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The Best Episodes of The Perfect Murder

"The Perfect Murder" brings viewers some of the most diabolical, perplexing murder cases to land on detectives’ desks – the kind of cases that make...

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  1. 8.5/10(23 votes)

    #1 - Bedroom Basher

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    S2:E10

    A young pregnant woman is raped and bludgeoned in California. It looks like the work of a serial killer called "The Bedroom Basher." But when she regains her memory, she blames her husband. Is Kevin really the killer, or can DNA set him free?

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  2. 8.3/10(25 votes)

    #2 - Curtain Call

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    S3:E13

    California student Julie Kibuishi is found dead in the bed of her friend, Sam Herr – a decorated war hero. But Sam is nowhere to be found. As police hunt for their prime suspect, they'll find this case is far more complicated than it first appeared.

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  3. 8.1/10(20 votes)

    #3 - No Happy Ending

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    S3:E8

    44-year-old masseuse Larissa Macriello vanishes from her Miami apartment in June of 2013. Police find there's a dangerous edge to her carefree lifestyle, and they're thrust into a web of sex, lies, and secrets as they try to find her.

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  4. 8.1/10(23 votes)

    #4 - The Devil Made Me Do It

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    S4:E6

    Robert Schwartz, a father of three, is murdered brutally in his own home - stabbed 32 times with an X carved into his neck. It looks like a ritualistic killing, but the investigation will uncover a killer much closer to home...

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  5. 8.0/10(33 votes)

    #5 - Daddy Dearest

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    In 1985, pretty 23-year-old new mom, Linda Brown, is shot dead in her bedroom, and her 14-year-old stepdaughter Cinnamon confesses to the crime. The case is as good as closed, but detectives suspect there's more to this twisted family than meets the eye, and they're right.

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  6. 7.9/10(25 votes)

    #6 - The Honeymoon Killers

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    S3:E6

    A Belgian honeymoon comes to a tragic end when a freak car accident leads to a tragic death. The investigation takes police down a rabbit hole of violence and deceit, culminating in an international manhunt for a calculating killer.

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  8. 7.8/10(21 votes)

    #7 - Family Plot

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    S2:E7

    When an Orlando woman goes missing 15 years after the departure of her abusive husband, investigators wonder if her grieving children know more than they're saying.

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  9. 7.7/10(23 votes)

    #8 - Murder-in-Law

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    S3:E10

    When Dallas mother Nancy Lyon dies of a mysterious illness in 1991, her wealthy father tells police she was poisoned by her own husband. But the case is far from closed, and the investigation will uncover family secrets with shocking implications.

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  10. 7.7/10(18 votes)

    #9 - Whidbey Island Mystery

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    S5:E6

    After Christmas in 2003, on Whidbey Island off the coast of Washington State, Russel Douglas is found shot in the head, in his car along a deserted road. It's the start of a case that will take a decade to solve, and leave many with lingering questions.

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  11. 7.6/10(26 votes)

    #10 - Ring of Fire

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    A Bronx, NY, house fire reveals a charred body inside. Police learn it's 20-year-old Kimberly Antonakos, and she's been burned alive. Was it her ex-boyfriend, Psycho? Or is her father connected to the mob? The truth is far more tragic.

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  12. 7.6/10(26 votes)

    #11 - Prescription for Murder

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    S3:E12

    Wisconsin police are shocked in 2010 to find an elderly couple brutally murdered in their home. When family and neighbors start receiving death threats, police fear the killer isn't done. Can they solve the case before they strike again?

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  13. 7.5/10(21 votes)

    #12 - Death of a Salesman

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    A business owner is shot to death outside his Bronx office. Police find he was deep in debt. Did his wife kill him or the insurance money? Or did he arrange a hit to provide for his family? Their only hope to solve the murder is to follow the money.

