Homicide Hunter: Lt Joe Kenda

Twenty four year old Lorraine Laribo is dropped off at a bar by her sister's boyfriend, Anthony. It's the last time anyone would ever see her alive again. Detective Kenda must use his formidable interrogation skills to find her killer.

Detective Kenda finds the body of a bruised and battered young woman named Vicki Ross; strangled and left in the backseat of her own car. Kenda must sort through the endless suspicious characters in Vicki's past to find the elusive truth.

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.

After church, Deacon Robert Walton is beaten to death in a public park; the case heats up when Lt. Joe Kenda and his team revisit an old friend with a secret.

After Lourdes Riddle in found strangled to death in the trunk of her car, homicide detective Joe Kenda follows the trail through a twisting maze of military and cultural secrets. Just what was Lourdes doing behind her husband's back?

When firefighters find Victor Woods stabbed to death in his burning apartment, homicide detective Joe Kenda tracks Colorado's most notorious serial killer.

Mother of three Dianne Hood is shot to death by a masked gunman. Police initially assume it' s a robbery, but Lt. Joe Kenda uncovers a sordid web of lust and greed, revealing a killer no one ever expected.

Teen runaway Maggie Fetty is found strangled to death on a mountain road. An anonymous tipster blames Maggie's best friend, but she accuses a mental patient with multiple personalities. Kenda must turn the suspects against each other to learn the truth.

Five people are murdered in a cold-blooded robbery at a shopping center, and much of the evidence is lost in a fire. But a fuzzy image from a newly installed surveillance camera leads Kenda on an exhaustive search that ends in a shocking confrontation.

Housewife Elsie Jennes is found dead in the basement of her burning home. Lt Joe Kenda has no leads until Elsie's son, William, turns up in a police station over 50 miles away, equipped with a suitcase, a pet yellow labrador, and a bizarre story to tell.

Soldier and young father Layne Schmidtke is brutally beaten to death by a mob of teenagers. Kenda must reconstruct the chaotic scene through forensic evidence and witness testimonies, which reveals an unlikely suspect as the murderous ringleader.

Hard-working fast food manager Missy Berry is found dead in an idling car at a deserted intersection. Kenda discovers suspects from Missy's past who may have wanted her dead. But a surprise twist in the investigation leads him into uncharted territory.

A bloody shooting, steps away from a high school, leaves 14-year-old J.L. Jackson dead. After combing through the unreliable testimony of teen witnesses, Kenda uncovers a deadly vendetta stemming from a heated lunchroom confrontation.

When police discover the lifeless bodies of Sophia Gerardo, four children and a house cat, they suspect ritualistic mass murder.  But Lt. Joe Kenda uncovers a reality far more frightening and deadly than anyone could have imagined.

15-year-old Chuck Limbrick returns home from school to find his mother, Betty Limbrick, shot dead on the floor. Evidence points to a robbery gone wrong, but Kenda suspects there is more to the story, and uncovers a plot almost too shocking to believe.

29-year-old Chris Devoy is shot in cold blood outside a neighborhood bar. Faced with a trio of suspects, Kenda trusts his gut and makes a controversial decision. The case hits a dead end, but Kenda gets an unexpected tip that proves his instincts right.

A young woman is found naked and strangled in a park not 200 yards from her home. Friends and neighbors give police a field of suspects, but none pan out. It isn't until Lt. Joe Kenda rethinks the entire case that he realizes someone has been lying.

Two hunters find a blood-drenched car on a remote road, its owner riddled with buckshot. When Lt. Joe Kenda learns the car was reported stolen, he follows its trail to a group of unlikely suspects, and follows them down a dark path of lust and revenge.

When mother of two Shaundra Murr is run over in front of her house, officers initially suspect a hit and run. Until Lt. Joe Kenda uncovers evidence proving Shaundra's murder was a crime of passion, and the killer was driven by jealousy and rage.

When the slain body of a marathon runner is found just hours before a big race, it falls to Lt. Joe Kenda to solve the case.  With the help of a trusted K-9 officer, Kenda sets off to find the killer himself before he strikes again.

Eric Houston is found stabbed to death in a seedy motel, but the ensuing investigation is stymied by a long list of suspects. Lt. Joe Kenda refuses to let the case run cold, and deploys a groundbreaking new technology to catch the killer.

