The Perfect Murder

Detectives hit dead end after dead end, and wrong suspects are discarded. But one new clue can lead to another and the cold case suddenly gets hot. Truth is, it is the perfect murder until it's not.

Genre: Documentary, Crime, Drama

Cast:Bill Graves , Joe Murray , Andres Chairez , Peter Barkouras , Andy Kunz , Flora E. Seff , Bill Cannon , Lisa Tirone King , Jacqueline Lee , Pete Donohue , Matt Garafalo , William Niola , Lou Piccoli , Joe Loughran , Kyleigh Pacello , Frank Paone , Parker Egerton , Daren Donofrio

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Heart Shot

Sun, Apr 20, 2014

A Sunday school teacher named Miriam Illes is shot with a sniper through her kitchen window in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Convoluted evidence and anonymous handwritten letters throw them off the scent, but the killer is right under their noses.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Daddy Dearest

Sun, Apr 27, 2014

A pretty young mother is shot dead in her bedroom in 1985, and her teenage stepdaughter confesses to the crime. The case is as good as closed, but detectives suspect there's more to this twisted family than meets the eye: and they're right.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Skating Death

Sun, May 4, 2014

24-year-old Vietnamese-American Thien Minh Ly is 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.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ The Curious Case of the Persian Violet

Sun, May 11, 2014

27-year-old Jarrod Davidson is shot dead outside his apartment in Santa Barbara, California. Next to him is a suspicious potted plant. He was in the middle of a nasty custody dispute but the DNA doesn't match his ex-wife. So who killed him?

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Millionaire Murder

Sun, May 18, 2014

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.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Frozen Killer

Sun, May 25, 2014

A 31-year-old woman named Julie Keown dies of antifreeze poisoning in Waltham, Massachusetts. Detectives rule out suicide and accidental ingestion. Then, after untangling a web of lies, they turn to her husband, James, a popular radio host.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Kosher Killer

Wed, Jun 3, 2015

An Orthodox Jew 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.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Murder on the Cape

Wed, Jun 10, 2015

A single mother is stabbed to death in her home one cold Cape Cod winter. Could it have been the father of her child - or his bitter wife? Or the young drug addicted girlfriend of her eccentric father? Everyone is a suspect in this small town.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Ring of Fire

Wed, Jun 17, 2015

A Bronx house fire reveals a charred body inside. Police learn it's 20-year-old Kimberly Antonakos, and she's been burned alive. Was it her ex-boyfriend, Psycho? Or is her father connected to the mob? The truth is far more tragic.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Death of a Salesman

Wed, Jun 24, 2015

A business owner is shot to death outside his Bronx office. Police find he was deep in debt. Did his wife kill him or the insurance money? Or did he arrange a hit to provide for his family? Their only hope to solve the murder is to follow the money.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Deadly Divorce

Wed, Jul 1, 2015

A Milwaukee mother murdered in 1981. Was it a masked man with a ponytail? Was it her bitter cop ex-husband? Or a neighbor who claims his gun was stolen? Police make a shocking arrest, but some still have doubts.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Vanishing Act

Wed, Jul 8, 2015

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.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ Kill Thy Neighbor

Wed, Jul 15, 2015

It's a brutal scene when Karen Gregory is raped and stabbed in her boyfriend's Florida home. Detective Larry Tosi enlists the help of his firefighter friend to solve the crime. What comes next is something no detective wants to hear.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ The Bedroom Basher

Wed, Jul 22, 2015

A young pregnant woman is raped and bludgeoned in California. It looks like the work of a serial killer called "The Bedroom Basher." But when she regains her memory, she blames her husband. Is Kevin really the killer, or can DNA set him free?

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ Homicide Hotel

Wed, Jul 29, 2015

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.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ Family Plot

Wed, Aug 5, 2015

An Orlando mother goes missing fifteen years after her abusive husband left for good. Did he return for revenge? Did she flee from the law after collecting his social security all these years? Do her grieving children know more than they're saying?

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ The Body in the Swamp

Wed, Jun 1, 2016

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.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ Horror in Harlem

Wed, Jun 8, 2016

Middle-aged couple, Carmen Quiñones and Ruben Frederick are brutally stabbed to death in their East Harlem apartment, next to $16,000 in cash.

