The Death Investigator with Barbara Butcher

The Death Investigator with Barbara Butcher

  • 2025
  • 1 Seasons
  • 10 Episodes
  •  10  (1)
  •   Returning Series

The first true-crime series told through the eyes of Barbara Butcher, one of the most seasoned and respected Death Investigators to work in New York. After more than 20 years in the field, Butcher will unpack the stories behind some of the most compelling murders of our times - revealing that the keys to solving the case are often contained in the wealth of information held by the crime scene and the body that lies within it.

The Death Investigator with Barbara Butcher
Seasons
Blood and Bylines
10. Blood and Bylines
November 29, 2025
When a fearless Las Vegas journalist is ambushed outside his home, the surveillance video shocks the city. But the body tells a deeper story - one that may reveal what the camera missed.
The Suitcase Killing
9. The Suitcase Killing
November 22, 2025
When suitcases of dismembered remains wash ashore in Virginia Beach, the investigation leads back to New Jersey - where a facade of a perfect family man breaks to reveal a dark and gruesome reality.
Sealed Secrets
8. Sealed Secrets
November 15, 2025
A missing man's search ends with a morbid discovery: his body, bound and murdered, inside his own car. The brutality is unmistakable, and to Barbara Butcher, so is the staging. A closer look at the evidence reveals a calculated plot to kill.
Tortured Teacher
7. Tortured Teacher
November 08, 2025
Barbara Butcher steps back into the 1997 murder of Jonathan Levin, a beloved Bronx teacher, and reveals how her investigation withstood intense scrutiny and helped detectives uncover a truth more disturbing than anyone could imagine.
She Fought Back
6. She Fought Back
November 01, 2025
A cherished grandmother is found murdered in her Bronx apartment. Barbara Butcher returns to the scene to retrace every step - and decode how the victim's body holds clues to a carefully hidden motive.
Mummified Truth
5. Mummified Truth
October 25, 2025
Buried in the desert lies more than just a body, but a legacy that rides the line of love and hate. Barbara Butcher investigates a murder where the motive festers across generations before exploding into violence.
Two Hearts Stopped
4. Two Hearts Stopped
October 18, 2025
When a garbage bag containing a young woman's body is dumped in a NYC tunnel, Barbara Butcher and a rookie homicide detective unravel how a seemingly straightforward crime conceals a chain of forensic contradictions - and a killer no one saw coming.
Suburban Fury
3. Suburban Fury
October 11, 2025
In 2012, a tight-knit Las Vegas neighborhood is shattered by the murder of a mother and daughter in their home. Investigators must analyze a crime scene soaked in rage to help stop a killer before they strike again.
Blood on the Eyes
2. Blood on the Eyes
October 04, 2025
When an unknown body surfaces in the icy East River, Barbara Butcher joins detectives in a race to reconstruct the victim's identity using the few fragile clues left behind; pressure mounts when a report comes in that there may be more victims.
Meet the Butcher
1. Meet the Butcher
September 27, 2025
A woman is found dead in an elevator, but her murder is just the beginning. Barbara Butcher retraces the chain of evidence, uncovering a domino effect of violence that leaves a trail of bodies across the Bronx.
The Death Investigator with Barbara Butcher

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The first true-crime series told through the eyes of Barbara Butcher, one of the most seasoned and respected Death Investigators to work in New York. After more than 20 years in the field, Butcher will unpack the stories behind some of the most compelling murders of our times - revealing that the keys to solving the case are often contained in the wealth of information held by the crime scene and the body that lies within it.
  • Premiere Date
    September 27, 2025
  • Rating
    10  (1)