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While detectives search for clues among the living, veteran Dauphin County, PA, coroner Graham Hetrick uncovers secrets of the dead. Each episode features a stylized re-enactment of a compelling homicide case taken directly from Hetrick's

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    The Coroner: I Speak for the Dead Season 2 Episode 5 - Love In Pieces
    8.9/10(10 votes)

    #1 - Love In Pieces

    S2:E5

    When the body of Dale Bloom is discovered mutilated in his home in Harrisburg, PA, it's up to Graham Hetrick to read the numerous wounds and determine not only why Dale was targeted, but uncover the identity of a disturbed killer.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. The Coroner: I Speak for the Dead Season 2 Episode 10 - Contact Wound
    8.8/10(6 votes)

    #2 - Contact Wound

    S2:E10

    In Hummelstown, PA, Dale Orwan is found savagely murdered in his home. Graham is immediately called to the scene, where he discovers a house of horrors. The only suspect is a mysterious redhead who left carnage and her clothes behind.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. The Coroner: I Speak for the Dead Season 2 Episode 3 - Internal Trauma
    8.6/10(9 votes)

    #3 - Internal Trauma

    S2:E3

    86-year-old Goldie Snyder, a fixture in Harrisburg, PA's fishing community, is found brutally murdered in her bait shop. Her wounds make Graham Hetrick suspect the killer has done this before - and unless captured, will kill again.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. The Coroner: I Speak for the Dead Season 2 Episode 4 - Clues From The Body
    8.6/10(6 votes)

    #4 - Clues From The Body

    S2:E4

    When the decomposed body of Marcus Garner is found abandoned in a Harrisburg, PA, garage, Dauphin County Coroner Graham Hetrick is immediately called to the scene. Graham must use a special science - and the common housefly - to solve the case.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. The Coroner: I Speak for the Dead Season 2 Episode 6 - Six Letters, Starts With M
    8.3/10(7 votes)

    #5 - Six Letters, Starts With M

    S2:E6

    The tight-knit community of Hummelstown, PA is torn apart when 82-year-old Kathryn Bishop is found savagely beaten to death. When every suspect has an alibi, Coroner Graham Hetrick's only hope to find the killer is evidence from an unlikely source.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. The Coroner: I Speak for the Dead Season 1 Episode 4 - Unburying the Truth
    8.2/10(10 votes)

    #6 - Unburying the Truth

    S1:E4

    Hetrick is facing the biggest challenge of his career: finding a connection between decades-old missing person's cases and a slew of unidentified victims. If successful, he could stop a serial killer in his tracks.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. The Coroner: I Speak for the Dead Season 2 Episode 7 - Under The Skin
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    #7 - Under The Skin

    S2:E7

    Kim Granison is found fighting for her life in the middle of the street - the apparent victim of a hit and run. When she succumbs to her injuries, Graham suspects this might be more than an accident... it might be murder.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. The Coroner: I Speak for the Dead Season 3 Episode 4 - One Tiny Bone
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    #8 - One Tiny Bone

    S3:E4

    The body of 83-year-old Peggy Swann is found decomposing in her basement and it is a shock to everyone who knew her. Coroner Graham Hetrick will have to listen to the story Peggy's body tells in order to help investigators solve this puzzling murder.

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  9. The Coroner: I Speak for the Dead Season 2 Episode 2 - Touch Me And Die
    7.9/10(13 votes)

    #9 - Touch Me And Die

    S2:E2

    In Hershey, PA, Bob Curley dies shortly after being rushed to the E.R. with bizarre symptoms. Dauphin County Coroner Graham Hetrick is on the hunt for a strand of evidence to prove if Bob's exposure to a deadly poison was accidental or murder.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. The Coroner: I Speak for the Dead Season 3 Episode 3 - The Wax Bags
    7.9/10(8 votes)

    #10 - The Wax Bags

    S3:E3

    Tragedy strikes Elizabethville, PA, when a father finds his 23-year-old son dead of unknown causes in his room. Coroner Graham Hetrick listens as the hidden wounds on Zack Donnelly's body reveal the shocking story of his death & who is responsible.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. The Coroner: I Speak for the Dead Season 1 Episode 6 - Clash of Wills
    7.8/10(10 votes)

    #11 - Clash of Wills

    S1:E6

    A woman is murdered while working the late shift at a motel. Signs point to a crime of passion, but Hetrick knows it isn't so simple. Still, no one imagines it will take 12 years to catch a killer.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. The Coroner: I Speak for the Dead Season 2 Episode 1 - First Cut Is The Deepest
    7.8/10(12 votes)

    #12 - First Cut Is The Deepest

    S2:E1

    Career Army soldier Sam Gore is found viciously stabbed inside his home in Harrisburg, PA. Dauphin County Coroner Graham Hetrick must look to Sam's wounds to determine if Sam was simply a soldier of misfortune or if the murder was premeditated.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. The Coroner: I Speak for the Dead Season 3 Episode 2 - Hand In Glove
    7.7/10(7 votes)

    #13 - Hand In Glove

    S3:E2

    Popular jockey Juan Vives is found stabbed to death in the woods just days before Christmas. Dauphin County Coroner Graham Hetrick and investigators must explore the racing circuit to determine if the killer was a jealous rival or a dark horse.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. The Coroner: I Speak for the Dead Season 3 Episode 5 - Wound Patterns
    7.7/10(7 votes)

    #14 - Wound Patterns

    S3:E5

    The night after Thanksgiving, popular activist Rayon Braxton is found shot to death in his Harrisburg, PA community center. Dauphin County Coroner Graham Hetrick must read Rayon's wounds to reveal a cold blooded killer and a shocking betrayal .

