Retired Lieutenant Joe Kenda considers himself to be the “Angel of Death” because if he’s on the doorstep, something terrible has happened. With a captivating story-telling style, Lt. Kenda shares his personal experience for the first time on HOMICIDE HUNTER: LT. JOE KENDA. Premiering Wednesday, May 23 at 8 p.m. ET/9 p.m. PT on Investigation Discovery, this six-part series reveals the details of some of Lt. Kenda’s most challenging cases – from the racing adrenaline he felt when receiving an initial homicide call to the satisfaction of closing the case file.HOMICIDE HUNTER: LT. JOE KENDA explores the emotional and psychological effects of murder on the investigator himself.
Highlights from the first episodes of HOMICIDE HUNTER: LT. JOE KENDA include:
HOMICIDE HUNTER: LT. JOE KENDA – “Into Thin Air”
Wednesday, May 23 at 8 p.m. ET/9 p.m. PT
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. Lieutenant Kenda must use his impressive interrogation skills to find her killer.
HOMICIDE HUNTER: LT. JOE KENDA – “Six Feet Under”
Wednesday, May 30 at 8 p.m. ET/9 p.m. PT
Lieutenant Kenda finds the body of a bruised and battered young woman named Vicki Ross; she was strangled and left in the backseat of her own car. Lt. Kenda must sort through the endless suspicious characters in Ross’ past to find the elusive truth.
HOMICIDE HUNTER: LT. JOE KENDA – “A Killer Always Rings Twice”
Wednesday, June 6 at 8 p.m. ET/9 p.m. PT
When 22-year-old Micki Filmore is found raped and murder in her apartment, Lieutenant Kenda focuses his investigation on her activities the previous night. Filmore was seen dancing with a man who then paid a late-night call to her door.
HOMICIDE HUNTER: LT. JOE KENDA – “Everybody Lies”
Wednesday, June 20 at 8 p.m. ET/9 p.m. PT
After church, Deacon Robert Walton is beaten to death in a public park. The case heats up when Lieutenant Kenda and his team revisit an old friend with a secret. Did the religious leader have a dark side?
Also this season on HOMICIDE HUNTER: LT. JOE KENDA: When firefighters find Victor Woods stabbed to death in his burning apartment, Lt. Kenda tracks down Colorado’s most notorious serial killer (“Chance Encounter,” June 27). After Lourdes Riddle is found strangled to death in the trunk of her car, Lt. Kenda follows the trail through a twisting maze of military and cultural secrets. Just what was Riddles doing behind her husband’s back? (“Secret Life,” July 4)
