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The Best Episodes of Homicide Hunter: American Detective

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The Best Episodes of Homicide Hunter: American Detective

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...

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  1. Background image for Fourteen Stories Down
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    #1 - Fourteen Stories Down

    S1:E1

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for "Murder, Murder, Murder"
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - "Murder, Murder, Murder"

    S1:E2

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Hazard Lights
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Hazard Lights

    S1:E3

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for From The Deep
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - From The Deep

    S1:E4

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Tale of Two Knives
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Tale of Two Knives

    S1:E5

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Goodbye Horses
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Goodbye Horses

    S1:E6

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  8. Background image for A Face With No Name
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - A Face With No Name

    S1:E7

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for What She Saw
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - What She Saw

    S1:E8

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  10. Background image for Black Water
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Black Water

    S1:E9

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Lights Out
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Lights Out

    S1:E10

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  12. Background image for Prodigal Son
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Prodigal Son

    S2:E1

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  13. Background image for The Creek
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - The Creek

    S2:E2

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  14. Background image for Run the Wickets
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Run the Wickets

    S2:E3

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  15. Background image for Radio Silence
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Radio Silence

    S2:E4

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  16. Background image for Drugstore Cowboy
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Drugstore Cowboy

    S2:E5

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  17. Background image for Death Roll
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Death Roll

    S2:E6

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  18. Background image for Body Parts
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Body Parts

    S3:E1

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

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    Director:Unknown
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  19. Background image for Lothario
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Lothario

    S3:E2

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  20. Background image for Mr. X
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Mr. X

    S3:E3

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Murder Capitol

    S3:E4

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Blood Bath

    S3:E5

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  23. Background image for One Drop
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - One Drop

    S3:E6

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

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    Director:Unknown
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  24. Background image for Crimson Snow
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Crimson Snow

    S4:E3

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  25. Background image for Six Pounds of Pressure
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Six Pounds of Pressure

    S4:E7

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  26. Background image for The Highway Hunter
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - The Highway Hunter

    S4:E9

    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.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Fourteen Stories Down" is the best rated episode of "Homicide Hunter: American Detective". It scored 10/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/4/2021. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, ""Murder, Murder, Murder"".