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Homicide Hunter: American Detective

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First Aired:January 4, 2021
Seasons:6 seasons
Episodes:48
Status:Returning Series

Joe Kenda trades in his own case files to bring viewers astounding investigations from across the country, with each episode featuring a different homicide detective whose tireless efforts helped put a killer behind bars and bring justice for the victim.

Cast

Joe Kenda

Joe Kenda

Self - Host

Seasons

Fourteen Stories Down

E1Fourteen Stories Down

43m10.0

Jan 4, 2021

When a promising young realtor plunges to his death from the 14th story of a trendy Miami high-rise, first responders assume suicide. But Det Joe Schillaci suspects foul play and follows a series of clues to the bloodied body of a second victim.

"Murder, Murder, Murder"

E2"Murder, Murder, Murder"

43m10.0

Jan 4, 2021

A Seattle woman is slain steps from an infamous homeless encampment known as "The Jungle". After navigating a set of false leads, Det. Cloyd Steiger connects her case to a pair of unsolved homicides, triggering a city-wide hunt for a serial killer.

Hazard Lights

E3Hazard Lights

43m10.0

Jan 4, 2021

The abduction and murder of a beloved young schoolteacher shakes a sleepy New England town to its core. Veteran investigator Robert Cushing is called in to lead the manhunt, but even he is caught off guard by depravity of the killer's plan.

From The Deep

E4From The Deep

43m10.0

Jan 13, 2021

Some three miles off the Jersey shore, boaters discover the decomposed remains of a 16-year-old girl, bound in metal chains. Detectives from Delaware and New Jersey join forces to unravel a cold-blooded conspiracy and catch an unlikely killer.

Tale of Two Knives

E5Tale of Two Knives

43m10.0

Jan 19, 2021

A med student is found pinned to her bedroom floor with a large knife. Suspicions turn to a disarmingly casual 911 caller. But when the caller's alibi checks out, Det Frank Dillard must employ his skills as an interrogator to hunt down a serial killer.

Goodbye Horses

E6Goodbye Horses

43m10.0

Jan 27, 2021

On Chincoteague Island, a beautiful young mother is murdered steps from a vacant summer home. Detective Danny Plott learns she was lured to her death by a mysterious phone call and soon realizes the killer has been hiding in plain sight.

A Face With No Name

E7A Face With No Name

43m10.0

Feb 3, 2021

A North Carolina teen's body is found in an empty dirt lot - beaten, blindfolded, and riddled with bullets. To catch an unlikely band of killers, Det. Josh Hamilton must trace a series of mysterious transactions and expose an ugly truth.

What She Saw

E8What She Saw

43m10.0

Feb 10, 2021

A quiet Maryland town is shaken to its core when a local couple is savagely slain in their bedroom. Det. Joe Bellino wonders if the key to unlocking the mystery lies with the victim's disabled daughter, who bore witness to both murders.

Black Water

E9Black Water

43m10.0

Feb 17, 2021

In Bensalem, Pennsylvania, the long-dead body of a kind natured computer programmer is found submerged in the bathtub of his ransacked house. Leads are scarce until Detective Chris McMullin discovers a series of troubling voicemails.

Lights Out

E10Lights Out

43m10.0

Feb 24, 2021

An elderly couple is viciously attacked at their Phoenix home, and the ravaged crime scene points to a gruesome sexual assault. Determined investigators focus on a missing wedding ring, which could be the key to tracking down this diabolical perpetrator.

Prodigal Son

E1Prodigal Son

43m10.0

Jan 26, 2022

A hardworking father of five lies dead on his kitchen floor with a bullet to the back of the head. To get to the bottom of the mystery, Det. James Colley must untangle a web of twisted relationships and bizarre fantasies.

The Creek

E2The Creek

43m10.0

Jan 26, 2022

A home health care aide's body floats in a rural Connecticut creek, and detective Garritt Kelly joins the investigation to bring justice to a community gripped by fear. But Kelly will need to employ burgeoning forensic technology to secure a conviction.

Run the Wickets

E3Run the Wickets

43m10.0

Feb 2, 2022

The former mayor of Powhatan Point, OH, turns up dead in his hunting cabin. Detective Ryan Allar and his team begin the search to figure out if this is political retaliation or something more personal. What they find hits a little too close to home.

