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The Worst Episodes of The Perfect Murder

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

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

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

    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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  4. The Perfect Murder Season 1 Episode 1 - Heart Shot
    6.6/10(33 votes)

    S1:E1

    In 1999, 47-year-old Sunday school teacher Miriam Illes is shot by a sniper through her kitchen window in Williamsport, PA. Convoluted evidence and anonymous handwritten letters throw them off the scent, but the killer is right under their noses.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Perfect Murder Season 2 Episode 2 - Kosher Killer
    6.7/10(21 votes)

    S2:E2

    An Orthodox Jewish mother finds her daughter strangled to death in their Staten Island home. Her Muslim ex-boyfriend had been stalking her. Computer techs uncover a dangerous online dating habit. But the real killer was someone much closer to home.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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

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

    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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  8. The Perfect Murder Season 3 Episode 1 - The Body in the Swamp
    6.9/10(34 votes)

    S3:E1

    Miami businessman Henry Diaz goes missing the night before a family vacation. His business success has earned him many enemies... even within his own family. But before police can figure out who killed Henry Diaz, they'll need to find his body.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Perfect Murder Season 4 Episode 9 - Love and Death
    6.9/10(24 votes)

    S4:E9

    Atlanta pre-school teacher Julie Love goes missing just a week after getting engaged to her boyfriend Mark. Detectives uncover numerous suspects, but the evil truth is worse than they ever could have imagined...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Perfect Murder Season 1 Episode 3 - Skating Death
    7.0/10(31 votes)

    S1:E3

    In 1996, 24-year-old Vietnamese-American graduate student Thien Minh Ly goes out rollerblading on the night of the Superbowl. He never returns and is later found stabbed on the Tustin High School tennis courts. There is almost no evidence, and the case runs cold until detectives catch wind of a letter revealing the shocking truth.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. The Perfect Murder Season 2 Episode 9 - Homicide Hotel
    7.0/10(23 votes)

    S2:E9

    A maid finds a woman dead in Room 305 of an Oregon hotel. Her grieving husband reveals an open relationship - was an affair to blame? Or had this Ivy League grad fallen into a life of drugs? Then a prostitute comes forward with a shocking revelation.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. The Perfect Murder Season 3 Episode 2 - Horror in Harlem
    7.0/10(25 votes)

    S3:E2

    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?

    Director:Unknown
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  13. The Perfect Murder Season 3 Episode 3 - Driving with the Devil
    7.0/10(23 votes)

    S3:E3

    A car pulls into a Long Island gas station with a mother shot dead in the front seat. Her husband claims a stranger shot her on the highway, but he's foggy on the details. Is this a case of deadly road rage, or does he know more than he's telling?

    Director:Unknown
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  14. The Perfect Murder Season 3 Episode 9 - Murder By The Book
    7.0/10(26 votes)

    S3:E9

    In 1988, a Burbank couple is shot in their own home – husband Dan Montecalvo survives, but wife Carol dies in the hospital. The investigation will reveal a dubious past, and a scheming killer who almost got away with the perfect murder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Perfect Murder Season 4 Episode 10 - Football Fatale
    7.0/10(27 votes)

    S4:E10

    Star Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor is shot dead by an intruder in his Miami home. And when it comes to the rich and famous, it seems like everybody has a motive...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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

    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
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  17. The Perfect Murder Season 2 Episode 3 - Vanishing Act
    7.1/10(23 votes)

    S2:E3

    An Exxon oil executive goes missing in front of his New Jersey home. Police fear a medical emergency until a ransom note arrives from an eco-terrorist organization. As the case stretches on, the kidnappers' behavior grows more and more baffling.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. The Perfect Murder Season 4 Episode 5 - Body in the Glades
    7.1/10(24 votes)

    S4:E5

    42-year-old Miami mother Raquel Calderin vanishes without a trace on her way home from work in 2012. The investigation will lead detectives deep into a disturbing family picture, and the truth will haunt them for years to come.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. The Perfect Murder Season 1 Episode 5 - Millionaire Murder
    7.2/10(30 votes)

    S1:E5

    In 1994, 55-year-old Newport Beach millionaire Bill McLaughlin is shot dead in his mansion. The emotional killing and keys found in the door indicate a killer in his close circle but it takes detectives 15 years to get to the bottom of this twisted case.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. The Perfect Murder Season 2 Episode 5 - Deadly Divorce
    7.2/10(26 votes)

    S2:E5

    When a woman is murdered in Milwaukee in 1981, her sons describe a masked man with a ponytail fleeing from the home, and police investigate the victim's rancorous ex-husband and a neighbor who claims his gun was stolen. Police make a shocking arrest, but some have doubts to this day.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. The Perfect Murder Season 3 Episode 5 - Death and the Maiden
    7.2/10(23 votes)

    S3:E5

    27-year-old mother Dana Satterfield is found brutally raped and strangled in her South Carolina hair salon. Detectives soon discover they're chasing a dangerous killer who may not be finished.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Perfect Murder Season 3 Episode 11 - Disappearing Act
    7.2/10(28 votes)

    S3:E11

    California real estate developer Jana Koklich vanishes in the summer of 2000. Police suspect her job led her into danger, until a local pastor comes forward with a shocking confession. Someone is lying, but can detectives figure it out in time?

    Director:Unknown
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  23. The Perfect Murder Season 4 Episode 4 - Ride with the Devil
    7.2/10(30 votes)

    S4:E4

    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?

    Director:Unknown
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  24. The Perfect Murder Season 5 Episode 1 - Bizarre Love Triangle
    7.2/10(19 votes)

    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
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  25. The Perfect Murder Season 5 Episode 8 - Vanished in Vegas
    7.2/10(15 votes)

    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
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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Last Blitz" is the worst rated episode of "The Perfect Murder". It scored 5.8/10 based on 13 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/27/2018. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Defenseless".