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The Best Episodes of Nightmare Next Door

Every episode of Nightmare Next Door ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Nightmare Next Door!

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    Nightmare Next Door Season 1 Episode 1 - Death in Robert's Court
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    #1 - Death in Robert's Court

    S1:E1

    In Portsmouth, VA, a father comes home to find his 16-year-old daughter stabbed to death. With DNA and fingerprints police hope for an open and shut case. However, the case still goes unsolved for months until a piece of gum points to an unlikely suspect.

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  2. Nightmare Next Door Season 1 Episode 2 - The Truett Street Massacre
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    #2 - The Truett Street Massacre

    S1:E2

    When Austin York, Matt Self, Mark Barbosa, and Rosa Barbosa are found dead in a McKinney, TX home, detectives embark on a three year investigation. And just when it seems like the murders may never be solved, an eyewitness breaks the case wide open.

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  3. Nightmare Next Door Season 1 Episode 3 - Killer on South 1200 West
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    #3 - Killer on South 1200 West

    S1:E3

    Karin Strom is discovered strangled to death in her home. When a suspect emerges, investigators don't have enough evidence for a conviction. It will take twenty-six years to ultimately prove their case, and the final outcome surprises everyone.

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  4. Nightmare Next Door Season 1 Episode 4 - North Main Street Mystery
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    #4 - North Main Street Mystery

    S1:E4

    Ann Branson is found stabbed and beaten to death in her Kentucky home. There is little evidence at the crime scene and investigators struggle to find a motive. Ann's financial records provide the break authorities need to help catch the killer overseas.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Nightmare Next Door Season 1 Episode 5 - Death on Lake Lynn Drive
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    #5 - Death on Lake Lynn Drive

    S1:E5

    23-year-old Stephanie Bennett is brutally raped and murdered in her suburban Raleigh apartment. Investigators work the case for years but their leads go nowhere. A closer look at a peeping tom provides police the break they desperately need.

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  6. Nightmare Next Door Season 1 Episode 6 - Murder on Hagadom Hill Road
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    #6 - Murder on Hagadom Hill Road

    S1:E6

    In Owego, NY, Michele Harris disappears on September 11, 2001. Would she really leave behind her four children and run away from her soured marriage? When blood splatters are found in the home, police begin to suspect that Michele may have met a more sinister end.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. Nightmare Next Door Season 2 Episode 1 - Murderer in the Mist
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    #7 - Murderer in the Mist

    S2:E1

    When the Korean-American Chae family is terrorized in their suburban home in 2009 in North Wales, PA, only three survive. Local investigators wonder if this is a robbery gone wrong or something more. As the case unfolds, police are shocked to learn of the betrayal behind the murder.

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  8. Nightmare Next Door Season 2 Episode 2 - Murder on Main Street
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    #8 - Murder on Main Street

    S2:E2

    Bloomsbury, NJ, is the epitome of small-town America. When Monica Massaro is found viciously murdered in her home with her throat slashed, it rocks this town to its core. A tip comes in from 300 miles away to help police hunt down the killer, and the results leave residents shaken.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Nightmare Next Door Season 2 Episode 3 - Coed Confidential
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    #9 - Coed Confidential

    S2:E3

    22-year-old college student Katie Sepich disappears one night only to be found raped, murdered and set on fire in a landfill the next morning. It's a case that leads Las Cruces, NM, detectives from the victim's inner circle to a potential serial killer and then back to their own front door.

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  10. Nightmare Next Door Season 2 Episode 4 - Sea of Hate
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    #10 - Sea of Hate

    S2:E4

    When single mom Norma Rodriguez's murder in 1993 hits the town of Port Hueneme, CA, police are left sorting out the suspects in its wake. It will take a capricious witness and 10 years to clean up the damage. When the dust finally settles no one is more surprised than the killer.

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  11. Nightmare Next Door Season 2 Episode 5 - Death in Santa Barbara
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    #11 - Death in Santa Barbara

    S2:E5

    When 27-year-old divorced father Jarrod Davidson is shot in the doorway of his Santa Barbara apartment, the neighborhood fears there's an assassin on the loose. As detectives dig deeper into Jarrod's past, they find out he got mixed up with the wrong person and a plant left at the crime scene is the key to catch his killer.

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  12. Nightmare Next Door Season 2 Episode 6 - No Safe Harbor
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    #12 - No Safe Harbor

    S2:E6

    When Nikki Halpin, a divorced mother of 2, is brutally beaten at home in front of her children. She was found barely alive, but later died at the hospital. The residents of Safety Harbor, FL are terrified that a violent intruder is on the loose. But when a mysterious voice on the 911 recording reveals an eerie clue, detectives zero in on an unlikely suspect.

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  13. Nightmare Next Door Season 2 Episode 7 - Skeletons in the Closet
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    #13 - Skeletons in the Closet

    S2:E7

    When 18-year-old Brittany Loritts is murdered in her Salisbury, NC, home in the summer before starting college, investigators are at a loss as to who would commit such a crime. The case gets hot when investigators find that the family home is built on buried secrets.

