Homicide Hunter: Lt Joe Kenda
Homicide Hunter: Lt Joe Kenda

Homicide Hunter: Lt Joe Kenda

2011 9 Seasons 142 Episodes ⭐ 8.9 Documentary Crime

A non-fiction investigative series of murder cases told through the personal experience of retired detective, Lieutenant Joe Kenda. Through re-enactments, discussions with investigation teams, and interviews with victims' families and other involved persons, the show highlights Kenda's successes with his 400 homicide case history and 92 percent solution rate.

A non-fiction investigative series of murder cases told through the personal experience of retired detective, Lieutenant Joe Kenda. Through re-enactments, discussions with investigation teams, and interviews with victims' families and other involved persons, the show highlights Kenda's successes with his 400 homicide case history and 92 percent solution rate.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Into Thin Air

24-year-old Lorraine Laribo is dropped off at a bar by her sister's boyfriend, Anthony. It's the last time anyone would

EP 2

Six Feet Under

Detective Kenda finds the body of a bruised and battered young woman named Vicki Ross; strangled and left in the backsea

EP 3

A Killer Always Rings Twice

When 22 year-old Micki Filmore is found raped and murder in her apartment, detective Kenda focuses his investigation on

EP 4

Everybody Lies

After church, deacon Robert Walton is beaten to death in a public park. The case heats up when Lt. Kenda and his team re

EP 5

Secret Life

After military wife Lourdes Riddle in found strangled to death in the trunk of her car, homicide detective Joe Kenda fol

EP 6

Chance Encounter

After firefighters find Victor Woods stabbed to death in his burning apartment, Detective Joe Kenda begins tracking Colo

EP 1

I Now Pronounce You Dead

Dianne Hood, a mother of three, is shot to death by a masked gunman on her way home, and Lt Joe Kenda uncovers a sordid

EP 2

A Gathering of Evil

After teenage runaway Maggie Fetty is found strangled to death on a mountain road, Lt Joe Kenda must turn suspects again

EP 3

Last Call for Murder

Joe Kenda examines a fuzzy image from a newly installed surveillance camera, while investigating the murder of five peop

EP 4

The Spy Who Killed Me

The body of housewife Elsie Jennes is found in the basement of her burning house. Lt Joe Kenda finds no leads, until her

EP 5

Slaughterhouse Six

When soldier and young father Layne Schmidtke is brutally beaten to death by a group of teenagers, Joe Kenda must recons

EP 6

Drive Thru Murder

Fast food manager Missy Berry is found dead inside a running car at a deserted intersection, and Joe Kenda learns someon

EP 7

Primal Fear

Lt. Joe Kenda must comb through unreliable testimony from teenage witnesses when investigating the shooting death of a 1

EP 8

A Beautiful Shade of Death

When police discover the lifeless bodies of Sophia Gerardo, her four children and a cat, they suspect a ritualistic mass

EP 9

Shot Through the Heart

Fifteen-year-old Chuck Limbrick finds his mother, Betty, shot to death when he comes home from school. Evidence suggests

EP 10

Mr. Violence

Lt Joe Kenda gets an unexpected tip while investigating the case of 29-year-old Chris Devoy, who was shot to death outsi

EP 1

Murder Bites

A young woman is found naked and strangled in a park not 200 yards from her home. Friends and neighbors give police a fi

EP 2

River of Blood

Two hunters find a blood-drenched car on a remote road, its owner riddled with buckshot. When Lt. Joe Kenda learns the c

EP 3

Weapon of Choice

Suspected hit and run, killing mother Shaundra Murr, becomes a crime of passion when Joe Kenda uncovers new evidence.

