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The Best Episodes of The Real Murders of Orange County Season 3

Every episode of The Real Murders of Orange County Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Real Murders of Orange County Season 3!

The Best Episodes of The Real Murders of Orange County Season 3

Horrific and salacious cases rock Southern California's wealthy coastal community. From a murder-for-hire gone wrong to families turning on their own, viewers hear the harrowing...

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  1. Background image for Nightmare in Laguna
    7.1/10(12 votes)

    #1 - Nightmare in Laguna

    S3:E1

    After a beloved party planner at an iconic Laguna Beach hotel is found murdered at home, investigators use high-tech tools and old-fashioned shoe leather to capture two killers and restore calm to the tight-knit beachside community.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Driven to Kill
    7.1/10(13 votes)

    #2 - Driven to Kill

    S3:E2

    When two loyal employees at a family-owned mobile home business are gunned down at work, detectives are left with no hints towards a motive. A hunt for a missing car, however, finally reveals a killer driven by old-school Orange County intentions.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Wrong Place, Wrong Time
    6.8/10(14 votes)

    #3 - Wrong Place, Wrong Time

    S3:E3

    When a handsome hockey player and a single mom are found dead in an upscale Newport Beach condo, loved ones have no idea how they knew each other. The discovery of a link to another area attack launches the race to catch a killer.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Lethal Lies
    6.9/10(14 votes)

    #4 - Lethal Lies

    S3:E4

    A young woman tells her mom she's going out for a night with friends and never returns home in a puzzling case that went cold for nine heartbreaking years until a shocking confession breaks the case wide open and exposes the brutal missing piece.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Christmas Catastrophe
    6.8/10(13 votes)

    #5 - Christmas Catastrophe

    S3:E5

    When a wealthy churchgoing woman is found murdered in her bedroom just a week before Christmas, investigators initially believe this is a robbery gone wrong. The painstaking investigation, however, uncovers a killer much closer to home.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Money, Lies, and Murder
    6.9/10(12 votes)

    #6 - Money, Lies, and Murder

    S3:E6

    Investigators working on the cold case murder of a beloved Orange County millionaire uncover a box of old tape recordings that reveal long-buried secrets, leading them on a path to finally nail the killer.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Campus Killer
    6.4/10(10 votes)

    #7 - Campus Killer

    S3:E7

    When an ambitious college student is stabbed to death after a campus concert, the brutality of the attack leads police to believe it must have been personal. The resolution nine years later, however, proves darker than anyone could have imagined.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Tragedy in Tustin
    6.2/10(9 votes)

    #8 - Tragedy in Tustin

    S3:E8

    The vicious murder of an immigrant family's oldest son sends shockwaves through Orange County's tight-knit Vietnamese community and leads detectives on a multi-state chase that ultimately captures two killers.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Stolen Youth
    6.4/10(10 votes)

    #9 - Stolen Youth

    S3:E9

    In March 1985, 23-year-old wife, mother and stepmother Linda Bailey Brown is shot and killed in her own bed in Garden Grove in what seems to be a sudden crime of rage. Her husband David says his 14-year-old daughter Cinnamon shot her stepmother and ran off. But, the true killer is shockingly revealed years later to be a twisted master of manipulation.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for A Complex Affair
    5.9/10(7 votes)

    #10 - A Complex Affair

    S3:E10

    When 55-year-old retired Marine captain Jessie Grimes is shot to death in his home in August 1986, Santa Ana detectives quickly focus in on his 25-year-old son Michael, who had found the body. The apartment complex where the murder took place holds many secrets, which ultimately lead investigators to the real killers.

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Nightmare in Laguna" is the best rated episode of "The Real Murders of Orange County" season 3. It scored 7.1/10 based on 12 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/26/2023. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Driven to Kill".