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ Driving with the Devil

Wed, Jun 15, 2016

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?

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ Last Dance

Wed, Jun 22, 2016

The strangulation deaths of two dancers in their West Harlem apartment are investigated.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ Death and the Maiden

Wed, Jun 29, 2016

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.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ The Honeymoon Killers

Wed, Jul 6, 2016

A Belgian honeymoon comes to a tragic end when a freak car accident leads to a tragic death. The investigation takes police down a rabbit hole of violence and deceit, culminating in an international manhunt for a calculating killer.

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ Silent Killer

Wed, Jul 13, 2016

Diane Girts is found dead in the bathtub of her home adjoining her husband's funeral home, and nobody can determine exactly how she died. As the case unfolds, detectives will uncover troubling clues pointing to a cunning and dangerous killer.

8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ No Happy Ending

Wed, Jul 20, 2016

44-year-old masseuse Larissa Macriello vanishes from her Miami apartment in June of 2013. Police find there's a dangerous edge to her carefree lifestyle, and they're thrust into a web of sex, lies, and secrets as they try to find her.

9Season 3

S3.E9 ∙ Murder by the Book

Wed, Jul 27, 2016

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.

10Season 3

S3.E10 ∙ Murder-in-Law

Wed, Aug 3, 2016

The investigation into the 1991 death of a Dallas woman uncovers family secrets.

11Season 3

S3.E11 ∙ Vanishing Act

Wed, Aug 10, 2016

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?

12Season 3

S3.E12 ∙ Prescription for Murder

Wed, Aug 17, 2016

Wisconsin police are shocked in 2010 to find an elderly couple brutally murdered in their home. When family and neighbors start receiving death threats, police fear the killer isn't done. Can they solve the case before they strike again?

13Season 3

S3.E13 ∙ Curtain Call

Wed, Aug 24, 2016

California student Julie Kibuishi is found dead in the bed of her friend, Sam Herr - a decorated war hero. But Sam is nowhere to be found. As police hunt for their prime suspect, they'll find this case is far more complicated than it first appeared.

1Season 4

S4.E1 ∙ A Shot in the Dark

Wed, Jun 14, 2017

New York City fashion photographer Joel Schoenfeld is shot dead in his Greenwich Village studio one cold January morning. Joel appears to have it all, but detectives will eventually uncover a dark secret and a twisted tale of revenge...

2Season 4

S4.E2 ∙ Fade to Black

Wed, Jun 21, 2017

Film director Adrienne Shelly is discovered hanging by a bed sheet from the shower rod in her bathroom. It looks like a suicide, but her husband insists it was murder. And detectives are starting to believe him...

3Season 4

S4.E3 ∙ Garden of Evil

Wed, Jun 28, 2017

Daniel Ott is just one day from moving with his girlfriend when an intruder shoots him dead with a shotgun. A stunning coincidence will lead the investigation into the heart of one of the most dangerous criminal rings in the country...

4Season 4

S4.E4 ∙ Ride with the Devil

Wed, Jul 5, 2017

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?

5Season 4

S4.E5 ∙ Body in the Glade

Wed, Jul 12, 2017

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.

6Season 4

S4.E6 ∙ The Devil Made Me Do It

Wed, Jul 19, 2017

Robert Schwartz, a father of three, is murdered brutally in his own home - stabbed 32 times with an X carved into his neck. It looks like a ritualistic killing, but the investigation will uncover a killer much closer to home...

7Season 4

S4.E7 ∙ Murder Well Done

Wed, Jul 26, 2017

When 39-year-old Dawn Viens goes missing in 2009, her husband assumes she ran away to escape her problems. But the investigation will lead detectives to a most unexpected killer. They've heard of disposing of a body, but never like this...

8Season 4

S4.E8 ∙ Death in the Family

Wed, Aug 2, 2017

Randy Scheffield's family finds him dead in his bed, and their first thought is a heart attack. But detectives will slowly uncover a murder conspiracy that will rock this small town for years to come...

