

Homicide Hunter: Lt Joe Kenda
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.
Cast

Joe Kenda
Self - Host

Carl Marino
Lt. Joe Kenda

Josh Casaubon
Narrator (voice)
Seasons
E1Into Thin Air
Oct 25, 2011
24-year-old Lorraine Laribo is dropped off at a bar by her sister's boyfriend, Anthony. It's the last time anyone would ever see her alive again. Detective Kenda must use his formidable interrogation skills to find her killer.
E2Six Feet Under
Nov 1, 2011
Detective Kenda finds the body of a bruised and battered young woman named Vicki Ross; strangled and left in the backseat of her own car. Kenda must sort through the endless suspicious characters in Vicki's past to find the elusive truth.
E3A Killer Always Rings Twice
Nov 8, 2011
When 22 year-old Micki Filmore is found raped and murder in her apartment, detective Kenda focuses his investigation on her activities the previous night. Micki was seen dancing with a man who then paid a late night call to her door.
E4Everybody Lies
Nov 15, 2011
After church, deacon Robert Walton is beaten to death in a public park. The case heats up when Lt. Kenda and his team revisit an old friend with a secret. Did the religious leader have a dark side?
E5Secret Life
Nov 22, 2011
After military wife Lourdes Riddle in found strangled to death in the trunk of her car, homicide detective Joe Kenda follows the trail through a twisting maze of military and cultural secrets. Just what was Lourdes doing behind her husband's back?
E6Chance Encounter
Nov 29, 2011
After firefighters find Victor Woods stabbed to death in his burning apartment, Detective Joe Kenda begins tracking Colorado's most notorious serial killer.
E1I Now Pronounce You Dead
Oct 2, 2012
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 web of lust and greed.
E2A Gathering of Evil
Oct 9, 2012
After teenage runaway Maggie Fetty is found strangled to death on a mountain road, Lt Joe Kenda must turn suspects against each other in order to solve the crime.
E3Last Call for Murder
Oct 16, 2012
Joe Kenda examines a fuzzy image from a newly installed surveillance camera, while investigating the murder of five people at a shopping centre where much of the evidence is destroyed in a fire set by the killer.
E4The Spy Who Killed Me
Oct 30, 2012
The body of housewife Elsie Jennes is found in the basement of her burning house. Lt Joe Kenda finds no leads, until her son William arrives at a police station meters away.
E5Slaughterhouse Six
Nov 6, 2012
When soldier and young father Layne Schmidtke is brutally beaten to death by a group of teenagers, Joe Kenda must reconstruct the chaotic scene using witness testimonies and forensic evidence.
E6Drive Thru Murder
Nov 13, 2012
Fast food manager Missy Berry is found dead inside a running car at a deserted intersection, and Joe Kenda learns someone from her past may have wanted her dead.
E7Primal Fear
Nov 20, 2012
Lt. Joe Kenda must comb through unreliable testimony from teenage witnesses when investigating the shooting death of a 14-year-old student stemming from a heated lunchroom confrontation.
E8A Beautiful Shade of Death
Nov 27, 2012
When police discover the lifeless bodies of Sophia Gerardo, her four children and a cat, they suspect a ritualistic mass murder, then Lt. Joe Kenda uncovers a cause more frightening and deadly than anyone could've imagined.
E9Shot Through the Heart
Dec 4, 2012
Fifteen-year-old Chuck Limbrick finds his mother, Betty, shot to death when he comes home from school. Evidence suggests a robbery, but Kenda suspects something more.
E10Mr. Violence
Dec 11, 2012
Lt Joe Kenda gets an unexpected tip while investigating the case of 29-year-old Chris Devoy, who was shot to death outside a neighborhood bar.
E1Murder Bites
Oct 1, 2013
A young woman is found naked and strangled in a park not 200 yards from her home. Friends and neighbors give police a field of suspects, but none pan out. It isn’t until Lt. Joe Kenda rethinks the entire case that he realizes someone has been lying.
E2River of Blood
Oct 8, 2013
Two hunters find a blood-drenched car on a remote road, its owner riddled with buckshot. When Lt. Joe Kenda learns the car was reported stolen, he follows its trail to a group of unlikely suspects, and follows them down a dark path of lust and revenge.
E3Weapon of Choice
Oct 15, 2013
Suspected hit and run, killing mother Shaundra Murr, becomes a crime of passion when Joe Kenda uncovers new evidence.
E4Run for Your Life
Oct 22, 2013
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 case. With the help of a trusted K-9 officer, Kenda sets off to find the killer himself before he strikes again.
E5Murder in a Bottle
Oct 29, 2013
Eric Houston is found stabbed to death in a seedy motel, but the ensuing investigation is stymied by a long list of suspects. Lt. Joe Kenda refuses to let the case run cold, and deploys a groundbreaking new technology to catch the killer.
E6Preying on the Innocent
Nov 5, 2013
When the son of a prominent politician is murdered in his basement, Lt. Joe Kenda feels pressure from City Hall to solve the case. To do so, Kenda must sort through a list of nefarious suspects, and delve deep into the victim’s eccentric lifestyle.
E7Dead Man Falling
Nov 12, 2013
