Homicide Hunter: American Detective
Series· 2021· 42mTV-14

Homicide Hunter: American Detective

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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.

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S6 · E4First To Die
Next episode
S6 · E5The Curse

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Season 62026
5 episodes
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    E1Man's Best Friend
    · 42m

    A murder victim's lost dog becomes the key clue in solving her murder.

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    E2The Desert City Murders
    · 42m

    This true-crime series hosted by Lt. Joe Kenda, one of America's toughest detectives, features incredibly disturbing and mind-blowing cases from across the country. Lt. Kenda expertly guides us through the complex twists and turns of these bizarre crimes.

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    E3To Kidnap a Prince
    · 42m

    When kidnappers snatch the heir to a multi-million-dollar empire for ransom, the FBI races to get him back. An innocuous piece of surveillance footage reveals a far more sinister plot orchestrated by someone inside the family business.

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    E4First To Die
    · 42m

    An unknown killer executes a seemingly perfect family in their upscale Florida home. As detective Eva Marie Multari searches for answers, she uncovers hidden family tensions and a maniacal scheme driven by an obsessive love affair with a webcam model.

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    E5The Curse
    · 42m

    This true-crime series hosted by Lt. Joe Kenda, one of America's toughest detectives, features incredibly disturbing and mind-blowing cases from across the country. Lt. Kenda expertly guides us through the complex twists and turns of these bizarre crimes.

Season 52025
8 episodes
  • E1The Colonial Parkway Murders
    · 83m

    After multiple homicides occur along Virginia's Colonial Parkway, Authorities task Det. Danny Plott with finding a serial killer. When investigators uncover a pattern at the crime scenes about the killer's method, it becomes the key to solving the case.

  • E2Mr. Nobody

    Jacksonville deputies locate the bones of a missing woman. As Det. Mechelle Soehlig pieces together the victim’s final steps, a trail of clues lead her from the site of a late-night house party to a mysterious Icelandic biker known as “Viking.” English

  • E3Barn of Horrors

    After someone abducts a vivacious Ohio undergrad in broad daylight, local police join forces with the FBI. The discovery of blood-soaked evidence kicks the case into high gear and brings investigators face-to-face with the depths of human depravity.

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    E4A Letter From Hell

    Two brothers from Michigan search for buried treasure on Oak Island off the coast of Nova Scotia.

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    E5Valentine Day Murder

    A mother's charred body leads detectives to a wolf in sheep's clothing.

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    E6Line goes Dead

    In rural Minnesota, a masked murderer bludgeons an entire family in their sleep; as small-town secrets unravel, Sheriff Mike Gormley uncovers a dangerous love triangle and a vengeful killer who is willing to risk his own blood for retribution.

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    E744 Magnum

    After someone executes a charismatic New Hampshire businessman in his sleep, the case goes ice cold; detective Robert Freitas uses his wits and a wiretap to outsmart a deceitful associate who believed he'd long since gotten away with murder.

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    E812 hours of terror

    A series of murders puts the residents of a small town on high alert; as bodies continue to pile up, the urgency escalates, pitting Detective Dave Frankel in a race against time to capture a deranged spree killer before he claims his next victim.

Season 42024
10 episodes
  • E1It Begins With One
    · 85m

    When a young woman turns up dead in South Texas, Captain Calderon fears the killer has disappeared into Mexico. As more bodies turn up, investigators pick up on the trail of a serial killer, leading to a showdown in the streets of Laredo.

  • E2Mr. Innocent
    · 42m

    In Minnesota, firemen put out a housefire and find a woman's body inside; Agent Rob Fraik learns that the victim was babysitting a friend's daughter, who is now missing; it is a race against time to track down the killer with a horrifying motive.

  • E3Crimson Snow
    · 42m

    Police find an accomplished U.S. Forest Service worker executed beneath a mound of snow in Northern California; a missing wallet and a pair of jumper cables send Investigator Greg Hagwood on a multi-state manhunt for the killer.

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    E4Candy
    · 42m

    Deep in the kudzu of Alabama, police get a call about the body of a young man burned beyond recognition; Detective Kevin Palmer turns to the victim's phone records and picks up on a plot to lure the victim.

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    E5The Rose Tattoo
    · 42m

    The body of a South Carolina man turns up floating in the Black River. Investigator Allen Morris, working his first homicide case, must scrutinize the victim's wife and mistress and ultimately untangle the web of deceit surrounding his disappearance.

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    E6Torso
    · 42m

    Amongst the ashes of a barn fire, N.C. investigators discover the remains of two dismembered women; agent Nick Deming must dig into the victims' personal lives to uncover a revenge scheme and a killer.

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    E7Six Pounds of Pressure
    · 42m

    A mother raises the alarm when her daughter goes missing from the Ault, CO house she had recently moved into. While Det. Ben Endreson is investigating, an unusual suspect comes forward to confess her involvement, but her story doesn't quite add up.

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    E8The Barrel
    · 42m

    In the Miami suburbs, a hard working mother from Trinidad vanishes into thin air; detectives Danny Smith and Jonathan Zeller soon uncover her secrets but then are stalled until they come up with a highly unusual way to smoke out the perpetrator.

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    E9The Highway Hunter
    · 42m

    A scene straight out of a horror film unfolds outside of a Colorado police station, leaving one woman clinging to life and a second violently abducted; Det. Rick Archer soon uncovers a disturbing pattern that may have started a decade earlier.

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    E10Wayward Son
    · 43m

    Investigators uncover a tangled web of relationships and bizarre fantasies after discovering a hardworking father's lifeless body.

Season 32022
6 episodes

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Season 22022
6 episodes

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Season 12021
10 episodes

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Details

Networks
Investigation Discovery, discovery+
Seasons
6 · 43 episodes
Runtime
42m per episode
Status
Returning Series
Language
EN
First aired
January 4, 2021
Content rating
TV-14
Country
United States of America
IMDB ID
tt11595618

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