NaN/100 votesLoading...#1 - An Affair With Murder
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 5/9/2022
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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NaN/100 votesLoading...#2 - Murder on Beer Can Alley
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 5/16/2022
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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NaN/100 votesLoading...#3 - Who Killed Angie Lee?
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 11/16/2022
A young mother's murder engulfs an Ohio town under a cloud of suspicion.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#4 - Killer Casino
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 12/21/2022
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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NaN/100 votesLoading...#5 - The Gravel Pit Murders
Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 4/5/2023
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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NaN/100 votesLoading...#6 - An Unfaithful Truth
Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 4/12/2023
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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NaN/100 votesLoading...#7 - Field of Bad Dreams
Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 4/19/2023
The grotesque murder of a beloved citizen, Betsy Ball, shatters the quiet farm community of Vinton, OH.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#8 - Uncomfortable Truths
Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 3/20/2024
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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NaN/100 votesLoading...#9 - Murder on the Mountain
Season 9 Episode 2 - Aired 3/27/2024
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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NaN/100 votesLoading...#10 - Summer's Deadly Fling
Season 9 Episode 3 - Aired 4/3/2024
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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NaN/100 votesLoading...#11 - Spring Breaking Up
Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 4/10/2024
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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NaN/100 votesLoading...#12 - Living Among Liars
Season 9 Episode 5 - Aired 4/17/2024
When missing dental assistant and mother Sharon Ray is found dead in a well, the town of Grand Rivers, KY, joins together to find who did this; loved ones wonder if Sharon was living a lie when those closest to her become prime suspects. [also shown as S6:E12]
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#13 - Marriage into Mayhem
Season 9 Episode 6 - Aired 4/24/2024
After a cattle rancher turns up dead in his trailer home, the minuscule town of Driscoll, ND, points fingers at everyone in the small population. Left with little evidence, it takes over a decade to hone in on his executioner. [also shown as S6:E13]
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#14 - Family or Feud
Season 9 Episode 7 - Aired 5/1/2024
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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#15 - Money is a Motive
Season 9 Episode 8 - Aired 5/8/2024
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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#16 - A Killer Step
Season 9 Episode 9 - Aired 5/15/2024
A missing pregnant woman sparks fear and suspicion in a small Indiana town.
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6.3/1017 votesLoading...#17 - Officer Down
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 6/1/2021
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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6.6/1048 votesLoading...#18 - Fear Travels Fast
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/29/2017
In Aurora, IN, the townspeople are horrified when beloved mother and hairstylist Leigh Jennings is killed in her own home.
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6.7/1020 votesLoading...#19 - Love on the Rocks
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 1/5/2021
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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6.7/1016 votesLoading...#20 - Caught in the Act
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 5/11/2021
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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6.8/1020 votesLoading...#21 - Ozark Enchantment
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 1/12/2021
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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7.0/1043 votesLoading...#22 - The Kind Sister
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 12/6/2017
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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7.0/1041 votesLoading...#23 - The Wishing Well Mystery
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 12/13/2017
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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7.1/1017 votesLoading...#24 - Serial Killer in the Making
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 5/25/2021
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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7.1/1017 votesLoading...#25 - To Kill a Cowboy
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 12/28/2021
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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The Worst Episodes of Murder in the Heartland
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Weaving harrowing narratives of quiet Middle American towns torn apart by provocative murders. Each town's tale is given life by the combined perspectives of its...
Genres:CrimeDocumentary
Network:Investigation Discovery
Worst Episodes Summary
"An Affair With Murder" is the worst rated episode of "Murder in the Heartland". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 5/9/2022. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Murder on Beer Can Alley".