The Worst Episodes of Murder in the Heartland

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.

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

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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]

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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]

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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.

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A missing pregnant woman sparks fear and suspicion in a small Indiana town.

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In Aurora, IN, the townspeople are horrified when beloved mother and hairstylist Leigh Jennings is killed in her own home.

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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.

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

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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.

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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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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.

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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.

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

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Emmett, ID, a cowboy town where a person's word is everything, is shaken forever when a murderer beats local saddle maker D.L. Carpenter to death. Investigators and locals band together and uncover layers of betrayal and deceit.

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Brandi Mathews goes missing, and only her mother seems interested in searching for her; when her remains turn up over two years later, police dig into Brandi's work and romantic partners to find her killer.

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