The Fastest Discharge in Military History (2016)

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)

Nowhere to Turn: Soldier Extorted by a Military Wife Ends in Murder (2015)

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)

Lessons Learned from a Military Ammunitions Explosion in Colorado Springs (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)

Lt. Joe Kenda: “Life is Random”

I first heard the phrase “Life is Random” while watching Lt. Joe Kenda’s Homicide Hunter series on Investigation Discovery. Lt. Kenda was referring to a 1994 case out of Colorado Springs, Colorado he had investigated. A recently discharged Fort Carson Army soldier was left bleeding to death in an apartment building parking lot after being stabbed … More Lt. Joe Kenda: “Life is Random”