American Detective: The Complete First Season
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American Detective: The Complete First Season
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American Detective: The Complete First Season
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UPC (Locale): 743252-543917 (AmazonPrime on Blu-ray from United States)
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Production Year: 2021 in United States
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Genres: Crime, Documentary, Television
Director: Jeffrey Woods
Studios: Jupiter Entertainment, Investigation Discovery
Media Companies: Amazon Prime Video
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Disc Formats: Single-Sided, Double-Layered
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Release Date: September 16, 2021
Review (Movie): 10 / 10
Review (Disc): 10 / 10
Features: Play All, Digital Copy

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In AMERICAN DETECTIVE, Kenda trades in his own case files to bring viewers astounding investigations from across the country, with each episode profiling a different homicide detective whose tireless efforts helped bring justice for the victim. Presented by the stoic storyteller who keeps us hanging on his every word, Joe Kenda guides us through the nuances of each case and the dogged detective work it took to solve the seemingly unsolvable.


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EPISODE LIST
1. Fourteen Stories Down (7/14/21)
2. “Murder, Murder, Murder” (7/21/21)
3. Hazard Lights (7/28/21)
4. From the Deep (8/5/21)
5. Tale of Two Knives (8/12/21)
6. Goodbye Horses (8/19/21)
7. A Face With No Name (8/26/21)
8. What She Saw (9/2/21)
9. Black Water (9/9/21)
10. Lights Out (9/16/21)
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EPISODE GUIDE

Disc 1: Episodes 1-5


1. Fourteen Stories Down (7/14/21)
A presumed suicide shifts to foul play when a second dead body turns up.
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2. “Murder, Murder, Murder” (7/21/21)
A Seattle woman is brutally murdered close to a homeless encampment.
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3. Hazard Lights (7/28/21)
A depraved killer snuffs out the life of a promising young schoolteacher.
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4. From the Deep (8/5/21)
A dead teen bound in chains is found drifting miles off the Jersey shore.
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5. Tale of Two Knives (8/12/21)
A suspicious 911 call leads to a student pinned to the floor with a knife.



Disc 2: Episodes 6-10


6. Goodbye Horses (8/19/21)
A young mother is viciously gunned down on Virginia's Chincoteague Island.
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7. A Face With No Name (8/26/21)
An industrious teen learns there's a fine line between friends and killers.
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8. What She Saw (9/2/21)
A slain woman's disabled child may hold the key to solve a double murder.
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9. Black Water (9/9/21)
Police find the battered body of a computer programmer in his bathtub.
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10. Lights Out (9/16/21)
A gruesome attack on a couple sets off a nationwide hunt for the culprit.
 Audio  

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English Dolby Digital Plus 2.0
  English
 Cast  

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 1. Fourteen Stories Down
 Joe Kenda .... Self - Host
 Bob Barna .... Detective Baxter
 Richard Baxter .... Police Officer
 Anthony Patrick Capuano .... James Glass
 Darren W. Conrad .... Crime Scene Witness
 Jason Coviello .... Detective Joe Schillaci
 Andrew D. Erath .... Detective
 Tamilee Espinosa .... Crime Scene Witness
 Wil Gonzalez .... Mr. Hoyos
 Lena Marie .... Annette Shapiro
 Noel Mirabal .... Detective Rodriguez
 Vin Morreale Jr. .... Coroner
 Angela Perkins .... Detective
 Joseph Setticase .... Abe Metz
 Elle Sunkara .... Amy Hoyos
 2. "Murder, Murder, Murder"
 Joe Kenda .... Self - Host
 Alicia Alvis .... Olivia's Mom
 Linda Bochenek .... Resident
 Andrew D. Erath .... Medical Examiner
 Bryan Terry Snell .... Nate Daniels
 3. Hazard Lights
 Joe Kenda .... Self - Host
 Jessie Bell .... CSI
 Robert Cushing .... Self - Capt., Vermont State Police
 Darius L. Francis .... Bruce Roberts
 Emma Kaplan .... Self - Melissa Jenkins Student
 Jack Malykin .... Lt. Robert Cushing
 Jackie Marsden .... Patricia
 Hannah McDonald .... Self - Reporter, WPTZ News
 Matthew Nally .... Self - Detective, Sgt.
