Blood Relatives (TV series)
| Blood Relatives | |
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| Genre | Documentary |
| Narrated by | Brenda Strong |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 56 |
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| Running time | 42 minutes |
| Production company | Mike Mathis Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Investigation Discovery |
| Release | June 7, 2012 – present |
Blood Relatives is an American documentary television series on Investigation Discovery that debuted on June 7, 2012. Narrated by Brenda Strong,[1] the voice of Desperate Housewives character Mary Alice Young, the series examines murders that were committed within families.[2][3] Blood Relatives's season five began airing in August 2016.
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Season Premiere | Season Finale | |
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| 1 | 6 | June 7, 2012 | July 12, 2012 | |
| 2 | 13 | March 5, 2013 | June 24, 2013 | |
| 3 | 13 | April 3, 2014 | June 26, 2014 | |
| 4 | 14 | June 24, 2015 | August 26, 2015 | |
| 5 | 10 | August 25, 2016 | October 27, 2016 | |
Season 1 (2012)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "My Brother's Keeper" | June 7, 2012 |
| 2 | 2 | "Reap What You Sow" | June 14, 2012 |
| 3 | 3 | "Blood is Thicker" | June 21, 2012 |
| 4 | 4 | "Sins & Spurs" | June 28, 2012 |
| 5 | 5 | "The Deep End" | July 5, 2012 |
| 6 | 6 | "The Ties That Bind" | July 12, 2012 |
Season 2 (2013)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | "Splitting Heirs" | March 15, 2013 |
| 8 | 2 | "Saints & Sinners" | March 22, 2013 |
| 9 | 3 | "The Lies That Bind" | March 29, 2013 |
| 10 | 4 | "Flesh and Blood" | April 5, 2013 |
| 11 | 5 | "Paging Doctor Death" | April 12, 2013 |
| 12 | 6 | "Family From Hell" | April 19, 2013 |
| 13 | 7 | "Home Wrecker" | April 26, 2013 |
| 14 | 8 | "Let's Slay Together" | May 3, 2013 |
| 15 | 9 | "Dead Over Heels" | May 10, 2013 |
| 16 | 10 | "Cradle to the Grave" | May 17, 2013 |
| 17 | 11 | "Buzz Kill" | June 10, 2013 |
| 18 | 12 | "Rest in Pieces" | June 17, 2013 |
| 19 | 13 | "Devil Went to Georgia" | June 24, 2013 |
Season 3 (2014)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 1 | "4 Women & A Funeral" | April 3, 2014 |
| 21 | 2 | "Murder Mansion" | April 10, 2014 |
| 22 | 3 | "House of Lies" | April 17, 2014 |
| 23 | 4 | "Home Sweet Homicide" | April 24, 2014 |
| 24 | 5 | "Don't Kill the Messenger" | May 1, 2014 |
| 25 | 6 | "Hell's Bells" | May 8, 2014 |
| 26 | 7 | "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang" | May 15, 2014 |
| 27 | 8 | "Duct Tape Divorce" | May 22, 2014 |
| 28 | 9 | "He Said, She's Dead" | May 29, 2014 |
| 29 | 10 | "Desperate House Knives" | June 5, 2014 |
| 30 | 11 | "Southern Helle" | June 12, 2014 |
| 31 | 12 | "So Lonesome I Could Die" | June 19, 2014 |
| 32 | 13 | "The Widowmaker" | June 26, 2014 |
Season 4 (2015)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date | |
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| 33 | 1 | "Fresh Heir" | June 3, 2015 | |
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In the Houston heat a lawyer and his large family enjoy the high life. One member gets too greedy, though, and sparks a multi-generational war that ends in murder. It takes an entire police force, and one sexy sleuth to uncover the shocking truth. | ||||
| 34 | 2 | "Dead In The Water" | June 10, 2015 | |
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Mountainous Salt Lake City is where two brothers call home. Their airline cleaning business once overflowing with cash is now steadily failing. With eyes dead set on living the high life, one person in this family will be worth more dead than alive. | ||||
| 35 | 3 | "Cradle of Lies" | June 17, 2015 | |
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A brutal murder drags an unconventional family into the headlines of Beaver Dams, NY. | ||||
| 36 | 4 | "Till We Cheat Again" | June 24, 2015 | |
| 37 | 5 | "Witchful Thinking" | July 1, 2015 | |
