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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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Checked Sep 3, 2026
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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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Episode 1
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.
Where to watch Homicide Hunter: American Detective
Episode 2
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.
Where to watch Homicide Hunter: American Detective
Episode 3
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.
Where to watch Homicide Hunter: American DetectiveEpisode 4
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.
Where to watch Homicide Hunter: American DetectiveEpisode 5
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.
Where to watch Homicide Hunter: American DetectiveEpisode 6
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.
Where to watch Homicide Hunter: American DetectiveEpisode 7
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.
Where to watch Homicide Hunter: American DetectiveEpisode 8
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.
Where to watch Homicide Hunter: American DetectiveEpisode 9
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.
Where to watch Homicide Hunter: American DetectiveEpisode 10
Investigators uncover a tangled web of relationships and bizarre fantasies after discovering a hardworking father's lifeless body.
Where to watch Homicide Hunter: American DetectiveEpisode information updated Sep 3, 2026
Joe KendaSelf - Host
Mike WatkissSelf - Former News Reporter
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