When the son of a prominent politician is murdered in his basement, Lt. Joe Kenda feels pressure from City Hall to solve the case.  To do so, Kenda must sort through a list of nefarious suspects, and delve deep into the victim's eccentric lifestyle.

When a family of four is brutally murdered, it sends a shockwave of fear through Colorado Springs.  Police believe they have a spree killer on their hands, until Lt. Joe Kenda discovers a gruesome connection between the perpetrator and his victims.

The elderly owners of a beloved local grocery are brutally attacked and left for dead. Working with little beyond a vague witness description, Kenda leads a state-wide manhunt to catch a pair of cold-blooded killers before they disappear for good.

When carefree restaurant worker Donald Ott is found shot to death on Christmas Day, friends tell police he didn't have an enemy in the world. Then Lt. Joe Kenda learns of a relative with a long criminal history who might hold the key to the mystery.

Soft-spoken restaurant worker Sharon Coleman is murdered in a hail of large caliber gunfire. With scant physical evidence, Lt. Joe Kenda must break through a web of lies to hunt down one of the most dangerous criminal masterminds he's ever faced.

At the bottom of a steep ravine, joggers discover a body mutilated beyond recognition. To catch a ruthless maniac, Lt. Joe Kenda must first solve the puzzle of the victim's identity, then piece together the ill-fated love triangle that led to his demise.

When police find 24-year-old Patrick Ray with a gunshot to the temple, the scene has all the telltale signs of suicide. But Lt. Joe Kenda's instinct says otherwise. When Kenda he digs deeper, he uncovers a murder mystery as shocking as it is tragic.

The bullet-ridden bodies of two sisters are found in a suburban house that's littered with mysterious clues. The case is stuck in neutral until Lt. Joe Kenda learns that the two unassuming young mothers shared an explosive secret.

A park ranger discovers the corpse of amateur boxer Corey Edge floating in a shallow creek. Lt. Joe Kenda investigates a rogue's gallery of hustlers, thugs and career criminals. Kenda realizes the real killers have been hiding in plain sight.

Ernestine Addison and her son Bobby are gunned down in cold blood. A tipster points Lt. Joe Kenda towards a shadowy figure spotted fleeing the scene, but the case heats up when he receives word that the killer's murderous rampage isn't over just yet.

When two young mothers are gunned down behind a crowded bar, Kenda has to first determine who was the intended target. But the case takes a bizarre turn when he learns of a third young woman who was recently murdered under eerily similar circumstances

Officers find the lifeless body of furniture salesman behind the wheel. But Faast didn't die in the wreck - he was shot point-blank in the temple. Lt. Joe Kenda must track a killer whose promising career took a dark and deadly turn.

The corpse of Jamie Foster is found hidden under a blanket. But when Lt. Joe Kenda digs deeper, he discovers that Foster's business put him in close quarters with a host of unsavory characters.

A war hero is beaten to death for no apparent reason. The crime scene offers few clues, but Lt Joe Kenda notices an unusual pattern in the victim's head wounds and enlists a team of engineers to help him identify the murder weapon and crack the case.

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.

When a pregnant mother and her young sons are brutally slain, pressure mounts for the CSPD to catch the monster who did it. After a city-wide manhunt, Kenda begins to tighten the noose on a prime suspect, but what happens next will shock him to his core.

When a mother is killed, Lt Joe Kenda wonders if it's a robbery gone wrong, until a slew of hateful messages surface. Then, patrols discover a body on a roadway after an evident hit-and-run, but the victim's true cause of death turns the case on its head.

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.

When a squabble at a store turns violent, Raymond Archuleta steps in to help - only to be stabbed through the heart. Lt Joe Kenda must solve the case with little evidence besides a bloody bouquet, and a sketch of the mystery woman last seen holding them.

When a pilot is found dead in her trailer, police are stumped; until Lt Joe Kenda finds a startling connection between the victim and her killer. Then, Kenda is called to a bloody shooting, only to discover that the murder victim is an old family friend.

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?

A popular army vet is found bleeding to death on the cold asphalt of a shadowy parking lot -his chest littered with too many knife wounds to count. A gruesome clue leads Kenda's team to an unlikely killer whose motive for murder is as heartless.

