{{Short description|American TV true crime series (2011–2020)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2020}} {{Infobox television | alt_name = Homicide Hunter: Lt. Joe Kenda | image = Homicide Hunter Lt. Joe Kenda.jpg | genre = Documentary | presenter = Joseph P. Kenda | narrator = Josh Casaubon | country = United States | language = English | num_seasons = 9 | num_episodes = 144 | runtime = 43 minutes | network = Investigation Discovery | executive_producer = {{Plainlist| *Thomas Cutler (ID) *Stephen Land (Jupiter) *Todd Moss (Jupiter) *Erich Sturm (Jupiter) *Jason Sklaver (ITV) }} | company = Jupiter Entertainment<br>(Season 2–9)<br>ITV Studios<br>(Season 1) | first_aired = {{Start date|2011|10|25}} | last_aired = {{End date|2020|1|29}} }} '''''Homicide Hunter''''' (also known as '''''Homicide Hunter: Lt. Joe Kenda''''') is an American crime documentary television series which aired on the Investigation Discovery (ID) television network for nine seasons starting in 2011, totaling 144 episodes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/tv-shows/homicide-hunter-joe-kenda/|title=Homicide Hunter: Joe Kenda | Watch Full Episodes & More!|website=Investigation Discovery|accessdate=October 26, 2019}}</ref> The series showcases the career of retired Colorado Springs, Colorado, police department detective Joe Kenda. The series combines interviews with Kenda and others, along with reenactments.
Kenda joined the department in 1973 and was promoted to detective in 1977 and assigned to the burglary division. However, after solving a double shooting which veteran detectives believed was unsolvable, he was assigned to the homicide division. The case was presented in the Season 4 finale "My First Case".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3916408/|title=My First Case|accessdate=October 26, 2019|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref> Kenda states he solved 387 cases (other sources state he solved 356 of 387 cases).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/tv-shows/homicide-hunter-joe-kenda/bios/lt-joe-kenda|title=Lt. Joe Kenda – Homicide Hunter: Joe Kenda Cast|website=Investigation Discovery|accessdate=October 26, 2019}}</ref> When Kenda retired in 1996, he was commander of the department's major crimes unit.
The cases are told by Kenda in his trademark deadpan manner, with touches of dry humor. Re-enactments feature actor and former deputy sheriff Carl Marino portraying a younger Kenda in 137 episodes, and narration by Josh Casaubon.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://us.blastingnews.com/showbiz-tv/2016/07/getting-to-know-homicide-hunter-lt-joe-kenda-001032319.html|title=Getting to know 'Homicide Hunter' Lt. Joe Kenda|date=July 24, 2016|website=Blasting News|accessdate=October 26, 2019}}</ref> Episodes also featured filmed recollections by witnesses to the crimes, family and friends of the victims, members of law enforcement and the media, and others. Though the program is reviewed for accuracy, Kenda does not read from a script for the series saying he vividly recalls his cases and is more comfortable speaking extemporaneously.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://people.com/crime/joe-kenda-homicide-hunter-no-script-while-filming/ | title=Lt. Joe Kenda Doesn't Use a Script when Narrating Homicide Hunter: 'You Would Remember It Too' }}</ref>
Kenda recounted that at age nine during a visit to the Pittsburgh Zoo, he experienced what he calls an epiphany about human nature: "There was a big sign, and it read, 'Around this corner is the most dangerous animal on earth' ... and it was a mirror from ceiling to floor. Everyone was looking in the mirror, and everyone was wondering, 'Well, what is this about?'"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/shows/homicide-hunter/articles/qa-with-joe-kenda|title=Q&A with Joe Kenda|date=July 6, 2017|website=Crime + Investigation|accessdate=October 26, 2019}}</ref>
''Homicide Hunter'' debuted on October 25, 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2011/09/15/through-a-detectives-eyes-investigation-discovery-explores-the-cases-that-still-haunt-homicide-hunter-lt-joe-kenda-284203/20110915id01/|title=Breaking News - Through a Detective's Eyes, Investigation Discovery Explores the Cases That Still Haunt Homicide Hunter: Lt. Joe Kenda | TheFutonCritic.com|website=thefutoncritic.com|accessdate=October 26, 2019}}</ref> In May 2019, Kenda announced in a video posted on the show's official Facebook page that the ninth season of ''Homicide Hunter'' would be its last. However, he is still committed to working with Investigation Discovery.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/HomicideHunter/videos/472910306785414/|title=Kenda's Next Chapter|date=May 18, 2019|access-date=May 18, 2019|website=facebook.com/HomicideHunter}}</ref>
The ninth and final season premiered on August 28, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|title=Investigation Discovery Sets Premiere Date for Final Season of "Homicide Hunter: Lt. Joe Kenda"|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2019/07/29/investigation-discovery-sets-premiere-date-for-final-season-of-homicide-hunter-lt-joe-kenda-240212/20190729id01/|work=The Futon Critic|date=July 29, 2019}}</ref> The final episode aired on January 29, 2020.
