Lt Joe Kenda once again displayed phenomenal investigation skills in the episode Death Grip on Homicide Hunter. This particular episode focused on a 1979 report of a car accident in a parking lot that led police on the scene to deduce that this was no accident. A pick up truck hit the side of a residential building … More The Fastest Discharge in Military History (2016)
Get comfy especially if a winter storm is coming your way and binge watch some Making a Murderer on Netflix. It is absolutely fascinating and takes you through the life and trials of Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey. It’s up to you the viewer to decide if you think they are guilty or innocent. Although … More Making a Murderer Highlights Erosion of Due Process Rights in America (2016)
Lt Joe Kenda of Homicide Hunter featured another case where he was tasked with investigating what hospital officials suspected was an attempted murder. Upon arrival at the hospital, he was bombarded by the press because they heard the call for service over the scanner. The hospital was secure and police officers were on the scene. … More Only Way Out: Army Wife Threatens to Report Doctor to Commander if He Leaves Her (2016)
Social Justice Warrior: A pejorative term for an individual who repeatedly and vehemently engages in arguments on social justice on the Internet, often in a shallow or not well-thought-out way, for the purpose of raising their own personal reputation. A social justice warrior, or SJW, does not necessarily strongly believe all that they say, or even care about … More The Modus Operandi of Social Justice Warriors (2016)
Investigation Discovery featured a Very Kenda Christmas with back to back episodes of Homicide Hunter with Lt. Joe Kenda over the holidays. Kenda is a retired detective from the Colorado Springs Police Department. Colorado Springs is also the home of US Army base Fort Carson and Peterson Air Force Base. As a result, Lt. … More Nowhere to Turn: Soldier Extorted by a Military Wife Ends in Murder (2015)
My friend April and I decided to hike the Roost Trail in Evans Notch on December 7th. It was a warm, sunny day to get outdoors and take in the fresh air, beauty, and silence one experiences when hiking. We decided to hike the Evans Notch trail thinking that the winter gate to the White … More The Roost Trail, Evans Notch, White Mountain National Forest, Maine (2015)
My friend April and I hiked our fourth 4000 footer in New Hampshire this past Saturday. The weather was incredible and we had some great friends and family join us on this adventure. We hiked the Mount Tecumseh Trail located at the Waterville Valley Resort to the summit of Mount Tecumseh. It was beautiful and … More Mt. Tecumseh Trail, Mount Tecumseh, White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire (2015)
Homicide Hunter is an Investigation Discovery show featuring retired police Detective Lt. Joe Kenda (1973-1996). Lt. Kenda worked for the Colorado Springs Police Department for years and investigated and solved hundreds of cases during his employment. Now in his retirement, he outlines the cases that he encountered on the job and explains how he eventually … More Lessons Learned from a Military Ammunitions Explosion in Colorado Springs (2015)
Swamp Murders on Investigation Discovery featured the murder of Kelli Bordeaux, US Army soldier stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. We learned that in 2012 she went missing after visiting the Froggy Bottoms bar in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The last person to see her alive was Nick Holbert, a man considered a sexual predator and … More Army Soldier Kelli Bordeaux Murdered by Sexual Predator on Sex Offender Registry List
We hiked our third 400o footer in New Hampshire this past weekend. We went peak bagging and hiked the Carter Moriah Trail to the summit of Mount Surprise and Mount Moriah. The Carter Moriah trailhead is located in Gorham, N.H. We got up early because we knew that this one was going to take us … More Carter Moriah Trail, Mount Moriah, White Mountain National Forest, Gorham, New Hampshire (2015)
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