Small towns learn that they aren’t immune to murder
About Murder In The Heartland
A sleepy small town is awakened by a shocking murder. So is the premise of Murder in the Heartland.
Similar to Heartland Homicide and Murder Comes to Town, this true crime show focuses on homicides occurring in quiet, languid small towns across the US, rural areas not just in the “heartland” of the country. From Idaho to Indiana, the show travels to small towns to interview families and detectives in their surroundings, showing them going about their daily lives, feeding pets or making dinner, as they tell the stories of the murders (with motives ranging from robbery to jealousy) that changed them forever. It’s a slice of life that illustrates the ordinariness of their lives in juxtaposition with shocking murders that jarred them from a normal existence supposedly safe from murder.
Murder in the Heartland combines interviews with detectives and victims’ families and friends, photos of ordinary family life, re-creations, and police interviews, and omits any narration, letting those involved tell the stories themselves. Detectives sometimes walk the audience through the crime scene, adding another realistic element to the story.
The Show Elements
Seasons: 6 (2017-)
Where to stream: Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Hulu, and Discovery+
More shows like Murder in the Heartland: Murder Comes to Town, Heartland Homicide, Hometown Homicide
See also this list of true crime shows
✓ Police interviews
✘ Trial clips
✘ Narration
✓ Re-creations
✘ Experts
✓ Victims’ families and friends
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