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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    New York Homicide Season 3 Episode 20 - The Masked Assassin
    7.8/10(5 votes)

    #1 - The Masked Assassin

    S3:E20

    After a celebrated and beloved young tech CEO is found dismembered in his Lower East Side penthouse during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, detectives must utilize technology themselves to identify and apprehend his masked killer.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. New York Homicide Season 3 Episode 17 - The Coney Island Cover Up
    7.6/10(9 votes)

    #2 - The Coney Island Cover Up

    S3:E17

    When a barefoot pregnant woman is found dead in Coney Island, the NYPD races to find her killer; it's not until detectives pit suspects against each other that a web of jealousy emerges and the evil truth comes to light.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. New York Homicide Season 1 Episode 1 - The Last After-Party
    7.3/10(39 votes)

    #3 - The Last After-Party

    S1:E1

    After exiting an upscale Manhattan night club, 26-year-old Joey informs his crew he's going to an after-party with a handful of people he just met, never to be heard from again; his family and friends help the NYPD to solve this famous case.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. New York Homicide Season 1 Episode 12 - Downtown Disappearance
    7.2/10(12 votes)

    #4 - Downtown Disappearance

    S1:E12

    Criminology student Imette St. Guillen was dedicating her life to catching killers when she herself was caught by one while celebrating her birthday late at night at a bar in lower Manhattan.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. New York Homicide Season 1 Episode 6 - Dimmed Broadway Lights
    7.1/10(22 votes)

    #5 - Dimmed Broadway Lights

    S1:E6

    At only 17, Catherine left hometown Ohio to come to New York with a dream of dancing on Broadway. Three short years later she is found viciously stabbed to death in her Manhattan apartment, inches from a critical hidden clue.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. New York Homicide Season 1 Episode 11 - The Untraceable Scent
    7.1/10(11 votes)

    #6 - The Untraceable Scent

    S1:E11

    On a bone-chilling January morning, when a 39-year-old day care owner goes missing, her fiance finds her wallet, keys and phone still in the house they share; the mystery deepens when the K9 unit searches the home but finds no trace of her.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. New York Homicide Season 3 Episode 9 - Bloodshed in the Bodegas
    7.1/10(8 votes)

    #7 - Bloodshed in the Bodegas

    S3:E9

    Post 9/11, terror strikes again when Queens and Brooklyn are rocked by the senseless killing of neighborhood shopkeepers; with no leads and a lack of motive, the NYPD must form a task force to catch the spree killer before he claims his next victims.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. New York Homicide Season 2 Episode 2 - The Fifth Avenue Penthouse Slaying
    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #8 - The Fifth Avenue Penthouse Slaying

    S2:E2

    Realtor to the stars Linda Stein is found bludgeoned to death in her apartment, but her larger-than-life personality meant Linda made enemies as well as admirers; with evidence from the crime scene, only painstaking sleuthing can identify her killer.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. New York Homicide Season 2 Episode 11 - Spanish Harlem Slaying
    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #9 - Spanish Harlem Slaying

    S2:E11

    Everyone in East Harlem knew Jason Adams, and are shocked when his body is found stabbed; detectives are stumped until a tip from an unexpected source points them toward the killer.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. New York Homicide Season 3 Episode 10 - Abducted in Williamsburg
    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #10 - Abducted in Williamsburg

    S3:E10

    In Williamsburg, similar murders set off alarm bells; as the body count rises and the victims bear the same signature, investigators conclude a serial killer stalks Brooklyn.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. New York Homicide Season 3 Episode 14 - The Brooklyn Strangler
    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #11 - The Brooklyn Strangler

    S3:E14

    In Williamsburg, a slew of strikingly similar murders sets off alarm bells; as the body count rises and the victims bear the same twisted signature, investigators reach a terrifying conclusion: a serial killer is stalking the streets of Brooklyn.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. New York Homicide Season 1 Episode 8 - Hudson River Horror
    6.9/10(13 votes)

    #12 - Hudson River Horror

    S1:E8

    A single mother who is pregnant with her second child says goodnight to her 12-year-old daughter in their Brooklyn home at midnight; by morning, she is found dead miles away in the Hudson River of midtown Manhattan.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. New York Homicide Season 2 Episode 1 - The Almost Perfect Crime
    6.9/10(13 votes)

    #13 - The Almost Perfect Crime

    S2:E1

    Millionaire banker and mother-of-two Shele Covlin had it all, until she fatally slipped and fell in her Upper West Side bathtub. But days after her burial, information emerges, and the NYPD realizes this may be no accident.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. New York Homicide Season 2 Episode 15 - Greenwich Village Mystery
    6.9/10(9 votes)

