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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 whose tireless efforts helped put a killer behind bars and

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Homicide Hunter: American Detective Season 4 Episode 8 - The Barrel
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #1 - The Barrel

    S4:E8

    In the Miami suburbs, a hard working mother from Trinidad vanishes into thin air; detectives Danny Smith and Jonathan Zeller soon uncover her secrets but then are stalled until they come up with a highly unusual way to smoke out the perpetrator.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Homicide Hunter: American Detective Season 4 Episode 10 - Wayward Son
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #2 - Wayward Son

    S4:E10

    Investigators uncover a tangled web of relationships and bizarre fantasies after discovering a hardworking father's lifeless body.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Homicide Hunter: American Detective Season 1 Episode 5 - Tale of Two Knives
    7.3/10(42 votes)

    #3 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Homicide Hunter: American Detective Season 1 Episode 8 - What She Saw
    7.4/10(33 votes)

    #4 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Homicide Hunter: American Detective Season 5 Episode 7 - 44 Magnum
    7.4/10(7 votes)

    #5 - 44 Magnum

    S5:E7

    After someone executes a charismatic New Hampshire businessman in his sleep, the case goes ice cold; detective Robert Freitas uses his wits and a wiretap to outsmart a deceitful associate who believed he'd long since gotten away with murder.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. Homicide Hunter: American Detective Season 1 Episode 3 - Hazard Lights
    7.6/10(52 votes)

    #6 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. Homicide Hunter: American Detective Season 4 Episode 5 - The Rose Tattoo
    7.7/10(10 votes)

    #7 - The Rose Tattoo

    S4:E5

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Homicide Hunter: American Detective Season 1 Episode 2 - "Murder, Murder, Murder"
    7.8/10(55 votes)

    #8 - "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.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Homicide Hunter: American Detective Season 1 Episode 4 - From The Deep
    7.8/10(43 votes)

    #9 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Homicide Hunter: American Detective Season 1 Episode 6 - Goodbye Horses
    7.8/10(41 votes)

    #10 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Homicide Hunter: American Detective Season 5 Episode 4 - A Letter From Hell
    7.8/10(20 votes)

    #11 - A Letter From Hell

    S5:E4

    Two brothers from Michigan search for buried treasure on Oak Island off the coast of Nova Scotia.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Homicide Hunter: American Detective Season 1 Episode 1 - Fourteen Stories Down
    7.9/10(63 votes)

    #12 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Homicide Hunter: American Detective Season 1 Episode 7 - A Face With No Name
    7.9/10(36 votes)

    #13 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. Homicide Hunter: American Detective Season 1 Episode 9 - Black Water
    7.9/10(31 votes)

    #14 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Homicide Hunter: American Detective Season 4 Episode 6 - Torso
    7.9/10(11 votes)

    #15 - Torso

    S4:E6

    Amongst the ashes of a barn fire, N.C. investigators discover the remains of two dismembered women; agent Nick Deming must dig into the victims' personal lives to uncover a revenge scheme and a killer.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Homicide Hunter: American Detective Season 5 Episode 5 - Valentine Day Murder
    7.9/10(15 votes)

    #16 - Valentine Day Murder

    S5:E5

    A mother's charred body leads detectives to a wolf in sheep's clothing.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Homicide Hunter: American Detective Season 4 Episode 4 - Candy
    8.1/10(17 votes)

    #17 - Candy

    S4:E4

    Deep in the kudzu of Alabama, police get a call about the body of a young man burned beyond recognition; Detective Kevin Palmer turns to the victim's phone records and picks up on a plot to lure the victim.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Homicide Hunter: American Detective Season 5 Episode 3 - Barn of Horrors
    8.2/10(19 votes)

    #18 - Barn of Horrors

    S5:E3

    After someone abducts a vivacious Ohio undergrad in broad daylight, local police join forces with the FBI. The discovery of blood-soaked evidence kicks the case into high gear and brings investigators face-to-face with the depths of human depravity.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Homicide Hunter: American Detective Season 5 Episode 8 - 12 hours of terror
    8.2/10(13 votes)

    #19 - 12 hours of terror

    S5:E8

    A series of murders puts the residents of a small town on high alert; as bodies continue to pile up, the urgency escalates, pitting Detective Dave Frankel in a race against time to capture a deranged spree killer before he claims his next victim.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Homicide Hunter: American Detective Season 1 Episode 10 - Lights Out
    8.3/10(30 votes)

    #20 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Homicide Hunter: American Detective Season 4 Episode 3 - Crimson Snow
    8.3/10(8 votes)

    #21 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. Homicide Hunter: American Detective Season 4 Episode 2 - Mr. Innocent
    8.4/10(22 votes)

    #22 - Mr. Innocent

    S4:E2

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. Homicide Hunter: American Detective Season 5 Episode 6 - Line goes Dead
    8.4/10(15 votes)

    #23 - Line goes Dead

    S5:E6

    In rural Minnesota, a masked murderer bludgeons an entire family in their sleep; as small-town secrets unravel, Sheriff Mike Gormley uncovers a dangerous love triangle and a vengeful killer who is willing to risk his own blood for retribution.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Homicide Hunter: American Detective Season 4 Episode 1 - It Begins With One
    8.6/10(25 votes)

    #24 - It Begins With One

    S4:E1

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. Homicide Hunter: American Detective Season 5 Episode 2 - Mr. Nobody
    8.6/10(18 votes)

    #25 - Mr. Nobody

    S5:E2

    Jacksonville deputies locate the bones of a missing woman. As Det. Mechelle Soehlig pieces together the victim’s final steps, a trail of clues lead her from the site of a late-night house party to a mysterious Icelandic biker known as “Viking.” English

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Barrel" is the worst rated episode of "Homicide Hunter: American Detective". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/17/2024. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Wayward Son".