Episode
Homicide Hunter: Lt Joe Kenda: Officer Down
Overview
Sgt. Joe Kenda faces his worst nightmare when he learns a friend and fellow officer, Mark Dabling, has been killed in the line of duty; police conduct an all-out manhunt and discover the gunman is even more dangerous than they'd thought.
Details
- Series
- Homicide Hunter: Lt Joe Kenda
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 18
- Air date
- 2017-01-18
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Officer Down is Episode 18 in Season 6 of Homicide Hunter: Lt Joe Kenda. It aired on 2017-01-18. The runtime is 43 min.
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Episode 17: Justified
A young man is found gunned down, leading Lt. Joe Kenda to delve into his troubled past and his connection to the world of rare coins. Then...a mother of five is shot in the head and it's up to Kenda to uncover the truth behind her untimely death.
Episode 19: My Worst Fear
Police are shocked to find a 13-year-old boy killed in an explosion, but their grief turns to alarm when they discover a second, unexploded bomb. To catch the killer, Det. Joe Kenda must first figure out whom the bomb was meant for.
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