==Episodes== {{Series overview |color1 = #D4ED91 |link1 = <includeonly>Homicide Hunter</includeonly>#Season 1 (2011) |episodes1 = 6 |start1 = {{Start date|2011|10|25}} |end1 = {{End date|2011|11|29}}
|color2 = #A4D3EE |link2 = <includeonly>Homicide Hunter</includeonly>#Season 2 (2012) |episodes2 = 10 |start2 = {{Start date|2012|10|2}} |end2 = {{End date|2012|12|11}}
|color3 = #FFC1C1 |link3 = <includeonly>Homicide Hunter</includeonly>#Season 3 (2013) |episodes3 = 13 |start3 = {{Start date|2013|10|1}} |end3 = {{End date|2013|12|24}}
|color4 = #FFF799 |link4 = <includeonly>Homicide Hunter</includeonly>#Season 4 (2014) |episodes4 = 13 |start4 = {{Start date|2014|8|19}} |end4 = {{End date|2014|11|18}}
|color5 = #734C56 |link5 = <includeonly>Homicide Hunter</includeonly>#Season 5 (2015–16) |episodes5 = 20 |start5 = {{Start date|2015|8|18}} |end5 = {{End date|2016|2|2}}
|color6 = #C08D0C |link6 = <includeonly>Homicide Hunter</includeonly>#Season 6 (2016–17) |episodes6 = 21 |start6 = {{Start date|2016|8|24}} |end6 = {{End date|2017|2|8}}
|color7 = #D2D2D2 |link7 = <includeonly>Homicide Hunter</includeonly>#Season 7 (2017–18) |episodes7 = 21 |start7 = {{Start date|2017|8|23}} |end7 = {{End date|2018|2|14}}
|color8 = #295E6E |link8 = <includeonly>Homicide Hunter</includeonly>#Season 8 (2018–19) |episodes8 = 20 |start8 = {{Start date|2018|8|29}} |end8 = {{End date|2019|2|13}}
|color9 = #B3001E |link9 = <includeonly>Homicide Hunter</includeonly>#Season 9 (2019–20) |episodes9 = 20 |start9 = {{Start date|2019|8|28}} |end9 = {{End date|2020|1|29}} }}
===Season 1 (2011)=== {{Episode table|total_width=72|background=#D4ED91|overall=7|season=7|title=|airdate=20|episodes= {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 1 |EpisodeNumber2 = 1 |Title = Into Thin Air |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|10|25}} |ShortSummary = After being dropped off at a bar by her sister's boyfriend, a woman is never seen alive again. |LineColor = D4ED91 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 2 |EpisodeNumber2 = 2 |Title = Six Feet Under |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|11|1}} |ShortSummary = When a young woman is found strangled in the backseat of her car, Detective Joe Kenda must uncover her past. |LineColor = D4ED91 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 3 |EpisodeNumber2 = 3 |Title = A Killer Always Rings Twice |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|11|8}} |ShortSummary = After 22-year-old Micki Filmore is found raped and murdered in her apartment, Lt. Joe Kenda focuses his investigation on a man with whom she danced the night before. |LineColor = D4ED91 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 4 |EpisodeNumber2 = 4 |Title = Everybody Lies |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|11|15}} |ShortSummary = When a church deacon is beaten to death, Lt. Joe Kenda uncovers a secret. |LineColor = D4ED91 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 5 |EpisodeNumber2 = 5 |Title = Secret Life |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|11|22}} |ShortSummary = When a military wife is found strangled, Lt. Joe Kenda is on the trail to find her killer. |LineColor = D4ED91 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 6 |EpisodeNumber2 = 6 |Title = Chance Encounter |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|11|29}} |ShortSummary = Lt. Joe Kenda is on the trail of a serial killer. |LineColor = D4ED91 }} }}
===Season 2 (2012)=== {{Episode table|total_width=72|background=#A4D3EE|overall=7|season=7|title=|airdate=20|episodes= {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 7 |EpisodeNumber2 = 1 |Title = I Now Pronounce You Dead |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|10|2}} |ShortSummary = Dianne Hood, a mother of three, is shot to death on her way home. |LineColor = A4D3EE }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 8 |EpisodeNumber2 = 2 |Title = A Gathering of Evil |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|10|9}} |ShortSummary = After teenage runaway Maggie Fetty is found strangled to death on a mountain road, Lt. Joe Kenda must turn suspects against each to solve the crime. |LineColor = A4D3EE }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 9 |EpisodeNumber2 = 3 |Title = Last Call for Murder |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|10|16}} |ShortSummary = Lt. Joe Kenda examines a fuzzy image from a newly installed surveillance camera while investigating the murder of five people at a shopping center wherein much of the evidence was destroyed in a fire. |LineColor = A4D3EE }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 10 |EpisodeNumber2 = 4 |Title = The Spy Who Killed Me |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|10|30}} |ShortSummary = The body of Elsie Jennes is found in the basement of her burning house. |LineColor = A4D3EE }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 11 |EpisodeNumber2 = 5 |Title = Slaughterhouse Six |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|11|6}} |ShortSummary = Layne Schmidtke is beaten to death by a group of teenagers. |LineColor = A4D3EE }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 12 |EpisodeNumber2 = 6 |Title = Drive Thru Murder |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|11|13}} |ShortSummary = Missy Berry, a fast food manager, is found dead in a running car at a deserted intersection. |LineColor = A4D3EE }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 13 |EpisodeNumber2 = 7 |Title = Primal Fear |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|11|20}} |ShortSummary = Lt. Joe Kenda must comb through unreliable testimony from teenage witnesses when investigating the shooting death of a 14-year-old student stemming from a heated lunchroom confrontation. |LineColor = A4D3EE }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 14 |EpisodeNumber2 = 8 |Title = A Beautiful Shade of Death |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|11|27}} |ShortSummary = When police discover the lifeless bodies of Sophia Gerardo, four children and a cat, they suspect a ritualistic mass murder. Lt. Joe Kenda then uncovers a cause more frightening and deadly than anyone could've imagined. |LineColor = A4D3EE }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 15 |EpisodeNumber2 = 9 |Title = Shot Through the Heart |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|12|4}} |ShortSummary = A 15-year-old boy finds his mother shot to death when he comes home from school. |LineColor = A4D3EE }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 16 |EpisodeNumber2 = 10 |Title = Mr. Violence |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|12|11}} |ShortSummary = Lt. Joe Kenda gets an unexpected tip while investigating the case of a 29-year-old man shot to death outside a neighborhood bar. |LineColor = A4D3EE }} }}
===Season 3 (2013)=== {{Episode table|total_width=72|background=#FFC1C1|overall=7|season=7|title=|airdate=20|episodes= {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 17 |EpisodeNumber2 = 1 |Title = Murder Bites |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|10|1}} |ShortSummary = A young woman is found naked and strangled in a park close to her home. |LineColor = FFC1C1 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 18 |EpisodeNumber2 = 2 |Title = River of Blood |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|10|8}} |ShortSummary = Hunters find a bloody car on a remote road. Lt. Kenda discovers the car was reported stolen, and uncovers a plot of revenge. |LineColor = FFC1C1 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 19 |EpisodeNumber2 = 3 |Title = Weapon of Choice |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|10|15}} |ShortSummary = It appears as though Shaundra Murr has been killed in a hit-and-run accident until Lt. Joe Kenda uncovers evidence that points to a crime of passion. |LineColor = FFC1C1 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 20 |EpisodeNumber2 = 4 |Title = Run for Your Life |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|10|22}} |ShortSummary = After a marathon runner's dead body is found hours before a big race, Lt. Joe Kenda sets off to find the killer. |LineColor = FFC1C1 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 21 |EpisodeNumber2 = 5 |Title = Murder in a Bottle |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|10|29}} |ShortSummary = Lt. Joe Kenda uses groundbreaking technology