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Murder in the Heartland
2017 - 2024 8.4 (16 votes) 9 Seasons
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Genres
Crime Documentary
Networks
Investigation Discovery
Created By
Ari Mark
Phil Lott

Murder in the Heartland

Overview

Weaving harrowing narratives of quiet Middle American towns torn apart by provocative murders. Each town's tale is given life by the combined perspectives of its residents, who are more than just storytellers. They are also key witnesses to each of the crimes, and they hold critical clues to puzzles that not only have forever changed their lives but how they have come to view their once-idyllic hometowns.

Key Crew

Seasons

Season 1 poster
Season 1 (2017)

No overview available.

6 episodes

Season 2 poster
Season 2 (2019)

No overview available.

10 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Branches Of Evil
2019-04-14

In Hayti, MO, Tray Phelps is found beaten to death in his driveway; the townspeople are stunned to discover that a web of evil lurks just beneath the surface of the seemingly idyllic hamlet.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 2: The Friends You Keep
2019-04-21

Jill Walker finds her daughter, Emma, cold to the touch in her own bed. Quickly ruling out suicide, investigators search for a suspicious man in black caught on a neighbor's home surveillance camera.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 3: Deviant Deeds
2019-04-28

Hugo is hysterical after he finds his brother's girlfriend, Breanna Schneller, beaten and stabbed to death; the brothers appear to be devastated, but the discovery of Breanna's missing phone casts doubt on their alibis.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 4: Ashes To Alibis
2019-05-27

In Post Falls, ID, devoted family man Bo Kirk vanishes, and his truck is found set ablaze; Bo's sister blames their estranged father, until released ATM security footage points to one of his co-workers who has piercing blue eyes.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 5: Bad For Business
2019-06-02

MaryAnn Clibbery is brutally murdered at the remodeling business she owned in Loves Park, IL; then, a suspicious bag found floating in an icy river unlocks the secrets of her brutal slaying.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 6: No Giving Up
2019-06-09

When Marty finds his big brother Mike Rust's home in disarray with a motorcycle missing, the Saguache, CO, community leaves no stone unturned searching for one of their own. The case of the missing mountain biking pioneer, living off the grid in Colorado, went cold for years, but the local rumor mill heats up.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 7: Shallow Grave
2019-06-16

In Noble, OK, a dog drops a human skull onto its owners' front porch on Christmas Day; after six years and no leads, the police must navigate the twists and turns of the victim's past to find justice.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 8: If Walls Could Talk
2019-06-23

In Monroe, OH, an affluent retirement community is baffled after Barbara Howe simply vanishes one night; the police soon find her body in the trunk of her car, with her throat slit.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 9: Death Before Marriage
2019-07-08

Carol Lapaglia waited 25 years to marry the love of her life, Jack Parkes; six weeks before their wedding in Kennedy Township, PA, she finds him shot to death in their living room.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 10: Nothing Random
2019-07-15

In Moscow, ID, an elderly couple frantically performs CPR on their young neighbor after a pop of gunfire interrupts their bedtime routine; investigators follow fresh footprints from the scene, only to learn the killer may already be behind bars.

Runtime: 43 min
Season 3 poster
Season 3 (2020)

No overview available.

13 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: The Farmer's Daughter
2020-12-08

Bubbly college student and waitress, Mindy Morgenstern, is found strangled and stabbed in her own apartment. Family, friends, and the entire town of Valley City, ND, help law enforcement identify who could have committed this violent crime.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 2: Money Can't Buy You Love
2020-12-15

When a local resident of Dunlap, TN, is picking up cans, he makes the shocking discovery of a murder victim's body floating in the river. Authorities must discover first who the deceased is and then who could have committed the horrendous crime.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 3: Beautiful Mess
2020-12-22

When twenty-something Patricia Richmond is found tied up, and murdered in her future in-laws' home, the resort town of Steamboat Springs, CO, is at a loss. Who would have taken this bride-to-be's life in such a brutal way?

