About this season
Examining murder cases in which unearthing a victim's body leads to new breakthroughs and unexpected plot-twists.
Episodes (10)
1. Killer Obsession
Aired 17 January 2021 • 45 min
The episode follows the case of Diana Kelley who was found dead in Joplin, MO. Investigators initially suspected foul play, but years later a strange coincidence links the death of Diana to another Joplin resident with similar circumstances, bringing hope to investigators that digging up her body will help solve two murders.
2. Cold Case, Unearthed
Aired 17 January 2021 • 45 min
Marilyn McIntyre's gruesome murder goes unsolved for decades, until a phone call resurrects the investigation. Is it possible evidence is buried with the victim? After thirty years underground, does it still exist?
3. Written in Blood
Aired 24 January 2021 • 45 min
A typical summer morning for four-year-old Heidi Jones turned into a nightmare when she found her mother dead in the living room. Law enforcement work feverishly to solve the murder of Loretta Jones. An exhumation is the key to solving the case.
4. Killer Cowboy
Aired 24 January 2021 • 45 min
Two men fishing east of Nashville, Tenn., on April 28,1982, discover a decaying body, later identified as Gene Stump, but only an exhumation will ensure justice is served when detectives find a suspect.
5. Evil Deception
Aired 31 January 2021 • 45 min
Weeks from giving birth, Meg Purk is found dead in her home of an apparent suicide. Did Meg really kill herself and her unborn baby, or is the truth more horrible than anyone can imagine? It will take an exhumation to unearth the truth.
6. A Murderer Among Us
Aired 31 January 2021 • 45 min
When grandmother Erma Prince dies after a simple hip surgery, fears spread that a killer nurse could be responsible. The police do everything they can to track down the killer... including exhuming Erma's body.
7. Mail Order Murder
Aired 14 February 2021 • 45 min
An unconventional love story ends in murder when a mail-order bride disappears without a trace. Detectives discover that someone closest to her has a suspicious past, and only an exhumation can solve the mystery.
8. Poison in the Plot
Aired 21 February 2021 • 45 min
A beloved wife finds her husband dead of an apparent suicide by poisoning. Suspicious detectives must exhume the body of her first husband to unearth the truth… and discover a diabolical plot devised by a lovelorn "Black Widow."
9. Deadly Generosity
Aired 21 February 2021 • 45 min
An exhumation is conducted when a year after Diana Burrow dies of natural causes, a rumor begins to spread in the small town of St. Pauls, N.C., that she was murdered.
10. Bones of Truth
Aired 21 February 2021 • 45 min
Mystery shrouds the disappearance of wife and mother Danna Dever, but the discovery of skeletal remains in a California prairie may be the key to finding out what happened.