The BEST episodes of Homicide Hunter: Lt. Joe Kenda
Every episode of Homicide Hunter: Lt. Joe Kenda ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Homicide Hunter: Lt. Joe Kenda!
Homicide Hunter is a non-fiction investigative series of murder cases told through the personal experience of retired detective, Lieutenant Joe Kenda. With his personal interviews and compelling storytelling style, Kenda captivates us with the details of a different investigation each week, beginning from when he got the homicide call to when the case was closed. Unlike many true-crime shows, this series delivers the realities of the emotional and psychological effects of a murder on the investigator. Set in Colorado, a state known for its suburban lifestyle, these murders are all the more compelling because they are stories of homicide that can happen to anybody.
#1 - Into Thin Air
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/25/2011
Twenty four 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.
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#2 - Loose Cannon
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/29/2015
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.
#3 - Eyes Wide Shut
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/19/2014
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.
#4 - Death Comes Knocking
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/26/2014
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.
#5 - Bad Things Come in Threes
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/2/2014
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.
#6 - Where Is Claudia Jane?
Season 7 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/1/2017
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.
#7 - Fractured Glass
Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/26/2018
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.
#8 - Lockdown
Season 7 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/8/2017
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.
#9 - Time Bomb
Season 7 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/15/2017
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.
#10 - John 3:16
Season 7 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/29/2017
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.
#11 - Timothy Peart's Last Dance
Season 7 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/1/2018
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.
#13 - Eyes of a Child
Season 7 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/10/2018
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.
#14 - I Will Hunt You Down
Season 7 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/17/2018
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.
#15 - Gut Instinct
Season 7 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/24/2018
When a soon-to-be grandmother 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.
#16 - Joker In the Pack
Season 7 - Episode 19 - Aired 1/31/2018
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; later, Kenda responds to a double shooting, taking him and his team down memory lane.
#17 - Bring My Baby Home
Season 7 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/7/2018
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.
#18 - My Second Case
Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/29/2018
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.
#19 - End of Days
Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/5/2018
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.
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#20 - .357 Magnum
Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/12/2018
The murder of a popular teen at a crowded house party sends Kenda down a winding road paved with lies, misdirection and innuendo. Then detectives use blood evidence to sort fact from fiction in the mysterious shooting death of a firearms enthusiast.
#21 - The Girl Next Door
Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/19/2018
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.
#22 - The Line Goes Dead
Season 6 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/30/2016
The severed head of a wife and mother is discovered; and an apparent robbery-gone-wrong is investigated.
#23 - Bad Moon Rising
Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/23/2017
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 Kenda learns there is a second victim somewhere in the woods. He sets out to find him before it's too late.
#24 - The End
Season 9 - Episode 20 - Aired 1/29/2020
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.
#25 - Metal on Metal
Season 6 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/7/2016
The shooting death of a star athlete just weeks before starting college is investigated.