The Best Episodes of American Detective with Lt. Joe Kenda

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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...

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A mother raises the alarm when her daughter goes missing from the Colorado 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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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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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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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...

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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...

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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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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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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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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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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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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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