Murder in the Heartland - Episode Guide

In Aurora, Ind., the townspeople are horrified when beloved mother and hairstylist Leigh Jennings is killed in her own home.

In Payette, Idaho, teacher Elizabeth Baune is the pillar of her community until she is stabbed to death in her own home; townspeople suspect Baune's kindness may have been behind her death.

In Germantown, Ohio, 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.

When Marshall Dent goes missing on Christmas Eve, the Native American community of Shawnee, Oklahoma bands together. After weeks of searching, Marshall is found in a shallow grave on sacred ground, leaving authorities scrambling to find the killer.

Christmas is ruined when hikers in New Mexico stumble across Roxanne Houston's shallow grave; the murder rocks the community of Taos and tension builds between those with small town values and the outsider lifestyle on the Mesa.

A town in Michigan becomes scandalized when a partially nude corpse turns up; police sift through lies and alibis as they search for the killer.

In Hayti, Mo., Tray Phelps is found beaten to death in his driveway; the townspeople are stunned to discover that a web of evil lurks just beneath the surface of the seemingly idyllic hamlet.

Home will never feel safe again after Jill finds her daughter Emma Walker cold to the touch in her own bed. Quickly ruling out suicide, investigators search for a suspicious man in black caught on a neighbor's home surveillance camera.

Hugo is hysterical when he finds his brother's girlfriend and roommate Breanna Schneller beaten with an iron and stabbed to death on the floor. The brothers appear devastated, but the discovery of Breanna's missing phone casts doubt on their alibis.

In Post Falls, Idaho, devoted family man Bo Kirk vanishes, and his truck is found set ablaze; Bo's sister blames their estranged father, until released ATM security footage points to one of his co-workers who has piercing blue eyes.

MaryAnn Clibbery is brutally murdered at the remodeling business she owned in Loves Park, Ill.; then, a suspicious bag found floating in an icy river unlocks the secrets of her brutal slaying.

In Saguache, Colo., mountain bike pioneer Mike Rust disappears from his home, and his remains are not found until seven years later.

In Noble, Okla., a dog drops a human skull onto its owners' front porch on Christmas Day; after six years and no leads, the police must navigate the twists and turns of the victim's past to find justice.

In Monroe, Ohio, an affluent retirement community is baffled after Barbara Howe simply vanishes one night; the police soon find Barbara's body in the trunk of her car, and her throat has been slit.

Carol Lapaglia waits 25 years to marry the love of her life, Jack Parkes; six weeks before their wedding in Kennedy Township, Pa., she finds him shot to death in their living room.

In Moscow, Idaho, an elderly couple frantically performs CPR on their young neighbor after a pop of gunfire interrupts their bedtime routine; investigators follow fresh footprints from the scene, only to learn the killer may already be behind bars.

Bubbly college student and waitress, Mindy Morgenstern, is found strangled and stabbed in her own apartment. Family, friends, and the entire town of Valley City, North Dakota help law enforcement identify who could have committed this violent crime.

When a local resident of Dunlap, Tennessee is picking up cans, he makes the shocking discovery of a murder victim's body floating in the river. Authorities must discover first who the deceased is and then who could have committed the horrendous crime.

When twentysomething Patricia Richmond is found tied up, and murdered in her future in-laws' home, the resort town of Steamboat Springs, Colorado is at a loss. Who would have taken this bride-to-be's life in such a brutal way?

After locals smell what can only be the scent of charred meat, police find burned remains in an abandoned mining pit in the small town of Hibbing, Minnesota. Before they can investigate who committed the crime, first they must identity the body.

In Montrose, Colorado, rock quarry owner and mother, Irene Trujillo, suddenly goes missing. When her daughter's search for their mum comes up empty, 911 is called. Those closest to Irene, including her employees, are suspected of foul play.

Trying to make her way in the Ozarks, Joy Dishneau set her sights on becoming a small business owner. But when she is found murdered in her own shop, all of her employees become suspects.