 McRae Patterson .... Tim
 Nick Schroeder .... Ronald
 J. P. Sinclair .... Self - Search Team Commander (ret.)
 Rachael Swartz .... Major Ingrid Jonas
 Ryan Uptgraft .... Detective Nally
 4. From the Deep
 Joe Kenda .... Self - Host
 Destinee Andrews .... Self - Kimberly Holton's Best Friend
 Brett Blaylock .... Jacob Jones
 Jeff Brown .... Self - Reporter, Dover Post (ret.)
 Steven Brown .... Self - Lt., New Jersey State Police
 Tamara Crane .... Janice
 Gisele Frame .... Jacob's Mother
 Ryan MacKenzie .... Kimberly Holton
 Lizz Matthews .... Heather
 Heather Nasakaitis .... Self - Kimberly Holton's Forster Sister
 Jon W. Perkins .... R Michaels
 Billy Porter .... Self - Det., Delaware State Police (ret.)
 Patrick Taft .... Michael
 Jim Thistle .... Self - CSI, New Jersey State Police (ret.)
 Debbie J Wright .... Laura
 5. Tale of Two Knives
 Joe Kenda .... Self - Host
 Adam Brudnicki .... Det. Don Martín
 Bryan Buckley .... Self - Asst. District Attorney
 Derek Carver .... Commander Brian Meyers
 Frank Dillard .... Self - Det., Ridgeland MS Police Department (ret.)
 Cassandra Dotson .... Self - Det., Ridgeland MS Police Department (ret.)
 Harlen Ernest .... Detective Dillard
 Anishka J. Farrington .... Assault Victim
 Sabine Gousse .... Carmen Sanders
 Jay Heselschwerdt .... Nosey Neighbor
 Jill Holder .... Nosey Neighbor
 Emmanuel J. Jones .... Larry
 Kelly Ladd .... Medical Examiner
 Lanaya Lewis .... Self - News Anchor, WJTV
 Brian Myers .... Self - Commander, Criminal Investigations Division Ridgeland
 Devon Renell .... Robert Harvey
 Bisola Salimonu .... Strangulation Victim
 Yushica Wallace .... Det. Cassandra Dotson
 6. Goodbye Horses
 Robert Berlin .... Detective Danny Plott
 Angela Borrello .... Bar Patron
 Peter Buitenhek .... Medical Examiner
 Monty Crosby .... Medical Examiner
 Bing Fu .... Special Agent Guillermo Auyon
 Shawn Hatfield .... U.S. Marshal
 Kimberly Holmes .... Self - News Reporter, WBOC
 Carey Jones .... Tina's Dad
 Christopher Judd .... Medical Examiner
 Joe Kenda .... Self - Host
 Janna Koffman .... Tessa Van Hart
 Kris Kozlowski .... Detective Jim Huddle
 Richard Lamparter .... Restaurant patron
 Corra Liddle .... Self - Tess Van Hart's Daughter
 Josiah Paul .... Matthew Birch
 Danny Plott .... Self - Special Agent, Virginia State Police
 Rose Shea .... Self - Tessa Van Hart's Mother-In-Law
 Fidelus Singleton .... Jay Fowler
 Justin Sterner .... Brian Lee Cherrix
 Meredith Sugarman .... Pizza Girl #2
 Brett Taylor .... Nosey Neighbor #3
