The Death Investigator with Barbara Butcher - Season 1

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Meet the Butcher

1 - Meet the Butcher

Air Date: September 27, 2025

A woman is found dead in an elevator, but her murder is just the beginning. Barbara Butcher retraces the chain of evidence, uncovering a domino effect of violence that leaves a trail of bodies across the Bronx.

Blood on the Eyes

2 - Blood on the Eyes

Air Date: October 4, 2025

When an unknown body surfaces in the icy East River, Barbara Butcher joins detectives in a race to reconstruct the victim's identity using the few fragile clues left behind; pressure mounts when a report comes in that there may be more victims.

Suburban Fury

3 - Suburban Fury

Air Date: October 11, 2025

In 2012, a tight-knit Las Vegas neighborhood is shattered by the murder of a mother and daughter in their home. Investigators must analyze a crime scene soaked in rage to help stop a killer before they strike again.

Two Hearts Stopped

4 - Two Hearts Stopped

Air Date: October 18, 2025

When a garbage bag containing a young woman's body is dumped in a NYC tunnel, Barbara Butcher and a rookie homicide detective unravel how a seemingly straightforward crime conceals a chain of forensic contradictions - and a killer no one saw coming.

Mummified Truth

5 - Mummified Truth

Air Date: October 25, 2025

Buried in the desert lies more than just a body, but a legacy that rides the line of love and hate. Barbara Butcher investigates a murder where the motive festers across generations before exploding into violence.

She Fought Back

6 - She Fought Back

Air Date: November 1, 2025

A cherished grandmother is found murdered in her Bronx apartment. Barbara Butcher returns to the scene to retrace every step - and decode how the victim's body holds clues to a carefully hidden motive.

Tortured Teacher

7 - Tortured Teacher

Air Date: November 8, 2025

Barbara Butcher steps back into the 1997 murder of Jonathan Levin, a beloved Bronx teacher, and reveals how her investigation withstood intense scrutiny and helped detectives uncover a truth more disturbing than anyone could imagine.

Sealed Secrets

8 - Sealed Secrets

Air Date: November 15, 2025

A missing man's search ends with a morbid discovery: his body, bound and murdered, inside his own car. The brutality is unmistakable, and to Barbara Butcher, so is the staging. A closer look at the evidence reveals a calculated plot to kill.

The Suitcase Killing

9 - The Suitcase Killing

Air Date: November 22, 2025

When suitcases of dismembered remains wash ashore in Virginia Beach, the investigation leads back to New Jersey - where a facade of a perfect family man breaks to reveal a dark and gruesome reality.

Blood and Bylines

10 - Blood and Bylines

Air Date: November 29, 2025

When a fearless Las Vegas journalist is ambushed outside his home, the surveillance video shocks the city. But the body tells a deeper story - one that may reveal what the camera missed.