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The Best Episodes of The Perfect Murder Season 5

Every episode of The Perfect Murder Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Perfect Murder Season 5!

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"The Perfect Murder" brings viewers some of the most diabolical, perplexing murder cases to land on detectives’ desks – the kind of cases that make or break careers and provide fodder for Hollywood mystery movies.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Perfect Murder Season 5 Episode 1 - Bizarre Love Triangle
    7.2/10(19 votes)

    #1 - Bizarre Love Triangle

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Perfect Murder Season 5 Episode 2 - Gone Girl
    6.7/10(24 votes)

    #2 - Gone Girl

    S5:E2

    The body of 20-year old student Sandra Bonaventure is discovered in a garbage bag, on the sidewalk in New York City. The trail of clues will eventually lead detectives to a cold-hearted killer, with an astonishing talent for deception.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Perfect Murder Season 5 Episode 3 - Mother Dear
    7.5/10(30 votes)

    #3 - Mother Dear

    S5:E3

    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.

    Director:Kevin Kaufman
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Perfect Murder Season 5 Episode 4 - A Motive Most Bizarre
    6.7/10(21 votes)

    #4 - A Motive Most Bizarre

    S5:E4

    Jeffrey Locker, a 52 year-old successful motivational speaker, is found stabbed to death in East Harlem. Detectives first suspect Locker was in the wrong place at wrong time. The truth, they will learn, is far more complex and shocking.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Perfect Murder Season 5 Episode 5 - Defenseless
    5.9/10(18 votes)

    #5 - Defenseless

    S5:E5

    A car races up to the ER of a Westchester hospital. Carlos Perez-Olivo, the driver, has been shot in his side and his wife, Peggy has been shot in the head. What horror has befallen this couple? The answer will challenge even experienced investigators.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Perfect Murder Season 5 Episode 6 - Whidbey Island Mystery
    7.6/10(22 votes)

    #6 - Whidbey Island Mystery

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Perfect Murder Season 5 Episode 7 - The Green-Eyed Monster
    7.0/10(18 votes)

    #7 - The Green-Eyed Monster

    S5:E7

    In December 1998, Peter Theriault, 51, fails to arrive for his shift at a car plant in Commerce City, California. Pete hasn't missed a day of work in almost three decades. Friends and family immediately suspect something is very wrong.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Perfect Murder Season 5 Episode 8 - Vanished in Vegas
    7.2/10(14 votes)

    #8 - Vanished in Vegas

    S5:E8

    Multi-millionaire Las Vegas real estate developer Ron Rudin goes missing. In order to find him, detectives will trace twisted a path filled with haunting spirits, dark obsession, and greed.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Perfect Murder Season 5 Episode 9 - Jump Shot
    6.5/10(17 votes)

    #9 - Jump Shot

    S5:E9

    Hollywood "golden boy" Gavin Smith a 20th Century Fox executive and former star UCLA basketball player goes missing. For years, his family and detectives search tirelessly for answers, but a group of heartless characters holds fast to their secrets.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Perfect Murder Season 5 Episode 10 - The Last Blitz
    5.8/10(13 votes)

    #10 - The Last Blitz

    S5:E10

    Marlin Barnes, a popular linebacker for the University of Miami and his friend, Timwanika Lumpkins, are beaten to death in Marlin's apartment. As detectives search for the vicious killer, the crime sends shockwaves through the campus and community.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Bizarre Love Triangle" is the best rated episode of "The Perfect Murder" season 5. It scored 7.2/10 based on 19 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/26/2018. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Gone Girl".