to investigate the death of a man found stabbed in a seedy motel. |LineColor = FFC1C1 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 22 |EpisodeNumber2 = 6 |Title = Preying on the Innocent |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|11|5}} |ShortSummary = When a politician's son is found murdered in his basement, Lt. Joe Kenda must sift through a list of nefarious suspects while delving into the victim's eccentric lifestyle. |LineColor = FFC1C1 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 23 |EpisodeNumber2 = 7 |Title = Dead Man Falling |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|11|12}} |ShortSummary = A family of four is found brutally murdered and police believe they have a spree killer on their hands until Lt. Joe Kenda discovers a connection between the perpetrator and his victims. |LineColor = FFC1C1 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 24 |EpisodeNumber2 = 8 |Title = Blood Red Highway |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|11|19}} |ShortSummary = Local grocery store owners are brutally attacked and left for dead. Lt. Joe Kenda sets out to catch these killers with little more than a vague witness description. |LineColor = FFC1C1 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 25 |EpisodeNumber2 = 9 |Title = My, My, Merry Christmas |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|11|26}} |ShortSummary = A restaurant worker is found shot to death on Christmas Day. The police learn of a relative with a long criminal history who might hold the key to the mystery. |LineColor = FFC1C1 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 26 |EpisodeNumber2 = 10 |Title = Death Rains Down |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|12|3}} |ShortSummary = When a restaurant worker is gunned down in a hail of bullets, Lt. Joe Kenda must penetrate a web of lies to find a suspect he considers to be one of the most dangerous criminal masterminds he has ever faced. |LineColor = FFC1C1 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 27 |EpisodeNumber2 = 11 |Title = Fate Worse Than Death |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|12|10}} |ShortSummary = Joggers discover a body mutilated beyond recognition at the bottom of a ravine, and Lt. Joe Kenda must identify the victim before being able to uncover the ill-fated love triangle that led to his death. |LineColor = FFC1C1 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 28 |EpisodeNumber2 = 12 |Title = Razor's Edge |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|12|17}} |ShortSummary = Lt. Joe Kenda delves into an apparent suicide, uncovering a murder mystery as shocking as it is tragic. |LineColor = FFC1C1 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 29 |EpisodeNumber2 = 13 |Title = Blood Sisters |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|12|24}} |ShortSummary = The bullet-ridden bodies of two sisters are discovered in a house littered with mysterious clues. |LineColor = FFC1C1 }} }}
===Season 4 (2014)=== {{Episode table|total_width=72|background=#FFF799|overall=7|season=7|title=|airdate=20|episodes= {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 30 |EpisodeNumber2 = 1 |Title = Eyes Wide Shut |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|8|19}} |ShortSummary = A park ranger finds the body of an amateur boxer floating in a creek, and Lt. Joe Kenda's investigation reveals the killers may have hidden in plain sight. |LineColor = FFF799 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 31 |EpisodeNumber2 = 2 |Title = Death Comes Knocking |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|8|26}} |ShortSummary = When a mother and son are gunned down in cold blood, Lt. Joe Kenda learns the killer's murderous rampage is not yet over. |LineColor = FFF799 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 32 |EpisodeNumber2 = 3 |Title = Bad Things Come in Threes |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|9|2}} |ShortSummary = Lt. Joe Kenda must determine the intended target when two young mothers are killed behind a crowded bar. |LineColor = FFF799 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 33 |EpisodeNumber2 = 4 |Title = Death Grip |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|9|9}} |ShortSummary = The body of a furniture salesman is found behind the wheel shot in the temple. |LineColor = FFF799 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 34 |EpisodeNumber2 = 5 |Title = Poker Face |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|9|16}} |ShortSummary = Lt. Joe Kenda discovers murder victim Jamie Foster's line of work required him to rub elbows with a host of unsavory characters. |LineColor = FFF799 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 35 |EpisodeNumber2 = 6 |Title = Blood Innocence |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|9|23}} |ShortSummary = Lt. Joe Kenda enlists the help of engineers to identify the murder weapon used in the beating death of a war hero. |LineColor = FFF799 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 36 |EpisodeNumber2 = 7 |Title = Snitch |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|10|7}} |ShortSummary = Lt. Joe Kenda grapples with a long list of suspects while investigating the murder of police informant Jimmie Stevenson. |LineColor = FFF799 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 37 |EpisodeNumber2 = 8 |Title = The Master Key |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|10|14}} |ShortSummary = Lt. Joe Kenda finds himself shocked to the core during a city-wide manhunt for the suspect who killed a pregnant woman and her young sons. |LineColor = FFF799 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 38 |EpisodeNumber2 = 9 |Title = #1 Suspect |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|10|21}} |ShortSummary = A slew of hateful messages surface after a mother is killed in what initially appears to be a robbery gone wrong. |LineColor = FFF799 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 39 |EpisodeNumber2 = 10 |Title = Magic Bullet |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|10|28}} |ShortSummary = Lt. Joe Kenda uncovers a conspiracy while investigating the shooting death of a man who was outside of a strip club. |LineColor = FFF799 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 40 |EpisodeNumber2 = 11 |Title = A Prayer for the Dying |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|11|4}} |ShortSummary = Raymond Archuleta is stabbed through the heart while intervening in a squabble at a store, and Lt. Joe Kenda is left with a bloody flower bouquet as a clue to solving the case. |LineColor = FFF799 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 41 |EpisodeNumber2 = 12 |Title = Bump in the Night |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|11|11}} |ShortSummary = Lt. Joe Kenda finds that an apparently slain pilot instructor committed suicide; Kenda is called to a shooting only to discover the victim is an old family friend. |LineColor = FFF799 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 42 |EpisodeNumber2 = 13 |Title = My First Case |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|11|18}} |ShortSummary = In his first case, rookie Joe Kenda volunteers to work a multi-victim shooting deemed to be unsolvable by the veteran detectives. |LineColor = FFF799 }} }}