Lt. Joe Kenda encounters one of the most appalling crime scenes of his career which leads to one of the most unexpected of killers; a young soldier dies from a bullet to the neck in what appears to be a suicide.

A young father-to-be is shot dead in broad daylight by a single bullet fired from afar. At the crime scene, Kenda recognizes the hallmark of a skilled sniper. But with zero evidence at his disposal, he'll rely on shoe leather detective work.

A seemingly random attack leaves Mary Moebus dead. But when Lt Joe Kenda uncovers a cache of new evidence, he realizes someone's been lying. Then, a cryptic note leads Kenda to a luxurious bachelor pad with a bedroom soaked in blood.

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.

A shooter on a rampage leaves a her 24 year old woman dead, and her two year-old child clinging to life. Investigators pursue a convoluted trail that ultimately leads Lt. Joe Kenda face to face with a cold-blooded killer.

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.

A decapitated body is discovered on some train tracks. To solve the case, Lt. Joe Kenda must listen to a voice from beyond the grave. Then, a young girl's body is found in basement. To find her killer, Kenda must expose a family secret.

A massive brawl erupts at a local bar ends with the shooting death of a young army solider. To unravel the murder, Lt. Joe Kenda must infiltrate a revered military institution, and expose a dangerous vendetta.

When the lifeless body of Willie McCarty is found at the base of a staircase, neighbors direct Kenda to a mysterious truck spotted fleeing the scene. Then... Kenda must solve a bizarre case of poisoning at a busy downtown hospital.

An ambush at a hamburger stand leaves a 16-year old dead. Lt. Joe Kenda must cut through rumor and innuendo in order to zero in on his prime suspect. But before he can catch the killer, a surprise witness blows the case wide open.

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.

When a mysterious explosion rocks a sleepy suburb, it's up to Kenda to ID a pile of charred remains and find the killer who triggered the blast. Then...a young mother's murder leads the CSPD on a harrowing car chase that ends in a violent showdown.

When martial arts enthusiast Carl Hunt suffers a fatal knife wound to the gut, his friends and neighbors offer few viable leads. But Kenda discovers a cache of blood evidence that proves he's being lied to.

Two grandparents are shot to death in their family home. Kenda's investigation kicks into high gear when his prime suspect flees for the Mexican border. Then...CSPD responders find a body so badly mutilated it turns the stomachs of seasoned officers.

A young mother-to-be is shot and left for dead. To catch her assailant, Kenda must elicit a death-bed confession from the victim herself. Then...a corpse found floating in Monument Creek leads Kenda to a mysterious encampment on a nearby riverbank.

When a spate of violent robberies spreads terror across the city, Kenda and the major crimes unit are called in to bring the masked gunman to justice. But when the brazen bandit strikes yet again, it looks as if Kenda's case is going down in flames.

A jealous vendetta leaves a popular DJ dead, and his killer has dropped off the map. As a newly promoted supervisor, Sgt. Joe Kenda gambles his career on a risky strategy to bring his prime suspect to justice.

In the aftermath of a five-alarm fire, first responders discover a lifeless body. When Kenda learns that the deadly blaze was no accident, he launches a manhunt for a pyromaniac with a fiery temper and a callous disregard for human life.

A woman's lifeless body is dumped on a lonely mountain pass. Leads are scarce, until a seemingly unrelated murder brings Kenda within arm's reach of her killer. But an unexpected roadblock will force him to make a painful decision.

When Pamela Edwards is found shot to death, Lt. Joe Kenda must shield her young daughters from the crime scene; soon police close in on Edwards' killer, leading to a white-knuckle car and foot chase across Colorado Springs, Colo.

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, then the physical evidence doesn't add up, opening the door to a world of possibilities, from hatred to human sacrifice.

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.

Lt. Joe Kenda has his doubts after a man steps forward claiming to have killed Keith Andrews in self defense; Civil Rights activist Gretchn McRae is found dead in her home, then authorities make another shocking find on the premises.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Led astray by addiction, George Ferribee is found executed, then Lt. Joe Kenda learns the victim had recently been kidnapped and assumes the two crimes are related, but Kenda soon discovers things are much more complicated than he had expected.

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.

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.

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?