EP 4

Run for Your Life

When the slain body of a marathon runner is found just hours before a big race, it falls to Lt. Joe Kenda to solve the c

EP 5

Murder in a Bottle

Eric Houston is found stabbed to death in a seedy motel, but the ensuing investigation is stymied by a long list of susp

EP 6

Preying on the Innocent

When the son of a prominent politician is murdered in his basement, Lt. Joe Kenda feels pressure from City Hall to solve

EP 7

Dead Man Falling

When a family of four is brutally murdered, it sends a shockwave of fear through Colorado Springs. Police believe they h

EP 8

Blood Red Highway

Local grocery store owners are brutally attacked and left for dead. Joe Kenda sets out to catch these killers with littl

EP 9

My, My, Merry Christmas

When carefree restaurant worker Donald Ott is found shot to death on Christmas Day, friends tell police he didn’t have

EP 10

Death Rains Down

Soft-spoken restaurant worker Sharon Coleman is murdered in a hail of large caliber gunfire. With scant physical evidenc

EP 11

Fate Worse Than Death

At the bottom of a steep ravine, joggers discover a body mutilated beyond recognition. To catch a ruthless maniac, Lt. J

EP 12

Razor's Edge

When police find 24-year-old Patrick Ray with a gunshot to the temple, the scene has all the telltale signs of suicide.

EP 13

Blood Sisters

The bullet-ridden bodies of two sisters are found in a suburban house that’s littered with mysterious clues. The case

EP 1

Eyes Wide Shut

A park ranger discovers the corpse of amateur boxer Corey Edge floating in a shallow creek. Lt. Joe Kenda investigates a

EP 2

Death Comes Knocking

Ernestine Addison and her son Bobby are gunned down in cold blood. A tipster points Lt. Joe Kenda towards a shadowy figu

EP 3

Bad Things Come in Threes

When two young mothers are gunned down behind a crowded bar, Kenda has to first determine who was the intended target. B

EP 4

Death Grip

Officers find the lifeless body of furniture salesman behind the wheel. But Faast didn't die in the wreck - he was shot

EP 5

Poker Face

The corpse of Jamie Foster is found hidden under a blanket. But when Lt. Joe Kenda digs deeper, he discovers that Foster

EP 6

Blood Innocence

A war hero is beaten to death for no apparent reason. The crime scene offers few clues, but Lt Joe Kenda notices an unus

EP 7

Snitch

Officers discover the body of a young man they know all to well - police informant Jimmie Stevenson. But Jimmy's loose l

EP 8

The Master Key

When a pregnant mother and her young sons are brutally slain, pressure mounts for the CSPD to catch the monster who did

EP 9

Number 1 Suspect

When a mother is killed, Lt Joe Kenda wonders if it’s a robbery gone wrong, until a slew of hateful messages surface.

EP 10

Magic Bullet

A father is shot in the head just steps from a strip club. When Lt Joe Kenda traces the victim’s last hours, the field

EP 11

A Prayer for the Dying

When a squabble at a store turns violent, Raymond Archuleta steps in to help- only to be stabbed through the heart. Lt J

EP 12

Bump in the Night

When a pilot is found dead in her trailer, police are stumped; until Lt Joe Kenda finds a startling connection between t

EP 13

My First Case

In his first case with the homicide unit, rookie burglary detective Joe Kenda volunteers to work a bloody multi-victim s

EP 1

Bad Blood

A popular army vet is found bleeding to death on the cold asphalt of a shadowy parking lot -his chest littered with too

EP 2

Eye of the Beholder

Kenda encounters one of the most horrendous crime scenes of his career, and he's lead to the most unexpected of killers.

EP 3

Dead on Target

A young father-to-be is shot dead in broad daylight by a single bullet fired from afar. At the crime scene, Kenda recogn

EP 4

Dead Weight

A seemingly random attack leaves Mary Moebus dead. But when Lt Joe Kenda uncovers a cache of new evidence, he realizes s

EP 5

Door No. 12

Neighbors are stunned when close friends Louis Matos and Colleen Johnson are gunned down in cold blood. The case kicks i

EP 6

Loose Cannon

A shooter on a rampage leaves a 24 year old woman dead, and her two year-old child clinging to life. Investigators pursu

EP 7

Mr. LA

A 4th of July house party erupts in violence, and a young man is shot dead behind the wheel of a car. Lt. Joe Kenda must

EP 8

Blood on the Tracks

A decapitated body is discovered on some train tracks. To solve the case, Lt. Joe Kenda must listen to a voice from beyo

EP 9

Victim Zero

A massive brawl erupts at a local bar ends with the shooting death of a young army solider. To unravel the murder, Lt. J

EP 10

Pop Goes the Witness

When the lifeless body of Willie McCarty is found at the base of a staircase, neighbors direct Kenda to a mysterious tru