===Season 5 (2015–16)=== {{Episode table|total_width=72|background=#734C56|overall=7|season=7|title=|airdate=20|episodes= {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 43 |EpisodeNumber2 = 1 |Title = Bad Blood |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|8|18}} |ShortSummary = A gruesome clue leads Lt. Joe Kenda's team to an unlikely suspect when a popular U.S. Army veteran is found bleeding to death in a parking lot. |LineColor = 734C56 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 44 |EpisodeNumber2 = 2 |Title = Eye of the Beholder |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|8|25}} |ShortSummary = Lt. Joe Kenda encounters one of the most appalling crime scenes of his career which leads to one of the most unlikely of killers; a young soldier dies from a bullet to the neck in what appears to be a suicide. |LineColor = 734C56 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 45 |EpisodeNumber2 = 3 |Title = Dead on Target |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|9|1}} |ShortSummary = Lt. Joe Kenda recognizes the hallmark of a sniper when a young father-to-be is shot dead in broad daylight by a single bullet fired from afar. |LineColor = 734C56 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 46 |EpisodeNumber2 = 4 |Title = Dead Weight |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|9|8}} |ShortSummary = Lt. Joe Kenda investigates a seemingly random attack that left Mary Moebus dead; Kenda receives a cryptic note that leads him to a bachelor pad with a bedroom soaked in blood. |LineColor = 734C56 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 47 |EpisodeNumber2 = 5 |Title = Door No. 12 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|9|15}} |ShortSummary = When Louis Matos and Colleen Johnson are gunned down, Lt. Joe Kenda finds a terrified eyewitness who played an unwitting role in the bloodbath. |LineColor = 734C56 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 48 |EpisodeNumber2 = 6 |Title = Loose Cannon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|9|22}} |ShortSummary = A rampage shooter kills a 24-year-old woman while wounding her 2-year-old child, who is left clinging to life. |LineColor = 734C56 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 49 |EpisodeNumber2 = 7 |Title = Mr. LA |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|10|6}} |ShortSummary = When a young man is shot dead at a house party, Lt. Joe Kenda must interview countless suspects until an unusual clue leads him to a self-styled gangster. |LineColor = 734C56 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 50 |EpisodeNumber2 = 8 |Title = Blood on the Tracks |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|10|13}} |ShortSummary = Lt. Joe Kenda must listen to a voice from beyond the grave to solve the case of a decapitated body found on train tracks; Kenda exposes a family secret after a girl's body is found in a basement. |LineColor = 734C56 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 51 |EpisodeNumber2 = 9 |Title = Victim Zero |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|10|20}} |ShortSummary = After a bar fight ends with the shooting death of a young U.S. Army soldier, Lt. Joe Kenda must infiltrate a revered military institution during the investigation and expose a dangerous vendetta. |LineColor = 734C56 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 52 |EpisodeNumber2 = 10 |Title = Pop Goes the Witness |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|11|3}} |ShortSummary = After the lifeless body of Willie McCarty is found at the bottom of a staircase, neighbors draw Lt. Joe Kenda's attention to a truck spotted fleeing the scene. |LineColor = 734C56 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 53 |EpisodeNumber2 = 11 |Title = Too Young to Die |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|11|10}} |ShortSummary = After an ambush at a hamburger stand leaves a teenager dead, Lt. Joe Kenda must penetrate rumors to zero in on his prime suspect, then a surprise witness blows the case wide open. |LineColor = 734C56 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 54 |EpisodeNumber2 = 12 |Title = Sing Sing, Little Bird |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|11|17}} |ShortSummary = A romantic rendezvous is cut short by a violent home invasion, which leaves young business owner Kelly Knudson bleeding to death on the floor. Lt. Joe Kenda is short on leads until he learns of an ex-roommate with an ax to grind. |LineColor = 734C56 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 55 |EpisodeNumber2 = 13 |Title = Point of No Return |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|12|1}} |ShortSummary = After an explosion rocks a sleepy suburb, Lt. Joe Kenda must identify a pile of charred remains and find the killer who triggered the blast; a car chase ends in a violent showdown. |LineColor = 734C56 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 56 |EpisodeNumber2 = 14 |Title = Trust No One |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|12|8}} |ShortSummary = After martial artist Carl Hunt suffers a fatal knife wound to the gut, his friends and neighbors fail to offer up any viable leads to Lt. Joe Kenda. |LineColor = 734C56 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 57 |EpisodeNumber2 = 15 |Title = Worst I've Ever Seen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|12|15}} |ShortSummary = After grandparents are shot to death in their home, Lt. Joe Kenda's investigation kicks into high gear when his prime suspect flees for the Mexican border; police officers find a body so badly mutilated it turns the stomachs of seasoned officers. |LineColor = 734C56 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 58 |EpisodeNumber2 = 16 |Title = Murder Haunts Me |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|1|5}} |ShortSummary = A young mother-to-be is shot and left for dead; a corpse found floating in Monument Creek leads Lt. Joe Kenda to an encampment on a nearby riverbank. |LineColor = 734C56 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 59 |EpisodeNumber2 = 17 |Title = City of Fear |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|1|12}} |ShortSummary = When a spate of violent robberies spreads terror across the city, Lt. Joe Kenda and the major crimes unit are called in to bring the masked gunman to justice. |LineColor = 734C56 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 60 |EpisodeNumber2 = 18 |Title = My Case to Solve |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|1|19}} |ShortSummary = As a newly promoted supervisor, Sgt. Joe Kenda gambles his career on a risky strategy to bring the killer of a popular disc jockey to justice. |LineColor = 734C56 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 61 |EpisodeNumber2 = 19 |Title = Stuck in a Coffin |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|1|26}} |ShortSummary = After first responders find a lifeless body in the rubble of a five-alarm fire, Lt. Joe Kenda launches a manhunt for a pyromaniac with a callous disregard for human life. |LineColor = 734C56 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 62 |EpisodeNumber2 = 20 |Title = My Tortured Soul |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|2|2}} |ShortSummary = While leads are scarce after a woman's body is dumped on a mountain pass, a seemingly unrelated case brings Lt. Joe Kenda within an arm's reach of her killer, then a roadblock forces him to make a painful decision. |LineColor = 734C56 }} }}
===Season 6 (2016–17)=== {{Episode table|total_width=72|background=#C08D0C|overall=7|season=7|title=|airdate=20|episodes= {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 63 |EpisodeNumber2 = 1 |Title = Avert Your Eyes |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|8|24}} |ShortSummary = When Pamela Edwards is found shot to death, Lt. Joe Kenda must shield her young daughters from the crime scene. Police soon close in on Edwards' killer, leading to a white-knuckle car and foot chase across Colorado Springs. |LineColor = C08D0C }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 64 |EpisodeNumber2 = 2 |Title = Sacrificial Lamb |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|8|31}} |ShortSummary = When 13-year-old PJ Grant is found dead from a single gunshot wound to the head, Lt. Joe Kenda assumes it's a suicide. However, when the physical evidence doesn't add up, this opens the door to a world of possibilities, from hatred to human sacrifice. |LineColor = C08D0C }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 65 |EpisodeNumber2 = 3 |Title = Powder Keg |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|9|7}} |ShortSummary = Violence erupts after uninvited guests crash a barrio birthday party, leaving Enrique Urrutia dead. To prevent a gang war from breaking out, Lt. Joe Kenda must crack an unwritten code of silence and bring Enrique's killer to justice. |LineColor = C08D0C }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 66 |EpisodeNumber2 = 4 |Title = Make My Day |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|9|14}} |ShortSummary = Lt. Joe Kenda has his doubts after a man steps forward claiming to have killed Keith Andrews in self-defense; when civil rights activist Gretchen McRae is found dead in her home, the authorities make another shocking find on the premises. |LineColor = C08D0C }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 67 |EpisodeNumber2 = 5 |Title = We Kill the Ones We Love |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|9|21}} |ShortSummary = Lt. Joe Kenda must put his faith in a burglar to crack the case of a drive-by shooting; Cherie Bradley and her ex-boyfriend Anthony Carroll are found dead, and it's up to Kenda to discover which of their relatives did the deed. |LineColor = C08D0C }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 68 |EpisodeNumber2 = 6 |Title = Night Terrors |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|10|5}} |ShortSummary = When Cheryl Brantner's children find her dead in the bathtub, Lt. Joe Kenda must determine whether her death is the result of an accident or something worse; a gathering of tattoo artists turns ugly, leaving Philip Titus dead. |LineColor = C08D0C }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 69 |EpisodeNumber2 = 7 |Title = Tighten the Screws |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|10|12}} |ShortSummary = After young Iraq War veteran Curtis Ashley ends up dead, Lt. Joe Kenda must solve his murder using only a shred of evidence and his keen awareness of the criminal mind. |LineColor = C08D0C }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 70 |EpisodeNumber2 = 8 |Title = When the Music Stops |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|10|19}} |ShortSummary = Vietnam War veteran Charles Walker is found unconscious after a stabbing attack so savage even 45 units of blood cannot save his life. It's up to Lt. Joe Kenda to follow the bloody trail of clues and piece together the victim's last moments. |LineColor = C08D0C }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 71 |EpisodeNumber2 = 9 |Title = Settle the Score |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|10|26}} |ShortSummary = Police are perplexed to learn Johnny Crawford may have been shot dead over a musical instrument, but Lt. Joe Kenda digs deeper, and it soon becomes clear the young man wasn't killed for his own sins, but for someone else's. |LineColor = C08D0C }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 72 |EpisodeNumber2 = 10 |Title = The Outlaw |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|11|2}} |ShortSummary = After a gunfight at a biker bar claims the lives of two men, Lt. Joe Kenda must delve deep into the world of an infamous biker gang to determine whether the cause behind the violent encounter was gang rivalry or something more personal. |LineColor = C08D0C }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 73 |EpisodeNumber2 = 11 |Title = New Year's Evil |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|11|9}} |ShortSummary = It's New Year's Eve weekend, and in the midst of the revelry, Miguel Mendez is beaten to death outside a convenience store. Lt. Joe Kenda faces a challenging investigation, his only clues coming from a drunken witness and Miguel's strange injuries. |LineColor = C08D0C }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 74 |EpisodeNumber2 = 12 |Title = Dead Man Walking |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|11|16}} |ShortSummary = Led astray by addiction, George Ferribee is found executed. Lt. Joe Kenda then learns the victim had recently been kidnapped and assumes the two crimes are related. However, Kenda soon discovers things are much more complicated than he had expected. |LineColor = C08D0C }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 75 |EpisodeNumber2 = 13 |Title = The Line Goes Dead |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|11|30}} |ShortSummary = When a woman's severed head is found, Lt. Joe Kenda uses forensics and interrogation to find both her body and her killer; a young man's murder looks like a robbery gone wrong until Kenda investigates further. |LineColor = C08D0C }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 76 |EpisodeNumber2 = 14 |Title = Metal on Metal |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|12|7}} |ShortSummary = A star athlete is gunned down just weeks before starting college, leaving his family heartbroken and detectives stumped. Lt. Joe Kenda pries into the victim's personal life and learns more about his last night on Earth. |LineColor = C08D0C }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 77 |EpisodeNumber2 = 15 |Title = Bullet With My Name on It |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|1|1}}<ref name="zap2it">{{cite web|title=Homicide Hunter: Lt. Joe Kenda: Episode Guide|url=http://tvschedule.zap2it.com/tv/homicide-hunter-lt-joe-kenda/episode-guide/EP01481030?aid=tvschedule|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510122014/http://tvschedule.zap2it.com/tv/homicide-hunter-lt-joe-kenda/episode-guide/EP01481030?aid=tvschedule|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 10, 2017|website=Zap2it|accessdate=December 10, 2016}}</ref> |ShortSummary = In his first year on the force, rookie patrol officer Joe Kenda quickly learns the ropes, but when he tries to stop a brawling mob on his own, he finds himself in the line of fire. |LineColor = C08D0C }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 78 |EpisodeNumber2 = 16 |Title = Shattered |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|1|4}}<ref name="zap2it"/> |ShortSummary = After two teenagers discover a lifeless body in the street, Lt. Joe Kenda must determine whether the killer was a jealous lover or an unhinged individual; Kenda turns to a forensic expert to see if a young mother hung herself. |LineColor = C08D0C }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 79 |EpisodeNumber2 = 17 |Title = Justified |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|1|11}}<ref name="zap2it"/> |ShortSummary = A young man is found gunned down, leading Lt. Joe Kenda to delve into his troubled past and his connection to the world of rare coins; a mother of five is shot in the head, and it's up to Kenda to uncover the truth behind her untimely death. |LineColor = C08D0C }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 80 |EpisodeNumber2 = 18 |Title = Officer Down |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|1|18}}<ref name="zap2it"/> |ShortSummary = Sgt. Joe Kenda faces his worst nightmare when he learns that 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. |LineColor = C08D0C }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 81 |EpisodeNumber2 = 19 |Title = My Worst Fear |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|1|25}}<ref name="zap2it"/> |ShortSummary = The discovery of a 13-year-old boy killed in an explosion shocks police and their grief turns to alarm when they discover a second, unexploded bomb. To catch the killer, Detective Joe Kenda must first figure out the bomb's intended target. |LineColor = C08D0C }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 82 |EpisodeNumber2 = 20 |Title = My Rookie Mistake |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|2|1}}<ref name="zap2it"/> |ShortSummary = In 1973, a young man named Joe Kenda quits his job to pursue his dream of being a police officer. The rookie is very confident until one night when he comes face to face with his own mortality and makes a decision that will forever shape his life. |LineColor = C08D0C }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 83 |EpisodeNumber2 = 21 |Title = The Monster Awakes |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|2|8}}<ref name="zap2it"/> |ShortSummary = After Julie Smith reports being sexually assaulted, Lt. Joe Kenda and his Sex Crimes Unit realize her assault resembles other attacks on the eastside of town. It's a race against time to catch a serial rapist before he strikes again. |LineColor = C08D0C }} }}
