About this season
True-crime stories about unfortunate victims found buried in the most unlikely of places -- the backyard.
Episodes (18)
1. Blood in the Backyard
Aired 3 September 2020 • 43 min
Bonnie Gamboa and her newborn inexplicably vanish from their California home. When blood is discovered in their backyard, a grieving father's world is flipped upside down and scrutinized. Investigators race against the clock to bring this mother and child home before it's too late, but in an astonishing twist, an unexpected suspect and a motive built around deception and lies leave investigators and family members stunned.
2. Deadly Ally
Aired 10 September 2020 • 43 min
A land developer disappears into the Arizona desert, and a brother sets out to uncover the truth; when hikers stumble onto a gruesome discovery, investigators quickly realize no one can be trusted when they find themselves in the line of fire.
3. Dead Girls Don't Talk
Aired 17 September 2020 • 43 min
A horrific discovery in a backyard cornfield is just the beginning of an unspeakable scene. As horrors unfold in this small, Midwest town, someone is playing a deadly game of cat and mouse and it will be years before a ghastly truth is revealed.
4. Devil In Our Country
Aired 24 September 2020 • 43 min
A pleasant Michigan day takes a dark turn when a field hand digs up a human skull in a sprawling backyard; the discovery leaves a tight-knit community shaken to its core and questioning whether a killer has penetrated the safety of its town.
5. Femme Fatale
Aired 1 October 2020 • 43 min
When a private investigator disappears with tens of thousands of dollars, Florida detectives question whether she's alive and well. But when a buried body is uncovered, they chase a trail of secrets and lies to catch a killer just out of reach.
6. Buried in the Woods: Grief or Guilt
Aired 8 October 2020 • 43 min
A beloved high school track star vanishes into the Philadelphia night and those in her innermost circle are eyed as suspects. When a terrifying scene is unearthed in the nearby woods, a family demands answers, but nobody is prepared for the truth.
7. Buried in the Woods: Friend Left Behind
Aired 15 October 2020 • 43 min
A party in the woods of a Pennsylvania coal-mining town takes a turn when someone goes missing.
8. Buried In The Woods: Girl In The Grave
Aired 22 October 2020 • 43 min
A hike in the woods of the Hollywood Hills takes a terrifying turn when a dog digs up a female foot. As panic spreads through a Southern California community a family fears for its own safety and investigators will stop at nothing to catch a killer.
9. Buried In The Woods: Deadly Premonition
Aired 29 October 2020 • 43 min
When a new college graduate's car is found abandoned, investigators race to find the missing girl.
10. Buried in the Woods First Love Last Breath
Aired 5 November 2020 • 43 min
A lovesick teen goes missing, and investigators in Indiana learn she's keeping a secret; teens make a gruesome discovery in the woods, and a local high school's dark secrets are soon revealed.
11. Buried in the House Dont Unlock the Freezer
Aired 12 November 2020 • 43 min
A couple makes a ghastly discovery buried in their Ohio home. And when investigators field another call, they fear someone may be preying on young women. But as suspects begin to surface, a cover-up far more sinister than the crime comes to light.
12. Under the Crawlspace
Aired 19 November 2020 • 43 min
A friendly bet exposes a terrifying scene under a California home.
13. Buried in the House: Last Person Inside
Aired 26 November 2020 • 43 min
When a concerned neighbor stumbles onto a horrifying scene in a Spokane, Washington home, a family is devastated and some buried secrets come to light. Investigators unravel a bizarre web of truths and lies to find enough evidence to catch a killer.
14. In the Dark of Night
Aired 3 December 2020 • 43 min
The joy of Christmas looks bright for a doting Oklahoma Mom. But her kids wake up to a living nightmare when she's inexplicably gone. As investigators track two suspects down a deceitful road, an incendiary break lures the killer out of the dark.
15. When Hell Freezes Over
Aired 10 December 2020 • 43 min
When the car of a Southern California girl is found abandoned, investigators spend years and travel hundreds of miles trying to solve her mysterious disappearance. Finally, an unimaginable backyard discovery by drug agents leads to a vicious killer.
16. Witness to Murder
Aired 17 December 2020 • 43 min
A Florida co-ed disappears after a night on the town. As investigators trace her last steps, they fear some missing girls at another campus might be connected. But when a dog sniffs out a backyard grave, the key to this mystery is far closer to home.
17. Saint and Sinner
Aired 24 December 2020 • 43 min
A former Catholic priest turned realtor vanishes from Florida and investigators find themselves examining circumstances stranger than their suspects. When a tip exposes a murder-for-hire scheme, the mastermind is revealed as a cold-blooded killer.
18. Fear In Florida
Aired 31 December 2020 • 43 min
After a real estate agent disappears, Florida investigators scrutinize the men in her life.