EP 11

Too Young to Die

After an ambush at a hamburger stand leaves a teenager dead, Lt. Joe Kenda must penetrate rumors in order to zero in on

EP 12

Sing Sing, Little Bird

A romantic rendezvous is cut short by a violent home invasion, leaving young business owner Kelly Knudson bleeding to de

EP 13

Point of No Return

After an explosion rocks a sleepy suburb, Lt. Joe Kenda must identify a pile of charred remains and find the killer who

EP 14

Trust No One

After martial artist Carl Hunt suffers a fatal knife wound to the gut, his friends and neighbors fail to offer up any vi

EP 15

Worst I've Ever Seen

The shooting deaths of two grandparents are investigated. Also: CSPD responders discover a badly mutilated body.

EP 16

Murder Haunts Me

The shooting of a young mother-to-be and the discovery of a body in a creek are investigated.

EP 17

City of Fear

Kenda and a major crimes unit embark on a quest to bring a masked gunman to justice after an increase in brutal robberie

EP 18

My Case to Solve

Kenda's first homicide case as a Police Sergeant has him taking risks and being under pressure to solve the case fast in

EP 19

Stuck in a Coffin

An apartment building goes up in flames and a body is found inside. Kenda and his team must discover if the fire was an

EP 20

My Tortured Soul

A decomposed body is found in a remote portion of Cheyenne Cañon Park. Kenda and his team search for the killer before

EP 1

Avert Your Eyes

When Pamela Edwards is found shot through the heart, Lt. Joe Kenda's first task is to shield her young daughters from th

EP 2

Sacrificial Lamb

When thirteen-year-old PJ Grant is found dead from a single gunshot wound to the head, Lt. Joe Kenda assumes it’s a su

EP 3

Powder Keg

When uninvited guests crash a barrio birthday party, violence erupts—leaving Enrique Urrutia dead and potentially spar

EP 4

Make My Day

When Keith Andrews is killed, a man steps forward claiming he did it in self-defense-but Lt. Joe Kenda has his doubts. T

EP 5

We Kill the Ones We Love

A drive-by shooting leaves Van Terry dead; to crack the case, Lt. Joe Kenda must put his faith...in a burglar. Then, Che

EP 6

Night Terrors

When Cheryl Brantner’s children find her dead in her bathtub, Lt. Joe Kenda must decide if this was a soapy accident o

EP 7

Tighten the Screws

When young Iraq War veteran Curtis Ashley ends up dead, Lt. Joe Kenda has to solve the slaying of a seemingly innocent v

EP 8

When the Music Stops

Vietnam War veteran Charles Walker is found unconscious, after a stabbing attack so savage even 45 units of blood couldn

EP 9

Settle the Score

When Johnny Crawford is killed in his easy chair, police are perplexed to learn he may have been shot over a musical ins

EP 10

Outlaw

When a gunfight erupts at a local biker bar and claims the lives of two men, Lt. Joe Kenda must delve deep into the worl

EP 11

New Year's Evil

It’s New Year’s Eve weekend, and in the midst of the revelry Miguel Mendez is beaten to death outside a convenience

EP 12

Dead Man Walking

George Ferribee, a loving son led astray by addiction, is found executed. When Lt. Joe Kenda learns the victim had recen

EP 13

The Line Goes Dead

When the severed head of a wife and mother is found, Kenda uses forensics and interrogation to find both her body and he

EP 14

Metal On Metal

A star athlete is gunned down just weeks before starting college, leaving family heartbroken and detectives stumped. The

EP 15

Bullet With My Name On It

In his first year on the force, rookie patrol officer Joe Kenda quickly learns the ropes. But when he tries to singlehan

EP 16

Shattered

When two teens discover a lifeless body in the street, Lt. Joe Kenda must determine if the killer was a jealous lover or

EP 17

Justified

A young man is found gunned down, leading Lt. Joe Kenda to delve into his troubled past and his connection to the world

EP 18

Officer Down

Sgt. Joe Kenda faces his worst nightmare when he learns a friend and fellow officer, Mark Dabling, has been killed in th

EP 19

My Worst Fear

Police are shocked to find a 13-year-old boy killed in an explosion, but their grief turns to alarm when they discover a

EP 20

The Monster Awakes

When Julie Smith reports being sexually assaulted, Lt. Joe Kenda and his Sex Crimes Unit discover a terrifying similarit