===Season 7 (2017–18)=== {{Episode table|total_width=72|background=#D2D2D2|overall=7|season=7|title=|airdate=20|episodes= {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 84 |EpisodeNumber2 = 1 |Title = Bad Moon Rising |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|8|23}} |ShortSummary = On the night before Halloween, a real life nightmare unfolds as a young man is found clinging to life. The case takes a dark turn after Lt. Joe Kenda learns there's a second victim somewhere in the woods. |LineColor = D2D2D2 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 85 |EpisodeNumber2 = 2 |Title = Written in Blood |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|8|30}} |ShortSummary = Shot outside an auto parts store in broad daylight, Antoine McKenzie leaves behind a final message written in his own blood for Lt. Joe Kenda to puzzle over as his only lead. |LineColor = D2D2D2 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 86 |EpisodeNumber2 = 3 |Title = Raise the Dead |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|9|6}} |ShortSummary = When 71-year-old Orville Head dies, no one questions the death of an elderly man with health problems. However, when a tip comes in that suggest foul play, Lt. Joe Kenda must exhume the deceased man's body to reveal the truth. |LineColor = D2D2D2 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 87 |EpisodeNumber2 = 4 |Title = Knock Knock |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|9|13}} |ShortSummary = A gathering of friends turns deadly after William Davis is shot in the head by a gunman. When the witnesses are unable to provide any solid leads, Lt. Joe Kenda digs into Davis' past and starts to suspect someone in his inner circle is lying. |LineColor = D2D2D2 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 88 |EpisodeNumber2 = 5 |Title = Rearview Mirror |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|9|20}} |ShortSummary = 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. |LineColor = D2D2D2 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 89 |EpisodeNumber2 = 6 |Title = Jekyll & Hyde |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|10|4}} |ShortSummary = Lt. Joe Kenda looks for answers in the death of Calvin Blair, a young man stabbed and left for dead on the roadside; after Alexandra Drake is shot in the face, she manages to tell police it was an accident, but Kenda isn't so sure he believes her. |LineColor = D2D2D2 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 90 |EpisodeNumber2 = 7 |Title = After School Special |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|10|11}} |ShortSummary = 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. |LineColor = D2D2D2 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 91 |EpisodeNumber2 = 8 |Title = Sex, Lies, and Surveillance Tape |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|10|18}} |ShortSummary = A confrontation between enemies turns deadly, and Lt. Joe Kenda's best hope for answers lies with a grainy, dubbed-over surveillance tape; an elderly man fights for his life after a suspicious slip-and-fall. |LineColor = D2D2D2 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 92 |EpisodeNumber2 = 9 |Title = Manifesto |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|10|25}} |ShortSummary = A young sheriff's deputy is posted to guard the scene of a charred cabin on the slopes of Pikes Peak overnight. He's then found dead in his patrol car the next morning, and his fellow lawmen must set aside their grief to hunt down his killer. |LineColor = D2D2D2 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 93 |EpisodeNumber2 = 10 |Title = Where Is Claudia Jane? |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|11|1}} |ShortSummary = 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. |LineColor = D2D2D2 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 94 |EpisodeNumber2 = 11 |Title = Lockdown |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|11|8}} |ShortSummary = 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. |LineColor = D2D2D2 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 95 |EpisodeNumber2 = 12 |Title = Time Bomb |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|11|15}} |ShortSummary = 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. |LineColor = D2D2D2 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 96 |EpisodeNumber2 = 13 |Title = John 3:16 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|11|29}} |ShortSummary = 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. |LineColor = D2D2D2 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 97 |EpisodeNumber2 = 14 |Title = Timothy Peart's Last Dance |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|1|1}} |ShortSummary = After a teenager is killed at a party, police question the guests and wonder if they're all part of a cover-up; a reported suicide leaves Lt. Joe Kenda with doubts. |LineColor = D2D2D2 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 98 |EpisodeNumber2 = 15 |Title = Body in the Freezer |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|1|3}} |ShortSummary = 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. |LineColor = D2D2D2 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 99 |EpisodeNumber2 = 16 |Title = Eyes of a Child |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|1|10}} |ShortSummary = A churchgoing grandmother is found stabbed to death in her apartment, leaving Lt. Joe Kenda to wonder what sort of monster could do such a thing; Kenda investigates the mysterious death of a successful dentist, and the case gets personal. |LineColor = D2D2D2 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 100 |EpisodeNumber2 = 17 |Title = I Will Hunt You Down |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|1|17}} |ShortSummary = Lt. Joe Kenda and his Fugitive Unit search for two escaped inmates in Colorado Springs; police break up a domestic dispute and find a body in the bedroom. |LineColor = D2D2D2 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 101 |EpisodeNumber2 = 18 |Title = Gut Instinct |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|1|24}} |ShortSummary = 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. |LineColor = D2D2D2 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 102 |EpisodeNumber2 = 19 |Title = Joker in the Pack |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|1|31}} |ShortSummary = A card game is interrupted by gunfire, leaving a young man dead. Lt. Joe Kenda soon learns the seeds of his destruction were sewn earlier the same day; Kenda responds to a double shooting, taking him and his team down memory lane. |LineColor = D2D2D2 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 103 |EpisodeNumber2 = 20 |Title = Bring My Baby Home |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|2|7}} |ShortSummary = 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, Sgt. Joe Kenda and Sgt. Robert Sapp fear she's been sold on the black market or worse. |LineColor = D2D2D2 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 104 |EpisodeNumber2 = 21 |Title = One Through the Heart |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|2|14}} |ShortSummary = A young man is shot dead while on a first date; a man is found dead, and his young wife has fled the scene, prompting Lt. Joe Kenda to investigate whether she was present for his murder or suicide. |LineColor = D2D2D2 }} }}
===Season 8 (2018–19)=== {{Episode table|total_width=72|background=#295E6E|overall=8|season=8|title=|airdate=20|episodes= {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 105 |EpisodeNumber2 = 1 |Title = My Second Case |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|8|29}} |ShortSummary = A woman's mangled body is found beside a lonely stretch of highway. When the coroner suspects foul play, Lt. Joe Kenda is called in to solve the second homicide case of his career. Along the way, the rookie detective learns a painful lesson. |LineColor = 295E6E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 106 |EpisodeNumber2 = 2 |Title = End of Days |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|9|5}} |ShortSummary = The discovery of a family home littered with corpses leaves Lt. Kenda with the task of unwinding the paranoid obsessions of a diseased mind and forces him to face his greatest fear; a fatal beating at a motel illuminates the dark underbelly of love. |LineColor = 295E6E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 107 |EpisodeNumber2 = 3 |Title = .357 Magnum |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|9|12}} |ShortSummary = The murder of a popular teenager at a crowded house party sends Lt. Joe Kenda down a winding road paved with lies, misdirection and innuendo; detectives use blood evidence to solve the shooting death of a firearms enthusiast. |LineColor = 295E6E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 108 |EpisodeNumber2 = 4 |Title = The Girl Next Door |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|9|19}} |ShortSummary = 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. |LineColor = 295E6E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 109 |EpisodeNumber2 = 5 |Title = Fractured Glass |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|9|26}} |ShortSummary = When affable ladies' man Michael Tittemore is gunned down in