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 4: Driven to Murder
2020-12-29

After locals smell what can only be the scent of charred meat, police find burned remains in an abandoned mining pit in the small town of Hibbing, MN. Before they can investigate who committed the crime, first they must identity the body.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 5: Love on the Rocks
2021-01-05

In Montrose, CO, rock quarry owner and mother, Irene Trujillo, suddenly goes missing. When her daughter's search for their mum comes up empty, 911 is called. Those closest to Irene, including her employees, are suspected of foul play.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 6: Ozark Enchantment
2021-01-12

In hopes of making it big in the Ozarks, Joy Dishneau set her sights on becoming a small business owner. But when she is found murdered in her own shop, all of her employees become suspects.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 7: Mother of It All
2021-01-19

A lively slumber party turns into a nightmare when a loving mother, Dianne Watts, her young daughter, and her daughter's friend, are murdered. The town of McMinnville is turned upside down, knowing there is a killer amongst them.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 8: Farming for a Motive
2021-05-04

A farmhand In Rapelje, MT finds her co-worker murdered. As authorities look for the murderer, all of the employees on the pig farm become suspects.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 9: Caught in the Act
2021-05-11

Baseball-loving wife and mother, Diane Fortenberry, is found unconscious on the floor of her burglarized home. Hours later, at the hospital, Diane succumbs to her injuries, and the entire resort town of Osakis, MN, aids law enforcement.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 10: Unbrotherly Behavior
2021-05-18

After a long battle with cancer, David Weedman is found dead in his home with a gunshot wound; his family believes his death is not a suicide - and they may be right. Investigators soon turn their focus to David's best friends.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 11: Serial Killer in the Making
2021-05-25

Nurse Lorie Kirkley goes missing from her home in what appears to be a burglary gone wrong. Soon the entire town of Valparaiso comes under suspicion, as the police belive there may be more to it than a robbery gone wrong.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 12: Officer Down
2021-06-01

The small town of Higginson, AR, only has two full-time police officers. When one of them is gunned down on duty, everyone in the community wants answers.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 13: Dangerous Obsession
2021-06-08

Young mother Casey Morgan is found dead inside her home, and police must unravel her dating history with the help of her friends and neighbours to unmask the killer.

Runtime: 43 min
Season 4 poster
Season 4 (2021)

No overview available.

6 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: To Kill a Cowboy
2021-12-28

Emmett, ID, a cowboy town where a person's word is everything, is shaken forever when a murderer beats local saddle maker D.L. Carpenter to death. Investigators and locals band together and uncover layers of betrayal and deceit.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 2: Deadly Entanglement
2022-01-04

A missing grocery clerk, 20-year-old Christina Ross, sets the town of Neenah, WI, in a panic after a gruesome discovery. An unlikely resident comes forward with information that leads detectives to the people in her tangled love life.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 3: Groomed for Murder
2022-01-11

Tourist town Traverse City, MI, is turned upside down when 18-year-old Kalee Bruce lies bludgeoned to death at her workplace. Investigators feel the pressure to get this killer off the streets before they strike again.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 4: Betrayal Begins With Trust
2022-01-18

When childhood friends Phillip Brewer and Jody Fortuna go missing, their families and friends fear the worst. The small town of Gillette, WY, bands together with detectives to solve this mystery of jealousy and deception.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 5: Deadly Double Life
2022-01-25

Secrets emerge in a quiet neighborhood when young mother Stacey Shoemaker is shot dead. The once tight-knit cul-de-sac in Wagoner, OK, is now full of suspicions, finger-pointing, and fear.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 6: Invitation to Be Killed
2022-02-01

Locals stay quiet to protect their own when a new resident of Hartford, KY, is found tied up and floating in a toolbox in a creek.

Runtime: 43 min
Season 5 poster
Season 5 (2022)

No overview available.

6 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Whispered Warnings
2022-05-02

The community of Kankakee, IL, comes together to aid police in uncovering the vile killer of up-and-coming model, Sarah Washington, who was shot dead in broad daylight.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 2: An Affair With Murder
2022-05-09

Ruiz Stone, a woman working for a plant in Camden, AR, goes missing; when a local stumbles upon her abandoned van, her family fears the worst, and some speculate she fled town with a lover, but detectives reveal something far more sinister.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 3: Murder on Beer Can Alley
2022-05-16

A local in Algona, IA, stumbles upon a smouldering truck with the body of a young mother inside; investigators and family trace the last movements of Nicole Berte to uncover her killer.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 4: Homicide Hotel
2022-05-23

An unknown assailant strangles overnight desk clerk Mary Klatt during her shift in the town of Blue Earth, MN. After the incident, the townsfolk struggle to come to terms with the harsh reality of someone wanting to harm Mary.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 5: Truth Will Kill
2022-05-30

Anita Dunn vanishes from her home in the neighborhood of Belle Center, MO, without a trace. Hoping to find her before it's too late, the community aids investigators in an exhaustive search.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 6: Murder is Unpleasant
2022-06-06

22-year-old Liz Syperda is reported missing by her roommate, shocking the community of Mount Pleasant, IA. Some wonder if Liz merely left town without telling anyone, but family and friends know something far more disastrous occurred.

