Joe Kenda Biography

Fast Facts

• Graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1968
• Quote: "And the most important, you need to be naturally curious․ You need to have an undying curiosity about every case․"
• Quote: "[His response when approached about appearing on television] "I am not an actor․ What I am is a policeman and if you want me to tell you about these murders, I will, so turn your camera on for 30 minutes and I'll talk․""
• Quote: "I have an absolute perfect memory․ When you do this for a living, it burns into your brain․ It's like it all happened this morning․ It's very intense work․"
• Quote: "You have to become a professional listener․ You have to listen very, very carefully to what people say․"
• Relocated to his mother's hometown immediately after college and joined the local police department, eventually working there as a detective for more than 20 years
• Over the course of his 20-year career as a detective, he would end up with a 92% success rate at solving his cases