When a family of four is brutally murdered, it sends a shockwave of fear through Colorado Springs. Police believe they have a spree killer on their hands, until Lt. Joe Kenda discovers a gruesome connection between the perpetrator and his victims.
E8Blood Red Highway
Nov 19, 2013
Local grocery store owners are brutally attacked and left for dead. Joe Kenda sets out to catch these killers with little more than a vague witness description.
E9My, My, Merry Christmas
Nov 26, 2013
When carefree restaurant worker Donald Ott is found shot to death on Christmas Day, friends tell police he didn’t have an enemy in the world. Then Lt. Joe Kenda learns of a relative with a long criminal history who might hold the key to the mystery.
E10Death Rains Down
Dec 3, 2013
Soft-spoken restaurant worker Sharon Coleman is murdered in a hail of large caliber gunfire. With scant physical evidence, Lt. Joe Kenda must break through a web of lies to hunt down one of the most dangerous criminal masterminds he’s ever faced.
E11Fate Worse Than Death
Dec 10, 2013
At the bottom of a steep ravine, joggers discover a body mutilated beyond recognition. To catch a ruthless maniac, Lt. Joe Kenda must first solve the puzzle of the victim’s identity, then piece together the ill-fated love triangle that led to his demise.
E12Razor's Edge
Dec 17, 2013
When police find 24-year-old Patrick Ray with a gunshot to the temple, the scene has all the telltale signs of suicide. But Lt. Joe Kenda’s instinct says otherwise. When Kenda he digs deeper, he uncovers a murder mystery as shocking as it is tragic.
E13Blood Sisters
Dec 24, 2013
The bullet-ridden bodies of two sisters are found in a suburban house that’s littered with mysterious clues. The case is stuck in neutral until Lt. Joe Kenda learns that the two unassuming young mothers shared an explosive secret.
E1Eyes Wide Shut
Aug 19, 2014
A park ranger discovers the corpse of amateur boxer Corey Edge floating in a shallow creek. Lt. Joe Kenda investigates a rogue's gallery of hustlers, thugs and career criminals. Kenda realizes the real killers have been hiding in plain sight.
E2Death Comes Knocking
Aug 26, 2014
Ernestine Addison and her son Bobby are gunned down in cold blood. A tipster points Lt. Joe Kenda towards a shadowy figure spotted fleeing the scene, but the case heats up when he receives word that the killer's murderous rampage isn't over just yet.
E3Bad Things Come in Threes
Sep 2, 2014
When two young mothers are gunned down behind a crowded bar, Kenda has to first determine who was the intended target. But the case takes a bizarre turn when he learns of a third young woman who was recently murdered under eerily similar circumstances.
E4Death Grip
Sep 9, 2014
Officers find the lifeless body of furniture salesman behind the wheel. But Faast didn't die in the wreck - he was shot point-blank in the temple. Lt. Joe Kenda must track a killer whose promising career took a dark and deadly turn.
E5Poker Face
Sep 16, 2014
The corpse of Jamie Foster is found hidden under a blanket. But when Lt. Joe Kenda digs deeper, he discovers that Foster's business put him in close quarters with a host of unsavory characters.
E6Blood Innocence
Sep 23, 2014
A war hero is beaten to death for no apparent reason. The crime scene offers few clues, but Lt Joe Kenda notices an unusual pattern in the victim's head wounds and enlists a team of engineers to help him identify the murder weapon and crack the case.
E7Snitch
Oct 7, 2014
Officers discover the body of a young man they know all to well - police informant Jimmie Stevenson. But Jimmy's loose lips made him a potential target for a laundry list of killers, and it's up to Lt. Joe Kenda to determine who pulled the trigger.
E8The Master Key
Oct 14, 2014
When a pregnant mother and her young sons are brutally slain, pressure mounts for the CSPD to catch the monster who did it. After a city-wide manhunt, Kenda begins to tighten the noose on a prime suspect, but what happens next will shock him to his core.
E9Number 1 Suspect
Oct 21, 2014
When a mother is killed, Lt Joe Kenda wonders if it’s a robbery gone wrong, until a slew of hateful messages surface. Then, patrols discover a body on a roadway after an evident hit-and-run, but the victim’s true cause of death turns the case on its head.
E10Magic Bullet
Oct 28, 2014
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 of potential suspects grows, but no one will talk. The case is halted until Kenda uncovers a conspiracy organized by an unlikely gunman.
E11A Prayer for the Dying
Nov 4, 2014
When a squabble at a store turns violent, Raymond Archuleta steps in to help- only to be stabbed through the heart. Lt Joe Kenda must solve the case with little evidence besides a bloody bouquet, and a sketch of the mystery woman last seen holding them.
E12Bump in the Night
Nov 11, 2014
When a pilot is found dead in her trailer, police are stumped; until Lt Joe Kenda finds a startling connection between the victim and her killer. Then, Kenda is called to a bloody shooting, only to discover that the murder victim is an old family friend.
E13My First Case
Nov 18, 2014
In his first case with the homicide unit, rookie burglary detective Joe Kenda volunteers to work a bloody multi-victim shooting deemed "unsolvable" by the veterans. But has the ambitious young investigator bitten off more than he can chew?