    #14 - Greenwich Village Mystery

    S2:E15

    An indie film star is found dead in Greenwich Village, victim of an apparent suicide. As detectives discover one eerie clue after another, they realize things aren’t what they seem.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. New York Homicide Season 2 Episode 17 - From Moscow to Murder
    6.9/10(9 votes)

    #15 - From Moscow to Murder

    S2:E17

    When a prominent Russian businessman goes missing from a ritzy neighbourhood in Staten Island, investigators believe the Russian mob is to blame. The case takes a series of hairpin turns to reveal the most unlikely of suspects.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. New York Homicide Season 2 Episode 18 - The Final Lesson
    6.9/10(9 votes)

    #16 - The Final Lesson

    S2:E18

    NYPD detectives are on the hunt for the killer who tortured and executed a beloved New York City public school teacher. They discover the victim is the son of a powerful businessman.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. New York Homicide Season 2 Episode 19 - The Bronx-Yonkers Strangler
    6.9/10(10 votes)

    #17 - The Bronx-Yonkers Strangler

    S2:E19

    Two young women are sexually assaulted and strangled five years apart but connected by the same unknown DNA; after both cases turn cold, the New York Police Department and New York State Police combine forces 17 years later to find the killer.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. New York Homicide Season 3 Episode 1 - Deadly Lesson
    6.9/10(9 votes)

    #18 - Deadly Lesson

    S3:E1

    When a popular teacher is stabbed in her Staten Island home, NYPD officers in this close-knit community embark on a quest for justice, uncovering a web of secrets and lies behind closed doors that leave even the most seasoned detectives reeling.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. New York Homicide Season 3 Episode 2 - The Almost Perfect Murder
    6.9/10(9 votes)

    #19 - The Almost Perfect Murder

    S3:E2

    When a beloved landlord disappears in Brooklyn, the NYPD is convinced it's more than a missing person's case. Without a body and with limited physical evidence, a suspect roams the city for years until discovering a secret witness to the grisly truth.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. New York Homicide Season 1 Episode 2 - Murder At The Met
    6.8/10(30 votes)

    #20 - Murder At The Met

    S1:E2

    With 2,000 audience members watching a ballet at the world famous Metropolitan Opera House, orchestra violinist Helen takes a break and leaves her $20,000 violin on her chair, never to return.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. New York Homicide Season 1 Episode 4 - Staten Island Secrets
    6.8/10(20 votes)

    #21 - Staten Island Secrets

    S1:E4

    A tight-knit Orthodox Jewish community is terrified when police respond to a mother's 911 call from her ransacked house to break down the locked bedroom door of her daughter, 18-year-old Aliza, to find Aliza naked and dead on the floor.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. New York Homicide Season 2 Episode 3 - The Brooklyn Murder Rampage
    6.8/10(6 votes)

    #22 - The Brooklyn Murder Rampage

    S2:E3

    When a retired cop is found shot to death on a subway train in Brooklyn, detectives soon discover that his death is linked to two other shootings in the previous thirteen hours. With the victims seemingly chosen at random, police worry that any New Yorker could become the next target. The pressure is on to track down the suspects before they strike again.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. New York Homicide Season 2 Episode 6 - The Midtown Millennium Murder
    6.8/10(8 votes)

    #23 - The Midtown Millennium Murder

    S2:E6

    Days before the New Millennium, a jailed informant calls the NYPD with a cryptic tip about a murder, sending detectives on a hunt through dozens of New York's high-rise buildings, in search of a crime scene - and a body.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. New York Homicide Season 3 Episode 11 - Bronx Undercover
    6.8/10(6 votes)

    #24 - Bronx Undercover

    S3:E11

    When a college student goes missing, a search of her Bronx apartment leads the NYPD to suspect foul play. The investigation stalls until a witness comes forward, prompting an undercover sting operation that blows the lid off a deadly conspiracy.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. New York Homicide Season 3 Episode 15 - Blood Runs Blue
    6.8/10(6 votes)

    #25 - Blood Runs Blue

    S3:E15

    A violent home invasion in Queens ends with the murder of an NYPD officer's brother; when detectives investigate, they discover there's more to this case than meets the eye, including a secret card game with links to the mob.

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Masked Assassin" is the best rated episode of "New York Homicide". It scored 7.8/10 based on 5 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/14/2025. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Coney Island Cover Up".