Secrets of the Morgue
"Secrets of the Morgue" explores high-profile murder cases from the perspective of the medical examiner, as they work alongside homicide detectives to bring justice to murder victims and their families. A victims body tells a hidden story, and these post-mortem experts help solve crimes by unraveling the mystery from the inside out. From initial observations at the scene of the crime to the autopsy and beyond, these episodes get under the skin to unlock riveting crime puzzles.
- 2018-2019
- 1 season
- Documentary, Suspense
- TV-14
"Secrets of the Morgue" explores high-profile murder cases from the perspective of the medical examiner, as they work alongside homicide detectives to bring justice to murder victims and their families. A victims body tells a hidden story, and these post-mortem experts help solve crimes by unraveling the mystery from the inside out. From initial observations at the scene of the crime to the autopsy and beyond, these episodes get under the skin to unlock riveting crime puzzles.
Season 1 Episode Guide
26 Episodes 2018 - 2019
Episode 1
The Well Runs Dry
42 mins
Determined to prove a Missouri mom was murdered, an ambitious medical examiner orders an illegal exhumation. And when the autopsy reveals foul play, the search for the woman's killer reveals another mysterious cold case with a chilling connection.
Episode 2
Torn to Pieces
42 mins
The surgically dismembered remains of an unknown woman are discovered in Wisconsin. Mutilated beyond recognition, it's up to a forensic anthropologist to establish her identity and help track down her killer.
Episode 3
Wolf at the Door
42 mins
A wealthy woman disappears from her upscale Ohio retirement village. Days later, her body is found in the trunk of her abandoned car.
Episode 4
Pastor Predator
42 mins
A parishioner is found dead in rural Pennsylvania church with a gunshot wound to his head. When investigators uncover suspicious details about the man's life, it's up to the Medical Examiner to get to the bottom of the mystery.
Episode 5
Devil Among Us
42 mins
The dismembered remains of an unidentified young man are discovered in Wisconsin, where a tattoo, a plastic bag expert, and an unexpected confession leads detectives to the killer's door.
Episode 6
The Final Say
42 mins
The body of Jennifer Corbin a 33-year-old stay-at-home mother is discovered in her bed, and the evidence suggests suicide. That is, until the medical examiner determines someone else pulled the trigger.
Episode 7
Buried Secrets
42 mins
A Pennsylvania electrician is poisoned. To catch his killer, it will take the world's leading forensic pathologist, a state-of-the-art technique, and evidence from beyond the grave.
Episode 8
John Doe No. 5
42 mins
A sadistic serial killer stalks young male drifters in Florida. As the death toll reaches five, it will take a jailhouse tip, a survivor's story, and a tiny chip of paint to track him down.
Episode 9
Valentine's Heartbreak
42 mins
When a loving husband dies in a Maryland hotel fire, the medical examiner grapples with a mysterious cause of death, as investigators search for an elusive killer with the perfect undetectable weapon.
Episode 10
Long Way from Home
42 mins
In Connecticut, the smoldering mutilated body of a woman is discovered on a desolate road. It's up to investigators to determine who she is and how she got there.
Episode 11
The Cowboy and the Killer
42 mins
Searching for a flamboyant lawyer's killer, investigators must unravel a complex mystery involving a deadly love triangle, and a nationwide manhunt for an unexpected killer.
Episode 12
The Beast & The Beauty
42 mins
The body of aspiring singer Heather Stigliano is found in her Myrtle Beach apartment. Bloody footprints tell investigators they're looking for a man with size 11 feet. Detectives will have to eliminate multiple suspects before they can catch her killer.
Episode 13
Overkill
42 mins
A brutally murdered woman is found floating near the yacht club at Newport Beach, California. After the coroner identifies the victim, it's up to detectives to track down her missing teenage daughter.
Episode 14
A Taste for Murder
42 mins
The bodies of three young women are discovered in Washington State. And though it's clear there's a serial killer on the loose, it will take a missing ring, traces of blood, and a coroner's expertise to tie the crimes together.
Episode 15
Married to Murder
42 mins
A Filipina mail-order bride and mother goes missing in Texas. Detectives suspect her husband when they learn both his ex-wives died under suspicious circumstances.
Episode 16
Dark Waters
42 mins
When a leg washes ashore in Lake Ontario, detectives suspect a fellow police officer committed a heinous murder. It's up to the medical examiner to link him to the severed leg and prove it was a homicide.
Episode 17
Intent to Kill
42 mins
When a human skull is discovered at a Boy Scout camp in Missouri, detectives struggle to connect the dots. Until a renowned forensic pathologist joins the team, and the dead woman begins to tell her own story from beyond the grave.
Episode 18
Killer on Campus
42 mins
Alabama police are obsessed with the execution-style shooting of an all-American college student. But it will take decades before a cutting-edge forensic facility leads them to a shocking conclusion.
Episode 19
A Modern Mummy
42 mins
Mummified remains are discovered in an abandoned garage in Nebraska. When a nationwide manhunt finally leads to the alleged killer, it's up to science to catch him in a lie.
Episode 20
Dance with the Devil
42 mins
The remains of a young woman are found along a Florida freeway, and the case hinges on plants found with the bones.
Episode 21
Murder on the Mountain
42 mins
When a single mom is murdered in Colorado, detectives soon have three prime suspects in their sights. And though each insists he had nothing to do with the crime, DNA from all three men is found on the victim's body.
Episode 22
Lady in the Lagoon
42 mins
The mutilated body of a transgender woman is found in a pond outside Cleveland. Detectives close in on three prime suspects, but it's up to the medical examiner to find a forensic link between the victim and her killer.
Episode 23
Lake of Lies
Fri, Mar 29, 2019 42 mins
A woman's body and her truck are found in a lake in rural New York. And as detectives try to reconstruct the accident, the autopsy reveals clues to how she died.
Episode 24
Severed Ties
Fri, Mar 29, 2019 42 mins
Facing the shattered remains of a horrible crime-and one of the biggest mysteries of her career-a forensic anthropologist pores over a box of bones in search of a microscopic missing link.
Episode 25
Into the Wilderness
Fri, Apr 5, 2019 42 mins
When the body of a 24-year-old truck stop waitress is discovered in North Carolina, it will take more than a decade and cutting edge science to track down her killer.
Episode 26
Ashes to Ashes
Fri, Apr 5, 2019 42 mins
When the hastily cremated remains of a church-going grandma and her troubled daughter are discovered in the basement of an Ohio home, local investigators are joined by one of the most experienced pathologists in the country.