E1Bad Blood
Aug 18, 2015
A popular army vet is found bleeding to death on the cold asphalt of a shadowy parking lot -his chest littered with too many knife wounds to count. A gruesome clue leads Kenda's team to an unlikely killer whose motive for murder is as heartless.

E2Eye of the Beholder
Aug 25, 2015
Kenda encounters one of the most horrendous crime scenes of his career, and he's lead to the most unexpected of killers. Then, a young soldier dies from a bullet to the neck from an apparent suicide, but the case soon spins in a whole new direction.

E3Dead on Target
Sep 1, 2015
A young father-to-be is shot dead in broad daylight by a single bullet fired from afar. At the crime scene, Kenda recognizes the hallmark of a skilled sniper. But with zero evidence at his disposal, he'll rely on shoe leather detective work.

E4Dead Weight
Sep 8, 2015
A seemingly random attack leaves Mary Moebus dead. But when Lt Joe Kenda uncovers a cache of new evidence, he realizes someone's been lying. Then, a cryptic note leads Kenda to a luxurious bachelor pad with a bedroom soaked in blood.

E5Door No. 12
Sep 15, 2015
Neighbors are stunned when close friends Louis Matos and Colleen Johnson are gunned down in cold blood. The case kicks into high gear when Lt. Joe Kenda locates a panic-stricken eyewitness who played an unwitting role in the bloodbath.

E6Loose Cannon
Sep 29, 2015
A shooter on a rampage leaves a 24 year old woman dead, and her two year-old child clinging to life. Investigators pursue a convoluted trail that ultimately leads Lt. Joe Kenda face to face with a cold-blooded killer.

E7Mr. LA
Oct 6, 2015
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 sort through a mountain of suspects, until a peculiar clue puts him hot on the heels of a self-styled gangster.

E8Blood on the Tracks
Oct 13, 2015
A decapitated body is discovered on some train tracks. To solve the case, Lt. Joe Kenda must listen to a voice from beyond the grave. Then, a young girl's body is found in basement. To find her killer, Kenda must expose a family secret.

E9Victim Zero
Oct 20, 2015
A massive brawl erupts at a local bar ends with the shooting death of a young army solider. To unravel the murder, Lt. Joe Kenda must infiltrate a revered military institution, and expose a dangerous vendetta.

E10Pop Goes the Witness
Nov 3, 2015
When the lifeless body of Willie McCarty is found at the base of a staircase, neighbors direct Kenda to a mysterious truck spotted fleeing the scene. Then... Kenda must solve a bizarre case of poisoning at a busy downtown hospital.

E11Too Young to Die
Nov 10, 2015
After an ambush at a hamburger stand leaves a teenager dead, Lt. Joe Kenda must penetrate rumors in order to zero in on his prime suspect, then a surprise witness blows the case wide open.

