen, Betsy Ball, shatters the quiet farm community of Vinton, OH.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Murder in the Heartland Season 9 Episode 1 - Uncomfortable Truths
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    #8 - Uncomfortable Truths

    S9:E1

    Beth Kutz leaves work in Poynette, WI, and never comes home. Her disappearance sets off a firestorm of searches for this mother of two by the small-town community while investigators unearth the uncomfortable truths behind this beloved family.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Murder in the Heartland Season 9 Episode 2 - Murder on the Mountain
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #9 - Murder on the Mountain

    S9:E2

    After a young father goes missing from work, the small town of Challis, ID, is abuzz with tales of infidelity and finger-pointing, leaving investigators to decipher what is fact and what is fiction.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Murder in the Heartland Season 9 Episode 3 - Summer's Deadly Fling
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    #10 - Summer's Deadly Fling

    S9:E3

    The burnt body of Sara Summer, a mother of three, turns up in a cornfield. News of this grim discovery sends the people of the quiet town of Trenton, TN, fearing for their safety while investigators search for clues to hunt down her killer.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Murder in the Heartland Season 9 Episode 4 - Spring Breaking Up
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    #11 - Spring Breaking Up

    S9:E4

    Tynesha Stewart, a college freshman at Texas A&M and niece of former NFL football players Jason and Aaron Glenn, is reported missing during spring break. As details of her private life emerge, police uncover jealous boyfriends and turmoil at home while making a discovery that will haunt Bordersville forever. [also shown as S6:E11]

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Murder in the Heartland Season 9 Episode 7 - Family or Feud
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - Family or Feud

    S9:E7

    After teenager Jessica Dishon is murdered in Shepherdsville, KY, police must sort through her past relationships, jealous friends, and an old family feud to find the killer. [also shown as S6:E14]

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Murder in the Heartland Season 9 Episode 8 - Money is a Motive
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    #13 - Money is a Motive

    S9:E8

    Casey, IL, looks to their own citizens when they find out a house fire didn't kill Scott Collins, it was murder. Secrets revealed about his life aren't enough to lead to his killer, it's his German Shepherd, who holds the key to solving his case.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. Murder in the Heartland Season 1 Episode 1 - Fear Travels Fast
    7.0/10(62 votes)

    #14 - 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
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Murder in the Heartland Season 3 Episode 12 - Officer Down
    7.1/10(27 votes)

    #15 - Officer Down

    S3:E12

    The small town of Higginson, AR, only has two full-time police officers. When one of them is gunned down on duty, everyone in the community wants answers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Murder in the Heartland Season 1 Episode 3 - The Wishing Well Mystery
    7.2/10(56 votes)

    #16 - 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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  17. Murder in the Heartland Season 3 Episode 5 - Love on the Rocks
    7.2/10(31 votes)

    #17 - 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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  18. Murder in the Heartland Season 3 Episode 9 - Caught in the Act
    7.2/10(27 votes)

    #18 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Murder in the Heartland Season 3 Episode 6 - Ozark Enchantment
    7.3/10(31 votes)

    #19 - 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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  20. Murder in the Heartland Season 8 Episode 6 - Locker Room Secret
    7.3/10(17 votes)

    #20 - Locker Room Secret

    S8:E6

    When Harlem Globetrotters trainer Tom Bashline is murdered, the town of Frederick, CO, is stunned. Detectives question his fiancee, her son, and a burglary suspect, but as the investigation deepens, secrets emerge about the local celebrity.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Murder in the Heartland Season 1 Episode 5 - Witch Hunter
    7.4/10(39 votes)

    #21 - 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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  22. Murder in the Heartland Season 1 Episode 2 - The Kind Sister
    7.5/10(56 votes)

    #22 - 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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  23. Murder in the Heartland Season 2 Episode 10 - Nothing Random
    7.5/10(35 votes)

    #23 - 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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  24. Murder in the Heartland Season 3 Episode 11 - Serial Killer in the Making
    7.5/10(30 votes)

    #24 - Serial Killer in the Making

    S3:E11

    Nurse Lorie Kirkley goes missing from her home in what appears to be a burglary gone wrong. Soon the entire town of Valparaiso, IN, comes under suspicion, as the police belive there may be more to it than a robbery gone wrong.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Murder in the Heartland Season 4 Episode 5 - Deadly Double Life
    7.5/10(29 votes)

    #25 - Deadly Double Life

    S4:E5

    Secrets emerge in a quiet neighborhood when young mother Stacey Shoemaker is shot dead. The once tight-knit cul-de-sac in Wagoner, OK, is now full of suspicions, finger-pointing, and fear.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"An Affair With Murder" 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 5/9/2022. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Murder on Beer Can Alley".