Murder in the Heartland

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2017-11-29

Last Air Date: 2024-05-15

Number of Seasons: 9

Number of Episodes: 69

Created By: Ari Mark, Phil Lott

Networks: Investigation Discovery

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Top Cast

Marco Schiazza as Detective Painter

Seasons

Season 1 (2017) - (6 Episodes)

Season 2 (2019) - (10 Episodes)

Season 3 (2020) - (13 Episodes)

Season 4 (2021) - (6 Episodes)

Season 5 (2022) - (6 Episodes)

Season 6 (2022) - (6 Episodes)

Season 7 (2023) - (6 Episodes)

Season 8 (2023) - (7 Episodes)

Season 9 (2024) - (9 Episodes)

Season 1 (2017)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Fear Travels Fast (2017-11-29)

In Aurora, IN, the townspeople are horrified when beloved mother and hairstylist Leigh Jennings is killed in her own home. In a case where everyone liked the victim, anyone could be the killer.
Ep. 2: The Kind Sister (2017-12-06)

In Payette, ID, teacher Elizabeth Baune is the pillar of her community until she is stabbed to death in her own home. Townspeople suspect her kindness may have been behind her death.
Ep. 3: The Wishing Well Mystery (2017-12-13)

In German Village, OH, Alyce Seff's body is found in a wishing well, and the townspeople are shocked to learn the elderly landlady had as many enemies as she did friends. It will take police nine years to solve her case.
Ep. 4: Scared Silent (2017-12-20)

The Native American community of Shawnee, OK, bands together when Marshall Dent goes missing. After weeks of searching, he is found in a shallow grave on sacred ground, leaving authorities scrambling to find the killer.
Ep. 5: Witch Hunter (2017-12-27)

Christmas is ruined when hikers in Taos, NM, stumble across Roxanne Houston's shallow grave. Her murder rocks the community and tension builds between those with small town values and the outsider lifestyle on the Mesa.
Ep. 6: A Deceitful Heart (2018-01-03)

Michael Lee Smith's body is found shot and dumped on the side of the road. Police are forced to sift through lies as they attempt to track down the killer.