E12Sing Sing, Little Bird
Nov 17, 2015
A romantic rendezvous is cut short by a violent home invasion, leaving young business owner Kelly Knudson bleeding to death on the floor. Lt Joe Kenda is short on leads, until he learns of an ex-roommate with an axe to grind.

E13Point of No Return
Dec 1, 2015
After an explosion rocks a sleepy suburb, Lt. Joe Kenda must identify a pile of charred remains and find the killer who triggered the blast; a car chase ends in a violent showdown.

E14Trust No One
Dec 8, 2015
After martial artist Carl Hunt suffers a fatal knife wound to the gut, his friends and neighbors fail to offer up any viable leads to Lt. Joe Kenda.

E15Worst I've Ever Seen
Dec 15, 2015
The shooting deaths of two grandparents are investigated. Also: CSPD responders discover a badly mutilated body.

E16Murder Haunts Me
Jan 5, 2016
The shooting of a young mother-to-be and the discovery of a body in a creek are investigated.

E17City of Fear
Jan 12, 2016
Kenda and a major crimes unit embark on a quest to bring a masked gunman to justice after an increase in brutal robberies occurs across the city. Kenda is confident they will catch their crimminal, but Kenda's case appears to go down in flames.

E18My Case to Solve
Jan 19, 2016
Kenda's first homicide case as a Police Sergeant has him taking risks and being under pressure to solve the case fast in order to prove himself.

E19Stuck in a Coffin
Jan 26, 2016
An apartment building goes up in flames and a body is found inside. Kenda and his team must discover if the fire was an accident or a cover-up for a murder.

E20My Tortured Soul
Feb 2, 2016
A decomposed body is found in a remote portion of Cheyenne Cañon Park. Kenda and his team search for the killer before the case goes cold, only to find another murder case on their hands. Kenda must find the connection to these cases before he loses his chances of finding his killer and allowing his soul to be tortured by allowing a case to go cold.

E1Avert Your Eyes
Aug 24, 2016
When Pamela Edwards is found shot through the heart, Lt. Joe Kenda's first task is to shield her young daughters from the horrendous scene. Soon police close in on her killer, ending with a white-knuckle car and foot chase across Colorado Springs.

E2Sacrificial Lamb
Aug 31, 2016
When thirteen-year-old PJ Grant is found dead from a single gunshot wound to the head, Lt. Joe Kenda assumes it’s a suicide. But when the physical evidence doesn’t add up, it opens the door to a world of possibilities-from hatred to human sacrifice.

E3Powder Keg
Sep 7, 2016
When uninvited guests crash a barrio birthday party, violence erupts—leaving Enrique Urrutia dead and potentially sparking a gang war. To keep the peace, Lt. Joe Kenda must crack an unwritten code of silence and bring Enrique’s killer to justice.

E4Make My Day
Sep 14, 2016
When Keith Andrews is killed, a man steps forward claiming he did it in self-defense-but Lt. Joe Kenda has his doubts. Then... Civil Rights icon Gretchen McRae is found decomposing in her house. And that’s not even the biggest secret on the premises.

E5We Kill the Ones We Love
Sep 21, 2016
A drive-by shooting leaves Van Terry dead; to crack the case, Lt. Joe Kenda must put his faith...in a burglar. Then, Cherie Bradley and her ex-boyfriend Anthony Carroll are found dead, and it’s up to Kenda to discover which of their relatives did it.

E6Night Terrors
Oct 5, 2016
When Cheryl Brantner’s children find her dead in her bathtub, Lt. Joe Kenda must decide if this was a soapy accident or something worse. Then, a gathering of local tattoo artists turns ugly, leaving Philip Titus dead and the only suspects his peers.

E7Tighten the Screws
Oct 12, 2016
When young Iraq War veteran Curtis Ashley ends up dead, Lt. Joe Kenda has to solve the slaying of a seemingly innocent victim using just a mere shred of evidence and his keen awareness of the criminal mind.

E8When the Music Stops
Oct 19, 2016
Vietnam War veteran Charles Walker is found unconscious, after a stabbing attack so savage even 45 units of blood couldn’t save his life. It’s up to Lt. Joe Kenda to follow the bloody trail of clues and piece together the victim’s last moments.

E9Settle the Score
Oct 26, 2016
When Johnny Crawford is killed in his easy chair, police are perplexed to learn he may have been shot over a musical instrument. But as Lt. Joe Kenda digs deeper, it soon becomes clear the young man wasn’t killed for his own sins, but someone else’s.