the dead of night, Lt. Joe Kenda sets his sights on the roommates who were present during the murder; then, a revelation turns his attention to a far more nefarious band of suspects. |LineColor = 295E6E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 110 |EpisodeNumber2 = 6 |Title = The Cage |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|10|3}} |ShortSummary = Lt. Joe Kenda finds the bullet-ridden bodies of a middle-aged couple in a musty suburban house alongside the corpses of their two beloved pets; the case gets stuck in neutral until detectives discover an essential clue hidden behind a birdcage. |LineColor = 295E6E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 111 |EpisodeNumber2 = 7 |Title = Blood From a Stone |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|10|10}} |ShortSummary = A bystander receives a deadly head injury during a roadside altercation, but the stakes are raised when his body disappears from the scene. Then when a toddler is kidnapped for ransom, Kenda joins forces with an undercover team in a race against time. |LineColor = 295E6E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 112 |EpisodeNumber2 = 8 |Title = Target Practice |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|10|17}} |ShortSummary = 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. |LineColor = 295E6E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 113 |EpisodeNumber2 = 9 |Title = The Setup |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|10|24}} |ShortSummary = Hardworking family man Douglas Warren stumbles into a downtown bar with a gunshot wound to the neck and bleeds out on the floor; to catch the killer, Kenda must conduct a risky sting operation and launch an interstate manhunt. |LineColor = 295E6E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 114 |EpisodeNumber2 = 10 |Title = Primal Instinct |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|7}} |ShortSummary = When a drunken dispute at a biker bar turns violent, Kenda must launch a manhunt for the suspects who have fled 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. |LineColor = 295E6E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 115 |EpisodeNumber2 = 11 |Title = Follow the Money |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|14}} |ShortSummary = A 72-year-old man is found stabbed to death in a junkyard, wearing nothing but his underwear and dentures. When investigators discover a trail of purchases made with the victim's credit card, they hope it will lead them to the killer. |LineColor = 295E6E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 116 |EpisodeNumber2 = 12 |Title = Shallow Grave |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|28}} |ShortSummary = Lt. Joe Kenda and his team investigate the scene of an apparent suicide, only to be forced to flee after discovering the house is booby-trapped; teenagers discover human bones on the outskirts of town. |LineColor = 295E6E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 117 |EpisodeNumber2 = 13 |Title = Friends Like This |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|1|2}} |ShortSummary = A young man is gunned down outside his home after helping friends move apartments; Sgt. Joe Kenda and Detective John Anderson must determine whether the killer was a complete stranger, a gang member or a jealous lover. |LineColor = 295E6E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 118 |EpisodeNumber2 = 14 |Title = The Invisible Hand of Death |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|1|9}} |ShortSummary = Two teens stumble upon a woman engulfed in flames, leaving detectives to wonder just who in her inner circle could kill so cruelly. Then, when a college student is strangled in his home, Lt. Kenda must figure out which of his roommates is lying. |LineColor = 295E6E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 119 |EpisodeNumber2 = 15 |Title = Nine-Year-Old Hostage |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|1|16}} |ShortSummary = A hostage situation puts Sgt. Joe Kenda and his team to the test, as they try to save a family without getting shot themselves. Then, a neighbor discovers two teens who apparently entered into a suicide pact. But why does one have multiple injuries? |LineColor = 295E6E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 120 |EpisodeNumber2 = 16 |Title = Who Took Heather? |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|1|16}} |ShortSummary = A 13-year-old girl is missing, sending Kenda's city into a panic. Who is responsible? Just when investigators think they've got a handle on what is going on, a cryptic letter to the District Attorney's office suggests the girl isn't the only victim. |LineColor = 295E6E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 121 |EpisodeNumber2 = 17 |Title = The Shoelace Killer |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|1|23}} |ShortSummary = A party on the outskirts of the city turns into a nightmare for some teenagers when they discover a woman's corpse. Detectives quickly determine she was strangled with her own shoelace, but figuring out her identity proves much more challenging. |LineColor = 295E6E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 122 |EpisodeNumber2 = 18 |Title = The Uninvited Guest |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|1|30}} |ShortSummary = A soldier is stabbed to death at a drive-thru. Kenda's only clue is that this is somehow tied to a breakdancing competition. Then, a 29-year-old man moves back to Colorado Springs, but at his welcome home party he winds up shot execution-style. |LineColor = 295E6E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 123 |EpisodeNumber2 = 19 |Title = Married to the Job |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|2|6}} |ShortSummary = Sgt. Joe Kenda and his officers are facing off against a barricaded gunman when he gets an emergency call from his wife. Kathy winds up overhearing him being shot at, leading her to grapple with the terrifying realities of being married to a cop. |LineColor = 295E6E }} {{Episode List |EpisodeNumber = 124 |EpisodeNumber2 = 20 |Title = The Case that Haunts Me |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|2|13}} |ShortSummary = A woman is found in the mountains, naked and covered in blood. As Detective Joe Kenda digs into who she is and what happened to her, he uncovers a world of violence and sexual fetishes, culminating in perhaps the most intense interrogation of his career. |LineColor = 295E6E }} }}
===Season 9 (2019–20)=== {{Episode table|total_width=72|background=#B3001E|overall=8|season=8|title=|airdate=20|episodes= {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 125 |EpisodeNumber2 = 1 |Title = Cynthia |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|8|28}} |ShortSummary = The naked body of a vibrant young mother is found frozen solid in a deserted cemetery. When all leads dry up, the case runs cold. But years later, Kenda reopens the investigation and recognizes the sinister hallmark of a serial killer. |LineColor = B3001E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 126 |EpisodeNumber2 = 2 |Title = Lock The Door |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|9|4}} |ShortSummary = Soon after the lifeless body of Charlie Tuttle was discovered behind a locked bedroom door, his death was ruled a suicide. But six months later, Kenda receives an unprompted confession that propels the case in a whole new direction. |LineColor = B3001E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 127 |EpisodeNumber2 = 3 |Title = Confession |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|9|11}} |ShortSummary = After a husband and wife are viciously attacked in their own home, Kenda is on the hunt for a troubled teen whose appetite for violence knows no bounds. Then an unprecedented discovery spurs police to open up a century old murder investigation. |LineColor = B3001E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 128 |EpisodeNumber2 = 4 |Title = Trigger |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|9|18}} |ShortSummary = A sharp-dressed pedestrian is shot in the back for unknown reasons; chasing a promising lead, Lt. Kenda realizes he's barking up the wrong tree; when an impromptu argument turns fatal, a suspect's guilt boils down to his skill with deadly weapons. |LineColor = B3001E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 129 |EpisodeNumber2 = 5 |Title = Rest in