Homicide Hunter: American Detective
TV-142021•42m•7.8/10
CrimeDocumentary
Ratings
🎬TMDb
7.8/10(8)
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 bring justice for the victim.
Language
EN
Status
Returning Series
First Aired
January 4, 2021
Last Aired
May 20, 2025
Networks
Investigation Discovery, discovery+
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
E1
Fourteen Stories Down
Air date: 2021-01-04
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.
E2
"Murder, Murder, Murder"
Air date: 2021-01-04
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.
E3
Hazard Lights
Air date: 2021-01-04
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.
E4
From The Deep
Air date: 2021-01-13
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.
E5
Tale of Two Knives
Air date: 2021-01-19
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.
E6
Goodbye Horses
Air date: 2021-01-27
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.
E7
A Face With No Name
Air date: 2021-02-03
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.
E8
What She Saw
Air date: 2021-02-10
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.
E9
Black Water
Air date: 2021-02-17
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.
E10
Lights Out
Air date: 2021-02-24
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.
Cast
Joe Kenda
Self - Host