When two teens discover a lifeless body in the street, Lt. Joe Kenda must determine if the killer was a jealous lover or just plain unhinged. Then Kenda turns to a forensic expert to see if a young mother could possibly have hung herself.

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. Then... a mother of five is shot in the head and it's up to Kenda to uncover the truth behind her untimely death.

Sgt. Joe Kenda is faced with 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 Lieutenant Joe Kenda must exhume the deceased man's body to reveal the truth.

A gathering of friends turns deadly after two gunmen shoot William Davis in the head, while the witnesses are unable to provide any solid leads, Lieutenant Joe Kenda digs into Davis' past and starts to suspect someone in William's circle is lying.

When a retired military man runs over a pedestrian, it's up to Lieutenant 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.

Lt. Joe Kenda looks for answers in the death of Calvin Blair, a young man stabbed and left for dead on the roadside. Also: When Alexandra Drake is shot in the face, she manages to tell police it was accidental but Kenda isn't so sure he believes her.

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.

A confrontation between enemies turns deadly, and Lt. Joe Kenda's best hope for answers lies with a grainy, dubbed-over surveillance tape. Then: An elderly man is fighting for his life after a "slip-and-fall" that may have been something more sinister.

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

A fifteen-year old girl is reported missing, and Lt. Joe Kenda must investigate the mysterious circumstances surrounding her disappearance. Then When a family man is shot dead on his neighbor's doorstep, was it self-defense or coldblooded murder?

When a crazed gunman terrorizes his neighborhood, officers put themselves in the line of fire to restore order. Then A man discovers his elderly father has been stabbed in the back. The knife itself turns out to be Lt. Joe Kenda's biggest clue.

When a bomb explodes at the Pikes Peak National Bank, it's up to rookie detective Joe Kenda catch the culprits. Is this an isolated robbery, or the opening move in a wave of terror and destruction about to descend upon Colorado Springs?

A man rushes his friend to the hospital with serious gunshot wounds, reporting they were robbed by strangers. When the facts don't add up, Lt. Joe Kenda and his team go on the hunt for a secret eyewitness they've heard could crack the case wide open.

When a teen is killed at a party, police question the guests and wonder if they're all part of a cover-up. Then A reported suicide leaves Kenda with doubts. Did the victim take his life to end his troubles, or did his troubled past catch up to him?

A meeting between two businessmen leaves one shot in the face. Things seem cut and dry until Lt. Kenda realizes the "victim" could actually be the aggressor, shot struggling over his own gun. The key to the case lies in the deal they were discussing.

A loving, churchgoing grandmother is found stabbed to death in her apartment, leaving Joe Kenda to wonder what sort of monster could do such a thing. Then When Kenda investigates the mysterious death of a successful dentist, the case gets personal.

When two escaped inmates surface in Colorado Springs, it's up to Lt. Joe Kenda and his Fugitive Unit to bring them to justice. Then Police break up a domestic dispute and find a body in the bedroom. Who did it, an angry husband or a jealous wife?

When a soon-to-be grandmother doesn't come home from work, her daughter knows something terrible must have happened and reports her missing. As the investigation unfolds, Lt. Joe Kenda realizes they could be dealing with a fledgling serial killer.

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. Then When Kenda responds to a double shooting, he and his team are soon taken down memory lane.

A four-week-old 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, sergeants Joe Kenda and Robert Sapp fear she's been sold on the black market or worse.

A budding teen romance ends when the young man is shot dead on their first date leaving a startled girl as the key to the case. Then: A man is dead, his young wife has fled, and Kenda must figure out if she was present for his suicide or his murder.

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.

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 at a cheap motel illuminates the dark underbelly of love.

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.

A young army vet is found stabbed to death on his living room floor, and suspicions quickly fall to a neighbor who was arrested during a nearby altercation. But when Kenda takes a closer look at the victim's love life, he realizes someone's been lying.

When affable ladies' man Michael Tittemore is gunned down in the dead of night, Kenda first sets his sights on the roommates who were present during the murder. But a shocking revelation will turn his attention to a far more nefarious band of suspects.

Kenda finds the bullet-ridden bodies of a middle-aged couple in a musty suburban house alongside the corpses of their two beloved pets. But the case is stuck in neutral until detectives discover an essential clue hidden behind an old wire birdcage.

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.

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

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.