    Director:Unknown
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  15. The Coroner: I Speak for the Dead Season 1 Episode 1 - Rigor Mortis
    7.6/10(14 votes)

    #15 - Rigor Mortis

    S1:E1

    The premiere of the true-crime series details the case of a young mother who was beaten and shot to death. While investigators aren't lacking for suspects, the coroner sees signs that it was a crime of passion.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. The Coroner: I Speak for the Dead Season 3 Episode 8 - He'll Open the Door
    7.5/10(8 votes)

    #16 - He'll Open the Door

    S3:E8

    When the body of nursing student Hitender Thakur is found shot to death behind the counter of the Harrisburg, PA convenience store where he works, it's up to Coroner Graham Hetrick to help police hunt a killer who has disappeared without a trace.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. The Coroner: I Speak for the Dead Season 1 Episode 3 - Trial by Fire
    7.4/10(7 votes)

    #17 - Trial by Fire

    S1:E3

    When a young, married couple is discovered in the aftermath of a house fire, firefighters fear they arrived too late. Hetrick suspects that this fire is no accident—and while he may find the truth, will justice be served?

    Director:Unknown
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  18. The Coroner: I Speak for the Dead Season 3 Episode 1 - Wedding Day
    7.4/10(8 votes)

    #18 - Wedding Day

    S3:E1

    When Steve Esworthy is found beaten to death in a quiet Midtown neighborhood in Harrisburg, PA it's up to Dauphin County Coroner Graham Hetrick to read Steve's wounds and uncover the killer behind one of the most unusual deaths he's ever seen.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. The Coroner: I Speak for the Dead Season 3 Episode 6 - Where He Stood
    7.4/10(8 votes)

    #19 - Where He Stood

    S3:E6

    Barbara Gooding's life is torn apart when her son, 18-year-old Keoin Gooding, dies in her arms. It's up to Dauphin County Coroner Graham Hetrick to read Keoin's bullet wounds to determine who shot the teenager, leaving the entire community stunned.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. The Coroner: I Speak for the Dead Season 1 Episode 2 - Call the Coroner
    7.3/10(12 votes)

    #20 - Call the Coroner

    S1:E2

    When a woman is killed in her backyard, investigators focus on her family. But Graham believes this is a special kind of assassin who kills for the thrill of it. The clock is ticking; will the murderer be caught before he strikes again?

    Director:Unknown
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  21. The Coroner: I Speak for the Dead Season 3 Episode 7 - While You Slept
    7.2/10(8 votes)

    #21 - While You Slept

    S3:E7

    When Jimmy Felder's mutilated body is found in his bedroom, Dauphin County Coroner Graham Hetrick arrives to one of the bloodiest crime scenes he's ever seen. Graham must read Jimmy's wounds to discover a rage that lies dangerously close to home.

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  22. The Coroner: I Speak for the Dead Season 1 Episode 5 - Skin Deep
    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #22 - Skin Deep

    S1:E5

    When the smoke clears from a mysterious car fire, a charred body is discovered in the backseat. Hetrick identifies the victim and in piecing together the secrets of this man's life and death, reveals atrocities no one ever imagined.

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  23. The Coroner: I Speak for the Dead Season 1 Episode 7 - Washing of the Sins
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - Washing of the Sins

    S1:E7

    In 2009, Hetrick is called to one of the strangest crime scenes of his career: a man has been stabbed to death, his body wrapped in garbage bags. But what is unearthed during the autopsy and murder investigation leads to an even more appalling conclusion.

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  24. The Coroner: I Speak for the Dead Season 1 Episode 8 - Traumatic Ending
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - Traumatic Ending

    S1:E8

    A woman suffers a seemingly accidental fall down flight of stairs, and dies from a traumatic brain injury. But after the autopsy, Hetrick suspects there is more than meets the eye. Ten years and two more mysterious deaths later, the truth is finally revealed.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. The Coroner: I Speak for the Dead Season 2 Episode 8 - Make It Hurt
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - Make It Hurt

    S2:E8

    When well-known bookie John Troutman is found brutally murdered in his apartment, Dauphin County Coroner Graham Hetrick is called to the scene. He must read John's many wounds to uncover a hatred that lies dangerously close to home.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Love In Pieces" is the best rated episode of "The Coroner: I Speak for the Dead". It scored 8.9/10 based on 10 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 8/14/2017. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Contact Wound".