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Lt. Joe Kenda Is Still Adjusting to Being the (Giant) Face of a TV Network
Vulture ^ | August 3, 2018 | Sarah Turcotte

Posted on 08/07/2018 4:16:02 PM PDT by EveningStar

Most former police officers don’t enjoy a retirement that involves any kind of celebrity, much less one that has yielded a signature wine inspired by their catch phrase, a book deal, and an annual namesake cruise to the Caribbean. But such is now life for 71-year-old Lieutenant Joe Kenda, whose Investigation Discovery series Homicide Hunter has made him a bona fide true crime star.

Kenda’s perch atop the roster of programming on the decade-old true crime powerhouse ID is secure (if not completely natural) in a lineup that includes Wives with Knives, Deadly Women and Stepford Lives of Stepford Wives. Homicide Hunter, true stories from his 23-and-a-half years on the job in Colorado Springs, attracted nearly two million viewers per week last season, its seventh, and shows no signs of slowing.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Society; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: coloradosprings; cspd; homicidehunter; id; joekenda; kenda; lieutenantjoekenda; ltjoekenda; my; mymymy; police; truecrime
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1 posted on 08/07/2018 4:16:02 PM PDT by EveningStar
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To: EveningStar

I prefer true crime stories and Homicide Hunter is usually worth watching.


2 posted on 08/07/2018 4:24:08 PM PDT by dainbramaged (If you want a friend, rescue a pit bull.)
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To: EveningStar

Well-conducted interview. I very much enjoy Joe’s case-reenactments and commentaries. Thanks for posting.


3 posted on 08/07/2018 4:34:44 PM PDT by Hebrews 11:6 (Do you REALLY believe that (1) God IS, and (2) God IS GOOD?)
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I enjoy watching the show. I love it when Kenda discovers or notices a clue and says, “Well, my, my.”


4 posted on 08/07/2018 4:37:29 PM PDT by Kipp
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To: dainbramaged

Yes I’ve seen every episode.


5 posted on 08/07/2018 4:38:41 PM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie (All I know is what I read in the papers.)
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To: EveningStar

We love this show! Kenda is cool.


6 posted on 08/07/2018 4:39:32 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX (".... and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed." Acts 13:48)
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7 posted on 08/07/2018 4:51:39 PM PDT by Liz ( Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.sap-happy)
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To: EveningStar

Thanks for posting. I’m a big fan of the show. I had read before that won’t use a script. He really tells his stories well.


8 posted on 08/07/2018 4:53:41 PM PDT by Rusty0604
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To: EveningStar

Probably my favorite show on the ID channel.


9 posted on 08/07/2018 4:57:55 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: EveningStar
I sometimes watch episodes over again. It's that good.
10 posted on 08/07/2018 5:09:42 PM PDT by CptnObvious (Question her now.)
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To: CptnObvious

So do I.


11 posted on 08/07/2018 5:13:14 PM PDT by EveningStar (I am a Non-Cultist Trump Supporter.)
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To: EveningStar

Are they still doing that show?


12 posted on 08/07/2018 5:18:13 PM PDT by MileHi (Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
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To: MileHi

Yes, seems new one are scheduled later this month.


13 posted on 08/07/2018 5:19:13 PM PDT by apocalypto
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To: Parley Baer

Mine too.


14 posted on 08/07/2018 5:20:21 PM PDT by EveningStar (I am a Non-Cultist Trump Supporter.)
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To: Liz

I’m trying to quit smoking, and you post this.


15 posted on 08/07/2018 5:27:01 PM PDT by PistolPaknMama
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To: apocalypto

Cool


16 posted on 08/07/2018 5:39:32 PM PDT by MileHi (Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
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To: EveningStar

I’ve watched the show since it started airing. It’s the only one I watch on the ID Channel. Kenda is a cop’s cop. Never forgot where he came from. It would have been an honor to work with him. He’s honest, loyal, thorough, and relentless in his pursuit of criminals. Those qualities are shown in every one of his episodes.


17 posted on 08/07/2018 5:49:16 PM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: EveningStar

Great Interview. We worth the Time.


18 posted on 08/07/2018 5:52:54 PM PDT by CptnObvious (Question her now.)
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To: Hebrews 11:6

I love Joe


19 posted on 08/07/2018 6:18:21 PM PDT by Engedi (The)
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To: EveningStar

Kenda really is fun to watch. I got my husband into “Homicide Hunter”, he’s now far more into it than I.


20 posted on 08/07/2018 6:20:30 PM PDT by jazminerose (Adorable Deplorable)
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