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

The body of a 72-year-old man is found in junkyard, stabbed 13 times and 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.

Lt. Joe Kenda and his team investigate the scene of an apparent suicide, only to be forced to flee when they discover the house is booby-trapped. Then Kenda is nearly stumped when a group of teens discover human bones on the outskirts of town.

A young man is found gunned down outside his home after a day spent helping friends move apartments. Sgt. Joe Kenda and Det. John Anderson must determine whether the killer was a complete stranger, a barrio gang member, or a jealous lover.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

A woman is found in the mountains, naked and covered in blood. As Det. 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.

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.

Soon after the lifeless body of Charlie Tuttle is discovered behind a locked bedroom door, his death is ruled a suicide; six months later, Lt. Joe Kenda receives an unprompted confession that propels the case in a whole new direction.

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.

A sharp-dressed pedestrian is shot in the back for unknown reasons. Chasing a promising lead, Kenda realizes he's barking up the wrong tree. Then when an impromptu argument turns fatal, a suspect's guilt boils down to his skill with deadly weapons.

When an Air Force veteran dies unexpectedly, Kenda and his team must determine if it was a tragic accident or premeditated murder. But before long, they discover that their clean-cut victim had a secret life.

Hikers stumble onto 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.

An unhinged divorcee with a score to settle initiates an armed standoff from the cramped confines of his trailer park. Then a disabled man is killed on the job, but Kenda's case hits a roadblock when forensic evidence is scrubbed from the scene.

Two best friends are gunned down on a dark residential street. When a string of disappointments threaten to derail the case, Kenda enlists the help of an old acquaintance.

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 identifying the mystery woman is the hurdle they must overcome in order to bring him justice.

When a frantic 9-1-1 call reports an infant stopped breathing, Kenda and Walker must see if the daycare is to blame or the parents themselves. Then, Kenda works an execution-style shooting and is shocked to learn the victim is a kindly grandmother.

A young man is found dead behind the wheel of his taxi. With robbery seeming unlikely, Kenda and Gaenzle wonder if this was personal. Could this stem from a dispute at his other job as a radio DJ? A failing marriage? The possibilities seem endless.

One is dead and two are in critical condition, and it's up to Kenda and Barry to find out why a gun battle occurred in a quaint family home. Then, a woman is found beaten, strangled, and stabbed on the roadside. Who could be capable of such violence?

When two young men are found shot in an apartment hallway, Kenda must rely on his inner lie detector to figure out which victim was no victim at all. Then, police investigate a murder in broad daylight and nearly get killed themselves.

High in the mountains above Colorado Springs, a woman's frozen body is found along a switchback road. Before investigators can determine who's responsible for her death, they'll need to figure out what brought her here in the first place.

After a man is brutally gunned down in the middle of the street, Kenda must piece together a puzzle of conflicting stories and dead ends. Then, a bloody body is discovered in a popular mall and Kenda must make sense of the gruesome and mysterious scene.

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.

After a father is found shot in front of his home, Kenda uncovers a vengeful motive behind a deadly family feud. Then, a church of God turns into a house of horrors as officers face a life-or-death decision when confronted by a knife-wielding psychopath.

When a young woman is found mysteriously slaughtered on the steps of a trailer, Kenda and the homicide team must track down the vile perpetrators responsible for a horrifying string of cold-blooded murders.

When a beloved grandmother is found stabbed to death in her own home, Kenda must turn to a tight-knit community still grieving from the tragic loss. After 12 years of searching, they finally uncover the fiendish plot to exploit the helpless victim.

On the final episode of Homicide Hunter, Kenda faces his most difficult case yet: the slaying of a young boy. After confronting his own demons brought forth by the tragic case, the detective makes the most consequential decision of his career.

The dead body of Darlene Krashoc is found dumped behind a restaurant in Colorado in March 1987, victim of torture and sexual assault.

A man found stabbed and burned launches Lt. Joe Kenda on a manhunt; when the trail goes cold, Kenda connects the dots among a string of otherwise-unrelated heartless murders, leading him into his first and only search for a serial killer.

In 1988 in Colorado Springs, Mary Lynn Vialpando, age 24, was raped and murdered. 30 years later, detectives link the crime scene DNA to James Papol. In May 2021, now age 48, Papol pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 60 years in prison.