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The Coroner: I Speak for the Dead
Overview
While detectives search for clues among the living, veteran Dauphin County, PA, coroner Graham Hetrick uncovers secrets of the dead. Each episode features a stylized re-enactment of a compelling homicide case taken directly from Hetrick's files. As viewers are led through a series of twists and turns, Hetrick peels back the layers of the investigation to reveal how the murder happened and who is to blame.
Key Crew
Producer: Joshua E. Kessler
Top Cast
Graham Hetrick
Self - Coroner
Jonathan Thomson
Graham Hetrick
Michelle Haro
Michelle, Coroner's Assistant
Jason Vande Brake
Narrator (voice)
Seasons
Season 1 (2016)
No overview available.
8 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Rigor Mortis
2016-07-19The premiere of the true-crime series details the case of a young mother who was beaten and shot to death. While investigators aren't lacking for suspects, the coroner sees signs that it was a crime of passion.
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 2: Call the Coroner
2016-07-25When a woman is killed in her backyard, investigators focus on her family. But Graham believes this is a special kind of assassin who kills for the thrill of it. The clock is ticking; will the murderer be caught before he strikes again?
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 3: Trial by Fire
2016-08-01When a young, married couple is discovered in the aftermath of a house fire, firefighters fear they arrived too late. Hetrick suspects that this fire is no accident—and while he may find the truth, will justice be served?
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 4: Unburying the Truth
2016-08-08Hetrick is facing the biggest challenge of his career: finding a connection between decades-old missing person's cases and a slew of unidentified victims. If successful, he could stop a serial killer in his tracks.
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 5: Skin Deep
2016-08-15When the smoke clears from a mysterious car fire, a charred body is discovered in the backseat. Hetrick identifies the victim and in piecing together the secrets of this man's life and death, reveals atrocities no one ever imagined.
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 6: Clash of Wills
2016-08-22A woman is murdered while working the late shift at a motel. Signs point to a crime of passion, but Hetrick knows it isn't so simple. Still, no one imagines it will take 12 years to catch a killer.
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 7: Washing of the Sins
2016-09-05In 2009, Hetrick is called to one of the strangest crime scenes of his career: a man has been stabbed to death, his body wrapped in garbage bags. But what is unearthed during the autopsy and murder investigation leads to an even more appalling conclusion.
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 8: Traumatic Ending
2016-09-12A woman suffers a seemingly accidental fall down flight of stairs, and dies from a traumatic brain injury. But after the autopsy, Hetrick suspects there is more than meets the eye. Ten years and two more mysterious deaths later, the truth is finally revealed.
Runtime: 43 min
Season 2 (2017)
No overview available.
10 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: First Cut Is The Deepest
2017-07-17Career Army soldier Sam Gore is found viciously stabbed inside his home in Harrisburg, PA. Dauphin County Coroner Graham Hetrick must look to Sam's wounds to determine if Sam was simply a soldier of misfortune or if the murder was premeditated.
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 2: Touch Me And Die
2017-07-24In Hershey, PA, Bob Curley dies shortly after being rushed to the E.R. with bizarre symptoms. Dauphin County Coroner Graham Hetrick is on the hunt for a strand of evidence to prove if Bob's exposure to a deadly poison was accidental or murder.
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 3: Internal Trauma
2017-07-3186-year-old Goldie Snyder, a fixture in Harrisburg, PA's fishing community, is found brutally murdered in her bait shop. Her wounds make Graham Hetrick suspect the killer has done this before - and unless captured, will kill again.
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 4: Clues From The Body
2017-08-07When the decomposed body of Marcus Garner is found abandoned in a Harrisburg, PA, garage, Dauphin County Coroner Graham Hetrick is immediately called to the scene. Graham must use a special science - and the common housefly - to solve the case.
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 5: Love In Pieces
2017-08-14When the body of Dale Bloom is discovered mutilated in his home in Harrisburg, PA, it's up to Graham Hetrick to read the numerous wounds and determine not only why Dale was targeted, but uncover the identity of a disturbed killer.
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 6: Six Letters, Starts With M
2017-08-21The tight-knit community of Hummelstown, PA is torn apart when 82-year-old Kathryn Bishop is found savagely beaten to death. When every suspect has an alibi, Coroner Graham Hetrick's only hope to find the killer is evidence from an unlikely source.
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 7: Under The Skin
2017-08-28Kim Granison is found fighting for her life in the middle of the street - the apparent victim of a hit and run. When she succumbs to her injuries, Graham suspects this might be more than an accident... it might be murder.
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 8: Make It Hurt
2017-09-04When well-known bookie John Troutman is found brutally murdered in his apartment, Dauphin County Coroner Graham Hetrick is called to the scene. He must read John's many wounds to uncover a hatred that lies dangerously close to home.
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 9: Spiderwebs
2017-09-11In Harrisburg, PA, local DJ Tony Haines is found dead with multiple gunshot wounds to his head. Dauphin County Coroner Graham Hetrick must determine if Tony was in the wrong place at the wrong time, or targeted for keeping a deadly secret.
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 10: Contact Wound
2017-09-18In Hummelstown, PA, Dale Orwan is found savagely murdered in his home. Graham is immediately called to the scene, where he discovers a house of horrors. The only suspect is a mysterious redhead who left carnage and her clothes behind.
Runtime: 43 min
Season 3 (2018)
No overview available.
8 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Wedding Day
2018-09-03When Steve Esworthy is found beaten to death in a quiet Midtown neighborhood in Harrisburg, PA it's up to Dauphin County Coroner Graham Hetrick to read Steve's wounds and uncover the killer behind one of the most unusual deaths he's ever seen.
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 2: Hand In Glove
2018-10-04Popular jockey Juan Vives is found stabbed to death in the woods just days before Christmas. Dauphin County Coroner Graham Hetrick and investigators must explore the racing circuit to determine if the killer was a jealous rival or a dark horse.
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 3: The Wax Bags
2018-10-11Tragedy strikes Elizabethville, PA, when a father finds his 23-year-old son dead of unknown causes in his room. Coroner Graham Hetrick listens as the hidden wounds on Zack Donnelly's body reveal the shocking story of his death & who is responsible.
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 4: One Tiny Bone
2018-10-25The body of 83-year-old Peggy Swann is found decomposing in her basement and it is a shock to everyone who knew her. Coroner Graham Hetrick will have to listen to the story Peggy's body tells in order to help investigators solve this puzzling murder.
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 5: Wound Patterns
2018-11-01The night after Thanksgiving, popular activist Rayon Braxton is found shot to death in his Harrisburg, PA community center. Dauphin County Coroner Graham Hetrick must read Rayon's wounds to reveal a cold blooded killer and a shocking betrayal .
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 6: Where He Stood
2018-11-08Barbara Gooding's life is torn apart when her son, 18-year-old Keoin Gooding, dies in her arms. It's up to Dauphin County Coroner Graham Hetrick to read Keoin's bullet wounds to determine who shot the teenager, leaving the entire community stunned.
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 7: While You Slept
2018-11-30When Jimmy Felder's mutilated body is found in his bedroom, Dauphin County Coroner Graham Hetrick arrives to one of the bloodiest crime scenes he's ever seen. Graham must read Jimmy's wounds to discover a rage that lies dangerously close to home.
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 8: He'll Open the Door
2018-12-07When the body of nursing student Hitender Thakur is found shot to death behind the counter of the Harrisburg, PA convenience store where he works, it's up to Coroner Graham Hetrick to help police hunt a killer who has disappeared without a trace.
Runtime: 43 min
