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Detectives and prosecutors revisit their most challenging homicide cases in this chilling true-crime docuseries.

2 Seasons
10 Episodes
Returning Series
Documentary Crime
Cast & Characters
episode image Midtown Slasher
7.6/10 (235 votes)

#1 Midtown Slasher

S1:E4

The stabbing death of a successful entrepreneur remains unsolved for decades until a tenacious assistant DA and a driven detective reexamine the case.

episode image East Harlem Serial Killer
7.5/10 (205 votes)

#2 East Harlem Serial Killer

S1:E5

A serial killer targeting young victims in East Harlem evades police until details connected to crimes from years earlier emerge.

episode image Vanished on Wall Street
7.4/10 (237 votes)

#3 Vanished on Wall Street

S1:E3

An office building in the Financial District becomes a 26-floor crime scene when a beloved mother and janitor mysteriously vanishes without a trace.

episode image Central Park Slaying
7.3/10 (246 votes)

#4 Central Park Slaying

S1:E2

After an eviscerated body is found in Central Park Lake, a pair of unlikely suspects are implicated in the killing as shocking revelations surface.

episode image Hunting Phil Spector
7.3/10 (155 votes)

#5 Hunting Phil Spector

S2:E1

A murder at the mansion of music producer Phil Spector lands detectives in the crosshairs of one of Hollywood's most sensational celebrity cases.

episode image Race Car Killer
7.3/10 (124 votes)

#6 Race Car Killer

S2:E2

When a legendary race car driver and his wife are shot in their driveway, investigators zero in on a cold-blooded suspect for the shocking murders.

episode image Murder at the Beach
7.3/10 (129 votes)

#7 Murder at the Beach

S2:E3

After the discovery of a woman's body on the beach, suspicion falls on her husband as the killer — until new technology helps detectives crack the case.

episode image Carnegie Deli Massacre
7.0/10 (290 votes)

#8 Carnegie Deli Massacre

S1:E1

A shooting that left three dead and two injured in an apartment above the iconic Carnegie Deli sends detectives on a relentless hunt for the killers.

episode image A Hollywood Affair
6.9/10 (109 votes)

#9 A Hollywood Affair

S2:E4

When a Hollywood studio executive goes missing, a tumultuous affair comes to light, leading investigators to suspect foul play.

episode image The Disappearing Wife
6.9/10 (100 votes)

#10 The Disappearing Wife

S2:E5

A former California senator's daughter vanishes, leaving behind a horrifying, blood-stained car. Is her murder political payback — or something else?

Cast & Chracters

The highest rated episode of Homicide is "Midtown Slasher" (S1E4) with a rating of 7.60.

This episode received 235 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "A Hollywood Affair" (S2E4) with a rating of 6.90.

This episode received 109 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Midtown Slasher" (S1E4) with a rating of 7.60.

This episode received 235 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Carnegie Deli Massacre" (S1E1) with a rating of 7.00.

This episode received 290 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Hunting Phil Spector" (S2E1) with a rating of 7.30.

This episode received 155 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "A Hollywood Affair" (S2E4) with a rating of 6.90.

This episode received 109 votes.

Name Department Job
Adam Kassen Production Executive Producer
Dan Cutforth Production Executive Producer
Dan Volpe Production Executive Producer
Dick Wolf Production Executive Producer
Jane Lipsitz Production Executive Producer
Nan Strait Production Executive Producer
Tom Thayer Production Executive Producer

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