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  14. Nightmare Next Door Season 3 Episode 1 - Fallen Angel
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    #14 - Fallen Angel

    S3:E1

    When 21-year-old Jamaican immigrant Dawnia Dacosta meets a hellish end in 1998, residents of Broward County, FL, are puzzled. Who would want to kill such an angelic, church-going young woman? Detectives are stumped until "divine intervention" strikes and luck leads them to a killer with evil intentions.

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  15. Nightmare Next Door Season 3 Episode 2 - Death in the Family
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    #15 - Death in the Family

    S3:E2

    When 56-year-old widower David Lunz is gunned down in his Palm Harbor, FL, home, this laid-back community fears the worst. It takes investigators more than two years and a surprise clue found 600 miles from the crime scene to nail a killer from David's past.

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  16. Nightmare Next Door Season 3 Episode 3 - Heartless in the Heartland
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    #16 - Heartless in the Heartland

    S3:E3

    The tiny town of Boonville, MO, is devastated when the body of 8-year-old Alyssa Owen is found near a rural country road. When another body turns up six weeks later, investigators soon learn the senseless brutality of this double homicide.

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  17. Nightmare Next Door Season 3 Episode 4 - Conspiracy of Evil
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    #17 - Conspiracy of Evil

    S3:E4

    Grosse Point, MI is a privileged community untouched by homicide in over 60 years. So when bookkeeper Barbara Iske is found murdered in the driveway of a local home, the village is shocked. Police use the little evidence they have to catch the killer.

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  18. Nightmare Next Door Season 3 Episode 5 - Midwestern Malice
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    #18 - Midwestern Malice

    S3:E5

    The small town of Poplar Bluff, MO, is jolted awake in 1992 when 31-year-old Laura Wynn is found sexually assaulted and strangled to death in her bedroom. And when a double homicide hits a nearby town, people are terrified. Thirteen years later their fears are confirmed when DNA proves the killer lives among them.

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  19. Nightmare Next Door Season 4 Episode 1 - Recipe for Murder
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    #19 - Recipe for Murder

    S4:E1

    When 18-year-old Breanna Schneller is discovered stabbed to death and her throat slashed in her apartment where she lived with her fiancé and his brother, the residents of tranquil Wausau, WI, are stunned. Police hope a cell phone and surveillance videos can help them unravel the mystery surrounding Breanna's death.

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  20. Nightmare Next Door Season 4 Episode 2 - House of Horror
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    #20 - House of Horror

    S4:E2

    The bloody murder of Beth Grosskopf in 2009 leaves the town of Freedom, PA, riddled with fear. Hopes for quick justice are dashed when the initial suspects don't pan out. But when someone reveals his inner demons, cops move in to catch the killer.

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  21. Nightmare Next Door Season 4 Episode 3 - Trouble in Tulsa
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    #21 - Trouble in Tulsa

    S4:E3

    When accountant and two-time divorcee Geraldine 'Jerry' Martin goes missing, and is later found viciously murdered and mutilated in 1975, the city of Tulsa, OK, is left in fear. With no solid leads, it takes detectives more than 25 years and new DNA evidence more than 1000 miles away to warm up this cold case.

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  22. Nightmare Next Door Season 4 Episode 4 - The Lady Killer
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    #22 - The Lady Killer

    S4:E4

    When 25-year-old Amy St. Laurent disappears after a night out on the town in 2001, the people of Portland, ME, are terrified. With no body, police don't know what to make of it. But their worst fears are confirmed when a shocking discovery proves murder.

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  23. Nightmare Next Door Season 4 Episode 5 - Deadly Disloyalty
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    #23 - Deadly Disloyalty

    S4:E5

    The residents of the small town of Navasota, TX, are horrified when a pillar of their community, 54-year-old funeral home owner Lonnie Turner Sr., is found shot dead in his home. As investigators dig into the case, they discover this brutal murder may be a family affair.

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  24. Nightmare Next Door Season 4 Episode 6 - Road to Hell
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    #24 - Road to Hell

    S4:E6

    The gruesome slaying of adored resident and wife 48-year-old Debra Rawls in 2004 leaves the small town of Summerfield, FL, paralyzed with fear. A swath of hooligans quickly deepens the suspect pool, but a speck of blood makes the biggest splash in discovering the true identity of the killer.

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  25. Nightmare Next Door Season 4 Episode 7 - Burning Secret
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    #25 - Burning Secret

    S4:E7

    When Goshen, NH, resident 55-year-old Edith 'Pen' Meyer goes missing, the tiny vacation town fears the worst. Police find leads, but can't find the body. When a notorious resident reveals a grudge, police move in quickly to catch a killer.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Death in Robert's Court" is the best rated episode of "Nightmare Next Door". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/6/2011. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Truett Street Massacre".