Joe Kenda
Director
Homicide Hunter: Lt. Joe Kenda (2011)
Season 8
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 interviews with victims' families and other involved persons, the show highlights Kenda's successes with his 400 homicide case history and 92 percent solution rate.
Released Oct. 25, 2011
Episode 43 min
14+
Genres: Crime, Documentary
Keywords: tmdb.homicide, tmdb.true-crime, tmdb.reenactment, tmdb.detective, tmdb.murder, tmdb.murder-investigation, tmdb.homicide-investigation + 11 more, imdb.lieutenant, imdb.detective, imdb.abbreviation-in-title, imdb.period-in-title, imdb.punctuation-in-title, imdb.police-officer, imdb.reenactment, imdb.character-name-in-title, imdb.episodic, imdb.true-crime, imdb.crime-documentary
Watch Providers: Hulu, Investigation Discovery, Spectrum On Demand, Discovery +, Discovery+ Amazon Channel + 2 more, Philo, YouTube TV
Production Companies: ITV Studios, Jupiter Entertainment
Network: Investigation Discovery
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S8E1 - My Second Case
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.
Aug. 29, 2018, midnight
S8E2 - End of Days
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.
Sept. 5, 2018, midnight
S8E3 - .357 Magnum
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.
Sept. 12, 2018, midnight
S8E4 - The Girl Next Door
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.
Sept. 19, 2018, midnight
S8E5 - Fractured Glass
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.
Sept. 26, 2018, midnight
S8E6 - The Cage
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.
Oct. 3, 2018, midnight
S8E7 - Blood From a Stone
A bystander receives a deadly head injury during a roadside altercation, then his body disappears from the scene; after a toddler is kidnapped for ransom, Lt. Joe Kenda joins forces with an undercover team in a race against time.
Oct. 10, 2018, midnight
S8E8 - Target Practice
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.
Oct. 17, 2018, midnight
S8E9 - The Setup
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.
Oct. 24, 2018, midnight
S8E10 - Primal Instinct
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.
Nov. 7, 2018, midnight
S8E11 - Follow the Money
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.
Nov. 14, 2018, midnight
S8E12 - Shallow Grave
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.
Nov. 28, 2018, midnight
S8E13 - Friends Like This
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.
Jan. 2, 2019, midnight
S8E14 - Who Took Heather?
A 13-year-old girl is missing, sending Kenda's city into a panic. Who is responsible?
Jan. 16, 2019, midnight
S8E15 - The Invisible Hand of Death
Two teenagers stumble upon a woman engulfed in flames, leaving detectives to wonder who was capable of this magnitude of cruelty; when a college student is strangled in his home, Lt. Joe Kenda must figure out which of his roommates is lying.
Jan. 9, 2019, midnight
S8E16 - Nine-Year-Old Hostage
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.
Jan. 16, 2019, midnight
S8E17 - The Shoelace Killer
Teenagers find a woman's corpse while attending a party on the outskirts of the city; detectives quickly determine that the victim was strangled with her own shoelace, but they struggle to identify her.
Jan. 23, 2019, midnight
S8E18 - The Uninvited Guest
A soldier is stabbed to death at a drive-thru; Kenda's only clue is that this stabbing is somehow tied to a break-dancing competition; a 29-year-old man who moves back to Colorado Springs, Colo., is shot execution-style at his welcome home party.
Jan. 30, 2019, midnight
S8E19 - Married to the Job
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.
Feb. 6, 2019, midnight
S8E20 - The Case That Haunts Me
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.
Feb. 13, 2019, midnight
Network: Investigation Discovery
Episode Runtime: 43 min.
Season Runtime: 6106 min.
Released: Oct. 25, 2011
Last Air Date: Jan. 29, 2020, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-14 / 14+
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