E10Outlaw
Nov 2, 2016
When a gunfight erupts at a local biker bar and claims the lives of two men, Lt. Joe Kenda must delve deep into the world of an infamous biker gang to determine if the cause behind the violent encounter was gang rivalry or something more personal.

E11New Year's Evil
Nov 9, 2016
It’s New Year’s Eve weekend, and in the midst of the revelry Miguel Mendez is beaten to death outside a convenience store. Lt. Joe Kenda faces a challenging investigation, his only clues coming from a drunken witness and Miguel’s strange injuries.

E12Dead Man Walking
Nov 16, 2016
George Ferribee, a loving son led astray by addiction, is found executed. When Lt. Joe Kenda learns the victim had recently been kidnapped, he assumes the crimes are related... but soon discovers things are much more complicated than he had expected.

E13The Line Goes Dead
Nov 30, 2016
When the severed head of a wife and mother is found, Kenda uses forensics and interrogation to find both her body and her killer. Then... a young man’s murder looks like a robbery gone wrong until Kenda learns the odd reason he’s living there.

E14Metal On Metal
Dec 7, 2016
A star athlete is gunned down just weeks before starting college, leaving family heartbroken and detectives stumped. The young man seems an unlikely target, until Lt. Joe Kenda pries into his personal life and the events of his last night on earth.

E15Bullet With My Name On It
Jan 1, 2017
In his first year on the force, rookie patrol officer Joe Kenda quickly learns the ropes. But when he tries to singlehandedly stop a brawling mob, he finds himself facing down gunfire. Can Kenda help detectives catch the man who nearly killed him?

E16Shattered
Jan 4, 2017
When two teens discover a lifeless body in the street, Lt. Joe Kenda must determine if the killer was a jealous lover or just plain unhinged. Then Kenda turns to a forensic expert to see if a young mother could possibly have hung herself.

E17Justified
Jan 11, 2017
A young man is found gunned down, leading Lt. Joe Kenda to delve into his troubled past and his connection to the world of rare coins. Then...a mother of five is shot in the head and it's up to Kenda to uncover the truth behind her untimely death.

E18Officer Down
Jan 18, 2017
Sgt. Joe Kenda faces his worst nightmare when he learns a friend and fellow officer, Mark Dabling, has been killed in the line of duty; police conduct an all-out manhunt and discover the gunman is even more dangerous than they'd thought.

E19My Worst Fear
Jan 25, 2017
Police are shocked to find a 13-year-old boy killed in an explosion, but their grief turns to alarm when they discover a second, unexploded bomb. To catch the killer, Det. Joe Kenda must first figure out whom the bomb was meant for.

E20The Monster Awakes
Feb 8, 2017
When Julie Smith reports being sexually assaulted, Lt. Joe Kenda and his Sex Crimes Unit discover a terrifying similarity to other attacks on the east side of town. It's a race against the clock to catch a serial rapist before he strikes again.

E1Bad Moon Rising
Aug 23, 2017
On the night before Halloween, a real-life nightmare unfolds when a young man is found clinging to life. The case takes a dark turn when Lt. Joe Kenda learns there is a second victim somewhere in the woods. Can police rescue him before it's too late?

E2Written in Blood
Aug 30, 2017
A community is shocked when Antoine McKenzie is brazenly shot outside an auto parts store in broad daylight. But when no witnesses can identify the killer, the only lead left for Lt. Joe Kenda is a final message written in the victim's own blood.

E3Raise the Dead
Sep 6, 2017
When 71-year-old Orville Head passes away, no one questions the death of an elderly man with health problems, then a tip comes in suggesting foul play, and Lt. Joe Kenda must exhume the deceased man's body to reveal the truth.

E4Knock Knock
Sep 13, 2017
A gathering of friends turns deadly after two gunmen shoot William Davis in the head; while the witnesses are unable to provide any solid leads, Lt. Joe Kenda digs into Davis' past and starts to suspect someone in William's circle is lying.

E5Rearview Mirror
Sep 20, 2017
When a retired military man runs over a pedestrian, it's up to Lt. Joe Kenda to determine if the accident was the result of bad brakes or bad intent; a shooting in a dive bar leads to a quick arrest, but Kenda can't shake feelings of unease.

