The best way to get away with murder is to have someone else do it for you, which is why the most cunning killers never lay a finger on their victims. In these cases love, loyalty, faith, and family become dangerous weapons, and the most vicious criminal isn't the one who pulled the trigger--it's the one who pulled their strings.
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Apr 18, 2021 · 43m
When a man is shot after answering a local help wanted ad, detectives discover there are other victims with eerily similar stories; their quest to locate a possible serial killer leads them to a suspected killer working for an evil manipulator.
Apr 25, 2021 · 43m
A father shoots a masked intruder after he is ambushed in his own garage, but as the unknown assailant clings to life and LAPD try to make sense of the strange situation, a twisted web of manipulation and lies within the family is revealed.
May 2, 2021 · 43m
A Navy veteran is brutally stabbed in his senior living community, but as detectives work to find the killer, they discover a persuasive con artist.
May 9, 2021 · 43m
A town councilwoman is gunned down in her home and the only evidence left behind is a bouquet of plastic roses, but as detectives work to find the triggerman, they learn that the person calling the shots is close to home.
May 16, 2021 · 43m
A quiet town is rocked to its core when a brutalized corpse of a single father is discovered by the side of a residential road; detectives are led down an unexpected path of betrayal, lies, manipulation and murder.
May 23, 2021 · 43m
After the wife of a naval officer is shot dead in a parking lot, the case quickly hits a dead end; it's not until years later that a murder plot unravels involving power, greed and deadly ambition by a mastermind willing to risk everything.
May 30, 2021 · 43m
A retired farmer thinks he's struck gold after natural gas is found on his property; when he's found dead and a family feud breaks out over his estate, detectives uncover a tale of lies, deceit and manipulation orchestrated by someone close to home.
Jun 6, 2021 · 43m
A tragic car accident on a canyon road turns into a murder investigation when detectives discover possible foul play.
Jun 13, 2021 · 43m
After leaving a support group, a young mother is gunned down by a masked shooter -- as investigators try to make sense of the case, they reveal a story of religious manipulation that leads to one person committing the ultimate sin.
Jun 20, 2021 · 43m
An elderly real estate broker is attacked and left for dead in one of his listings; as detectives dig for clues, they uncover a business deal gone bad and a mastermind willing to use someone close to home to carry out a heinous plot.
Quick answers about this season's release timeline and episode lineup.
Mastermind of Murder Season 1 premiered on April 18, 2021.
Mastermind of Murder Season 1 has 10 episodes.
The season opens with Season 1 Episode 1, "Victims Wanted". It aired on April 18, 2021.
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