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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 6 episodes

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Episode 1

Dead of the Night

43m

When beloved store manager 47-year-old Mary Peterson is found stabbed to death in her bed in 1995, storm clouds brew over sunny Lakeland, FL. Cops race through a lengthy list of suspects, but a tip from an unlikely source helps nab the cold-blooded killer.

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Episode 2

Prescription for Murder

43m

On April 15, 2004, residents of Riverton, WY are worried about more than the IRS after the brutal murder of 39-year-old prison nurse, wife and mom Tammy Watts. Police begin an all out manhunt for the killer and it takes a hair-raising discovery for them to nab their guy.

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Episode 3

Murder on the Menu

43m

When friendly cashier Tammy Petrin is found shot execution style at the local burger joint in 1991, the town of Woonsocket, RI, is in shock. After lead suspects don't serve up answers, a helpful hooker and letters from jail might be just what detectives ordered.

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Episode 4

Wrong Way Home

43m

When 12-year-old Michelle Winter goes missing without a trace while walking back from her best friend's house in Springfield, MO in 1995, her mom doesn't have a clue as to who could have whisked this pre-teen away. Cops have many leads, but it isn't until evidence is linked to the killer that they get their big break.

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Episode 5

Deadly Intentions

43m

The tight-knit community of eastside Buffalo, NY is stunned in 1994 when the body of beautician and single mom Cynthia Epps is found stuffed into a cabinet placed in a neighbor's backyard next to a vacant lot cut-through; she had been raped, stabbed and nearly decapitated. A clever killer eludes capture for 16 years, but new technology and dogged detective work put him behind bars.

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Episode 6

Taste of Murder

43m

When a sip from the office water cooler turns deadly for secretary Julie Williams in 1986, detectives in Tempe, AZ are stumped. Who could have had it out for this sweet single mom? Investigators search for the mystery mixologist and are shocked at who they stir up.

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Episode 7

Last Call

43mfinale

In late 2007, Jasper, TX, native Martin Byerly disappears without a trace. Police look into the 58-year-old ladies man's dance card but can't seem to pin anything on a femme fatal. Then an unlikely tipster helps them learn what happened to Martin.

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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