The Murder Tapes: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Homicide investigations unfold through dramatic real video footage in this groundbreaking new series. This series provides an up-close perspective on homicide investigations, incorporating bodycam footage from the initial crime scene, surveillance video, and interrogation room recordings. This footage is interwoven with present-day interviews from those directly involved in the investigation. The Murder Tapes uses every conceivable form of authentic video available, sharing up-close perspectives in a raw and unfiltered form. Viewers see and hear first impressions from officers to show exactly how theories begin to arise, heart-pounding confessionals inside the interrogation room, and from loved ones in real time.

Series details

• Title: The Murder Tapes
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Crime
• Premiere date: 2019-08-28
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: Investigation Discovery
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8/10
• TVMaze ID: 43567
• IMDb ID: tt10836794
• TVDB ID: 367649

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2019-08-28; final listed air date 2019-10-02; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 2020-02-05; final listed air date 2020-03-25; episode order: 8.
• Season 3: premiered 2020-06-30; final listed air date 2020-08-04; episode order: 6.
• Season 4: premiered 2020-11-18; final listed air date 2021-01-27.
• Season 5: premiered 2021-05-05; final listed air date 2021-07-14.
• Season 6: premiered 2022-02-16; final listed air date 2022-04-20.
• Season 7: premiered 2022-07-06; final listed air date 2022-08-10.
• Season 8: premiered 2022-10-18; final listed air date 2022-11-29; episode order: 7.
• Season 9: premiered 2023-08-22; final listed air date 2023-10-24; episode order: 10.
• Season 10: premiered 2025-11-12; final listed air date 2026-02-04.

Source and licence

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