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Joe Kenda

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Joe Kenda

Born August 28, 1946 · Herminie, Pennsylvania, USA (age 80)

Joseph Patrick Kenda (born August 28, 1946) is a retired homicide detective Lieutenant from the Colorado Springs Police Department as well as a TV personality, actor and author. Throughout his police career (1973-1996), he was involved in 387 homicide cases over a 23-year career, solving 356, a closure rate of 92%. Kenda was unhappy with retirement and went through a withdrawal stage. He then wor…

Known For

Handsome: A Netflix Mystery MovieHandsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie · 2017
Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie
★ 5.32017
MovieComedy
LA homicide detective Gene Handsome's knack for solving mysteries is matched only by his inability to make sense of his own problems.
Homicide Hunter: Never Give UpHomicide Hunter: Never Give Up · 2022
Homicide Hunter: Never Give Up
★ 7.02022
MovieCrimeDocumentary
The unsolved rape, mutilation and murder of young G.I. Darlene Krashoc has haunted Joe Kenda in the years since he turned in his gun and badge. Until a crack team of cold case cops uses Kenda’s groundwork to set a trap for a monster hiding in plain sight.
Homicide Hunter: The Man with No FaceHomicide Hunter: The Man with No Face · 2023
Homicide Hunter: The Man with No Face
★ 5.22023
MovieCrimeDocumentary
Joe Kenda's investigation into the brutal rape and murder of 24 year old wife and mother Mary Lynn Vialpando goes cold until DNA technology leads cold-case detectives to the most unlikely of killers 30 years later.
Homicide Hunter: Devil in the MountainsHomicide Hunter: Devil in the Mountains · 2022
Homicide Hunter: Devil in the Mountains
★ 6.22022
MovieCrimeDocumentary
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.
Homicide Hunter: Lt Joe KendaHomicide Hunter: Lt Joe Kenda · 2011
Homicide Hunter: Lt Joe Kenda
★ 8.92011
SeriesDocumentaryCrime
A non-fiction investigative series of murder cases told through the personal experience of retired detective, Lieutenant Joe Kenda. Through re-enactments, discussions with investigation teams, and interviews with victims' families and other involved persons, the show highlights Kenda's successes with his 400 homicide case history and 92 percent solution rate.

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