 Eeyana Torres .... Female Pizza Shop Employee
 Walter Van Hart .... Self - Tessa's Husband
 7. A Face With No Name
 Thomas Dailey .... Self - Sgt., Hope Mills NC Police Department
 Amanda Daniel .... Self -Andrew Derenzy's Sister
 Nate Daniel .... Self - Andrew Derenzy's Brother-In-Law
 Jennifer Darby .... Pizza shop patron
 Chris Goad .... Detective Hamilton
 Josh Hamilton .... Self - Det., Hope Mills NC Police Department
 Isaiah Hanley .... Andrew Derenzy
 Joe Kenda .... Self - Host
 Mary Miles Kokotek .... Ms. Hall the 'Bailbond Mom'
 Eric Lang .... Ken Lombard
 Toni Henderson Mayers .... Elizabeth
 Julianne Norkus .... Crime Scene Investigator
 Jordan Pope .... Daniel Hall
 Sean Ramey .... Detective Reagan
 George Regan .... Self - Det., Hope Mills NC Police Department
 Aimee Smith .... Self - Andrew Derenzy's Sister
 Justin Sterner .... Ian Robinson
 Billy West .... Self - District Attorney, Cumberland County North Carolina
 8. What She Saw
 Joe Kenda .... Self - Host
 Joseph Bellino .... Self - Det., Prince George's County MD Police Department
 Chris Caulpetzer .... Officer
 Jonathon Church .... Self - Asst. State's Attorney, Prince George's County Maryla
 Monika Cope-Ward .... Self - Social Worker
 Dana Daniels .... Self - Tina Towler's Best Friend
 Jasmine S. Davis .... Denise Harris
 Vince Eisenson .... Det. Bellino
 Sarah Fawaz .... Olivia Smith
 Michael Ganote .... Bar Patron
 Frank Harley Jr. .... Chilly
 Jay Heselschwerdt .... Det. Mike Cycienski
 Kevin Leonard .... Self - Historian, Laurel Leader
 William t. McGregor .... Thurston Yerby
 Jerry Mortel .... James
 Kathleen Scott Paul .... Tina (reenactment)
 Arnell Pharr .... Helpful Witness
 Scott Rapp .... Det. Cloyd Steiger
 Angel R. Reed .... Angel (surviving victim)
 Jerome Spencer .... Self - Asst. State's Attorney, Prince George's County Maryla
 Jay Towler .... Self - Ex-Husband of Tina Towler
 9. Black Water
 Mark Breeden .... Joseph leer
 Matt Conghlin .... Self - Journalist & Author
 Ryan Hammond .... Detective McMullin
 Fred Harran .... Self
 Joe Kenda .... Self - Host
 Chris McMullen .... Self - Det., Bensalem PA Police Department
 Chris McMullin .... Self
 J. Travis Montoya .... Christian
 10. Lights Out
 Darren Burch .... Self - Det., Phoenix AZ Police Department (ret.)
 Brian Scott Gilmore .... Darren Burch
 Jill Holder .... Nurse
 Christopher Judd .... Sergeant Markey
 Joe Kenda .... Self - Host
 Adam McGee .... Mike Urich
 Caren Pollaccia .... Self - Det., Oakland Park FL Police Department (ret.)
