The Death Investigator with Barbara Butcher (2025)
"She finds the truth in the quietest witnesses"
Synopsis
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.
Creator
Dick Wolf, Shannon O'Rourke, Tom Thayer
Network
Oxygen
Episodes
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Cast
Trailer
Details
Original Title
The Death Investigator with Barbara Butcher
Status
Returning Series
Seasons
1
Episodes
10
Production
Wolf Entertainment, Universal Television Alternative Studio, Alfred Street Industries
