Series synopsis
Killing Fields is a crime documentary television series that premiered on Discovery on January 5, 2016.
True-crime thriller that follows a team of homicide detectives as they open an 18-year-old cold case that occurred in one of America's notorious body-dumping grounds, the Louisiana swamplands.
Premise
True-crime thriller that follows a team of homicide detectives as they open an 18-year-old cold case that occurred in one of America's notorious body-dumping grounds, the Louisiana swamplands.
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 26 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 7 | January 5, 2016 | February 15, 2016 |
| Season 2 | 11 | January 4, 2017 | March 21, 2017 |
| Season 3 | 8 | January 4, 2018 | February 22, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A Body in the Bayou A retired Louisiana detective takes a crack at solving an old case—the murder of a woman whose body was dumped in a bayou and left to decompose for three months. With modern forensics, the detective may finally have what he needs to find her killer. |
January 5, 2016 |
| 2 |
Buried Secrets With DNA results shifting their focus, the Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office detectives need more insight on their victim and use cutting edge technology by enlisting experts to comb for evidence at the victim's crime scene. |
January 12, 2016 |
| 3 |
The Last Witness The detectives track down the last people who may have seen Eugenie alive. As the team decides where to go from here, we get a glimpse into Rodie Sanchez and Aubrey St. Angelo's lives at home and the personal struggles they face. |
January 19, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Hunt Continues The detectives continue to investigate the homicide case of Eugenie Boisfontaine, and comb through evidence in search of a motive. |
January 4, 2017 |
| 2 |
The Body in the Barrel Rodie works on the unsolved killing of Eugenie Boisfontaine, while he prepares to investigate a second cold case that involves a young black man, who went missing in 1991. |
January 11, 2017 |
| 3 |
Smoking Gun Detectives continue searching for physical evidence related to the John Doe in the barrel. Awaiting DNA results from a tooth found on the body, detectives sift through remaining pieces of the barrel in hopes of finding other clues to crack the case. |
January 18, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A Body in the Field After an inmate claims to have information on the murder of Carrie Singer, who was found in a Virginia field in 2004, the Isle of Wight County Sheriff's Office reopens the case with Detective Potter and rookie Coughlin leading the investigation. |
January 4, 2018 |
| 2 |
Second Suspect The Isle of Wight County Sheriff's Office continues to search for clues in the homicide case of Carrie Singer and begins to interview past witnesses and narrow in on a suspect. |
January 11, 2018 |
| 3 |
Murder Isle: A Second Murder The Isle of Wight County Sheriff's Office reaches out to the public for leads in the homicide of Carrie Singer; investigators revisit the body dump site and look for long-lost clues; another cold case gets reopened. |
January 18, 2018 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Discovery |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 5, 2016 |
| Last aired | February 22, 2018 |
| Runtime | 40 minutes |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Thursday at 21:00:00 |