A lively slumber party turns into a nightmare when a loving mother, Dianne Watts, her young daughter, and her daughter's friend, are murdered. The town of McMinnville is turned upside down, knowing there is a killer amongst them.

A farmhand In Rapelje, Montana, finds her co-worker Daniel Lavigne murdered. In a town of only 110 people, residents are worried the killer will strike again. As authorities look for the murderer, all of the employees on the pig farm become suspects.

Baseball loving wife and mother, Diane Fortenberry, is found unconscious on the floor of her burglarised home. Hours later, at the hospital, Diane succumbs to her injuries, and the entire resort town of Osakis, Minnesota, aids law enforcement.

A man's family believes his death is not a suicide - and they may be right.

Nurse Lorie Kirkley goes missing from her home in what appears to be a burglary gone wrong. Soon the entire town of Valparaiso comes under suspicion, as the police belive there may be more to it than a robbery gone wrong.

The small town of Higginson, Arkansas, only has two full-time police officers. When one of them is gunned down on duty, everyone in the community wants answers.

Young mother Casey Morgan is found dead inside her home, and police must unravel her dating history with the help of her friends and neighbours to unmask the killer.

Emmett, Idaho, a cowboy town where a person's word is everything, is shaken forever when a murderer beats local saddle maker D.L. Carpenter to death. Investigators and locals band together and uncover layers of betrayal and deceit.

A missing grocery clerk, 20-year-old Christina Ross, sets the town of Neenah, Wisconsin, in a panic after a gruesome discovery. An unlikely resident comes forward with information that leads detectives to the people in her tangled love life.

Tourist town Traverse City, Michigan, is turned upside down when 18-year-old Kalee Bruce lies bludgeoned to death at her workplace. Investigators feel the pressure to get this killer off the streets before they strike again.

Family and friends are concerned when Phillip Brewer and Jody Fortuna go missing from Gillette, Wyo.; eventually, the horrifying truth comes to light.

Secrets emerge in a quiet neighborhood when young mother Stacey Shoemaker is shot dead. The once tight-knit cul-de-sac in Wagoner, Oklahoma, is now full of suspicions, finger-pointing, and fear..

Locals stay quiet to protect their own when a recent transplant to Hartford, Kentucky, is found tied up and floating in a toolbox in a creek. Detectives work to find out what happened to 29-year-old military vet Tromain Mackall...

The community of Kankakee, Illinois, comes together to aid police in uncovering the vile killer in the shooting death of an up-and-coming model, Sarah Washington...

A woman working for a plant in Camden, Arkansas, goes missing; when a local stumbles upon Ruiz Stone's abandoned van, her family fears the worst, and some speculate Ruiz fled town with a lover, but detectives reveal something far more sinister.

A local in Algona, Iowa stumbles upon a smoldering truck with the body of a young mother inside. Investigators and family trace the last movements of Nicole Berte to uncover her killer.

A mysterious stranger strangles overnight desk clerk, Mary Klatt, during her shift. The town of Blue Earth, Minnesota, struggles with the harsh reality that someone would want to bring harm to Mary.

A woman vanishes from her home in the neighborhood of Belle Center, Missouri, without a trace. Hoping to find Anita Dunn before it's too late, the community aids investigators in an exhaustive search...

A roommate reports 22-year old Liz Syperda missing, shocking the community of Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Some wonder if Liz merely left town without telling anyone, but family and friends know something far more disastrous occurred.

A young mother's murder engulfs an Ohio town under a cloud of suspicion.

Detectives must uncover the truth about a hunter found slain in his car.

In the small town of Twinsburg, Ohio, Charlene Puffenbarger's 3-year-old son is the only witness to her brutal murder; as investigators continue to follow every tip that comes in, an unexpected source leads them to the killer.

When an Ohio couple is found dead in their ransacked home, detectives turn to the community for help; investigators piece together the events of a horrific night to uncover the truth of what occurred to these local business owners.

A tip comes in from an unexpected Willard, Mo., resident that leads to the final resting ground of missing newlyweds Russell and Rebecca Porter.

