Heartland Homicide
We all dream of possessing a part of that quaint small-town life. A friendly smile and wave from the neighbors as the kids run through the yards playing ball. Unfortunately, sometimes even paradise is visited by loss. Heartland Homicide tells the stories of these events, when big city crimes visit small-town America. Each episode uncovers the lives and circumstances of the victims while outlining and examining the convicted individual's motives, bringing the horrific events into the light with the people who were there.
- 2022-2022
- 1 season
- Laurel Street Media
- Documentary, Suspense
We all dream of possessing a part of that quaint small-town life. A friendly smile and wave from the neighbors as the kids run through the yards playing ball. Unfortunately, sometimes even paradise is visited by loss. Heartland Homicide tells the stories of these events, when big city crimes visit small-town America. Each episode uncovers the lives and circumstances of the victims while outlining and examining the convicted individual's motives, bringing the horrific events into the light with the people who were there.
Season 1 Episode Guide
26 Episodes 2022
Episode 1
Kunz Family
Tue, Oct 11, 2022 60 mins
Just outside the sleepy town of Athens, WI., Kenneth Kunz returns to his family farm to find four of his family members murdered and one missing. Authorities begin an exhaustive search for his missing mother Helen Kunz. With several theories at play, investigators have to determine whether it was Helen, a local farm boy, or the rumored family drug dealing connections that led to the brutal slayings of the Kunz family.
Episode 2
Julia Dawson
44 mins
The chief of police in Sparta, MI leads an investigation into what happened to his family friend and babysitter, Julia Dawson. Julia is reported missing when she doesn't come from Christmas shopping, and her body is found beneath a snowbank, weeks later. While evidence mounts against one suspect, it would take more than three years before investigators are able to make an arrest.
Episode 3
Patricia Artz
60 mins
A young Jackson, Michigan police officer, Wayne Bisard, investigates a missing woman, Patricia Artz, and finds that her husband has just had brain surgery and is acting strangely. When the officer follows his instincts and inspects the couple's restaurant, he finds their kitchen has a become a slaughterhouse. But who could be responsible for such atrocity?
Episode 4
Erin Chorney
60 mins
When Erin Chorney disappears with a trace suspicion falls on the last person to have seen her, her ex-boyfriend Michael Bridges. After investigator searches come up empty handed, they orchestrate an elaborate Mr. Big sting operation to woo Bridges into confessing her whereabouts.
Episode 5
Rodney Fancher
Tue, Oct 11, 2022 44 mins
On the outskirts of Nashville, Michigan, a small town two hours west of Detroit, Rodney Fancher's bullet-ridden body has been found in a ditch. The hunt for a killer begins, pulling in police forces from across the state. But with a lack of evidence, suspects, and motive, the case starts to turn cold...until a startling confession untangles an intricate plot woven together by envy, greed, and jealousy.
Episode 6
Cathy Ford
Tue, Oct 11, 2022 44 mins
In the small community of Gormania WV, a young female resident, Cathy Ford, receives a mysterious phone call on February 17, 1988. She is reported missing that evening when she doesn't return home. No one has seen Cathy since but a burnt car, blood soaked trailer and a secret affair all lead to the idea that Cathy Ford did not disappear willingly.
Episode 7
James Duncan
Tue, Oct 11, 2022 60 mins
A family man, James Duncan, goes missing in a small West Virginian town known for its sweet mountain air. While his household searches the man's regular haunts, police get involved -- and when he's discovered, so are the abominations committed to his corpse. It seems there's a monster on the loose. As authorities uncover the terrible facts, a community must stand together to protect their own.
Episode 8
Summer Inman
Tue, Oct 11, 2022 60 mins
In the small town of Logan, OH., a quiet community known for its annual Washboard Festival, Summer Inman is violently abducted in a back alley behind her place of work. With multiple eye-witness accounts, investigators quickly zero in on three suspects. But when they refuse to cooperate, the odds of bringing Summer home alive start to look grim.
Episode 9
Marlon Keith Smith
Tue, Oct 11, 2022 44 mins
Keith is known in his small community as a quiet but a highly skilled artisan who takes good care of his mother. When she becomes mysteriously ill and Keith is not heard from for three weeks, all eyes turn to Keith's girlfriend. As detectives look deeper into the case, and further into Betty's background, a final, brutal discovery is uncovered.
Episode 10
Jake Millison
Tue, Oct 11, 2022 44 mins
On the edge of the Rocky Mountains, near the small town of Gunnison, Colorado, Jake Millison has gone missing. His family isn't too concerned with his whereabouts, claiming he's run off before, but Jake's loyal friends know better - they launch a tireless search for answers, one that takes them into parts unknown. As the months wear on, the outcome seems grim, until a break in the case unravels the mystery behind Jake's disappearance, revealing a greed-fueled plot far more sinister than anyone can imagine.
Episode 11
Mark & Sean Cavaness
Tue, Oct 11, 2022 60 mins
Dr. Dale Cavaness is revered in his hometown of Eldorado, Illinois, but when his 22-year-old son is slain execution-style, authorities find that the good doctor has some skeletons in the closet. Dr. Dale has had not one, but two sons die by gun shot at the same age. Is this coincidence, or is there a sinister force intent on killing off all the Cavaness sons?
