The Death Investigator with Barbara Butcher (2025)

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The Death Investigator with Barbara Butcher

20251 Season10.0

Crime, Documentary

TMDB10.0

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Genre: Crime
Certificate: TV-14
Origin: US

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She finds the truth in the quietest witnesses

The first true-crime series told through the eyes of Barbara Butcher, one of the most seasoned and respected Death Investigators to work in New York. After more than 20 years in the field, Butcher will unpack the stories behind some of the most compelling murders of our times - revealing that the keys to solving the case are often contained in the wealth of information held by the crime scene and the body that lies within it.

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Status: Returning Series
First aired: Sep 27, 2025
Network: Oxygen
Studio: Wolf Entertainment, Universal Television Alternative Studio

Time to finish

8 hrs

10 episodes. About 2 weeks at an hour a night.

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Cast

Barbara Butcher

Host

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20251 Season10.0

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TMDB10.0

Votes1

Your rating

Genre: Crime
Certificate: TV-14
Origin: US

About

She finds the truth in the quietest witnesses

Where to watch

Region

Stream

Peacock Premium

YouTube TV

Peacock Premium Plus

With ads

Fandango at Home Free

Buy

Availability from JustWatch via TMDB.

Episodes

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E1 · Airs Sep 27, 2025 · 43m
Meet the Butcher
A woman is found dead in an elevator, but her murder is just the beginning. Barbara Butcher retraces the chain of evidence, uncovering a domino effect of violence that leaves a trail of bodies across the Bronx.
E2 · Airs Oct 4, 2025 · 43m
Blood on the Eyes
When an unknown body surfaces in the icy East River, Barbara Butcher joins detectives in a race to reconstruct the victim's identity using the few fragile clues left behind; pressure mounts when a report comes in that there may be more victims.
E3 · Airs Oct 11, 2025 · 43m
Suburban Fury
In 2012, a tight-knit Las Vegas neighborhood is shattered by the murder of a mother and daughter in their home. Investigators must analyze a crime scene soaked in rage to help stop a killer before they strike again.
E4 · Airs Oct 18, 2025 · 43m
Two Hearts Stopped
When a garbage bag containing a young woman's body is dumped in a NYC tunnel, Barbara Butcher and a rookie homicide detective unravel how a seemingly straightforward crime conceals a chain of forensic contradictions - and a killer no one saw coming.
E5 · Airs Oct 25, 2025 · 43m
Mummified Truth
Buried in the desert lies more than just a body, but a legacy that rides the line of love and hate. Barbara Butcher investigates a murder where the motive festers across generations before exploding into violence.
E6 · Airs Nov 1, 2025 · 43m
She Fought Back
A cherished grandmother is found murdered in her Bronx apartment. Barbara Butcher returns to the scene to retrace every step - and decode how the victim's body holds clues to a carefully hidden motive.
E7 · Airs Nov 8, 2025 · 43m
Tortured Teacher
Barbara Butcher steps back into the 1997 murder of Jonathan Levin, a beloved Bronx teacher, and reveals how her investigation withstood intense scrutiny and helped detectives uncover a truth more disturbing than anyone could imagine.
E8 · Airs Nov 15, 2025 · 43m
Sealed Secrets
A missing man's search ends with a morbid discovery: his body, bound and murdered, inside his own car. The brutality is unmistakable, and to Barbara Butcher, so is the staging. A closer look at the evidence reveals a calculated plot to kill.
E9 · Airs Nov 22, 2025 · 43m
The Suitcase Killing
When suitcases of dismembered remains wash ashore in Virginia Beach, the investigation leads back to New Jersey - where a facade of a perfect family man breaks to reveal a dark and gruesome reality.
E10 · Airs Nov 29, 2025 · 43m
Blood and Bylines
When a fearless Las Vegas journalist is ambushed outside his home, the surveillance video shocks the city. But the body tells a deeper story - one that may reveal what the camera missed.

Details

Status: Returning Series
First aired: Sep 27, 2025
Network: Oxygen
Studio: Wolf Entertainment, Universal Television Alternative Studio

Time to finish

8 hrs

10 episodes. About 2 weeks at an hour a night.

View on IMDb ↗

Cast

Barbara Butcher

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