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Murder Nation

  • 2021
  • Returning Series
  • Documentary · Crime
  • ~1h / ep
  • 2 seasons

The crimes that are distinct to one U.S. region, whether it is bodies that turn up in swamps in the Bayou, killers stalking the sandy beaches of the Jersey Shore, victims lusting for fame in the Hollywood Hills, or screams lost in the cold Alaskan tundra. The series illuminates what connects these crimes to their environments and what makes them so uniquely American.

Latest: Jersey Gore · 2021

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The second season focuses on startling homicides in the seaside towns of New Jersey. Amid the beauty and wonderland of the New Jersey coastline, dark currents sometimes seep through.

  1. E1. Love You to Pieces

    Oct 10, 2021

    When a Jersey retiree leaves his wife for a young waitress in Florida, their beach community rallies behind her. But when his family and friends don’t hear from him, an investigation into his disappearance reveals startling secrets and something starts to smell fishy in the seaside town of May’s landing.

  2. E2. Sins at the Synagogue

    Oct 17, 2021

    When a beloved rabbi’s wife turns up dead in one of New Jersey’s most idyllic and desirable suburbs, the community is sent into a tailspin. After months of fruitless investigation, police begin to discover that one of Cherry Hill’s most powerful couples might not have been as perfect as they seemed.

  3. E3. Seashore Psychopath

    Oct 24, 2021

    When a promising teenager goes missing under mysterious circumstances, her tight-knit Jersey Shore town rallies to find answers. After months of heartbreaking dead ends, a shocking video reveals a story that no one saw coming.

  4. E4. Bet Your Life On It

    Oct 31, 2021

    After a night of glitz and gambling in Atlantic City, a prominent New Jersey couple is attacked on their way home. But what looks like a run of the mill carjacking gone wrong, turns out to be a multipronged conspiracy exposing that suburbia’s perfect couple might have been anything but.