Runtime: 43 min
Season 7 poster
Season 7 (2023)

No overview available.

6 episodes

Episodes
Season 8 poster
Season 8 (2023)

No overview available.

7 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: New Mom's Night Out
2023-11-15

An inexperienced police department handles the tragic murder case of young mother Jessica Currin, leading to critical errors and false accusations. The case goes cold until Jessica's father protests the state of Kentucky to re-investigate.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 2: Death of a Ladies Man
2023-11-22

The shooting of local ladies' man Jim Cornwell outside his home takes July Fourth festivities on a tragic turn; after multiple suspects tied to Jim's romantic life emerge, a confession arises that shatters the image of an Ozark community.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 3: Mother's Intuition
2023-11-29

Brandi Mathews goes missing, and only her mother seems interested in searching for her; when her remains turn up over two years later, police dig into Brandi's work and romantic partners to find her killer.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 4: Solving the Unsolvable
2023-12-06

When Robin Baxter is found dead floating in the Ohio River, the entire town of New Albany, IN, bands together to find who's responsible; it takes over 20 years of crossing off suspects before an elusive clue cracks the case open.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 5: Something Happened to Her
2023-12-13

Popular high school student Riley Crossman disappears, igniting a statewide search; investigators discover her body, and they have their hands full when the students and residents of Berkeley Springs become suspects.

Runtime: 42 min
Episode 6: Locker Room Secret
2023-12-20

When Harlem Globetrotters trainer Tom Bashline is murdered, the town of Frederick, CO, is stunned; detectives question his fiancee, her son and a burglary suspect, but as the investigation deepens, secrets emerge about the local celebrity.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 7: Killer Creature
2023-12-27

Suspects arise after the stabbing of a beloved mother in her Tomahawk, WI, home; when another stabbing occurs the next day, detectives race to place her exes, a high school and a taco joint under the microscope.

Runtime: 42 min
Season 9 poster
Season 9 (2024)

No overview available.

9 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Uncomfortable Truths
2024-03-20

Beth Kutz leaves work in Poynette, WI, and never comes home. Her disappearance sets off a firestorm of searches for this mother of two by the small-town community while investigators unearth the uncomfortable truths behind this beloved family.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 2: Murder on the Mountain
2024-03-27

After a young father goes missing from work, the small town of Challis, ID, is abuzz with tales of infidelity and finger-pointing, leaving investigators to decipher what is fact and what is fiction.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 3: Summer's Deadly Fling
2024-04-03

The burnt body of Sara Summer, a mother of three, turns up in a cornfield. News of this grim discovery sends the people of the quiet town of Trenton, TN, fearing for their safety while investigators search for clues to hunt down her killer.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 4: Spring Breaking Up
2024-04-10

Tynesha Stewart, a college freshman at Texas A&M and niece of former NFL football players Jason and Aaron Glenn, is reported missing during spring break; as details of her private life emerge, police uncover jealous boyfriends and turmoil at home while making a discovery that will haunt Bordersville forever. [also shown as S6:E11]

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 5: Living Among Liars
2024-04-17

When missing dental assistant and mother Sharon Ray is found dead in a well, the town of Grand Rivers, KY, joins together to find who did this; loved ones wonder if Sharon was living a lie when those closest to her become prime suspects. [also shown as S6:E12]

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 6: Marriage into Mayhem
2024-04-24

After a cattle rancher turns up dead in his trailer home, the minuscule town of Driscoll, ND, points fingers at everyone in the small population. Left with little evidence, it takes over a decade to hone in on his executioner. [also shown as S6:E13]

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 7: Family or Feud
2024-05-01

After teenager Jessica Dishon is murdered in Shepherdsville, KY, police must sort through her past relationships, jealous friends, and an old family feud to find the killer. [also shown as S6:E14]

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 8: Money is a Motive
2024-05-08

Casey, IL looks to their own citizens when they find out a house fire didn't kill Scott Collins, it was murder; secrets revealed about his life aren't enough to lead to his killer, it's his German Shepherd, who holds the key to solving his case.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 9: A Killer Step
2024-05-15

A missing pregnant woman sparks fear and suspicion in a small Indiana town.

Runtime: 43 min

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