Episode
Homicide Hunter: Lt Joe Kenda: The Shoelace Killer
Overview
Teenagers find a woman's corpse while attending a party on the outskirts of the city; detectives quickly determine that the victim was strangled with her own shoelace, but they struggle to identify her.
Details
- Series
- Homicide Hunter: Lt Joe Kenda
- Season
- Season 8
- Episode
- Episode 17
- Air date
- 2019-01-23
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
The Shoelace Killer is Episode 17 in Season 8 of Homicide Hunter: Lt Joe Kenda. It aired on 2019-01-23. The runtime is 43 min.
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Episode 16: Nine-Year-Old Hostage
A hostage situation puts Sgt. Joe Kenda and his team to the test, as they try to save a family without getting shot themselves; a neighbor discovers two teenagers who apparently entered into a suicide pact; however, one of them has multiple injuries.
Episode 18: The Uninvited Guest
A soldier is stabbed to death at a drive-thru; Kenda's only clue is that this stabbing is somehow tied to a break-dancing competition; a 29-year-old man who moves back to Colorado Springs, Colo., is shot execution-style at his welcome home party.
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Episode 19: Married to the Job
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Episode 14: Who Took Heather?
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Episode 20: The Case That Haunts Me
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Episode 13: Friends Like This
A young man is gunned down outside his home after helping friends move apartments; Sgt. Joe Kenda and Detective John Anderson must determine whether the killer was a complete stranger, a gang member or a jealous lover.
Episode 12: Shallow Grave
Lt. Joe Kenda and his team investigate the scene of an apparent suicide, only to be forced to flee after discovering the house is booby-trapped; teenagers discover human bones on the outskirts of town.
Episode 11: Follow the Money
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Episode 10: Primal Instinct
When a drunken dispute at a biker bar turns deadly, Kenda must launch a manhunt for a pair of suspects who flee with a small boy in tow; a man is murdered in an onslaught of high caliber gunfire, but an unexpected break turns the case on its head.
Episode 9: The Setup
Hardworking family man Douglas Warren stumbles into a downtown bar with a gunshot wound to the neck and bleeds out on the floor; to catch the killer, Kenda must conduct a risky sting operation and launch an interstate manhunt.
Episode 8: Target Practice
The murder of a young father stuns his close-knit community, but the investigation reveals a neighborly dispute turned deadly; when a house is besieged by mysterious gunfire, Kenda enlists a team of specialists to trace the bullets' origin.