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The Best Episodes of The Hunt with John Walsh

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There are among the thousands of fugitives who avoid criminal prosecution in the United States every year. Find out more about these fugitives and join John Walsh in his quest to track them down and

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Hunt with John Walsh Season 2 Episode 4 - Torture House
    8.6/10(11 votes)

    #1 - Torture House

    S2:E4

    Two brothers kidnap and torture prostitutes, until one victim escapes and leads police to their house of horrors.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Hunt with John Walsh Season 3 Episode 7 - Sex Slaves In Texas
    8.3/10(7 votes)

    #2 - Sex Slaves In Texas

    S3:E7

    Authorities in Harris County, Texas are desperate to find Alfonso Diaz-Juarez, a convicted pimp, child molester and sexual predator, known for profiting from prostitution and sex trade trafficking.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Hunt with John Walsh Season 3 Episode 8 - Murder Girl
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    #3 - Murder Girl

    S3:E8

    A Texas woman, Jennifer Puente, is being sought in connection with the horrific and brutal murder of her best friend in 2012, and already her accomplice/boyfriend is serving 34 years for his part in the crime.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Hunt with John Walsh Season 2 Episode 3 - Deadly Lust
    8.1/10(11 votes)

    #4 - Deadly Lust

    S2:E3

    A serially abusive stepfather is accused of sexually assaulting his stepdaughter for 15 years; a young police officer is accused of murdering his wife and molesting a 9-year-old student.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Hunt with John Walsh Season 1 Episode 7 - Preaching Lies
    8.0/10(14 votes)

    #5 - Preaching Lies

    S1:E7

    The leader of a small cult flees overseas after he's accused of sexually abusing the underage daughters of many of his followers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Hunt with John Walsh Season 1 Episode 8 - Justice Denied
    8.0/10(15 votes)

    #6 - Justice Denied

    S1:E8

    Parents of an abducted boy keep the search for their son alive after more than two decades, and a mother abducts her own daughter and hides her for more than a decade.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Hunt with John Walsh Season 2 Episode 2 - Crimes Of The Father
    8.0/10(13 votes)

    #7 - Crimes Of The Father

    S2:E2

    An oppressive, overbearing father is accused of murdering his high school-age daughters when they start dating boys their own age against his wishes.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Hunt with John Walsh Season 2 Episode 9 - Fighting for Life
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    #8 - Fighting for Life

    S2:E9

    Herberto Maldonado allegedly takes Lori Meija's life into a deadly downward spiral. After being accused of molesting a friend's 10-year-old daughter, Bruce Sawhill runs and sets into motion a tragic chain of events leading to a girl's death.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Hunt with John Walsh Season 3 Episode 3 - Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    #9 - Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

    S3:E3

    Accounts of a Nebraskan alleged serial rapist and two members of the L.A. Boyz gang, brothers, who may be hiding in Mexico.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Hunt with John Walsh Season 3 Episode 6 - Fire and Murder
    8.0/10(6 votes)

    #10 - Fire and Murder

    S3:E6

    Police hunt Robert William Fisher who is wanted for the 2001 murders of his wife Mary and their two children; police pursue Honolulu couple John and Julieanne Dimitrion who are wanted for mortgage fraud.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Hunt with John Walsh Season 1 Episode 3 - Family Annihilator
    7.9/10(19 votes)

    #11 - Family Annihilator

    S1:E3

    After brutally slaying his entire family and torching their bodies, a former diplomat flees overseas, where he eludes authorities for decades.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Hunt with John Walsh Season 2 Episode 8 - The Enemy Within
    7.9/10(9 votes)

    #12 - The Enemy Within

    S2:E8

    A report on a young father who allegedly murdered his parents in a haze of rage and drug addiction, abandoned his child and then fled to the American South.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Hunt with John Walsh Season 2 Episode 1 - Still Running
    7.8/10(8 votes)

    #13 - Still Running

    S2:E1

    Season 2 begins with John Walsh providing updates on Season 1 fugitives who are still at large. Also: a recap of captured suspects and closed cases.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Hunt with John Walsh Season 2 Episode 6 - Innocence Defiled
    7.7/10(8 votes)

    #14 - Innocence Defiled

    S2:E6

    The religious leader of a Hindu community in Texas flees after being convicted of sexually abusing the children of his followers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Hunt with John Walsh Season 3 Episode 4 - The Cold-Blooded Charmer
    7.4/10(6 votes)

    #15 - The Cold-Blooded Charmer

    S3:E4

    A search for Jorge Rueda Landeros, who is wanted in connection with the 2010 murder of American University accounting professor Sue Ann Marcum.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Hunt with John Walsh Season 3 Episode 5 - The Sins of Fathers
    7.4/10(6 votes)

    #16 - The Sins of Fathers

    S3:E5

    A search for Elby Hars, who allegedly abused a young girl in Columbia, S.C.; a hunt for Eugene Palmer, who allegedly shot and killed his daughter-in-law.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Hunt with John Walsh Season 1 Episode 1 - Murder in the Mountains
    7.2/10(20 votes)

    #17 - Murder in the Mountains

    S1:E1

    An abusive husband goes on the lam in the mountains after he allegedly murders his wife and their two children in their home.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Hunt with John Walsh Season 2 Episode 5 - Fugitive Mom
    7.2/10(11 votes)

    #18 - Fugitive Mom

    S2:E5

    A young mother vanishes with her 2-year-old daughter; a serial child molester is caught in Texas, but flees his trial and begins his monstrous pattern again.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Hunt with John Walsh Season 1 Episode 5 - Point Blank Murder
    7.1/10(17 votes)

    #19 - Point Blank Murder

    S1:E5

    A trusted neighbor disappears after facing multiple charges of child molestation, and new evidence in an old case leads to a manhunt for the suspect.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Hunt with John Walsh Season 1 Episode 6 - Trafficking in Death
    7.0/10(16 votes)

    #20 - Trafficking in Death

    S1:E6

    Suspected of letting 11 undocumented immigrants perish in an overheated rail car, an accused human trafficker goes on the run from authorities.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Hunt with John Walsh Season 1 Episode 4 - Under the Influence
    6.9/10(13 votes)

    #21 - Under the Influence

    S1:E4

    A troubled ex-Marine fires on police and vanishes into the woods without a trace, and a drunk driver removes his tracking device and vanishes.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Hunt with John Walsh Season 2 Episode 7 - Deceived to Death
    6.9/10(9 votes)

    #22 - Deceived to Death

    S2:E7

    A woman hires a man to beat her estranged husband to death; a serial molester in Oregon abducts two women at knifepoint.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Hunt with John Walsh Season 1 Episode 2 - The Enemy Next Door
    6.3/10(18 votes)

    #23 - The Enemy Next Door

    S1:E2

    A former soldier escapes custody after being caught with child pornography, and an accused child molester shoots it out with police.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Hunt with John Walsh Season 3 Episode 2 - Confessions of a Killer
    6.2/10(6 votes)

    #24 - Confessions of a Killer

    S3:E2

    Authorities in Texas are searching for William Joseph Greer who confessed to having murdered his girlfriend Tammy Esquivel, a divorced stripper in 2006, but has managed to stay one step ahead of the law.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Hunt with John Walsh Season 2 Episode 10 - The Disappearing
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - The Disappearing

    S2:E10

    A mother kills herself and her son disappears. A man allegedly kills four members of his ex-girlfriend's family.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Torture House" is the best rated episode of "The Hunt with John Walsh". It scored 8.6/10 based on 11 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/26/2015. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Sex Slaves In Texas".