E6Jekyll & Hyde
Oct 4, 2017
Lt. Joe Kenda looks for answers in the death of Calvin Blair, a young man stabbed and left for dead on the roadside; after Alexandra Drake is shot in the face, she manages to tell police it was an accident, but Kenda isn't so sure he believes her.

E7After School Special
Oct 11, 2017
Beloved teacher Barbara Lewis is poisoned in her classroom; as doctors fight to save her life, Lt. Joe Kenda and his team delve into her personal affairs looking for clues, but the biggest revelation comes from the poison itself.

E8Sex, Lies, and Surveillance Tape
Oct 18, 2017
A confrontation between enemies turns deadly, and Lt. Joe Kenda’s best hope for answers lies with a grainy, dubbed-over surveillance tape; an elderly man fights for his life after a suspicious slip-and-fall.

E9Manifesto
Oct 25, 2017
A young sheriff's deputy is posted to guard the scene of a charred cabin on the slopes of Pikes Peak overnight, then he's found dead in his patrol car the next morning, and his fellow lawmen must set aside their grief to hunt down his killer.

E10Where Is Claudia Jane?
Nov 1, 2017
After a 15-year old girl goes missing, Lt. Joe Kenda investigates the mysterious circumstances surrounding her disappearance; a family man is shot dead on his neighbor's doorstep.

E11Lockdown
Nov 8, 2017
When a crazed gunman terrorizes his neighborhood, officers put themselves in the line of fire to restore order; a man discovers his elderly father has been stabbed in the back, and the knife itself turns out to be Lt. Joe Kenda's biggest clue.

E12Time Bomb
Nov 15, 2017
Rookie detective Joe Kenda investigates an explosion at the Pikes Peak National Bank; he must figure out if the bombing is an isolated robbery or the opening move in a wave of terror and destruction about to descend upon Colorado Springs, Colo.

E13John 3:16
Nov 29, 2017
A man rushes his friend to the hospital with serious gunshot wounds, reporting they were robbed by strangers; after realizing the facts don't add up, Lt. Joe Kenda and his team go on the hunt for an eyewitness who could crack the case wide open.

E14Timothy Peart's Last Dance
Jan 1, 2018
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 reported suicide leaves Lt. Joe Kenda with doubts.

E15Body in the Freezer
Jan 3, 2018
A meeting between two businessmen leaves one shot in the face; Lt. Kenda realizes the victim could actually be the aggressor, shot struggling over his own gun.

E16Eyes of a Child
Jan 10, 2018
A churchgoing grandmother is found stabbed to death in her apartment, leaving Lt. Joe Kenda to wonder what sort of monster could do such a thing; then Kenda investigates the mysterious death of a successful dentist, and the case gets personal.

E17I Will Hunt You Down
Jan 17, 2018
Lt. Joe Kenda and his Fugitive Unit search for two escaped inmates in Colorado Springs, Colo.; police break up a domestic dispute and find a body in the bedroom.

E18Gun Instinct
Jan 25, 2018
When a woman fails to come home from work, her daughter knows something terrible must have happened and reports her missing; as the investigation unfolds, Lt. Joe Kenda realizes he could be dealing with a fledgling serial killer.

E19Joker In The Pack
Feb 1, 2018
A card game is interrupted by gunfire, leaving a young man dead. Lt. Joe Kenda soon learns the seeds of his destruction were sewn earlier the same day. Then When Kenda responds to a double shooting, he and his team are soon taken down memory lane.

