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The Best Episodes of Bloodline Detectives

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Detectives and forensic experts recount the most extraordinary cold cases that were solved using the revolutionary technique of familial DNA testing.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Bloodline Detectives Season 3 Episode 10 - Valentine's Day Murder
    8.7/10(6 votes)

    #1 - Valentine's Day Murder

    S3:E10

    Florida Keys, 1991. A young woman is last seen alive hitchhiking on Valentine’s Day. The next day her body is discovered along a deserted road

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Bloodline Detectives Season 2 Episode 20 - Remembering Stevie
    8.6/10(6 votes)

    #2 - Remembering Stevie

    S2:E20

    In 1963, the body of a toddler is discovered in the Keene Creek reservoir in Ashland County, Oregon, wrapped in a bundle of bedding. The child is determined to a white male, possibly having Down Syndrome. Despite the limitations of forensic science at the time, investigators are determined to find out who the so-called "Boy in the Bundle" is, and how he ended up in the water. After nearly six decades, developments in technology provide a major break in the case.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Bloodline Detectives Season 3 Episode 12 - Murder by the Base
    8.6/10(5 votes)

    #3 - Murder by the Base

    S3:E12

    Sanford, Florida, 1984. The bruised and bloodied body of 25-year-old naval recruit Pamela Cahanes is found in an abandoned lot near the Naval Training Center.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Bloodline Detectives Season 2 Episode 11 - The Mystery Murder of Mary London
    8.5/10(6 votes)

    #4 - The Mystery Murder of Mary London

    S2:E11

    In 1981, a female high school student is found dead on the side of a road. Police work tirelessly on the case until new DNA technology exposes the killer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Bloodline Detectives Season 3 Episode 2 - The Greeley Rapist
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #5 - The Greeley Rapist

    S3:E2

    2001, Greeley, Colorado, a 7-year-old girl is walking to school with her 8-year-old brother when an unknown assailant snatches her off the street and bundles her into his car.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Bloodline Detectives Season 3 Episode 6 - The Mystery of the Headphones
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #6 - The Mystery of the Headphones

    S3:E6

    December 30th 1983. 22-year-old Diana Hanson fails to return home from jogging in Las Vegas.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. Bloodline Detectives Season 3 Episode 7 - Christmas Tree Lady
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #7 - Christmas Tree Lady

    S3:E7

    In 1996, the body of a woman in her 60s is found in a cemetery in Annandale, Virginia (US), surrounded by empty alcohol and pill bottles, with a plastic bag fastened over her head.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Bloodline Detectives Season 3 Episode 8 - Little Miss Nobody
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #8 - Little Miss Nobody

    S3:E8

    The body of a little girl is found in the Arizona desert. Detectives are unable to identify her so the local community lays her to rest with the name “Little Miss Nobody”.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Bloodline Detectives Season 3 Episode 13 - The Murder of Mary Scott
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #9 - The Murder of Mary Scott

    S3:E13

    San Diego 1969. 23-year-old Mary Scott is visited by a friend when she fails to show up for work.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Bloodline Detectives Season 3 Episode 15 - Her Last New Years Eve
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #10 - Her Last New Years Eve

    S3:E15

    Pensacola, Florida, New Year’s Day 1985. The body of Tonya McKinley is found lying on the side of a city street.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Bloodline Detectives Season 3 Episode 17 - The McLeary Rapist
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #11 - The McLeary Rapist

    S3:E17

    A 17-year old girl arrives home in McCleary Washington and honks her car-horn. Her dad finds her distraught with duct tape around her mouth and her feet zip tied together.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Bloodline Detectives Season 2 Episode 14 - The Hunt for Precious Jane Doe
    8.3/10(6 votes)

    #12 - The Hunt for Precious Jane Doe

    S2:E14

    In 1977, the body of a young woman is discovered by blackberry pickers in Everett, Washington. The body is covered in flies and maggots. Police officers fail to identify the victim until revolutionary technology breaks open the case.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Bloodline Detectives Season 2 Episode 17 - Justice for Leslie
    8.2/10(8 votes)

