BuzzFeed Unsolved: True Crime (2016)

Comedy · Crime · Documentary

Hosts Ryan & Shane discuss mysteries surrounding notorious unsolved crimes.

IMDb rating: 8.7 (2,077 votes)
Episode average: 8.0 -0.7 vs IMDb
Seasons: 8
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 8 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2016)

7.53 avg 12 episodes 6.5 → 8.5 12 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Mysterious Death of the Somerton Man	6.5	121
2	The Horrifying Unsolved Slaughter at Hinterkaifeck Farm	7.1	114
3	The Bizarre Death of Elisa Lam	7.2	124
4	The Chilling Mystery of the Black Dahlia	7.1	114
5	The Strange Deaths of the 9 Hikers of Dyatlov Pass	6.9	115
6	The Mysterious Death of Tupac Shakur Part 1	7.5	110
7	The Mysterious Death of Biggie Smalls Part 2	7.3	108
8	The Horrifying Murders of the Zodiac Killer	8.3	117
9	The Mysterious Disappearance of the Sodder Children	8.2	115
10	The Odd Death of Michelle Von Emster	7.7	99
11	The Shocking Case of O.J. Simpson	8.1	102
12	The Strange Disappearance of D.B. Cooper	8.5	119

Season 2 (2017)

8.09 avg 10 episodes 8.1 → 8.0 20 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Terrifying Axe Man of New Orleans	8.1	108
2	The Mysterious Death of the Boy in the Box	7.6	98
3	The Bizarre Road Trip of a Missing Family	7.7	96
4	The Tragic Murder of JonBenet Ramsey	8.2	91
5	The Odd Vanishing of Amelia Earhart	8.3	91
6	The Creepy Murder in Room 1046	8.3	100
7	The Strange Drowning of Natalie Wood	8.4	87
8	The Mysterious Poisoned Pill Murders	8.1	84
9	The Disturbing Murders at Keddie Cabin	8.2	88
10	The Suspicious Assassination of JFK	8.0	92

Season 3 (2018)

8.24 avg 8 episodes 8.5 → 8.0 26 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Grisly Murders of Jack the Ripper	8.5	98
2	The Thrilling Gardner Museum Heist	8.5	93
3	The Ghastly Cleveland Torso Murders	8.4	82
4	The Enigmatic Death of the Isdal Woman	8.0	79
5	The Strange Killing of Ken Rex McElroy	8.2	72
6	The Scandalous Murder of William Desmond Taylor	7.9	68
7	The Historic Disappearance of Louis Le Prince	8.4	75
8	The Disturbing Mystery of the Jamison Family	8.0	81

Season 4 (2018)

8.31 avg 9 episodes 8.1 → 8.5 23 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Sinister Disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa	8.1	70
2	The Bizarre Collar Bomb Bank Robbery	8.8	81
3	The Mysterious Death Of The Eight Day Bride	8.1	67
4	The Incredible Alcatraz Prison Break	8.3	77
5	The Covert Poisoning of an Ex-Russian Spy	7.6	59
6	The Odd Death of Charles C. Morgan	8.1	58
7	The Bizarre Disappearance of Bobby Dunbar	8.6	71
8	The Treacherous Treasure Hunt of Forrest Fenn	8.7	71
9	The Chilling Black Dahlia Murder Revisited	8.5	56

Season 5 (2019)

8.06 avg 9 episodes 8.8 → 8.2 20 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Eerie Case Of The Watcher	8.8	82
2	The Unusual Australian Shark Arm Murders	7.6	59
3	The Suspicious Case of the Reykjavik Confessions	7.8	58
4	The Unexplained Murder of Mobster Bugsy Siegel	7.7	62
5	The Horrifying Texarkana Phantom Killer	8.1	61
6	The Shocking Florida Machete Murder	7.9	61
7	The Puzzling Disappearance of Walter Collins	8.2	59
8	The Curious Death of Vincent Van Gogh	8.2	65
9	The Impossible Disappearance of Dorothy Arnold	8.2	40

Season 6 (2020)

8.22 avg 6 episodes 8.0 → 8.0 24 min avg

Consistent

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Macabre Death of Edgar Allan Poe	8.0	64
2	The Missing Identity of the Lady of the Dunes	8.1	57
3	The Tinseltown Murder of Thelma Todd	8.4	54
4	The Creepy Quandary of Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm	8.5	62
5	The Puzzling Case of Marilyn and Sam Sheppard	8.3	54
6	The Mysterious Death of the Somerton Man Revisited	8.0	48

Season 7 (2020)

7.63 avg 6 episodes 7.8 → 7.5 25 min avg

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Eerie Vanishing Of The Flannan Isles Lighthouse Keepers	7.8	65
2	The Daring Heists of The Elusive Pink Panthers	7.5	47
3	The Suspicious Death of Harry Houdini	7.8	53
4	The Sudden Disappearance Of Cynthia Anderson	7.8	47
5	The Maritime Mystery of The Mary Celeste	7.4	47
6	The Haunting Murder Case of the Hammersmith Ghost	7.5	47

Season 8 (2021)

7.87 avg 6 episodes 8.2 → 8.2 28 min avg

U-shaped

Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Mysterious Death of George Reeves	8.2	53
2	The Puzzling Disappearance of Agatha Christie	8.0	47
3	The Menacing Case of the Monster with 21 Faces	7.6	41
4	The Perplexing Disappearance of Judge Joseph F. Crater	7.6	39
5	The Tragic Death of Princess Diana	7.6	44
6	The Bizarre Death of Alfred Loewenstein	8.2	47