Episode 12
Alice Pepperl
Tue, Oct 11, 2022 60 mins
A motel housekeeper in Oakley, Kansas, discovers the body of her co-worker, Alice Pepperl. The room lacks hard evidence to point to any one suspect, but a special lucky coin, a quarter with a hole in it, taken from the cash registered could be all it takes. Even after a suspect confesses, the question of responsibility looms over the town.
Episode 13
Larisa Dumansky/Piper Streyle
60 mins
In Sioux Falls, South Dakota, young mothers, like Piper Streyle and Larissa Dumansky,become prey for a sexual sadist who stalks them, using homemade "tire-poppers" to force them off the roads and into his clutches. Investigators must follow a lengthy trail of evidence, including hair on a piece of torn duct tape, half a nightshirt, a receipt for finger paint and a three-year-old eyewitness, to catch a killer before he strikes again. In the end, Robert Leroy Anderson seals his own fate with a damning jailhouse confession that leads them to his treasure trove of macabre trophies.
Episode 14
Kurt Douglas Johnson
60 mins
On New Years Eve, 2010 in Cooperstown ND, an intoxicated Kurt Douglas Johnson is given a ride home from a local bar. When it's discovered that Kurt never arrives home, authorities begin their search and what they uncover will shock them to their core.
Episode 15
Dean Frank
60 mins
Outside the small town of Verdigre, Nebraska, a domestic altercation ends in death. Frances Thompson claims to have killed long-time friend Dean Frank in self-defense, but as investigators dig deeper into the case and the possible motives, they're not so sure.
Episode 16
Keith Black
60 mins
In the quaint community of West Kelowna, British Columbia, Taekwondo instructor Keith Black has disappeared without a trace. His family alerts the authorities, but a lack of evidence slows the investigation. It isn't until years later that the truth behind Keith's whereabouts comes to light - and with it, comes the revelation of a vicious plot, one provoked by greed and resentment.
Episode 17
Victoria Shachtay
44 mins
After 23-year-old Victoria survives a horrific crash, she loses the use of her arms and legs. Years later, she's awarded a large settlement. She entrusts the money to Brian, an investor and family friend. Three years later, the money is gone and Victoria dies after detonating an explosive device. Authorities must follow a number of possible leads to determine who could commit such an atrocious act against the young mother.
Episode 18
Nicholas Brophy
60 mins
Nicholas Brophy is excited to start his senior year of high school in Thompson Manitoba. But, after going out to visit a friend late on a school night, he never returns. What starts as a missing person's case evolves as investigators connect the night of Nicholas's disappearance to gang activity in the area.
Episode 19
Ivan Radocaj
60 mins
Former pro-wrestler Ivan Radocaj, known as 'The Croatian Giant', is ambushed and brutally murdered in the tiny Manitoba hamlet of Inwood. It looks like a robbery gone wrong. But when small town tongues start to wag, the police get interested and initiate a massive sting operation. What they hear over a wire tap brings to light a monstrous plot that seems alien to the tranquil community.
Episode 20
Derk & Audrey Roelfsema
60 mins
The small town of Enderby, British Columbia is shattered after well-loved residents, Derk Roelfsema and Audrey Foster-Roelfsema, are found murdered in their own home. As rumors fly about the violent crime, authorities struggle to solve a case with multiple theories, little evidence, and no clear suspects.
Episode 21
Taylor Van Diest
44 mins
Eighteen-year-old Taylor Van Diest is on her way to meet friends and go trick-or-treating when she is assaulted and left for dead. She is discovered by her mother and friends and succumbs to her injuries the following day. Now investigators in Armstrong, B.C. must work tirelessly to bring her killer to justice and restore a sense of peace to the fractured community.
Episode 22
Sydney Loofe
60 mins
When hardware store clerk Sydney Loofe vanishes after an online date, the entire state of Nebraska finds themselves on high alert. Investigators race against the clock to find her as her family clutches onto the hope that Sydney is unharmed. But as the days wear on, a horrible truth emerges from the darkness - one that shakes a small town to its very core, and leaves an innocent life shattered.
Episode 23
Doreen Bradley
44 mins
In a tiny hamlet just outside the town of Bonnyville, Alberta, Canada, 58-year-old Doreen Bradley, owner and operator of a successful fast food restaurant, is found murdered in her rural home. Authorities are unable to find any clues that point them toward possible suspects. When they uncover a small amount of DNA from an unknown person, investigators must get creative to try to match it to possible killer - and the entire town is shocked and horrified by the results.
Episode 24
Frederick Banks
60 mins
Frederick Banks is an eccentric senior who loves to show off his vintage cars and wallet stuffed with cash. When he is found slain in his garage, authorities hunt for the mysterious stranger, Howard Sangster, who has recently been spotted lurking in town. And it turns out, the drifter has a lot to hide.
Episode 25
Klaus Family
60 mins
The Klaus family is getting ready for Christmas in the small town of Castor, Alberta. A fire engulfs their home in the middle the night while everyone is asleep, and the investigators suspect that it isn't an accident. The whole case changes when the son starts seeing the spirits of his dead family.
Episode 26
Abbie Speir
60 mins
The quiet farming community of Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan is left in shambles after a suspicious fire ravages the home of 33 year old mother Abbie Speir. It isn't long before investigators discover that the fire is no accident - someone murdered Abbie in cold blood. As police race against the clock to locate a suspect, the small town grapples with the revelation that a killer could be lurking among them.