E20Bring My Baby Home
Feb 8, 2018
A newborn girl is kidnapped, leaving her mother in anguish and police scrambling to find her; as days go by with no sign of the baby or demands for ransom, Sgts. Joe Kenda and Robert Sapp fear she's been sold on the black market or worse.
E1My Second Case
Aug 29, 2018
A woman's mangled body is found beside a lonely stretch of highway. When the coroner suspects foul play, Kenda is called in to solve the second homicide case of his career. But along the way, the rookie detective will learn a painful lesson.
E2End of Days
Sep 5, 2018
The discovery of a family home littered with corpses tasks Kenda with unspooling the paranoid obsessions of a diseased mind, and forces him to confront his greatest fear. Then a deadly beating a cheap motel illuminates the dark underbelly of love.
E3.357 Magnum
Sep 12, 2018
The murder of a popular teenager at a crowded house party sends Lt. Joe Kenda down a winding road paved with lies, misdirection and innuendo; detectives use blood evidence to solve the shooting death of a firearms enthusiast.
E4The Girl Next Door
Sep 19, 2018
When a young U.S. Army veteran is found stabbed to death on his living room floor, suspicion lands on a neighbor who was arrested during an altercation; when Lt. Kenda takes a closer look at the victim's love life, he realizes someone's been lying.
E5Fractured Glass
Sep 26, 2018
When affable ladies' man Michael Tittemore is gunned down in the dead of night, Lt. Joe Kenda sets his sights on the roommates who were present during the murder; then, a revelation turns his attention to a far more nefarious band of suspects.
E6The Cage
Oct 3, 2018
Lt. Joe Kenda finds the bullet-ridden bodies of a middle-aged couple in a musty suburban house alongside the corpses of their two beloved pets; the case gets stuck in neutral until detectives discover an essential clue hidden behind a birdcage.
E7Blood From a Stone
Oct 10, 2018
A bystander receives a deadly head injury during a roadside altercation, then his body disappears from the scene; after a toddler is kidnapped for ransom, Lt. Joe Kenda joins forces with an undercover team in a race against time.
E8Target Practice
Oct 17, 2018
The murder of a young father stuns his close-knit community, but the investigation reveals a neighborly dispute turned deadly; when a house is besieged by mysterious gunfire, Kenda enlists a team of specialists to trace the bullets' origin.
E9The Setup
Oct 24, 2018
Hardworking family man Douglas Warren stumbles into a downtown bar with a gunshot wound to the neck and bleeds out on the floor; to catch the killer, Kenda must conduct a risky sting operation and launch an interstate manhunt.
E10Primal Instinct
Nov 7, 2018
When a drunken dispute at a biker bar turns deadly, Kenda must launch a manhunt for a pair of suspects who flee with a small boy in tow; a man is murdered in an onslaught of high caliber gunfire, but an unexpected break turns the case on its head.
E11Follow the Money
Nov 14, 2018
A 72-year-old man is found stabbed to death in a junkyard, wearing nothing but his underwear and dentures; when investigators discover a trail of purchases made with the victim's credit card, they hope it will lead them to the killer.
E12Shallow Grave
Nov 28, 2018
Lt. Joe Kenda and his team investigate the scene of an apparent suicide, only to be forced to flee after discovering the house is booby-trapped; teenagers discover human bones on the outskirts of town.
E13Friends Like This
Jan 2, 2019
A young man is gunned down outside his home after helping friends move apartments; Sgt. Joe Kenda and Detective John Anderson must determine whether the killer was a complete stranger, a gang member or a jealous lover.
E14Who Took Heather?
Jan 16, 2019
A 13-year-old girl is missing, sending Kenda's city into a panic. Who is responsible?
E15The Invisible Hand of Death
Jan 9, 2019
Two teenagers stumble upon a woman engulfed in flames, leaving detectives to wonder who was capable of this magnitude of cruelty; when a college student is strangled in his home, Lt. Joe Kenda must figure out which of his roommates is lying.
E16Nine-Year-Old Hostage
Jan 16, 2019
A hostage situation puts Sgt. Joe Kenda and his team to the test, as they try to save a family without getting shot themselves; a neighbor discovers two teenagers who apparently entered into a suicide pact; however, one of them has multiple injuries.

