The Perfect Murder

The Perfect Murder
TV Show · Crime · Documentary

Detectives hit dead end after dead end, and wrong suspects are discarded. But one new clue can lead to another and the cold case suddenly gets hot. The truth is that it is the perfect murder -- until it's not.

2014 · 43m
Starring William D. Cannon, Lisa Tirone King, Jacqueline Lee
Director Kevin Kaufman

Season 1

  • Heart Shot
    EPISODE 1
    Heart Shot
    A Sunday school teacher named Miriam Illes is shot by a sniper through her kitchen window in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Convoluted evidence and anonymous handwritten letters throw them off the scent, but the killer is right under their noses.
    41m
  • Daddy Dearest
    EPISODE 2
    Daddy Dearest
    A pretty young mother is shot dead in her bedroom in 1985, and her teenage stepdaughter confesses to the crime. The case is as good as closed, but detectives suspect there's more to this twisted family than meets the eye: and they're right.
    41m
  • Skating Death
    EPISODE 3
    Skating Death
    24-year-old Vietnamese-American Thien Minh Ly is found stabbed on the Tustin High School tennis courts. There is almost no evidence, and the case runs cold. Until detectives catch wind of a letter revealing the shocking truth.
    42m
  • The Curious Case of Persian Violet
    EPISODE 4
    The Curious Case of Persian Violet
    27-year-old Jarrod Davidson is shot dead outside his apartment in Santa Barbara, California. Next to him is a suspicious potted plant. He was in the middle of a nasty custody dispute but the DNA doesn't match his ex-wife. So who killed him?
    41m
  • Millionaire Murder
    EPISODE 5
    Millionaire Murder
    55-year-old Newport Beach millionaire Bill McLaughlin is shot dead in his mansion. The emotional killing and keys found in the door indicate a killer in his close circle. But it takes detectives 15 years to get to the bottom of this twisted case.
    41m
  • Frozen Killer
    EPISODE 6
    Frozen Killer
    A 31-year-old woman named Julie Keown dies of antifreeze poisoning in Waltham, Massachusetts. Detectives rule out suicide and accidental ingestion. Then, after untangling a web of lies, they turn to her husband, James, a popular radio host.
    41m

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Cast & Crew

  • W‌D
    William D. Cannon
    Self
  • L‌T
    Lisa Tirone King
    Self
  • J‌L
    Jacqueline Lee
    Self
  • B‌G
    Bill Graves
    Narrator
  • A‌C
    Andres Chairez
    Narrator
  • K‌K
    Kevin Kaufman
    Director
  • B‌F
    Beth Fraikorn
    Producer
  • C‌V
    Claire Vande Polder
    Producer
  • J‌T
    John Topol
    Producer
  • R‌T
    Rick Tirelli
    Producer
  • M‌D
    Matthew D. Panepinto
    Producer

About

The Perfect Murder

Crime

Detectives hit dead end after dead end, and wrong suspects are discarded. But one new clue can lead to another and the cold case suddenly gets hot. The truth is that it is the perfect murder -- until it's not.

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Studio
Investigation Discovery
Released
2014
Rated
TV-14
© 2014 Discovery Communications Inc.

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English (United States), English (Australia)
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