EP 1

Bad Moon Rising

On the night before Halloween, a real-life nightmare unfolds when a young man is found clinging to life. The case takes

EP 2

Written in Blood

A community is shocked when Antoine McKenzie is brazenly shot outside an auto parts store in broad daylight. But when no

EP 3

Raise the Dead

When 71-year-old Orville Head passes away, no one questions the death of an elderly man with health problems, then a tip

EP 4

Knock Knock

A gathering of friends turns deadly after two gunmen shoot William Davis in the head; while the witnesses are unable to

EP 5

Rearview Mirror

When a retired military man runs over a pedestrian, it's up to Lt. Joe Kenda to determine if the accident was the result

EP 6

Jekyll & Hyde

Lt. Joe Kenda looks for answers in the death of Calvin Blair, a young man stabbed and left for dead on the roadside; aft

EP 7

After School Special

Beloved teacher Barbara Lewis is poisoned in her classroom; as doctors fight to save her life, Lt. Joe Kenda and his tea

EP 8

Sex, Lies, and Surveillance Tape

A confrontation between enemies turns deadly, and Lt. Joe Kenda’s best hope for answers lies with a grainy, dubbed-ove

EP 9

Manifesto

A young sheriff's deputy is posted to guard the scene of a charred cabin on the slopes of Pikes Peak overnight, then he'

EP 10

Where Is Claudia Jane?

After a 15-year old girl goes missing, Lt. Joe Kenda investigates the mysterious circumstances surrounding her disappear

EP 11

Lockdown

When a crazed gunman terrorizes his neighborhood, officers put themselves in the line of fire to restore order; a man di

EP 12

Time Bomb

Rookie detective Joe Kenda investigates an explosion at the Pikes Peak National Bank; he must figure out if the bombing

EP 13

John 3:16

A man rushes his friend to the hospital with serious gunshot wounds, reporting they were robbed by strangers; after real

EP 14

Timothy Peart's Last Dance

After a teenager is killed at a party, police question the guests and wonder if they're all part of a cover-up; then a r

EP 15

Body in the Freezer

A meeting between two businessmen leaves one shot in the face; Lt. Kenda realizes the victim could actually be the aggre

EP 16

Eyes of a Child

A churchgoing grandmother is found stabbed to death in her apartment, leaving Lt. Joe Kenda to wonder what sort of monst

EP 17

I Will Hunt You Down

Lt. Joe Kenda and his Fugitive Unit search for two escaped inmates in Colorado Springs, Colo.; police break up a domesti

EP 18

Gun Instinct

When a woman fails to come home from work, her daughter knows something terrible must have happened and reports her miss

EP 19

Joker In The Pack

A card game is interrupted by gunfire, leaving a young man dead. Lt. Joe Kenda soon learns the seeds of his destruction

EP 20

Bring My Baby Home

A newborn girl is kidnapped, leaving her mother in anguish and police scrambling to find her; as days go by with no sign

EP 1

My Second Case

A woman's mangled body is found beside a lonely stretch of highway. When the coroner suspects foul play, Kenda is called

EP 2

End of Days

The discovery of a family home littered with corpses tasks Kenda with unspooling the paranoid obsessions of a diseased m

EP 3

.357 Magnum

The murder of a popular teenager at a crowded house party sends Lt. Joe Kenda down a winding road paved with lies, misdi

EP 4

The Girl Next Door

When a young U.S. Army veteran is found stabbed to death on his living room floor, suspicion lands on a neighbor who was

EP 5

Fractured Glass

When affable ladies' man Michael Tittemore is gunned down in the dead of night, Lt. Joe Kenda sets his sights on the roo

EP 6

The Cage

Lt. Joe Kenda finds the bullet-ridden bodies of a middle-aged couple in a musty suburban house alongside the corpses of

EP 7

Blood From a Stone

A bystander receives a deadly head injury during a roadside altercation, then his body disappears from the scene; after

EP 8

Target Practice

The murder of a young father stuns his close-knit community, but the investigation reveals a neighborly dispute turned d

EP 9

The Setup

Hardworking family man Douglas Warren stumbles into a downtown bar with a gunshot wound to the neck and bleeds out on th

EP 10

Primal Instinct

When a drunken dispute at a biker bar turns deadly, Kenda must launch a manhunt for a pair of suspects who flee with a s

EP 11

Follow the Money

A 72-year-old man is found stabbed to death in a junkyard, wearing nothing but his underwear and dentures; when investig

EP 12

Shallow Grave

Lt. Joe Kenda and his team investigate the scene of an apparent suicide, only to be forced to flee after discovering the

EP 13

Friends Like This

A young man is gunned down outside his home after helping friends move apartments; Sgt. Joe Kenda and Detective John And

EP 14

Who Took Heather?