 Nancy Valentine .... Elderly Victim 1
 Mike Watkiss .... Self - Veteran Phoenix Reporter
 
 1. Fourteen Stories Down
Production
  Noah Broch .... Associate Producer
  Amanda Erickson .... Producer
  Tyler Hart .... Associate Producer
  Briana Scheibel .... Producer
Cinematography
  Daniel Kelly .... Director of Photography
Music
  Vincent Varco .... Composer
Sound
  Brendan Sherman .... Sound Designer
Art
  Anthony Rhoads .... Title Sequence
 2. "Murder, Murder, Murder"
Production
  Noah Broch .... Associate Producer
  Amanda Erickson .... Producer
  Tyler Hart .... Associate Producer
  Briana Scheibel .... Producer
Cinematography
  Daniel Kelly .... Director of Photography
Music
  Robert Allen Elliott .... Background Music
Sound
  Brendan Sherman .... Sound Designer
Art
  Anthony Rhoads .... Title Sequence
 3. Hazard Lights
Direction
  Jeffrey Woods .... Director
Writing
  Curtis Paine .... Custom
Production
  Noah Broch .... Associate Producer
  Alleathea Carter-Perkins .... Producer
  Thomas Cutler .... Senior Executive Producer
  Amanda Feathers .... Senior Line Producer
  Ben Greguoli .... Story Producer
  Tyler Hart .... Associate Producer
  Elysee Inzunza .... Associate Producer
  Faun Mann .... Field Producer
  Todd Moss .... Executive Producer
  Patrick Reardon .... Executive Producer
  Briana Scheibel .... Field Producer
  Martha Steele .... Line Producer
  Erich Sturm .... Executive Producer
  Consuelo Villanueva .... Producer
  Jen Woods .... Producer
Cinematography
  Tarik Hameedi .... Director of Photography
  Daniel Kelly .... Director of Photography
Music
  Mark Kueffner .... Composer
  Josh Molen .... Composer
  Killian Magee .... Composer
Sound
  Carlos Aranguren .... Sound
  Jesse Dowd .... Sound Supervisor
  Michael Larini .... Sound
  Allen Law .... Sound Designer
  Allen Law .... Sound Mixer
  Cameron McLaughlin .... Sound
Art
  Katie Proud .... Hair Stylist
  Katie Proud .... Makeup Artist
  Tatyana Wilcox .... Hair Stylist
  Tatyana Wilcox .... Makeup Artist
  Ian Goodman .... Set Designer
  Anthony Rhoads .... Title Sequence
 4. From the Deep
Direction
  Jeffrey Woods .... Director
Writing
  Lorraine DiRienzo .... Custom
Production
  Noah Broch .... Associate Producer
  Alleathea Carter-Perkins .... Producer
  Amanda Erickson .... Producer
  Amanda Feathers .... Senior Line Producer
  Tyler Hart .... Associate Producer
  Todd Moss .... Executive Producer
  Patrick Reardon .... Executive Producer
  Briana Scheibel .... Producer
  Martha Steele .... Line Producer
  Erich Sturm .... Executive Producer
  Consuelo Villanueva .... Producer
  Jen Woods .... Producer
Cinematography
  Kaya Dillon .... Director of Photography
  Daniel Kelly .... Director of Photography
Music
  Robert Allen Elliott .... Background Music
  Josh Molen .... Composer
  Dag Gabrielsen .... Composer
Sound
  David Campbell .... Location Sound
  Jesse Dowd .... Sound Supervisor
  Paul Foster .... Lead Engineer
  Allen Law .... Sound Designer
  Allen Law .... Sound Mixer
  Cameron McLaughlin .... Sound
Art
  Katie Proud .... Hair Stylist
  Katie Proud .... Makeup Artist
  Patty Watson .... Hair Stylist
  Patty Watson .... Makeup Artist
  Ian Goodman .... Set Designer
  Anthony Rhoads .... Title Sequence
 5. Tale of Two Knives
Direction
  Jeffrey Woods .... Director
Writing
  Katie M. White .... Custom
Production
  Noah Broch .... Associate Producer
  Alleathea Carter-Perkins .... Producer
  Thomas Cutler .... Senior Executive Producer
  Amanda Erickson .... Field Producer
  Amanda Feathers .... Senior Line Producer
