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These chilling stories of murder hit terrifyingly close to home -- each a real-life tale about the last thing anyone wants to find in their basement, a dead body. Every episode will make one think twice before ever stepping foot in the basement again.
IMDb 7.0/1020232 seasons
IMDb 7.0/1020232 seasons
6 episodes
  • 1. Killer in the New Neighborhood

    1. Killer in the New Neighborhood

    In 1978, a shocking murder in broad daylight terrifies a small Illinois town. It goes unsolved for years until an elite team of investigators uses cutting-edge technology to dig up new clues and lay a cunning trap to catch a killer.
    In 1978, a shocking murder in broad daylight terrifies a small Illinois town. It goes unsolved for years until an elite team of investigators uses cutting-edge technology to dig up new clues and lay a cunning trap to catch a killer.
    TV-14
    43min
    Jul 18, 2023
  • 2. Ice Cold Killers

    2. Ice Cold Killers

    In Youngstown, Ohio, in 2017, an unsuspecting married couple discovers body parts in a mysterious locked freezer that someone has put in their basement, unlocking a harrowing mystery surrounding a missing woman and a tragic love triangle.
    In Youngstown, Ohio, in 2017, an unsuspecting married couple discovers body parts in a mysterious locked freezer that someone has put in their basement, unlocking a harrowing mystery surrounding a missing woman and a tragic love triangle.
    TV-14
    43min
    Jul 26, 2023
  • 3. Murder On Repeat

    3. Murder On Repeat

    In June 2001, just outside Rockford, Illinois, a welfare check leads police to a woman brutally murdered in the basement of her once quiet suburban home. The hunt for her killer will lead detectives to a mystery buried for over fourteen years.
    In June 2001, just outside Rockford, Illinois, a welfare check leads police to a woman brutally murdered in the basement of her once quiet suburban home. The hunt for her killer will lead detectives to a mystery buried for over fourteen years.
    TV-14
    43min
    Aug 1, 2023
  • 4. Chase and Lies

    4. Chase and Lies

    When 32-year-old Adam Chase goes missing, police comb the woods and fields of Ontario County, New York, but come up with nothing. It takes the tireless, months-long efforts of a private investigator to at last reveal the truth and Adam’s terrifying fate.
    When 32-year-old Adam Chase goes missing, police comb the woods and fields of Ontario County, New York, but come up with nothing. It takes the tireless, months-long efforts of a private investigator to at last reveal the truth and Adam’s terrifying fate.
    13+
    43min
    Aug 8, 2023
  • 5. Missing Means Murder

    5. Missing Means Murder

    A man vanishes from a small Idaho town, leaving behind a trail of strange clues that stumps detectives and leads his neighbors to believe that a deadly imposter is living among them. When his body is found, the truth is more shocking than anyone imagined.
    A man vanishes from a small Idaho town, leaving behind a trail of strange clues that stumps detectives and leads his neighbors to believe that a deadly imposter is living among them. When his body is found, the truth is more shocking than anyone imagined.
    TV-14
    43min
    Aug 15, 2023
  • 6. Deadly Invitation

    6. Deadly Invitation

    In 1999, a killer brutally murders well-known community activist and member of the gay community Dennis Dolinger in the basement of his Washington, DC, home. With DNA technology in its infancy, the race is on to find the culprit before they strike again.
    In 1999, a killer brutally murders well-known community activist and member of the gay community Dennis Dolinger in the basement of his Washington, DC, home. With DNA technology in its infancy, the race is on to find the culprit before they strike again.
    TV-14
    43min
    Aug 22, 2023
  • A Body in the Basement
    IMDb 7.0/1020232 seasons
    These chilling stories of murder hit terrifyingly close to home -- each a real-life tale about the last thing anyone wants to find in their basement, a dead body. Every episode will make one think twice before ever stepping foot in the basement again.
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    Audio languages
    English
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