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Chesapeake, Virginia is home to a tightknit, religious family. At a glance they look perfect, two beautiful daughters and a successful business - but this family is torn apart when one of them washes up along the banks of the Great Dismal Swamp. | ||||
| 38 | 6 | "Blood Is The New Black" | July 8, 2015 | |
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In the desert oasis of Tucson, Arizona, a beautiful, young family's quick climb up the corporate ladder has them flush with cash. But soon, deceit and a cold-blooded murder will turn this family's dream into a nightmare. | ||||
| 39 | 7 | "At The Stroke of Madness" | July 15, 2015 | |
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Following the events of the Susan Polk case leading up to the murder trial for the 2002 death of her husband, Dr. Frank "Felix" Polk. Polk's trial, described by one Associated Press correspondent as "circus-like", drew extensive media attention with its sensationalist elements. | ||||
| 40 | 8 | "I, Thee Dead" | July 22, 2015 | |
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California's Central Valley is one of "America's breadbaskets", but what are being harvested for one family are greed, lust, and murder. Financial issues and an unwanted pregnancy push one family member over the edge, and another into an early grave. | ||||
| 41 | 9 | "It's Your Funeral" | July 29, 2015 | |
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The rocky Cape Cod coastline is bathed in blood after one family's fight for a fortune turns deadly. The investigation uncovers liars, cheaters and even imposters on the dark path toward finding a killer in this modern day Greek tragedy. | ||||
| 42 | 10 | "A Brother's Blood" | August 5, 2015 | |
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A NASA contractor and his beautiful wife are living the dream with their three adopted children on the picturesque Maryland coast. Traditional parenting soon turns into military-style punishment and when the children start fighting back only a few members live. | ||||
| 43 | 11 | "No Rest for the Wicked" | 2015 | |
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A couple of recent "empty nesters" are finally able to enjoy the fruits of decades of labor. Old vices come home to roost when one of the children doesn't quite make it on their own. Arguing escalates to deadly violence. | ||||
| 44 | 12 | "You'll Be the Death of Me" | July 26, 2015 | |
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A large blended family is rocked by one member's jealousy and greed. | ||||
| 45 | 13 | "A Brother's Blood" | August 5, 2015 | |
| 46 | 14 | "No Bones About It" | August 19, 2015 | |
Season 5 (2016)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date |
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| 47 | 1 | "Rotten To The Core" | August 25, 2016 |
| 48 | 2 | "Mommy Dearest" | September 1, 2016 |
| 49 | 3 | "Death In The Heir" | September 8, 2016 |
| 50 | 4 | "All Tied Up and Nowhere To Go" | September 15, 2016 |
| 51 | 5 | "Rocking the Cradle" | September 22, 2016 |
| 52 | 6 | "Darkness Before Don" | October 6, 2016 |
| 53 | 7 | "Axe to Grind" | September 29, 2016 |
| 54 | 8 | "Children of the Scorn" | October 13, 2016 |
| 55 | 9 | "The Four Horsemen" | October 20, 2016 |
| 56 | 10 | "Clash of the Tartans" | October 27, 2016 |
References
- ^ Schneider, Michael (May 24, 2012). "Desperate Housewives' Brenda Strong Lands a New Narrating Gig". TV Guide. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
- ^ "Investigation Discovery's New Series "Blood Relatives" Keeps Audiences Guessing With Family "Whodunits" Where Anyone Could Be the Victim or Culprit". The Futon Critic. May 24, 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
- ^ "Family Betrayals Turn to Murder and Determined Detectives Make for Riveting Drama This March on Investigation Discovery". The Futon Critic. March 6, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2013.