The BEST episodes of American Detective with Lt. Joe Kenda season 1

Every episode of American Detective with Lt. Joe Kenda season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of American Detective with Lt. Joe Kenda season 1!

In American Detective, 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.

Last Updated: 11/27/2024Network: Investigation DiscoveryStatus: Continuing
Goodbye Horses
star
7.86
36 votes

#1 - Goodbye Horses

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/27/2021

A young mother is viciously gone down on Virginia’s Chincoteague Island.

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Lights Out
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7.86
35 votes

#2 - Lights Out

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/24/2021

A gruesome attack on a couple sets of a nationwide hunt for the culprit.

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A Face With No Name
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7.71
38 votes

#3 - A Face With No Name

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/3/2021

An industrious teen learns there's a fine line between friends and killers.

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Black Water
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7.69
42 votes

#4 - Black Water

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/17/2021

In Pennsylvania, the body of a computer programmer is found submerged in a bathtub. Leads are scarce until detectives uncover a series of troubling voicemails.

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Fourteen Stories Down
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7.64
72 votes

#5 - Fourteen Stories Down

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/4/2021

A presumed suicide shifts to foul play when a second dead body turns up.

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"Murder, Murder, Murder"
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7.52
63 votes

#6 - "Murder, Murder, Murder"

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/4/2021

A Seattle woman is brutally murdered close to a homeless encampment.

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Hazard Lights
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7.50
48 votes

#7 - Hazard Lights

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/4/2021

A depraved killer snuffs out the life of a promising young schoolteacher.

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From the Deep
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7.50
52 votes

#8 - From the Deep

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/13/2021

Some three miles off the Jersey shore, boaters discover the remains of a 16-year-old girl. An unlikely clue leads detectives to the killer’s cold-blooded conspiracy.

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What She Saw
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7.45
40 votes

#9 - What She Saw

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/10/2021

A slain woman's disabled child may hold the key to solve a double murder.

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Tale of Two Knives
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7.42
36 votes

#10 - Tale of Two Knives

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/19/2021

A med student is found pinned to her bedroom floor with a large knife. Det. Frank Dillard must employ his skills as an interrogator to hunt down a serial killer.

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