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Rocky King, Detective•Season 4•Episode 8

Murder, Ph.D.

7.5/10 · 15 votesOct 26, 1952

Ranked #1 of 2 in Season 4•+0.9 vs season avg

Three hours before Dayton Merrill is to be executed for murder, Inspector King receives a taunting phone call from a man who claims to have really committed the crime. Unable to get a stay of execution based on the man's confession, King and Detective Lane

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Seasons6

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Season 4 Episodes52

Murder Lays the Odds

Model for Murder

The Toy Dagger Murder

One Minute for Murder

Vagrant C-Note

Personal Vendetta

Death has Dark Hands

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Murder, Ph.D.

Murder by Natural Death

Cop Killer

Sucker Bait

Recoil

Death Does a Double Take

Prowler in the Night

The Stain of Murder

Double Jeopardy

Docked for Murder

Double Cross

The Grapevine

Checkmate

Canceled Out

The Pay Off

The Gentle Murder

The Needle's Eye

Stranger's Doom

King's Gambit

The Abandoned House

The Fatal Sign

Arsenic for Two

The Lethal Ratio

Murder Goes to College

Ordeal by Fire

Caged

Thy Will Be Done

The Trunk

The Old Mansion

Win, Place and Murder

Playback

The Ledger

Room Service

Door to Happiness

Dead Weight

Deadly Target

Hook, Line & Sinker

Breakout

The Silencer

Jack of Diamonds

Money & Murder

The Best of References

Murder on the Downbeat

The Final Curtain

Time Table

Cast1

Roscoe Karns

Roscoe Karns

Police Inspector Rocky King

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Episode Summary

"Murder, Ph.D." is episode 8 of Rocky King, Detective season 4. It scored 7.5/10 from 15 votes, ranking #1 of 2 episodes this season (season average 6.6). It aired on October 26, 1952.

Next: E9 · Murder by Natural Death Best of Season 4