The Murder Tapes (2019)

Name: The Murder Tapes
Genre: Crime
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Dave DeAndrea

Crime

Incorporating bodycam footage from the initial crime scene, surveillance video, and interrogation room recordings, homicide investigations unfold through dramatic real video footage providing an up-close perspective on homicide investigations.

IMDb rating: 7.8 (870 votes)
Episode average: 7.2 -0.6 vs IMDb
Seasons: 10
Streaming (US): Hulu · Disney+ · HBO Max
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 10 seasons indexed

Cast

Dave DeAndrea Narrator (voice)

Seasons

Season 1 (2019)

7.48 avg 6 episodes 8.0 → 7.3 42 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Albuquerque Ambush	8.0	70
2	Scene of the Crime	7.7	62
3	Jane Doe	7.6	48
4	Frenzy	7.0	49
5	Don't Go in There	7.3	43
6	I Did It	7.3	45

Season 2 (2020)

7.40 avg 8 episodes 7.2 → 7.4 42 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Lost in the Desert	7.2	41
2	Puzzle Piece	7.4	42
3	The Bloody Footprint	7.3	37
4	Fire in the Desert	7.8	40
5	Is That Blood?	7.5	35
6	Dying Words	7.2	33
7	Tape the Scene	7.4	32
8	Down by Fire	7.4	28

Season 3 (2020)

7.05 avg 6 episodes 7.5 → 7.0 43 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Stay With Us, Madison	7.5	33
2	Who Shot Buckii?	7.1	25
3	The Truth is Dangerous	6.1	33
4	Things Weigh on You	7.4	29
5	Don't Look Back	7.2	28
6	Twisted Upside Down	7.0	25

Season 4 (2020)

7.40 avg 10 episodes 7.2 → 7.0 43 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Back of the Shed	7.2	36
2	He's Not Going to Stop	7.3	35
3	The Great Don Lewis	7.5	35
4	Blind Love	7.0	30
5	Blood on the Bed	7.5	29
6	The Last Laugh	7.6	31
7	Do You Smell Human Blood	7.4	27
8	So Hateful	7.6	28
9	This Guy's Getting Paranoid	7.9	30
10	The Girl in the Crowd	7.0	25

Season 5 (2021)

7.43 avg 10 episodes 7.5 → 7.7 43 min avg

Rebound

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Girl in the Park	7.5	29
2	I'd Kill Them Again	7.5	34
3	Footprints in the Snow	7.7	41
4	What's in the Backpack?	7.6	31
5	Cover the Camera and I'll Talk	7.4	29
6	The Move Out	7.2	27
7	She Set Me Up	7.1	26
8	The Robin Tattoo	7.3	28
9	Kind of a Vicious Person	7.3	29
10	The Drop Off	7.7	25

Season 6 (2022)

7.27 avg 10 episodes 7.1 → 7.5 43 min avg

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Blunt Force Trauma	7.1	25
2	Fled on Foot	7.6	27
3	The House on Lillian Street	7.0	28
4	A Really Odd Situation	7.2	23
5	Something Came Over Me	7.5	26
6	Smokescreen	7.3	24
7	The Man in the Red Shirt	7.0	23
8	Body in the Yard	7.0	26
9	The Quick Change	7.5	25
10	Blue Nightmare	7.5	23

Season 7 (2022)

7.18 avg 6 episodes 7.5 → 6.9 44 min avg

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Three Loud Booms	7.5	26
2	Friends Like These	7.5	26
3	One in the Chamber	6.8	27
4	The Body in the Truck	7.3	23
5	Midnight on Autumn St.	7.1	22
6	The Smoke Shop	6.9	25

Season 8 (2022)

7.32 avg 6 episodes 7.4 → 7.1 43 min avg

Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Two Neighbors	7.4	25
2	Sergeant Hassel	7.9	26
3	Follow the Tracks	7.2	20
4	I Did Something Real Bad	7.2	20
5	Club Chaos	7.1	19
6	Help, I've Been Shot	7.1	19

Season 9 (2023)

6.80 avg 10 episodes 7.1 → 6.3 42 min avg

Bad finale

Season 9 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Blood in the Snow	7.1	23
2	The Elder Murders	7.1	20
3	Killer on Camera	6.9	19
4	Who Killed the Landlord?	7.3	20
5	Murder of Convenience	6.7	21
6	Last Roll of the Dice	6.5	18
7	For Love or Money	6.9	17
8	Three Days, Six Murders	6.7	15
9	A Shot in the Dark	6.5	17
10	Isle of Wright	6.3	16

Season 10 (2025)

6.71 avg 10 episodes 6.8 → 6.5 41 min avg

Season 10 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Head in a Bag	6.8	22
2	Stage Fright	7.1	17
3	A Date With Destiny	6.6	15
4	Marked for Murder	7.0	15
5	The Tipster	6.7	13
6	Between Friends	6.4	8
7	Deadly Detour	6.8	14
8	Death on Robinswood Lane	6.8	13
9	Murder at Sunrise	6.4	10
10	Murder in Disguise	6.5	12