Re-enactments feature actor and former deputy sheriff Carl Marino portraying a younger Kenda, and narration by Josh Casaubon.

[4] Episodes also featured contextual contributions by witnesses to the crimes, family and friends of the victims, members of law enforcement and the media, and others.

[6] In May 2019, Kenda announced in a video posted on the show's official Facebook page that the ninth season of Homicide Hunter would be its last.

[7] Kenda recounted that at age nine during a visit to the Pittsburgh Zoo, he experienced what he calls an epiphany: "There was a big sign, and it read, 'Around this corner is the most dangerous animal on earth' ... and it was a mirror from ceiling to floor.

[11] Ratings continued to grow, with the Tuesday, August 18, 2015, Season 5 premiere setting a then-record for Investigation Discovery, delivering 3.8 million viewers and making it a Top 5 cable program in its time period.