Radio Silence

E4Radio Silence

43m10.0

Feb 9, 2022

The body of a promising young radio host turns up on the side of the road in south Houston. When Detective Brian Harris arrives to determine who wanted the second-generation immigrant dead, he uncovers a tragic tale of love and deceit.

Drugstore Cowboy

E5Drugstore Cowboy

43m10.0

Feb 16, 2022

The murder of a young entrepreneur in the entranceway of his family home sends shockwaves through his affluent seaside community. To catch the killer, Detective Dale Mason must navigate a tangled conspiracy and outwit a band of career criminals.

Death Roll

E6Death Roll

43m10.0

Feb 23, 2022

Gunshots ring out in broad daylight, killing a young mother of four only steps from her workplace in Carson, CA. Veteran detective Louie Aguilera works hard to find the assailant, but the investigation leads him across international borders.

Body Parts

E1Body Parts

42m10.0

Jul 5, 2022

Two South Carolina women make unthinkably horrifying discoveries on their doorsteps, including ominous death threats and trash bags containing severed human appendages.

Lothario

E2Lothario

43m10.0

Jul 12, 2022

Arson investigators find a man dead in a burned-out Kentucky home. The police investigation quickly uncovers victim number two. It’s up to Detective Meroni to catch the killer before he strikes again.

Mr. X

E3Mr. X

42m10.0

Jul 19, 2022

A farmhand goes missing from a sprawling cattle ranch, but the case takes a sinister turn when his body shows up miles down the Coweeman river.

Murder Capitol

E4Murder Capitol

42m10.0

Jul 26, 2022

After a hard-working young mother goes missing on the mean streets of Washington, DC, Det. Jackie Middleton must get to the bottom of a cold-blooded conspiracy.

Blood Bath

E5Blood Bath

42m10.0

Aug 2, 2022

A small town reckons with its first murder in 34 years. An elderly woman lies dead in a bathtub, after the killer enters through a hole in the wall.

One Drop

E6One Drop

42m10.0

Aug 9, 2022

A fisherman spots a dismembered corpse floating in Thunder Bay. The case stalls until a fearless young witness delivers a harrowing testimony.

It Begins With One

E1It Begins With One

85m10.0

May 29, 2024

When a young woman turns up dead in South Texas, Captain Calderon fears the killer has disappeared into Mexico. As more bodies turn up, investigators pick up on the trail of a serial killer, leading to a showdown in the streets of Laredo.

Mr. Innocent

E2Mr. Innocent

42m10.0

Jun 5, 2024

In Minnesota, firemen put out a housefire and find a woman's body inside; Agent Rob Fraik learns that the victim was babysitting a friend's daughter, who is now missing; it is a race against time to track down the killer with a horrifying motive.

Crimson Snow

E3Crimson Snow

42m10.0

Jun 12, 2024

Police find an accomplished U.S. Forest Service worker executed beneath a mound of snow in Northern California; a missing wallet and a pair of jumper cables send Investigator Greg Hagwood on a multi-state manhunt for the killer.

E4Candy

42m10.0

Jun 19, 2024

Deep in the kudzu of Alabama, police get a call about the body of a young man burned beyond recognition; Detective Kevin Palmer turns to the victim's phone records and picks up on a plot to lure the victim.

E5The Rose Tattoo

42m10.0

Jun 26, 2024

The body of a South Carolina man turns up floating in the Black River. Investigator Allen Morris, working his first homicide case, must scrutinize the victim's wife and mistress and ultimately untangle the web of deceit surrounding his disappearance.

E6Torso

42m10.0

Jul 3, 2024

Amongst the ashes of a barn fire, N.C. investigators discover the remains of two dismembered women; agent Nick Deming must dig into the victims' personal lives to uncover a revenge scheme and a killer.

E7Six Pounds of Pressure

42m10.0

Jul 10, 2024

A mother raises the alarm when her daughter goes missing from the Ault, CO house she had recently moved into. While Det. Ben Endreson is investigating, an unusual suspect comes forward to confess her involvement, but her story doesn't quite add up.

E8The Barrel

42m10.0

Jul 17, 2024

In the Miami suburbs, a hard working mother from Trinidad vanishes into thin air; detectives Danny Smith and Jonathan Zeller soon uncover her secrets but then are stalled until they come up with a highly unusual way to smoke out the perpetrator.

