Homicide Hunter: American Detective — Season 5
About this season
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.
Episodes (8)
1. The Colonial Parkway Murders
10.0Aired 1 April 2025 • 83 min
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.
2. Mr. Nobody
10.0Aired 8 April 2025
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
3. Barn of Horrors
Aired 15 April 2025
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.
4. A Letter From Hell
Aired 22 April 2025
Two brothers from Michigan search for buried treasure on Oak Island off the coast of Nova Scotia.
5. Valentine Day Murder
Aired 29 April 2025
A mother's charred body leads detectives to a wolf in sheep's clothing.
6. Line goes Dead
Aired 6 May 2025
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.
7. 44 Magnum
Aired 13 May 2025
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.
8. 12 hours of terror
Aired 20 May 2025
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.