Joe Kenda

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 19731996 he was involved in 387 homicide cases over a 23year career solving 356 a closure rate of 92 Kenda was unhappy with retirement and went through a withdrawal stage He then worked as a special needs school bus operator for a decade starting in 1998 In 2011 he became the host and is featured on the Investigation Discovery true crime series Homicide Hunter where he recounts stories of cases he has solved He worked without a script for the entire series which ran for 9 seasons In each episode Kendas presentday recollections are interspersed with reenactments as well as additional commentary from police officers journalists victims families and others who were involved in the cases Both his resignation from the CSPD and period as a bus driver are shown in The End the final episode of Homicide Hunter He has also hosted the spinoff specials from the show In January 2021 he became the host of the true crime series American Detective with Lt Joe Kenda on discovery with each episode featuring Kenda discussing the cases of different homicide detectives in the United States In August 2022 he hosted an ID special titled Homicide Hunter Never Give Up featuring a cold case he wasnt able to solve about the murder of a Fort Carson female soldier He is an actor and writer known for Handsome A Netflix Mystery Movie 2017 He is the author of two books titled I Will Find You 2017 and Killer Triggers 2021