Barbara Butcher
Host
The Death Investigator with Barbara Butcher (2025)
Season 1
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.
Released Sept. 27, 2025
Episode 43 min
14+
Genres: Crime, Documentary
Keywords: mdblist.has-trailer, tmdb.true-crime, tmdb.forensic, tmdb.las-vegas, tmdb.forensic-expert, tmdb.crime-scene-evidence, tmdb.new-york-city + 6 more, tmdb.homicide-investigation, tmdb.forensic-evidence, tmdb.murder, tmdb.homicide, tmdb.murder-investigation, tmdb.homicide-detective
Watch Providers: Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, Spectrum On Demand, OXYGEN
Production Companies: Universal Television Alternative Studio, Wolf Films, Alfred Street Industries
Network: Oxygen
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - 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.
Sept. 27, 2025, midnight
S1E2 - 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.
Oct. 4, 2025, midnight
S1E3 - 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.
Oct. 11, 2025, midnight
S1E4 - 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.
Oct. 18, 2025, midnight
S1E5 - 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.
Oct. 25, 2025, midnight
S1E6 - 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.
Nov. 1, 2025, midnight
S1E7 - 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.
Nov. 8, 2025, midnight
S1E8 - 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.
Nov. 15, 2025, midnight
S1E9 - 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.
Nov. 22, 2025, midnight
S1E10 - 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.
Nov. 29, 2025, midnight
Network: Oxygen
Episode Runtime: 43 min.
Season Runtime: 430 min.
Released: Sept. 27, 2025
Last Air Date: Nov. 29, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-14 / 14+
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