American Detective with Lt. Joe Kenda
In American Detective, 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.
Seasons
1. 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.
2. "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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
1. Prodigal Son
Air Date: 2022-01-26
A hardworking father of five lies dead on his kitchen floor with a bullet to the back of the head. To get to the bottom of the mystery, Det. James Colley must untangle a web of twisted relationships and bizarre fantasies.
2. The Creek
Air Date: 2022-01-26
A home health care aide's body floats in a rural Connecticut creek, and detective Garritt Kelly joins the investigation to bring justice to a community gripped by fear. But Kelly will need to employ burgeoning forensic technology to secure a conviction.
3. Run the Wickets
Air Date: 2022-02-02
The former mayor of Powhatan Point, OH, turns up dead in his hunting cabin. Detective Ryan Allar and his team begin the search to figure out if this is political retaliation or something more personal. What they find hits a little too close to home.
4. Radio Silence
Air Date: 2022-02-09
The body of a promising young radio host turns up on the side of the road in south Houston. When Detective Brian Harris arrives to determine who wanted the second-generation immigrant dead, he uncovers a tragic tale of love and deceit.
5. Drugstore Cowboy
Air Date: 2022-02-16
The murder of a young entrepreneur in the entranceway of his family home sends shockwaves through his affluent seaside community. To catch the killer, Detective Dale Mason must navigate a tangled conspiracy and outwit a band of career criminals.
6. Death Roll
Air Date: 2022-02-23
Gunshots ring out in broad daylight, killing a young mother of four only steps from her workplace in Carson, CA. Veteran detective Louie Aguilera works hard to find the assailant, but the investigation leads him across international borders.
1. Body Parts
Air Date: 2022-07-05
Two South Carolina women make unthinkably horrifying discoveries on their doorsteps, including ominous death threats and trash bags containing severed human appendages.
2. Lothario
Air Date: 2022-07-12
Arson investigators find a man dead in a burned-out Kentucky home. The police investigation quickly uncovers victim number two. It’s up to Detective Meroni to catch the killer before he strikes again.
3. Mr. X
Air Date: 2022-07-19
A farmhand goes missing from a sprawling cattle ranch, but the case takes a sinister turn when his body shows up miles down the Coweeman river.
4. Murder Capitol
Air Date: 2022-07-26
After a hard-working young mother goes missing on the mean streets of Washington, DC, Det. Jackie Middleton must get to the bottom of a cold-blooded conspiracy.
5. Blood Bath
Air Date: 2022-08-02
A small town reckons with its first murder in 34 years. An elderly woman lies dead in a bathtub, after the killer enters through a hole in the wall.
6. One Drop
Air Date: 2022-08-09
A fisherman spots a dismembered corpse floating in Thunder Bay. The case stalls until a fearless young witness delivers a harrowing testimony.
1. It Begins With One
Air Date: 2024-05-29
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...
2. Mr. Innocent
Air Date: 2024-06-05
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...
3. Crimson Snow
Air Date: 2024-06-12
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...
4. Candy
Air Date: 2024-06-19
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...
5. The Rose Tattoo
Air Date: 2024-06-26
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...
6. Torso
Air Date: 2024-07-03
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.
7. Six Pounds of Pressure
Air Date: 2024-07-10
A mother raises the alarm when her daughter goes missing from the Colorado 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.
8. The Barrel
Air Date: 2024-07-17
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.
9. The Highway Hunter
Air Date: 2024-07-24
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.
10. Wayward Son
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Detectives must unravel a web of bizarre fantasies, twisted relationships, when the body of a hardworking father is found dead in his home.
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Rating
7.8/10
Release Date
2021-01-04
Episodes
32 (4 seasons)
Status
Returning Series
