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The Best Episodes of Homicide Hunter: Lt Joe Kenda

A non-fiction investigative series of murder cases told through the personal experience of retired detective, Lieutenant Joe Kenda. Through re-enactments, discussions with investigation teams, and...

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  1. 9.2/10(54 votes)

    #1 - Married to the Job

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    S8:E19

    Sgt. Joe Kenda gets an emergency call from his wife, Kathy, while facing off against a barricaded gunman; Kathy overhears gunfire, leading her to grapple with the terrifying realities of being married to a police officer.

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  2. 9.0/10(43 votes)

    #2 - Body in the Freezer

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    S7:E15

    A meeting between two businessmen leaves one shot in the face; Lt. Kenda realizes the victim could actually be the aggressor, shot struggling over his own gun.

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  3. 8.9/10(77 votes)

    #3 - My First Case

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    S4:E13

    In his first case with the homicide unit, rookie burglary detective Joe Kenda volunteers to work a bloody multi-victim shooting deemed "unsolvable" by the veterans. But has the ambitious young investigator bitten off more than he can chew?

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  4. 8.9/10(51 votes)

    #4 - End of Days

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    S8:E2

    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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  5. 8.8/10(50 votes)

    #5 - Bullet With My Name On It

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    S6:E15

    In his first year on the force, rookie patrol officer Joe Kenda quickly learns the ropes. But when he tries to singlehandedly stop a brawling mob, he finds himself facing down gunfire. Can Kenda help detectives catch the man who nearly killed him?

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  6. 8.8/10(47 votes)

    #6 - Bring My Baby Home

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    S7:E20

    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.

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  8. 8.8/10(34 votes)

    #7 - Target Practice

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    S8:E8

    The murder of a young father stuns his close-knit community, but the investigation reveals a neighborly dispute turned deadly; when a house is besieged by mysterious gunfire, Kenda enlists a team of specialists to trace the bullets' origin.

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  9. 8.8/10(37 votes)

    #8 - Who Took Heather?

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    S8:E14

    A 13-year-old girl is missing, sending Kenda's city into a panic. Who is responsible?

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  10. 8.7/10(30 votes)

    #9 - The Monster Awakes

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    S6:E20

    When Julie Smith reports being sexually assaulted, Lt. Joe Kenda and his Sex Crimes Unit discover a terrifying similarity to other attacks on the east side of town. It's a race against the clock to catch a serial rapist before he strikes again.

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  11. 8.7/10(51 votes)

    #10 - After School Special

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    S7:E7

    Beloved teacher Barbara Lewis is poisoned in her classroom; as doctors fight to save her life, Lt. Joe Kenda and his team delve into her personal affairs looking for clues, but the biggest revelation comes from the poison itself.

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  12. 8.7/10(56 votes)

    #11 - My Second Case

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    S8:E1

    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.

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  13. 8.7/10(33 votes)

    #12 - Nine-Year-Old Hostage

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    S8:E16

    A hostage situation puts Sgt. Joe Kenda and his team to the test, as they try to save a family without getting shot themselves; a neighbor discovers two teenagers who apparently entered into a suicide pact; however, one of them has multiple injuries.

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  14. 8.6/10(61 votes)

    #13 - Magic Bullet

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    S4:E10

    A father is shot in the head just steps from a strip club. When Lt Joe Kenda traces the victim’s last hours, the field of potential suspects grows, but no one will talk. The case is halted until Kenda uncovers a conspiracy organized by an unlikely gunman.

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  15. 8.6/10(43 votes)

    #14 - Officer Down

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    S6:E18

    Sgt. Joe Kenda faces his worst nightmare when he learns a friend and fellow officer, Mark Dabling, has been killed in the line of duty; police conduct an all-out manhunt and discover the gunman is even more dangerous than they'd thought.

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  16. 8.6/10(46 votes)

    #15 - Bad Moon Rising

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    S7:E1

    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 Lt. Joe Kenda learns there is a second victim somewhere in the woods. Can police rescue him before it's too late?

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  17. 8.6/10(49 votes)

    #16 - Written in Blood

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    S7:E2

    A community is shocked when Antoine McKenzie is brazenly shot outside an auto parts store in broad daylight. But when no witnesses can identify the killer, the only lead left for Lt. Joe Kenda is a final message written in the victim's own blood.

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  18. 8.6/10(43 votes)

    #17 - Lockdown

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    S7:E11

    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.

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  19. 8.6/10(46 votes)

    #18 - Time Bomb

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    S7:E12

    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.

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  20. 8.6/10(31 votes)

    #19 - The Case That Haunts Me

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    S8:E20

    A woman is found in the mountains, naked and covered in blood; Detective Joe Kenda's investigation leads him to uncover a world of violence and sexual fetishes, culminating in the most intense interrogation of his career.

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  21. 8.5/10(55 votes)

    #20 - Snitch

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    S4:E7

    Officers discover the body of a young man they know all to well - police informant Jimmie Stevenson. But Jimmy's loose lips made him a potential target for a laundry list of killers, and it's up to Lt. Joe Kenda to determine who pulled the trigger.

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  22. 8.5/10(42 votes)

    #21 - Raise the Dead

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    S7:E3

    When 71-year-old Orville Head passes away, no one questions the death of an elderly man with health problems, then a tip comes in suggesting foul play, and Lt. Joe Kenda must exhume the deceased man's body to reveal the truth.

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  23. 8.5/10(40 votes)

    #22 - Where Is Claudia Jane?

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    S7:E10

    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.

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  24. 8.5/10(41 votes)

    #23 - Gun Instinct

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    S7:E18

    When a woman 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.

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  25. 8.5/10(38 votes)

    #24 - The Girl Next Door

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    S8:E4

    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.

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  26. 8.5/10(38 votes)

    #25 - Primal Instinct

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    S8:E10

    When a drunken dispute at a biker bar turns deadly, Kenda must launch a manhunt for a pair of suspects who flee with a small boy in tow; a man is murdered in an onslaught of high caliber gunfire, but an unexpected break turns the case on its head.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Married to the Job" is the best rated episode of "Homicide Hunter: Lt Joe Kenda". It scored 9.2/10 based on 54 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 2/6/2019. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Body in the Freezer".