Peace |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|9|25}} |ShortSummary = When a U.S. Air Force veteran dies unexpectedly, Lt. Joe Kenda and his team must determine whether the death was the result of a tragic accident or premeditated murder; before long, the team discovers their clean-cut victim lead a secret life. |LineColor = B3001E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 130 |EpisodeNumber2 = 6 |Title = Down for the Count |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|10|9}} |ShortSummary = Hikers stumble across the brutalized corpse of amateur boxer Johnnie Wilson, hidden beneath a pile of branches; plagued by false starts and blind alleys, the case finally gains traction when investigators get their hands dirty. |LineColor = B3001E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 131 |EpisodeNumber2 = 7 |Title = Standoff |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|10|16}} |ShortSummary = An unhinged divorcé with a score to settle initiates an armed standoff from the cramped confines of his trailer; a disabled man is killed on the job, and Lt. Joe Kenda's case hits a roadblock when forensic evidence is scrubbed from the scene. |LineColor = B3001E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 132 |EpisodeNumber2 = 8 |Title = Collision Course |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|10|23}} |ShortSummary = Two best friends are gunned down on a dark residential street; when a string of disappointments threaten to derail the case, Lt. Joe Kenda enlists the help of an old acquaintance. |LineColor = B3001E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 133 |EpisodeNumber2 = 9 |Title = Lady in Red |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|11|6}} |ShortSummary = A woman in red drops a dying man off at a firehouse and then vanishes; police soon learn the victim is a contractor with a troubled personal life, but they struggle to identify the mystery woman. |LineColor = B3001E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 134 |EpisodeNumber2 = 10 |Title = Cradle to the Grave |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|11|13}} |ShortSummary = After an infant stops breathing, Kenda and Walker investigate whether the daycare is to blame or the parents themselves; Kenda works an execution-style shooting, and he is shocked to learn the victim is a kindly grandmother. |LineColor = B3001E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 135 |EpisodeNumber2 = 11 |Title = Last Fare |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|11|20}} |ShortSummary = A young man is found dead behind the wheel of his taxi; since robbery seems like an unlikely motive, Kenda and Gaenzle wonder if it was personal. |LineColor = B3001E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 136 |EpisodeNumber2 = 12 |Title = The Highway |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|11|27}} |ShortSummary = Kenda and Barry investigate a gun battle in a quaint family home that left one dead and two in critical condition; a woman is found beaten, strangled and stabbed on the roadside. |LineColor = B3001E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 137 |EpisodeNumber2 = 13 |Title = To the Death |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|12|4}} |ShortSummary = After two young men are found shot in an apartment hallway, Lt. Joe Kenda must rely on his inner lie detector to figure out which victim is being deceptive; police investigate a murder in broad daylight and nearly get killed themselves. |LineColor = B3001E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 138 |EpisodeNumber2 = 14 |Title = Winter's Bone |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|12|18}} |ShortSummary = A woman's frozen body is found along a switchback road high in the mountains above Colorado Springs, Colo; before investigators can determine who's responsible for her death, they'll need to figure out what brought her there in the first place. |LineColor = B3001E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 139 |EpisodeNumber2 = 15 |Title = No Good Deed |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|12|25}} |ShortSummary = After a man is gunned down in the middle of the street, Joe Kenda must piece together a puzzle of conflicting stories and dead ends; a bloody body is discovered in a popular mall, and Kenda must make sense of the gruesome and mysterious scene. |LineColor = B3001E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 140 |EpisodeNumber2 = 16 |Title = Fall from Grace |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|1|1}} |ShortSummary = Hikers come across the nude body of a man who has been bound and beaten to death; when the victim's checkered past comes to light, Joe Kenda must wade through a laundry list of potential suspects to find his killer. |LineColor = B3001E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 141 |EpisodeNumber2 = 17 |Title = Blood Relative |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|1|8}} |ShortSummary = After a father is found shot in front of his home, Kenda uncovers a vengeful motive behind a deadly family feud; a church turns into a house of horrors as officers face a life-or-death decision when confronted by a knife-wielding psychopath. |LineColor = B3001E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 142 |EpisodeNumber2 = 18 |Title = Animal Nature |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|1|15}} |ShortSummary = After a young woman is found murdered on the steps of a trailer, Joe Kenda and the homicide team must track down the vile perpetrators responsible for a string of cold-blooded murders. |LineColor = B3001E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 143 |EpisodeNumber2 = 19 |Title = 12 Years A Fugitive |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|1|22}} |ShortSummary = When a beloved grandmother is found stabbed to death in her home, Joe Kenda must turn to a grief-stricken community for help; after 12 years of searching, Kenda finally uncovers the fiendish plot to exploit the helpless victim. |LineColor = B3001E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 144 |EpisodeNumber2 = 20 |Title = The End |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|1|29}} |ShortSummary = The slaying of a young boy has Lt. Joe Kenda facing his most difficult case yet; while confronting his own demons brought forth by this tragic case, the detective makes the most consequential decision of his career. |LineColor = B3001E }} }}
==Ratings== On Tuesday, November 12, 2013, during the third season, ''Homicide Hunter'' reached a new peak with 1.3 million viewers and ranking No. 8 in ad-supported cable programs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Friday, November 15th, 2013 {{!}} Cynopsis |date=2013-11-15 |website=cynopsis.com |url=http://www.cynopsis.com/friday-november-15th-2013-2/ |access-date=2015-02-04}}</ref> Ratings continued to grow, with the Tuesday, August 18, 2015, Season 5 premiere setting a then-record for Investigation Discovery, delivering 3.8 million viewers and making it a Top 5 cable program in its time period.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Investigation Discovery Shatters Network Records with the New Season Premiere of "Homicide Hunter: Lt. Joe Kenda," Delivering 3.8 Million Viewers P2+ |agency=Investigation Discovery |date=2015-08-24 |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/ratings/2015/08/24/investigation-discovery-shatters-network-records-with-the-new-season-premiere-of-homicide-hunter-lt-joe-kenda-delivering-38-million-viewers-p2plus-38514/20150824id02/ |access-date=2015-09-23 |via=The Futon Critic}}</ref>
During the 2017 calendar year, which included the last seven episodes of the sixth season and the first 13 episodes of the seventh season, the series averaged 1.9 million viewers, part of a then nine-year network-wide trend of Investigation Discovery steadily increasing its ratings.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=2017 Best Ever for Investigation Discovery - #1 for W25-54 and #2 for P25-54 |agency=Investigation Discovery |date=2018-08-01 |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/ratings/2018/01/08/2017-best-ever-for-investigation-discovery-number-1-for-w25-54-and-number-2-for-p25-54-169211/20180108id01/ |access-date=2019-10-26 |via=The Futon Critic}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
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