A 13-year-old girl is missing, sending Kenda's city into a panic. Who is responsible?

EP 15

The Invisible Hand of Death

Two teenagers stumble upon a woman engulfed in flames, leaving detectives to wonder who was capable of this magnitude of

EP 16

Nine-Year-Old Hostage

A hostage situation puts Sgt. Joe Kenda and his team to the test, as they try to save a family without getting shot them

EP 17

The Shoelace Killer

Teenagers find a woman's corpse while attending a party on the outskirts of the city; detectives quickly determine that

EP 18

The Uninvited Guest

A soldier is stabbed to death at a drive-thru; Kenda's only clue is that this stabbing is somehow tied to a break-dancin

EP 19

Married to the Job

Sgt. Joe Kenda gets an emergency call from his wife, Kathy, while facing off against a barricaded gunman; Kathy overhear

EP 20

The Case That Haunts Me

A woman is found in the mountains, naked and covered in blood; Detective Joe Kenda's investigation leads him to uncover

EP 1

Cynthia

The naked body of a vibrant young mother is found frozen solid in a deserted cemetery. When all leads dry up, the case r

EP 2

Lock the Door

Soon after the lifeless body of Charlie Tuttle was discovered behind a locked bedroom door, his death was ruled a suicid

EP 3

Confession

After a husband and wife are viciously attacked in their own home, Kenda is on the hunt for a troubled teen whose appeti

EP 4

Trigger

A sharp-dressed pedestrian is shot in the back for unknown reasons. Chasing a promising lead, Kenda realizes he's barkin

EP 5

Rest In Peace

When an Air Force veteran dies unexpectedly, Kenda and his team must determine if it was a tragic accident or premeditat

EP 6

Down for the Count

Hikers stumble onto the brutalized corpse of amateur boxer Johnnie Wilson, hidden beneath a pile of branches. Plagued by

EP 7

Standoff

An unhinged divorcee with a score to settle initiates an armed standoff from the cramped confines of his trailer park. T

EP 8

Collision Course

Two best friends are gunned down on a dark residential street. When a string of disappointments threaten to derail the c

EP 9

Lady in Red

A woman in red drops a dying man off at a firehouse and then vanishes; police soon learn the victim is a contractor with

EP 10

Cradle to the Grave

After an infant stops breathing, Kenda and Walker investigate whether the daycare is to blame or the parents themselves;

EP 11

Last Fare

A young man is found dead behind the wheel of his taxi; since robbery seems like an unlikely motive, Kenda and Gaenzle w

EP 12

The Highway

Kenda and Barry investigate a gun battle in a quaint family home that left one dead and two in critical condition; a wom

EP 13

To the Death

After two young men are found shot in an apartment hallway, Lt. Joe Kenda must rely on his inner lie detector to figure

EP 14

Winter's Bone

High in the mountains above Colorado Springs, a woman's frozen body is found along a switchback road. Before investigato

EP 15

No Good Deed

After a man is gunned down in the middle of the street, Joe Kenda must piece together a puzzle of conflicting stories an

EP 16

Fall from Grace

Hikers come across the nude body of a man who has been bound and beaten to death; when the victim's checkered past comes

EP 17

Blood Relative

After a father is found shot in front of his home, Kenda uncovers a vengeful motive behind a deadly family feud; a churc

EP 18

Animal Nature

After a young woman is found murdered on the steps of a trailer, Joe Kenda and the homicide team must track down the vil

EP 19

12 Years a Fugitive

When a beloved grandmother is found stabbed to death in her home, Joe Kenda must turn to a grief-stricken community for

EP 20

The End

The slaying of a young boy has Lt. Joe Kenda facing his most difficult case yet; while confronting his own demons brough

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