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The Best Episodes of The Genetic Detective Season 1

Every episode of The Genetic Detective Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Genetic Detective Season 1!

Investigative genetic genealogist CeCe Moore uses her unique research skills to transform the face of crime solving. By working with police departments and crime scene...
Genres:DocumentaryCrime
Network:ABC

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Case of the Missing Lovebirds" is the best rated episode of "The Genetic Detective" season 1. It scored 7.8/10 based on 54 votes. Directed by Remy Weber and written by N/A, it aired on 5/26/2020. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Hunt for the Runaway Killer".

  • The Case of the Missing Lovebirds
    7.8/1054 votes

    #1 - The Case of the Missing Lovebirds

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/26/2020

    In the series premiere, CeCe Moore works with Seattle, Washington's Snohomish County Sheriff's Office on the double homicide of a young couple who disappeared in 1987 after taking a ferry from Vancouver to Seattle and were later found miles apart, gagged, bound and brutally murdered.

    Director: Remy Weber

    Writer: N/A

  • Hunt for the Runaway Killer
    8.2/1042 votes

    #2 - Hunt for the Runaway Killer

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/2/2020

    CeCe helps crack a 1998 cold case involving the murder of Sherri and Megan Scherer, a mother and daughter from New Madrid, Missouri.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Who Killed Angie Dodge?
    8.4/1046 votes

    #3 - Who Killed Angie Dodge?

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/9/2020

    CeCe's work on the 1996 rape and murder of an 18-year-old in Idaho leads police to the potential killer and helps exonerate the wrongly accused man who spent 20 years in prison for the crime.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Deadly Playdate
    8.5/1040 votes

    #4 - The Deadly Playdate

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/16/2020

    Uncovering the identity of the person who killed an 8-year-old girl, taunting police in Fort Wayne, Indiana for decades after with notes and threats.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Phantom of Ramsey Street
    8.5/1039 votes

    #5 - The Phantom of Ramsey Street

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 6/23/2020

    CeCe helps uncover the identity of a serial rapist through genetic genealogy.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Hot Case
    8.0/1034 votes

    #6 - The Hot Case

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 6/30/2020

    In the season finale, CeCe works her first active case, the rape of a 79-year-old woman that happened just three weeks prior. Also, regarding an earlier cold case on which she worked, CeCe sees the first jury trial conviction.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A