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The Best Episodes of The 1980s: The Deadliest Decade

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The 1980s: The Deadliest Decade Season 2 Episode 9 - The Milk Carton Murder
    8.0/10(30 votes)

    S2:E9

    When 13-year-old Sarah Rairdon vanishes from an isolated road in tiny Underwood, Minnesota, the whole town launches an exhaustive search for her. The discovery of her body leads to terrifying fears of child abductions... and reveals a tragic secret.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The 1980s: The Deadliest Decade Season 2 Episode 2 - The Libertyville Horror
    7.9/10(38 votes)

    S2:E2

    Libertyville, IL is the kind of place where families go to live out the American Dream. When one of the town's wealthiest couples is gunned down in their bed, the community is shocked. Was it a robbery - or was this family harboring dark secrets?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The 1980s: The Deadliest Decade Season 1 Episode 4 - The Heartland Massacre
    7.8/10(40 votes)

    S1:E4

    In the heart of America’s devastating Farm Crisis, the largest mass murder in recent Missouri history stuns a small town. An entire family is wiped out. The unlikely suspect is a 14-year-old boy… but the real extent of the horror is even more shock

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The 1980s: The Deadliest Decade Season 2 Episode 4 - The Copycat Killer
    7.8/10(35 votes)

    S2:E4

    When rising star Rebecca Schaeffer is gunned down in her doorway, Hollywood panics. A killer is on the loose, and no one knows who murdered the beloved young actress. Detectives investigate - wondering if they have a copycat killer in their midst.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The 1980s: The Deadliest Decade Season 1 Episode 3 - The Cheerleader Murder
    7.7/10(48 votes)

    S1:E3

    In a wealthy California suburb, 15-year-old cheerleader Kirsten Costas is stabbed to death. A teenage girl is seen fleeing the scene. As months pass without an arrest, the police are stumped. But some in the community… think they know the murderer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The 1980s: The Deadliest Decade Season 2 Episode 5 - Phantom Killer of the Opera
    7.6/10(25 votes)

    S2:E5

    When 31-year-old violinist Helen Mintiks goes missing during a performance at the Metropolitan Opera House, all of New York is terrified. Then her naked corpse is discovered in an airshaft at the Met. Could there be a real-life Phantom of the Opera?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The 1980s: The Deadliest Decade Season 1 Episode 1 - The Yuppie Murder
    7.5/10(45 votes)

    S1:E1

    The Stuarts, are robbed and shot in Boston. Carol and her unborn child are killed. Charles survives to describe their black assailant, inflaming racial tensions, until a surprise witness comes forward with a story that blows open the case.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The 1980s: The Deadliest Decade Season 2 Episode 3 - Friday the 13th
    7.5/10(35 votes)

    S2:E3

    Terror grips Wylie, Texas on Friday the 13th, when young mother and teacher Betty Gore is hacked to death with an axe. Is a copycat psycho killer trying to create his own real life slasher film? The truth turns out to be more horrifying than fiction.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The 1980s: The Deadliest Decade Season 1 Episode 2 - The Preppy Murder
    7.3/10(39 votes)

    S1:E2

    Jennifer Levin is found strangled to death in Central Park. A prep school heartthrob, Robert Chambers, is arrested for the crime. The press seizes on his provocative claim that Jennifer’s death happened accidentally during “rough sex."

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The 1980s: The Deadliest Decade Season 2 Episode 1 - The Newlywed Murder
    7.2/10(32 votes)

    S2:E1

    When Long Island newlywed Lisa Solomon disappears on Christmas Eve, family and friends search for her relentlessly. Did she leave her husband of two months in the middle of the night? Or is there something more sinister at play?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The 1980s: The Deadliest Decade Season 1 Episode 6 - The Real Fatal Attraction
    7.1/10(37 votes)

    S1:E6

    Single mother of three Linda Culbertson lands a dream job as a legal secretary in a Kansas City law firm. She falls hard for her married boss, Donald Pierce. Their twisted passions draw bystanders into a shocking and vicious crime?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The 1980s: The Deadliest Decade Season 2 Episode 8 - The Cotton Club Murder
    7.0/10(28 votes)

    S2:E8

    Vaudeville producer Roy Radin wants to turn his stage success into Hollywood credibility. When his bullet-riddled body is found in a canyon, police are stumped. Was he the victim of a vicious drug cartel? Or a movie deal gone wrong?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The 1980s: The Deadliest Decade Season 2 Episode 7 - The Death of Disco
    6.9/10(21 votes)

    S2:E7

    When 24-year-old Diane Delia is found dead in the Hudson River, detectives are surprised to realize she was once a man. An investigation leads them to New York's disco and gay club scenes - and a dramatic love triangle that could expose the killer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The 1980s: The Deadliest Decade Season 2 Episode 10 - The Krishna Killers
    6.8/10(23 votes)

    S2:E10

    Hare Krishnas follow a religion based on divine love. But the mysterious disappearance of a charismatic devotee exposes a disturbing dark side. When another member is shot dead, police uncover a twisted web of murder and betrayal.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The 1980s: The Deadliest Decade Season 1 Episode 5 - The Black Monday Murder
    6.7/10(36 votes)

    S1:E5

    Stockbroker Joe Pikul and his wife Diane are living the New York high life. When she discovers Joe’s been leading a double life, a conflict ensues. And within days of the stock market crash of Black Monday, their marriage comes to a violent end.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The 1980s: The Deadliest Decade Season 2 Episode 6 - The Dixieland Murders
    6.2/10(23 votes)

    S2:E6

    In 1987, two of Biloxi, Mississippi's most prominent citizens, Judge Vincent Sherry and his wife, Margaret, a city councilwoman, are shot to death in their home. Their oldest daughter sets out on a decade-long quest to find her parents' killer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Milk Carton Murder" is the best rated episode of "The 1980s: The Deadliest Decade". It scored 8/10 based on 30 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/11/2017. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Libertyville Horror".