There are strange cases, and then there are cases that make you question the very fabric of reality. This Tuesday’s “Homicide Hunter: American Detective” falls squarely into the latter category. Joe Kenda, the king of deadpan delivery and twisty crime stories, is back on Investigation Discovery with “A Letter From Hell,” an episode that sounds like something straight out of a pulp novel.
A double homicide at a Dayton, Ohio bar is just the starting point. Detective Doyle Burke is faced with a baffling collection of clues: a citywide KKK rally and, to top it all off, a confession letter supposedly written by the Devil himself – and helpfully postmarked from Hell, just in case there was any doubt about the sender’s return address.
Joe Kenda guides us through the labyrinthine investigation, his dry wit providing a counterpoint to the sheer strangeness of the crime. This isn’t just a whodunit; it’s a what-the-hell-is-going-on-here-dunit.
Catch “Homicide Hunter: American Detective” this Tuesday, April 22 at 9:00 PM ET on Investigation Discovery.