  Tyler Hart .... Associate Producer
  Todd Moss .... Executive Producer
  Patrick Reardon .... Executive Producer
  Briana Scheibel .... Field Producer
  Martha Steele .... Line Producer
  Erich Sturm .... Executive Producer
  Consuelo Villanueva .... Producer
  Jen Woods .... Producer
Cinematography
  Tarik Hameedi .... Director of Photography
  Daniel Kelly .... Director of Photography
Music
  Robert Allen Elliott .... Background Music
  Josh Molen .... Composer
Sound
  Mike Delashmet .... Sound
  Jesse Dowd .... Sound Supervisor
  Paul Foster .... Lead Engineer
  Allen Law .... Sound Designer
  Allen Law .... Sound Mixer
Art
  Katie Proud .... Hair Stylist
  Katie Proud .... Makeup Artist
  Patty Watson .... Hair Stylist
  Patty Watson .... Makeup Artist
  Ian Goodman .... Set Designer
  Anthony Rhoads .... Title Sequence
 6. Goodbye Horses
Direction
  Jeffrey Woods .... Director
Writing
  Curtis Paine .... Custom
Production
  Noah Broch .... Associate Producer
  Alleathea Carter-Perkins .... Producer
  Thomas Cutler .... Senior Executive Producer
  Amanda Erickson .... Field Producer
  Amanda Feathers .... Senior Line Producer
  Tyler Hart .... Associate Producer
  Jerred Hicks .... Coordinating Producer
  Joe Jacobs .... Associate Producer
  Todd Moss .... Executive Producer
  Patrick Reardon .... Executive Producer
  Briana Scheibel .... Field Producer
  Martha Steele .... Line Producer
  Erich Sturm .... Executive Producer
  Consuelo Villanueva .... Producer
  Jen Woods .... Producer
Cinematography
  Thomas Jacobi .... Director of Photography
  Daniel Kelly .... Director of Photography
Music
  Robert Allen Elliott .... Background Music
  Josh Molen .... Composer
  Killian Magee .... Composer
Sound
  Carlos Aranguren .... Sound
  Jesse Dowd .... Sound Supervisor
  Paul Foster .... Lead Engineer
  Allen Law .... Sound Designer
  Allen Law .... Sound Mixer
  Cameron McLaughlin .... Sound
  Rob Shire .... Location Sound
  Jay White .... Location Sound
Art
  Patty Watson .... Hair Stylist
  Patty Watson .... Makeup Artist
  Tatyana Wilcox .... Hair Stylist
  Tatyana Wilcox .... Makeup Artist
  Ian Goodman .... Set Designer
  Anthony Rhoads .... Title Sequence
 7. A Face With No Name
Writing
  Curtis Paine .... Custom
Production
  Noah Broch .... Associate Producer
  Alleathea Carter-Perkins .... Producer
  Thomas Cutler .... Senior Executive Producer
  Amanda Erickson .... Producer
  Amanda Feathers .... Senior Line Producer
  Ben Greguoli .... Field Producer
  Tyler Hart .... Associate Producer
  Elysee Inzunza .... Associate Producer
  Laura Marini .... Field Producer
  Todd Moss .... Executive Producer
  Patrick Reardon .... Executive Producer
  Briana Scheibel .... Producer
  Martha Steele .... Line Producer
  Erich Sturm .... Executive Producer
  Consuelo Villanueva .... Producer
  Jen Woods .... Producer
Cinematography
  Daniel Kelly .... Director of Photography
  Mark McKnight .... Director of Photography
Music
  Robert Allen Elliott .... Background Music
  Josh Molen .... Composer
Sound
  Jesse Dowd .... Sound Supervisor
  Paul Foster .... Lead Engineer
  Ric Hase .... Sound
  Allen Law .... Sound Designer
  Allen Law .... Sound Mixer
  Cameron McLaughlin .... Sound
  Joshua Stowe .... Sound
Art
  Katie Proud .... Hair Stylist
  Katie Proud .... Makeup Artist
  Tatyana Wilcox .... Hair Stylist
  Tatyana Wilcox .... Makeup Artist
  Ian Goodman .... Set Designer
  John Jenkins .... Motion Graphics
  Anthony Rhoads .... Title Sequence
  Katie Lena Hardin .... Wardrobe
 8. What She Saw
Direction
  Jeffrey Woods .... Director
