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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 5 episodes

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Episode 1

One Deadly Night

43m

24-year old waitress Zilpha Lowery goes missing in July 1993. Six months later, the gruesome discovery of her body has folks in Marion, NC, baffled. It's a frustrating case that takes police through the victim's past but goes cold until a decade-old lead helps police catch a killer.

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Episode 2

Writing on the Wall

43m

The 2009 brutal slaying of 32-year-old divorcee Stacie Ann Smith, a single mom of 2, has the townsfolk of St. Albans, WV, reeling. The murderer's message at the crime scene baffles investigators and citizens are shocked that a killer lives in their midst.

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Episode 3

Big Sky Burning

43m

When peaceful older couple 69-year-old Norm Leighton and 44-year-old Patti Hubbert are violently murdered and their apartment is set on fire, locals fear quiet Billings, MT, is turning into the Wild West. And when the couple's neighbor turns up dead, police are off on a wild ride to solve the case.

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Episode 4

Newlywed Nightmare

43m

The sleepy town of Graham, WA, gets a jolt in November 2007 when young newlyweds Brian and Beverly Mauck are found shot to death in their rural home. Leads from friends and family send police on a wild goose chase, but cops soon find out one helpful tipster is the ruthless killer.

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Episode 5

Hands of Betrayal

43m

84-year-old Charles Taylor's grisly murder has the entire city of Warren, MI, in disarray. Investigators are forced to eliminate a swath of suspects, only to be stunned by the true identity of a callous murderer.

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Episode 6

Heartland Homicide

43m

After beloved retired custodian James Mayberry is found stabbed to death in his Midwest home in 2002, the folks of Wichita, KS, are in shock. Detectives are stumped until a break comes faster than a prairie tornado that pins down the heartless killer.

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Episode 7

Deadly Dealings

43m

The quiet town of Tomahawk, WI, is rocked when long time resident 42-year-old grandmother Tracy Maurer is found brutally stabbed to death in her home. Police have a laundry list of suspects but it's a tip from the rumor mill that finally brings closure to the case.

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Episode 8

Death Down on the Farm

43m

In 2000, 25-year-old engaged mom Holly Notestine goes missing from her Clearville, PA, home in front of her 2 young children. Leads run out and the case goes cold. Four years later, her body is found deep in a logging forest. After years of fuzzy clues and dead-end tips, cops nab a ruthless killer lurking just around the corner.

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Episode 9

Silent Night, Violent Night

43m

In 2006, Christmas cheer hits an all-time-low in Hubbardston, MI when 80-year-old Billie Cunningham is found murdered in her home. Years pass as police search for a vicious killer. But it turns out the shocking confession is well worth the wait.

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Episode 10

Devils in the Details

43mfinale

The 1991 savage rape and murder of 22-year-old Cindy Pavey, single mom of 2, rattles the tranquil town of Murphysboro, IL. Police investigate a potentially deadly love triangle, but it will take 17 years to harvest the leads necessary to bring her killer to justice.

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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