The First 48 : Season 12

In Birmingham, Detective Chris Anderson investigates the gruesome murder of a woman who is shot to death and then set on fire. Anderson hunts down his suspects, but it's the victim's family that reveals a final, disturbing twist in the case. In DeKalb County, Detective Joe Renaud is working the homicide of a father of four, gunned down outside an apartment complex on the east side of town. Without little to go on, Renaud and his team must put the pieces of this puzzle together to track down the

A person is killed in Miami while trying to stop a robbery.

A janitor is stabbed to death in Miami; a Birmingham pedestrian is killed after fixing a car for his friend.

In Miami, a young father is gunned down after a night of gambling. Detective Emiliano Tamayo has to figure out who would have killed him over twenty dollars. Then in Dallas, a child's birthday party turns deadly. The investigation becomes even more urgent when Detective Leo Gonzalez discovers the killer may be on the way to Mexico.

In DeKalb County, a keyboardist for a local church is gunned down in his home. Detective Lynn Shuler uncovers a web of lies that ultimately puts him on the path of the killers. Then, in Miami, rookie Detective Mario Gonzalez responds to a call about a man found shot dead in an abandoned car. Just as the case is about to run cold, a witness comes forward that shatters the case wide open.

In Dallas, Detective Brian Tabor investigates the brutal stabbing of a man found in a vacant apartment. Now, detectives need a woman who may have lured him to his death, to come clean. Then in Birmingham, a wild gunfight leaves an innocent young man dead. Detective Jody Jacobs is on the hunt for two shooters and needs to determine who fired the first shot.

Mike Smith and Walley Everett investigate the murder of a 23-year-old mother found burned in the backyard of an abandoned house.

An out-of-state truck driver is found dead in the cab of his rig; Texas investigators probe the murder of an exotic dancer.

An unarmed man is gunned down outside a bar; a woman is found bludgeoned to death in her apartment.

Two friends are shot, then burned inside the trunk of a car

A woman is murdered in front of her daughter during a home invasion in Harris County, Texas; a Dallas teen runs into serious trouble while trying to sell a gun.

An unarmed Miami man is shot in the back; three friends in Cleveland leave a party, but one of the group ends up dead.

An unarmed Miami man is shot in the back; three friends in Cleveland leave a party, but one of the group ends up dead.

A double murder occurs during a house party in Cleveland; a father falls victim to a robbery in Harris County, Texas.

An update on the case of an immigrant from Darfur who was shot and killed in his Louisville store during a robbery.

Detectives embark on a four-state manhunt to find the killer of a Cleveland driver; Miami police need citizens to loosen their lips and help them solve a murder.

A Miami homicide team investigates the shooting death of a kindly father; a Dallas man is fatally shot in his sleep.

In Dallas, a dismembered body is found burned in an open field. With no leads on the victim s identity, detectives turn to the public for help in solving this baffling case.

Surveillance video of a fatal stabbing at a Texas strip mall leaves a policeman with more questions than answers; a Dallas man is shot to death in his living room.

Two Dallas men on their way to visit family are gunned down; a police detective searches for a burglar who strangled a Cleveland preacher.