9Season 4

S4.E9 ∙ Love and Death

Wed, Aug 9, 2017

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...

10Season 4

S4.E10 ∙ Football Fatale

Wed, Aug 16, 2017

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...

1Season 5

S5.E1 ∙ Bizarre Love Triangle

Thu, Jul 26, 2018

In the rural town of Lothian, Maryland, Ann Anastasi returns home from grocery shopping to find her husband, Anthony Anastasi, lying in their bed, a gunshot wound to his temple and a gun at his side. Police race to the scene and soon discover a second victim: a young woman, Jacqueline Riggs, lies death in the family's basement, 40 stab and cut wounds cover her body. Is this a murder-suicide, or a double homicide? Investigators have their work cut out for them, as they navigate this dark tale of love, lust and violence.

2Season 5

S5.E2 ∙ Gone Girl

Thu, Aug 2, 2018

The lifeless body of a 20-year-old woman is found inside a garbage bag, along a New York City sidewalk. The young victim is Sandra Bonaventure, a college student and aspiring teacher. At the time of her death, police are horrified to learn, Sandra was six months pregnant. Two NYPD detectives - a veteran and a newbie - follow a trail of clues relentlessly, ultimately leading to a cold-hearted killer, with an astonishing talent for deception.

3Season 5

S5.E3 ∙ Mother Dear

Thu, Aug 9, 2018

When Joyce Aparo, a 47-year-old mother and devoted health care worker, is found strangled on the side of the road, over 60 miles from her home, police, friends and co-workers all have their own theories as to the cause. The investigation, however, will uncover a dark world of abuse, sexual obsession, and lies - leading to an arrest that will shock this small Connecticut town.

4Season 5

S5.E4 ∙ A Motive Most Bizarre

Thu, Aug 16, 2018

In the summer of 2009, Jeffrey Locker, a 52 year-old successful motivational speaker, is found stabbed to death inside his car East Harlem. Detectives first suspect this self-help author was in the wrong place at wrong time. The truth, they will learn, is far more complex and shocking.

5Season 5

S5.E5 ∙ Defenseless

Thu, Aug 23, 2018

A car races up to the Emergency Room of a hospital in Westchester, New York. Carlos Perez-Olivo, the driver, has been shot in his side; his wife, Peggy has been shot in the back of the head. What horror has befallen this couple? The answer will challenge even the most experienced investigators.

6Season 5

S5.E6 ∙ Whidbey Island Mystery

Thu, Aug 30, 2018

In the days following Christmas in 2003, on Whidbey Island - a picturesque tourist destination off the coast of Washington State - Russel Douglas is found shot between the eyes, in his car parked along a deserted road. It's the beginning of a case full of twists and turns that no one sees coming. This case will take investigators a decade to solve, and will leave many on this island with lingering questions.

7Season 5

S5.E7 ∙ The Green Eyed Monster

Thu, Sep 6, 2018

One night in December 1998, Peter Theriault, who hasn't missed a day of work in over three decades, doesn't show up for his shift at an automobile plant in Commerce City, California. Friends and family immediately fear the worst. Working with very little evidence, investigators will have to use all their cunning and instincts to catch the heartless killer.

8Season 5

S5.E8 ∙ Vanished in Vegas

Thu, Sep 13, 2018

In December of 1994, multi-millionaire Las Vegas real estate developer, Ron Rudin, mysteriously disappears. In order to find him, detectives will follow twisted a path, encountering everything from haunting spirits, whispers of mob associations, dark obsessions, and greed.

9Season 5

S5.E9 ∙ Jump Shot

Thu, Sep 20, 2018

Hollywood "golden boy" Gavin Smith - a 20th Century Fox executive and former star UCLA basketball player - disappears one night in May, 2012. His family and detectives search tirelessly for answers, but a group of heartless and selfish characters will hold fast to their secrets.

10Season 5

S5.E10 ∙ The Last Blitz

Thu, Sep 27, 2018

Marlin Barnes, a popular linebacker for the University of Miami football team, and his friend, Timwanika Lumpkins, are found beaten to death in Marlin's apartment. As detectives search for the vicious killer, the crime sends shockwaves through the campus and community.