7.5/1041 votes#1 - The Yuppie Murder
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/14/2016
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.
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7.4/1036 votes#2 - The Preppy Murder
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/21/2016
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."
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7.7/1043 votes#3 - The Cheerleader Murder
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/28/2016
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.
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7.7/1036 votes#4 - The Heartland Massacre
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 12/5/2016
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
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6.7/1034 votes#5 - The Black Monday Murder
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/12/2016
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.
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7.2/1033 votes#6 - The Real Fatal Attraction
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/19/2016
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?
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The Best Episodes of The 1980s: The Deadliest Decade Season 1
Every episode of The 1980s: The Deadliest Decade Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The 1980s: The Deadliest Decade Season 1!
Investigation Discovery transports viewers on a bittersweet and terrifying journey back in time, revealing the dark side of America's favorite decade.
Genres:DocumentaryCrimeReality
Network:Investigation Discovery
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Yuppie Murder" is the best rated episode of "The 1980s: The Deadliest Decade" season 1. It scored 7.5/10 based on 41 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/14/2016. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Preppy Murder".