Murder Calls

With haunting, real-life 911 calls as its through-line, Murder Calls is true-crime storytelling taken to a new level. Each episode pivots on the contents and subtext of 911 calls, which investigators must decipher to uncover the truth.

Genre: Documentary, Crime

Cast:Daniel Lukes , Tommy Campbell , Rachel Stacy , Betty Krachey , Wendy Bowerman , Kacy Tiller , Neftali Hernandez , Cedric Greenway , Aria Seymore , Scot Reddy , Rob Muller , Rhonda Clark , Joseph Levine , James Arthur Williams , Christopher Rogers , Alexandria Givens , Walter James Billingham II , Randy Capes

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

Sun, Jan 1, 2017

The stories behind terrifying 911 calls are detailed in this true-crime series, beginning with a young father's call that he accidentally shot himself while working on a farm. While he's on the phone, however, a second shot is heard, revealing that the shooting was no accident.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Seeing Red

Sun, Jan 15, 2017

A series of bizarre 911 calls come in to police in two cities from a serial killer confessing his crimes. The man becomes known as the Weepy Voiced Killer, due to his strange, whining voice--and many young women will fall before he can be stopped.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Down by the River

Mon, Jan 23, 2017

In a harrowing 911 call, a woman tries to give police clues: there's a gun, she's near a river, and her kids are at risk. After police find her body in the river, they learn a stomach-churning truth about a killer who's been a predator for years.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ The Dark Horse

Mon, Jan 30, 2017

Title "The Dark Horse": A woman (Patricia Burney) returns home to find her husband unconscious and bleeding on the floor of their horse barn. 911 operators coach her through CPR, but it's too late, and police later use the call itself to find clues that reveal a plot to kill him.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Death at the Door

Mon, Feb 6, 2017

A former cop calls 911, saying he's been shot multiple times and his girlfriend has been abducted. Investigators race to save the caller - and find the missing woman and the gunman, who might be a drug cartel hit man.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Hanging by a Thread

Mon, Feb 13, 2017

When a husband finds his wife with a cord around her neck, he calls 911, pleading for help. A missing phone, surprising crime scene clues, and a mystery man all complicate this story of love and loss.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Unholy Ghost

Mon, Jun 12, 2017

Church parishioners call 911 when they find their priest unconscious, after he fails to show up for Mass. Police uncover an earlier call made by the victim himself, and track a missing cell phone to find a deranged killer.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ Silent Witness

Mon, Jul 3, 2017

Cleveland 911 receives a call from a panicked woman saying a man forced his way into her home, shot her boyfriend, and fled. Detectives must untangle a twisted web of jealousy to learn who killed a young father and why.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ Death Comes Knocking

Mon, Jun 19, 2017

A woman calls 911 to report someone is breaking into her home. Then the dispatcher hears a scream and a gunshot. When investigators find the victim dead and connect the case to a previous home invasion, they must solve the crimes before another victim falls.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ If I Can't Have You

Mon, Jun 26, 2017

When a man screams for help during a frantic emergency call, he is too frightened to give out his address, prompting police to work feverishly to find him, but as detectives investigate, they soon uncover a shocking tale of torture and revenge.

11Season 1

S1.E11 ∙ Death Mask

Mon, Jul 17, 2017

A man calls 911 to say he's on the other line with his girlfriend, and she's in trouble. When police respond, her two frightened sons answer the door. Their mom has been beaten severely. Detectives eventually unveil a tale of obsession and a heartless killer.

12Season 1

S1.E12 ∙ Lost Angel

Mon, Jul 10, 2017

Two distraught woman call 911 when they discover their sister brutally murdered. Soon, detectives uncover a stunning surprise and struggle to find a killer whose self-hatred drove him to commit kill, in a precedent-setting case.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Tears for My Mother

Thu, Apr 19, 2018

A man calls 911 claiming he found his ex-girlfriend dead, and his behavior on the call makes police wonder if he was involved. Investigators tirelessly gather evidence to convict a killer whose unchecked rage left a young son motherless.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ The Slender Man

Thu, Apr 26, 2018

When a young mother is shot dead in front of her son, horrified witnesses call 911 and describe the shooter as a slender man who disappeared into nearby trees. Though clues are scarce, investigators finally uncover the killer's shocking identity.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

Thu, May 31, 2018

A woman calls 911, saying she's found her son unconscious in his home. When police arrive, they realize he's dead: his hands are bound and he's been strangled. At first it seems like a burglary gone bad, but cops soon discover this death was personal.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ The Silencer

Thu, May 10, 2018

With a neighbor's help, an injured woman calls 911 to say an intruder broke into her boyfriend's home and shot them both. Police respond and find the boyfriend executed. Cops decipher strange evidence left behind to identify the killer.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Hearts of Darkness

Thu, May 17, 2018

Detectives move quickly to weed through a convoluted list of suspects within a muddled case of bizarre revenge after a desperate father calls 911 to report that he has been shot in the chest and that his son, who is lying near him, has also been shot multiple times.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ The Devil's Voice

Thu, May 24, 2018

When two girls from neighboring counties disappear and are found murdered, one family receives multiple taunting calls from the kidnapper. Investigators work to track him down and succeed with they discover a clue delivered by the killer himself.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ Deadlift

Thu, Jun 7, 2018

A frantic call to 911 by a terrified neighbor, who just witnessed a shooting, launches the police into a complex case of a young couple and the dark secrets that lead to conspiracy, betrayal and death.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ Shadow of Death

Thu, Jun 21, 2018

A woman calls 911, whispering that intruders broke into her home, bound her and her son, and attacked her husband. Police arrive and find the husband dead, then struggle to expose the twisted mastermind behind the crime.

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S2.E12 ∙ Under Siege

Thu, Jul 19, 2018

A woman calls 911, her husband is exchanging gunfire with intruders, and her toddler is outside with them. Police find the boy safe though the husband is dead. The search for the suspects unearths a plot rooted in betrayal.