E9The Highway Hunter

42m10.0

Jul 24, 2024

A scene straight out of a horror film unfolds outside of a Colorado police station, leaving one woman clinging to life and a second violently abducted; Det. Rick Archer soon uncovers a disturbing pattern that may have started a decade earlier.

E10Wayward Son

43m

Jul 31, 2024

Investigators uncover a tangled web of relationships and bizarre fantasies after discovering a hardworking father's lifeless body.

The Colonial Parkway Murders

E1The Colonial Parkway Murders

83m10.0

Apr 1, 2025

After multiple homicides occur along Virginia's Colonial Parkway, Authorities task Det. Danny Plott with finding a serial killer. When investigators uncover a pattern at the crime scenes about the killer's method, it becomes the key to solving the case.

Mr. Nobody

E2Mr. Nobody

10.0

Apr 8, 2025

Jacksonville deputies locate the bones of a missing woman. As Det. Mechelle Soehlig pieces together the victim’s final steps, a trail of clues lead her from the site of a late-night house party to a mysterious Icelandic biker known as “Viking.” English

Barn of Horrors

E3Barn of Horrors

Apr 15, 2025

After someone abducts a vivacious Ohio undergrad in broad daylight, local police join forces with the FBI. The discovery of blood-soaked evidence kicks the case into high gear and brings investigators face-to-face with the depths of human depravity.

E4A Letter From Hell

Apr 22, 2025

Two brothers from Michigan search for buried treasure on Oak Island off the coast of Nova Scotia.

E5Valentine Day Murder

Apr 29, 2025

A mother's charred body leads detectives to a wolf in sheep's clothing.

E6Line goes Dead

May 6, 2025

In rural Minnesota, a masked murderer bludgeons an entire family in their sleep; as small-town secrets unravel, Sheriff Mike Gormley uncovers a dangerous love triangle and a vengeful killer who is willing to risk his own blood for retribution.

E744 Magnum

May 13, 2025

After someone executes a charismatic New Hampshire businessman in his sleep, the case goes ice cold; detective Robert Freitas uses his wits and a wiretap to outsmart a deceitful associate who believed he'd long since gotten away with murder.

E812 hours of terror

May 20, 2025

A series of murders puts the residents of a small town on high alert; as bodies continue to pile up, the urgency escalates, pitting Detective Dave Frankel in a race against time to capture a deranged spree killer before he claims his next victim.

E1Man's Best Friend

42m

Apr 15, 2026

A murder victim's lost dog becomes the key clue in solving her murder.

E2The Desert City Murders

42m

Apr 22, 2026

This true-crime series hosted by Lt. Joe Kenda, one of America's toughest detectives, features incredibly disturbing and mind-blowing cases from across the country. Lt. Kenda expertly guides us through the complex twists and turns of these bizarre crimes.

E3To Kidnap a Prince

42m

Apr 29, 2026

When kidnappers snatch the heir to a multi-million-dollar empire for ransom, the FBI races to get him back. An innocuous piece of surveillance footage reveals a far more sinister plot orchestrated by someone inside the family business.

E4First To Die

42m

May 6, 2026

An unknown killer executes a seemingly perfect family in their upscale Florida home. As detective Eva Marie Multari searches for answers, she uncovers hidden family tensions and a maniacal scheme driven by an obsessive love affair with a webcam model.

E5The Curse

42m

May 13, 2026

This true-crime series hosted by Lt. Joe Kenda, one of America's toughest detectives, features incredibly disturbing and mind-blowing cases from across the country. Lt. Kenda expertly guides us through the complex twists and turns of these bizarre crimes.

E6Puppet Master

May 20, 2026

Investigators initially suspect a demonic sacrifice when they find a mother executed in an abandoned building.

E7Catfished To Kill

42m

May 27, 2026

Detective Ryan Jorstad follows a digital trail of evidence after police find a man shot and robbed in his own truck.

E8Wolf in the Shadows

42m

Jun 3, 2026

A scene unfolds leaving one woman clinging to life and a second violently abducted.

Storyline

Joe Kenda trades in his own case files to bring viewers astounding investigations from across the country, with each episode featuring a different homicide detective whose tireless efforts helped put a killer behind bars and bring justice for the victim.

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