Neighbourly casino runner, Lori Bray, is found dead in the woods in the small town of Laurel, Montana. The community has to wonder if it was a consequence of her good nature at work or if someone from her past came back to bite.

When someone stabs Trina Langenbrunner to death and leaves her on a road in Cloquet, Minn., her family, community, and law enforcement work together for over 12 years to find her killer.

After James Skinner turns up dead in his own bedroom, the agricultural community of Brownstown, Ill., enters into a paranoid spiral, unsure who would want to kill this beloved local rodeo rider and cattle rancher.

College junior Emily Murray, a popular religious studies major, goes missing late one night after quitting her job at a local bar; a month later, someone finds her body in a remote trailer, leading police to another gruesome discovery.

In Howard City, Michigan, detectives investigate a night of horror that ends with the shooting of beloved couple Robert and Norma Bean in a gravel pit; local tips provide alarming new clues, revealing the shocking timeline of their final hours.

When law enforcement finds local electrician James Nibbe dead after a home invasion, they must dig beneath the surface of Lake Crystal, Minnesota, to root out the killer.

The grotesque murder of a beloved citizen, Betsy Ball, shatters the quiet farm community of Vinton, Ohio.

Middle American townspeople hold the clues to help solve the murders that have forever changed their lives and how they understand their home.

An inexperienced police department handles the tragic murder case of young mother Jessica Currin, leading to critical errors and false accusations. The case goes cold until Jessica's father protests the state of Kentucky to re-investigate.

The shooting of local ladies' man Jim Cornwell outside his home takes July Fourth festivities on a tragic turn; after multiple suspects tied to Jim's romantic life emerge, a confession arises that shatters the image of an Ozark community...

Brandi Mathews goes missing, and only her mother seems interested in searching for her. When her remains turn up over two years later, police dig into Brandi's work and romantic partners to find her killer...

When Robin Baxter is found dead floating in the Ohio River, the entire town of New Albany, Ind., bands together to find who's responsible; it takes over 20 years of crossing off suspects before an elusive clue cracks the case open...

Popular high school student Riley Crossman disappears, igniting a statewide search; investigators discover her body, and they have their hands full when the students and residents of Berkeley Springs become suspects...

The murder of a Harlem Globetrotters trainer exposes his secret life.

Suspects arise after the stabbing of a beloved mother in her Tomahawk, Wisconsin, home. When another stabbing occurs the next day, detectives race to place her exes, a high school and a taco joint under the microscope.

Beth Kutz leaves work in Poynette, Wisconsin, and never comes home. Her disappearance sets off a firestorm of searches for this mother of two by the small-town community while investigators unearth the uncomfortable truths behind this beloved family.

After a young father goes missing from work, the small town of Challis, Idaho, is abuzz with tales of infidelity and finger-pointing, leaving investigators to decipher what is fact and what is fiction.

The murder of a young mother of three rattles the small town of Trenton.

Tynesha Stewart, a college freshman at Texas A&M, is reported missing during spring break; as details of her private life emerge, police uncover jealous boyfriends and turmoil at home while making a discovery that will haunt Bordersville forever.

Sharon Ray is found dead in a well, the town joins together to find who did this.

A cattle rancher is executed in the kids' bedroom of his mobile home.

When a teenager is killed, jealousy and hatred run wild in a Kentucky town.

Teenager Jessica Dishon is murdered in Shepherdsville, Kentucky.

Casey, Ill. looks to their own citizens when they find out a house fire didn't kill Scott Collins.

When Michael Lee Smith's body is found shot, partially nude, and dumped on the side of the road, the town of Berkley, Michigan is scandalized. Police are forced to sift through lies and alibis as they attempt to track down the killer.

When Marshall Dent goes missing on Christmas Eve, the Native American community of Shawnee, Oklahoma bands together. After weeks of searching, Marshall is found in a shallow grave on sacred ground, leaving authorities scrambling to find the killer.

Christmas is ruined when hikers in New Mexico stumble across Roxanne Houston's shallow grave; the murder rocks the community of Taos and tension builds between those with small town values and the outsider lifestyle on the Mesa.