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Lake Erie is home to some of North America’s darkest and deadliest murder cases. Dive deep into its most notorious mysteries and hear insight from the detectives working on the frontline of these shocking investigations.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Lake Erie Murders Season 1 Episode 4 - High School Horror
    7.5/10(44 votes)

    #1 - High School Horror

    S1:E4

    When the body of beautiful high school student Debbie Gama is discovered in a creek wrapped in wire, the ensuing investigation ends up uncovering more than her murderer, revealing a secret world of twisted sex, drugs, sadomasochism and bondage.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Lake Erie Murders Season 1 Episode 7 - Blood In the Water
    7.5/10(45 votes)

    #2 - Blood In the Water

    S1:E7

    When a bag containing body parts washes up on the shore of the lake, the search for missing 10-year-old Holly Jones becomes a grisly murder investigation. Police must race to find the perpetrator of this crime before another child is murdered.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Lake Erie Murders Season 2 Episode 1 - Devil at the Crossroads
    7.4/10(41 votes)

    #3 - Devil at the Crossroads

    S2:E1

    Shauna Howe, only 11 years old, disappears as she returns home from a Girl Scout Halloween party; when Shauna's body shows up in a local creek, her murder ignites an investigation whose conclusion sends a shockwave through her community.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Lake Erie Murders Season 1 Episode 5 - Alley of Death
    7.3/10(44 votes)

    #4 - Alley of Death

    S1:E5

    When 14-year old Gloria Pointer is found raped and murdered in an alleyway, it is the start of a thirty-year quest for answers by her mother who will not give up until she finds justice for her daughter.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Lake Erie Murders Season 1 Episode 6 - The Butcher of Buffalo
    7.3/10(38 votes)

    #5 - The Butcher of Buffalo

    S1:E6

    Mother of three Joan Giambra is discovered strangled, lying naked under her comatose 11-year old daughter. The young girl becomes the only hope of catching a serial killer but will she remember his identity before he comes back to silence her too?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Lake Erie Murders Season 1 Episode 1 - Who Killed Amy Mihaljevic? Part 1: Missing
    7.2/10(68 votes)

    #6 - Who Killed Amy Mihaljevic? Part 1: Missing

    S1:E1

    In October 1989, 10 year old Amy Mihaljevic is lured to a suburban Ohio shopping mall by an unknown man--and is never seen again. A 30 year mystery and nationwide manhunt ensues--thousands of leads, hundreds of suspects, one killer still at large...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Lake Erie Murders Season 1 Episode 2 - Who Killed Amy Mihaljevic? Part 2: The Hunt
    7.2/10(39 votes)

    #7 - Who Killed Amy Mihaljevic? Part 2: The Hunt

    S1:E2

    Amy's killer remains at large. A cavalcade of suspects emerges, each more compelling than the last. Investigators explore each one. And then, 106 days after Amy was taken, a gruesome discovery some 50 miles away from her Bay Village home. A body.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Lake Erie Murders Season 1 Episode 3 - Who Killed Amy Mihaljevic? Part 3: New Evidence
    7.2/10(39 votes)

    #8 - Who Killed Amy Mihaljevic? Part 3: New Evidence

    S1:E3

    Amy's killer remains on the loose. The case goes nationwide. Margaret appears on Oprah. Anniversaries come and go. And then, finally, a confession. A man stands up in church in a neighboring town and declares: "I killed Amy Mihaljevic "

    Director:Unknown
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  9. The Lake Erie Murders Season 2 Episode 7 - Trail of Frozen Tears
    7.2/10(24 votes)

    #9 - Trail of Frozen Tears

    S2:E7

    Pretty pre-teen Rosie Davenport is found brutally murdered in an abandoned house, the circumstances of her death eerily similar to the unsolved murder of 13-year-old Malissa Thomas one year earlier. Could police have a serial killer on their hands?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Lake Erie Murders Season 2 Episode 8 - Killer Night Out
    7.2/10(23 votes)

    #10 - Killer Night Out

    S2:E8

    In 1983 in Ohio, a 19-year-old nurse's aide is found dead after a night out with her best friend. A riveting investigation reveals her fate.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Lake Erie Murders Season 2 Episode 2 - The Vanishing Teens
    7.1/10(36 votes)

    #11 - The Vanishing Teens

    S2:E2

    In the fall of 1991, rural Michigan is plunged into paranoia and fear when four local teenage girls vanish without a trace; the community is in lockdown as residents face up to the very real possibility that a predator walks among them.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. The Lake Erie Murders Season 2 Episode 6 - Night Shift Nightmare
    7.1/10(32 votes)

    #12 - Night Shift Nightmare

    S2:E6

    The body of 19-year-old Wanda Musk is found just miles from where she worked at local gas station; suspicions mount over several young men in the community, including her ex-boyfriend and a troubled local teen.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Lake Erie Murders Season 2 Episode 9 - Trail of Fear
    6.9/10(21 votes)

    #13 - Trail of Fear

    S2:E9

    After a 74-year-old woman is found murdered, suspicion and paranoia take control of a community. Next, a young girl vanishes, exposing secrets hidden for decades.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Lake Erie Murders Season 2 Episode 10 - Cabin Fever
    6.9/10(23 votes)

    #14 - Cabin Fever

    S2:E10

    Ian and Nancy Blackburn's lifeless bodies are discovered stuffed into the trunk of their own car; the investigation unmasks a monster who hides in plain sight.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Lake Erie Murders Season 2 Episode 3 - Unholy Communion
    6.8/10(29 votes)

    #15 - Unholy Communion

    S2:E3

    A devoted fiancé discovers that his beloved partner, Anne Boncella, and her 8-year-old daughter have been murdered; the ensuing investigation will unravel shocking secrets that have been dormant in their seemingly peaceful hometown.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Lake Erie Murders Season 2 Episode 4 - Black Sabbath
    6.8/10(33 votes)

    #16 - Black Sabbath

    S2:E4

    In Toledo, Ohio, Sister Margaret Ann is discovered dead in the chapel on Holy Saturday morning; police mount an investigation that will unearth the lies and secrets leading to her death.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Lake Erie Murders Season 2 Episode 5 - Heartbreak Hotel
    6.8/10(28 votes)

    #17 - Heartbreak Hotel

    S2:E5

    Beautiful Northwestern Airlines flight attendant Nancy Ludwig is discovered dead in her hotel room, her body mutilated and head almost decapitated. It will take the discovery of links to another heinous killing to blow the case wide open.

    Director:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"High School Horror" is the best rated episode of "The Lake Erie Murders". It scored 7.5/10 based on 44 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/5/2019. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Blood In the Water".