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TV series

Nightmare Next Door

2011TV-1410 seasons7.2 / 10

What secrets lurk behind fences?

The tales of mysterious murders that rocked small-town America. Each hour brings you a new murder mystery and a new look into the evil that can lurk in the heart and soul of a tight-knit community. Interviews with investigators, prosecutors, family members and neighbors piece together the twisting tale of a classic whodunit.

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Checked Sep 2, 2026

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Synopsis

The tales of mysterious murders that rocked small-town America. Each hour brings you a new murder mystery and a new look into the evil that can lurk in the heart and soul of a tight-knit community. Interviews with investigators, prosecutors, family members and neighbors piece together the twisting tale of a classic whodunit.

Season 1 episodes

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Episode 1

Death in Robert's Court

43m

In Portsmouth, VA, a father comes home to find his 16-year-old daughter stabbed to death. With DNA and fingerprints police hope for an open and shut case. However, the case still goes unsolved for months until a piece of gum points to an unlikely suspect.

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Episode 2

The Truett Street Massacre

43m

When Austin York, Matt Self, Mark Barbosa, and Rosa Barbosa are found dead in a McKinney, TX home, detectives embark on a three year investigation. And just when it seems like the murders may never be solved, an eyewitness breaks the case wide open.

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Episode 3

Killer on South 1200 West

43m

Karin Strom is discovered strangled to death in her home. When a suspect emerges, investigators don't have enough evidence for a conviction. It will take twenty-six years to ultimately prove their case, and the final outcome surprises everyone.

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Episode 4

North Main Street Mystery

43m

Ann Branson is found stabbed and beaten to death in her Kentucky home. There is little evidence at the crime scene and investigators struggle to find a motive. Ann's financial records provide the break authorities need to help catch the killer overseas.

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Episode 5

Death on Lake Lynn Drive

43m

23-year-old Stephanie Bennett is brutally raped and murdered in her suburban Raleigh apartment. Investigators work the case for years but their leads go nowhere. A closer look at a peeping tom provides police the break they desperately need.

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Episode 6

Murder on Hagadom Hill Road

43mfinale

In Owego, NY, Michele Harris disappears on September 11, 2001. Would she really leave behind her four children and run away from her soured marriage? When blood splatters are found in the home, police begin to suspect that Michele may have met a more sinister end.

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Episode information updated Sep 2, 2026

More about Nightmare Next Door

Cast

Greg DiefenbachNarrator (voice)
Ryan A. PhillipsMichael Severence
Chris PerilloMatt

Production details

Status
Ended
Series type
Documentary
Episodes
99
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • Investigation DiscoveryUnited States
  • Sirens MediaUnited States

Themes

crime scenecrime scene evidencedramatizationhomicidehomicide detectivehomicide investigationinterviewkiller