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  14. 7.5/10(26 votes)

    #13 - A Shot in the Dark

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    S4:E1

    New York City fashion photographer Joel Schoenfeld is shot dead in his Greenwich Village studio one cold January morning. Joel appears to have it all, but detectives will eventually uncover a dark secret and a twisted tale of revenge...

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  15. 7.5/10(21 votes)

    #14 - Murder Well Done

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    S4:E7

    When 39-year-old Dawn Viens goes missing in 2009, her husband assumes she ran away to escape her problems. But the investigation will lead detectives to a most unexpected killer. They've heard of disposing of a body, but never like this...

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  16. 7.5/10(26 votes)

    #15 - Mother Dear

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    The strangled body of 47-year-old mother, Joyce Aparo, is found off the side of the road 70 miles from her home in Glastonbury, Connecticut. The investigation will lead detectives into a dark world of abuse, sexual obsession and lies.

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  17. 7.4/10(21 votes)

    #16 - The Curious Case of the Persian Violet

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    At 11:00 PM on July 9th, 2004, 27-year-old graduate student and young father Jarrod Davidson is shot by a high-powered rifle outside his apartment in Santa Barbara, CA; lying next to him is a suspicious potted plant. He was in the middle of a nasty custody dispute but the DNA doesn't match his ex-wife, Kelee.

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  18. 7.4/10(29 votes)

    #17 - Frozen Killer

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    S1:E6

    In 2004, 31-year-old Julie Keown dies of antifreeze poisoning in Waltham, MA. Detectives rule out suicide and accidental ingestion. Then, after untangling a web of lies, they turn to her husband, James, a popular radio host.

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  19. 7.4/10(19 votes)

    #18 - Murder on the Cape

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    S2:E6

    When a single mother is stabbed to death in her home in Cape Cod, MA. The numerous suspects include her child's father, his wife, and her eccentric father's young girlfriend.

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  20. 7.4/10(23 votes)

    #19 - Kill Thy Neighbor

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    S2:E8

    It's a brutal scene when Karen Gregory is raped and stabbed in her boyfriend's Gulfport, FL, home. After Detective Larry Tosi enlists the help of his firefighter friend, George Lewis, to solve the crime, the case takes a shocking turn.

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  21. 7.4/10(22 votes)

    #20 - Silent Killer

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    S3:E7

    Diane Girts is found dead in the bathtub of her home adjoining her husband's funeral home, and nobody can determine exactly how she died. As the case unfolds, detectives will uncover troubling clues pointing to a cunning and dangerous killer.

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  22. 7.4/10(30 votes)

    #21 - Fade to Black

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    S4:E2

    Film director Adrienne Shelly is discovered hanging by a bed sheet from the shower rod in her bathroom. It looks like a suicide, but her husband insists it was murder. And detectives are starting to believe him...

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  23. 7.4/10(29 votes)

    #22 - Ride with the Devil

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    26-year-old car dealer Christopher O'Brien takes a strange man for a test drive and never returns. Did O'Brien's criminal past finally catch up with him? Or is the truth something more sinister?

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  24. 7.4/10(17 votes)

    #23 - Bizarre Love Triangle

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    S5:E1

    Ann Anastasi returns home from shopping to find her husband, Anthony, lifeless in bed, a gun beside him. Police soon find a second victim, Jacqueline Riggs, in the basement, stabbed to death. What happened here is a dark tale of love, lust and violence.

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  25. 7.3/10(24 votes)

    #24 - Horror in Harlem

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    Middle-aged couple Carmen Quinones and Ruben Frederick are brutally stabbed to death in their East Harlem apartment next to $16,000 in cash. Were they murdered for their money, or something far more personal?

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  26. 7.3/10(17 votes)

    #25 - Last Dance

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    S3:E4

    Two beautiful dancers are strangled in their West Harlem apartment. The case will lead cops all across New York City, where dreams of fame and stardom can drive young people to desperate measures, and devour them along the way.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Bedroom Basher" is the best rated episode of "The Perfect Murder". It scored 8.5/10 based on 23 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 7/23/2015. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Curtain Call".