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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. 9.0/10(43 votes)

    #1 - Body in the Freezer

    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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  2. 8.8/10(50 votes)

    #2 - Bullet With My Name On It

    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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  3. 8.8/10(47 votes)

    #3 - Bring My Baby Home

    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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  4. 8.7/10(30 votes)

    #4 - The Monster Awakes

    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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  5. 8.7/10(47 votes)

    #5 - Bad Moon Rising

    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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  6. 8.7/10(51 votes)

    #6 - After School Special

    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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  8. 8.6/10(44 votes)

    #7 - Officer Down

    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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  9. 8.6/10(50 votes)

    #8 - Written in Blood

    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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  10. 8.6/10(43 votes)

    #9 - Lockdown

    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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  11. 8.6/10(46 votes)

    #10 - Time Bomb

    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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  12. 8.5/10(43 votes)

    #11 - Raise the Dead

    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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  13. 8.5/10(40 votes)

    #12 - Where Is Claudia Jane?

    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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  14. 8.5/10(41 votes)

    #13 - Gun Instinct

    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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  15. 8.4/10(73 votes)

    #14 - Chance Encounter

    S1:E6

    After firefighters find Victor Woods stabbed to death in his burning apartment, Detective Joe Kenda begins tracking Colorado's most notorious serial killer.

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  16. 8.4/10(52 votes)

    #15 - Worst I've Ever Seen

    S5:E15

    The shooting deaths of two grandparents are investigated. Also: CSPD responders discover a badly mutilated body.

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  17. 8.4/10(42 votes)

    #16 - Settle the Score

    S6:E9

    When Johnny Crawford is killed in his easy chair, police are perplexed to learn he may have been shot over a musical instrument. But as Lt. Joe Kenda digs deeper, it soon becomes clear the young man wasn’t killed for his own sins, but someone else’s.

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  18. 8.4/10(45 votes)

    #17 - Outlaw

    S6:E10

    When a gunfight erupts at a local biker bar and claims the lives of two men, Lt. Joe Kenda must delve deep into the world of an infamous biker gang to determine if the cause behind the violent encounter was gang rivalry or something more personal.

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  19. 8.4/10(43 votes)

    #18 - Dead Man Walking

    S6:E12

    George Ferribee, a loving son led astray by addiction, is found executed. When Lt. Joe Kenda learns the victim had recently been kidnapped, he assumes the crimes are related... but soon discovers things are much more complicated than he had expected.

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  20. 8.4/10(49 votes)

    #19 - The Line Goes Dead

    S6:E13

    When the severed head of a wife and mother is found, Kenda uses forensics and interrogation to find both her body and her killer. Then... a young man’s murder looks like a robbery gone wrong until Kenda learns the odd reason he’s living there.

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  21. 8.4/10(42 votes)

    #20 - Rearview Mirror

    S7:E5

    When a retired military man runs over a pedestrian, it's up to Lt. Joe Kenda to determine if the accident was the result of bad brakes or bad intent; a shooting in a dive bar leads to a quick arrest, but Kenda can't shake feelings of unease.

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  22. 8.4/10(40 votes)

    #21 - Manifesto

    S7:E9

    A young sheriff's deputy is posted to guard the scene of a charred cabin on the slopes of Pikes Peak overnight, then he's found dead in his patrol car the next morning, and his fellow lawmen must set aside their grief to hunt down his killer.

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  23. 8.4/10(36 votes)

    #22 - John 3:16

    S7:E13

    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.

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  24. 8.4/10(38 votes)

    #23 - I Will Hunt You Down

    S7:E17

    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.

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  25. 8.3/10(55 votes)

    #24 - Door No. 12

    S5:E5

    Neighbors are stunned when close friends Louis Matos and Colleen Johnson are gunned down in cold blood. The case kicks into high gear when Lt. Joe Kenda locates a panic-stricken eyewitness who played an unwitting role in the bloodbath.

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  26. 8.3/10(49 votes)

    #25 - Mr. LA

    S5:E7

    A 4th of July house party erupts in violence, and a young man is shot dead behind the wheel of a car. Lt. Joe Kenda must sort through a mountain of suspects, until a peculiar clue puts him hot on the heels of a self-styled gangster.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Body in the Freezer" is the best rated episode of "Homicide Hunter: Lt Joe Kenda". It scored 9/10 based on 43 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/3/2018. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Bullet With My Name On It".