Writing
  Curtis Paine .... Custom
Production
  Noah Broch .... Associate Producer
  Alleathea Carter-Perkins .... Producer
  Thomas Cutler .... Senior Executive Producer
  Amanda Erickson .... Field Producer
  Amanda Feathers .... Senior Line Producer
  Tyler Hart .... Associate Producer
  Todd Moss .... Executive Producer
  Patrick Reardon .... Executive Producer
  Briana Scheibel .... Field Producer
  Martha Steele .... Line Producer
  Erich Sturm .... Executive Producer
  Consuelo Villanueva .... Producer
  Jen Woods .... Producer
Cinematography
  Kaya Dillon .... Director of Photography
  Daniel Kelly .... Director of Photography
Music
  Robert Allen Elliott .... Background Music
  Josh Molen .... Composer
  Killian Magee .... Composer
Sound
  David Campbell .... Location Sound
  Jesse Dowd .... Sound Supervisor
  Paul Foster .... Lead Engineer
  Allen Law .... Sound Designer
  Allen Law .... Sound Mixer
  Cameron McLaughlin .... Sound
Art
  Katie Proud .... Hair Stylist
  Katie Proud .... Makeup Artist
  Patty Watson .... Hair Stylist
  Patty Watson .... Makeup Artist
  Ian Goodman .... Set Designer
  Anthony Rhoads .... Title Sequence
 9. Black Water
Direction
  Jeffrey Woods .... Director
Writing
  Ben Greguoli .... Custom
Production
  Noah Broch .... Associate Producer
  Alleathea Carter-Perkins .... Producer
  Thomas Cutler .... Senior Executive Producer
  Amanda Erickson .... Field Producer
  Amanda Feathers .... Senior Line Producer
  Tyler Hart .... Associate Producer
  Todd Moss .... Executive Producer
  Patrick Reardon .... Executive Producer
  Briana Scheibel .... Field Producer
  Martha Steele .... Line Producer
  Erich Sturm .... Executive Producer
  Consuelo Villanueva .... Producer
  Jen Woods .... Producer
Cinematography
  Kaya Dillon .... Director of Photography
  Daniel Kelly .... Director of Photography
  Andrew T. McGary .... Director of Photography
Music
  Josh Molen .... Composer
Sound
  Paul Alfe .... Sound
  Jesse Dowd .... Sound Supervisor
  Paul Foster .... Lead Engineer
  Allen Law .... Sound Designer
  Allen Law .... Sound Mixer
  Cameron McLaughlin .... Sound
Art
  Katie Proud .... Hair Stylist
  Katie Proud .... Makeup Artist
  Ian Goodman .... Set Designer
  Anthony Rhoads .... Title Sequence
 10. Lights Out
Direction
  Jeffrey Woods .... Director
Writing
  Briana Scheibel .... Custom
Production
  Noah Broch .... Associate Producer
  Alleathea Carter-Perkins .... Producer
  Amanda Erickson .... Producer
  Amanda Feathers .... Senior Line Producer
  Tyler Hart .... Associate Producer
  Todd Moss .... Executive Producer
  Patrick Reardon .... Executive Producer
  Briana Scheibel .... Field Producer
  Martha Steele .... Line Producer
  Erich Sturm .... Executive Producer
  Consuelo Villanueva .... Producer
  Jen Woods .... Producer
Cinematography
  Paul Dokuchitz .... Director of Photography
  Daniel Kelly .... Director of Photography
  Andrew T. McGary .... Director of Photography
Music
  Robert Allen Elliott .... Background Music
  Josh Molen .... Composer
  Killian Magee .... Composer
Sound
  Jesse Dowd .... Sound Supervisor
  Paul Foster .... Lead Engineer
  Allen Law .... Sound Designer
  Allen Law .... Sound Mixer
  Cameron McLaughlin .... Sound
  Eric Richardson .... Sound
Art
  Katie Proud .... Hair Stylist
  Katie Proud .... Makeup Artist
  Ian Goodman .... Set Designer
  Anthony Rhoads .... Title Sequence
  Katie Lena Hardin .... Wardrobe

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# Description A B DS DL A DL B Location Slot
1Episodes 1-5BD13173
2Episodes 6-10BD13174