E17The Shoelace Killer
Jan 23, 2019
Teenagers find a woman's corpse while attending a party on the outskirts of the city; detectives quickly determine that the victim was strangled with her own shoelace, but they struggle to identify her.
E18The Uninvited Guest
Jan 30, 2019
A soldier is stabbed to death at a drive-thru; Kenda's only clue is that this stabbing is somehow tied to a break-dancing competition; a 29-year-old man who moves back to Colorado Springs, Colo., is shot execution-style at his welcome home party.
E19Married to the Job
Feb 6, 2019
Sgt. Joe Kenda gets an emergency call from his wife, Kathy, while facing off against a barricaded gunman; Kathy overhears gunfire, leading her to grapple with the terrifying realities of being married to a police officer.
E20The Case That Haunts Me
Feb 13, 2019
A woman is found in the mountains, naked and covered in blood; Detective Joe Kenda's investigation leads him to uncover a world of violence and sexual fetishes, culminating in the most intense interrogation of his career.
E1Cynthia
Aug 28, 2019
The naked body of a vibrant young mother is found frozen solid in a deserted cemetery. When all leads dry up, the case runs cold. But years later, Kenda reopens the investigation and recognizes the sinister hallmark of a serial killer.
E2Lock the Door
Sep 4, 2019
Soon after the lifeless body of Charlie Tuttle was discovered behind a locked bedroom door, his death was ruled a suicide. But six months later, Kenda receives an unprompted confession that propels the case in a whole new direction.
E3Confession
Sep 11, 2019
After a husband and wife are viciously attacked in their own home, Kenda is on the hunt for a troubled teen whose appetite for violence knows no bounds. Then an unprecedented discovery spurs police to open up a century old murder investigation.
E4Trigger
Sep 18, 2019
A sharp-dressed pedestrian is shot in the back for unknown reasons. Chasing a promising lead, Kenda realizes he's barking up the wrong tree. Then when an impromptu argument turns fatal, a suspect's guilt boils down to his skill with deadly weapons.
E5Rest In Peace
Sep 25, 2019
When an Air Force veteran dies unexpectedly, Kenda and his team must determine if it was a tragic accident or premeditated murder. But before long, they discover that their clean-cut victim had a secret life.
E6Down for the Count
Oct 9, 2019
Hikers stumble onto the brutalized corpse of amateur boxer Johnnie Wilson, hidden beneath a pile of branches. Plagued by false starts and blind alleys, the case finally gains traction when investigators get their hands dirty.
E7Standoff
Oct 16, 2019
An unhinged divorcee with a score to settle initiates an armed standoff from the cramped confines of his trailer park. Then a disabled man is killed on the job, but Kenda's case hits a roadblock when forensic evidence is scrubbed from the scene.
E8Collision Course
Oct 23, 2019
Two best friends are gunned down on a dark residential street. When a string of disappointments threaten to derail the case, Kenda enlists the help of an old acquaintance.
E9Lady in Red
Nov 6, 2019
A woman in red drops a dying man off at a firehouse and then vanishes; police soon learn the victim is a contractor with a troubled personal life, but they struggle to identify the mystery woman.
E10Cradle to the Grave
Nov 13, 2019
After an infant stops breathing, Kenda and Walker investigate whether the daycare is to blame or the parents themselves; Kenda works an execution-style shooting, and he is shocked to learn the victim is a kindly grandmother.
E11Last Fare
Nov 20, 2019
A young man is found dead behind the wheel of his taxi; since robbery seems like an unlikely motive, Kenda and Gaenzle wonder if it was personal.
E12The Highway
Nov 27, 2019
Kenda and Barry investigate a gun battle in a quaint family home that left one dead and two in critical condition; a woman is found beaten, strangled and stabbed on the roadside.
E13To the Death
Dec 4, 2019
After two young men are found shot in an apartment hallway, Lt. Joe Kenda must rely on his inner lie detector to figure out which victim is being deceptive; police investigate a murder in broad daylight and nearly get killed themselves.
E14Winter's Bone
Dec 18, 2019
High in the mountains above Colorado Springs, a woman's frozen body is found along a switchback road. Before investigators can determine who's responsible for her death, they'll need to figure out what brought her here in the first place.
E15No Good Deed
Dec 25, 2019
After a man is gunned down in the middle of the street, Joe Kenda must piece together a puzzle of conflicting stories and dead ends; a bloody body is discovered in a popular mall, and Kenda must make sense of the gruesome and mysterious scene.
E16Fall from Grace
Jan 1, 2020
Hikers come across the nude body of a man who has been bound and beaten to death; when the victim's checkered past comes to light, Joe Kenda must wade through a laundry list of potential suspects to find his killer.
E17Blood Relative
Jan 8, 2020
After a father is found shot in front of his home, Kenda uncovers a vengeful motive behind a deadly family feud; a church turns into a house of horrors as officers face a life-or-death decision when confronted by a knife-wielding psychopath.
E18Animal Nature
Jan 15, 2020
After a young woman is found murdered on the steps of a trailer, Joe Kenda and the homicide team must track down the vile perpetrators responsible for a string of cold-blooded murders.
E1912 Years a Fugitive
Jan 22, 2020
When a beloved grandmother is found stabbed to death in her home, Joe Kenda must turn to a grief-stricken community for help; after 12 years of searching, Kenda finally uncovers the fiendish plot to exploit the helpless victim.
E20The End
Jan 29, 2020
The slaying of a young boy has Lt. Joe Kenda facing his most difficult case yet; while confronting his own demons brought forth by this tragic case, the detective makes the most consequential decision of his career.
Storyline
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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