    #13 - Justice for Leslie

    S2:E17

    In 1976, a young woman is found dead at a military base in Orange County, California. Using forensic genealogy, experts break open the 40-year-old cold case.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. Bloodline Detectives Season 3 Episode 1 - Date Night Murder in Michigan
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #14 - Date Night Murder in Michigan

    S3:E1

    Niles, Michigan 1987, Terry Wood comes home to find his wife Roxanne lying dead in a pool of blood.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Bloodline Detectives Season 2 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    8.1/10(8 votes)

    #15 - Episode 8

    S2:E8

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    Director:Unknown
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  16. Bloodline Detectives Season 2 Episode 10 - Mother Mojave
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    #16 - Mother Mojave

    S2:E10

    When a woman takes a genealogy test to learn what happened to her estranged mother, she is shocked to learn that her DNA has helped law enforcement identify a Jane Doe and identify the murderer of 4 other victims.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Bloodline Detectives Season 2 Episode 16 - A Family Torn Apart
    8.0/10(6 votes)

    #17 - A Family Torn Apart

    S2:E16

    In 1998, a woman and her daughter are found brutally murdered, both shot in the head several times. The case goes cold for over a decade until genetic genealogy uncovers the perpetrator.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Bloodline Detectives Season 3 Episode 16 - Dancing with Death
    8.0/10(6 votes)

    #18 - Dancing with Death

    S3:E16

    Colorado Springs, Colorado, St. Patrick’s Day 1987. The naked body of Darlene Krashoc is discovered by two patrol officers at 5.20am behind a restaurant.

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  19. Bloodline Detectives Season 1 Episode 20 - The Clearfield Rapist
    7.8/10(8 votes)

    #19 - The Clearfield Rapist

    S1:E20

    A series of brutal and terrifying sexual assaults occur across northern Utah and Wyoming. 17 years later, new DNA technology reveals the perpetrator.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Bloodline Detectives Season 3 Episode 18 - Delta Dawn Doe
    7.8/10(9 votes)

    #20 - Delta Dawn Doe

    S3:E18

    December 5 1982. Deputies from Jackson County Sheriff’s Department discover the body of a female toddler along the Escatawpa River in Mississippi.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Bloodline Detectives Season 2 Episode 4 - Sinful Act In St George
    7.7/10(12 votes)

    #21 - Sinful Act In St George

    S2:E4

    A small community in Utah is shocked when an elderly woman is brutally attacked in her own home. Detectives use innovative techniques to solve the case.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Bloodline Detectives Season 2 Episode 12 - The Knifepoint Rapist
    7.7/10(6 votes)

    #22 - The Knifepoint Rapist

    S2:E12

    In 1995, a masked man commits a series of sexual assaults at knifepoint. It takes more than 20 years for this serial rapist to be identified and then brought to justice.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. Bloodline Detectives Season 3 Episode 11 - The Mystery of the Parks
    7.7/10(6 votes)

    #23 - The Mystery of the Parks

    S3:E11

    Tacoma, Washington State, 1986. 12-year-old Michella Welch goes missing in Puget Park.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Bloodline Detectives Season 2 Episode 13 - Gunpoint Horror
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #24 - Gunpoint Horror

    S2:E13

    In Alexandria, Virginia in 2016 a young female lifeguard is raped while working at a local pool. Police learn of a similar incident in Fairfax, Virginia 2 years earlier. It takes ground-breaking genealogy tools to find the perpetrator.

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  25. Bloodline Detectives Season 2 Episode 18 - Cuyahoga Falls Mystery
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #25 - Cuyahoga Falls Mystery

    S2:E18

    In December 1987, the nude body of a 17-year-old girl was dumped on the side of a rural road in Ohio. She had been raped and strangled to death. Genetic genealogy is called upon to help solve this violent murder.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Valentine's Day Murder" is the best rated episode of "Bloodline Detectives". It scored 8.7/10 based on 6 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/17/2022. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Remembering Stevie".