Mastermind of Murder

7.8

2021•43m

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.

Production

Seasons

10 Episodes • Premiered 2021

1. Victims Wanted

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.

2. I Love You to Pieces

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.

3. A Deadly Con

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.

4. Deadly Delivery

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.

5. The Devil in Delaware

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.

6. Navy Nightmare

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.

7. The Will to Kill

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.

8. Secrets in the Canyon

A tragic car accident on a canyon road turns into a murder investigation when detectives discover possible foul play.

9. Ultimate Sin

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.

10. Real Estate Revenge

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.