• Air date: 16 Jun '09 13 episodes
      The First 48 follows detectives from around the country during these first critical hours as they race against time to find the suspect. Gritty and fast-paced, it takes viewers behind the scenes of real-life investigations with unprecedented access to crime scenes, autopsies, forensic processing, and interrogations.
  • List of Episodes (13)
    • 1. Last Wish

      16 Jun '09
      After celebrating his birthday with friends and family, the man is found dead on a sidewalk. Twists and turns lead detectives down a crazy path. Finally appealing to the public, they get a lead.
    • 2. Signs of Violence; Live By the Gun

      23 Jun '09
      A deaf man is stabbed to death in the doorway of his home. Detectives are on the trail of their suspects, who might be linked to an unsolved murder. A street party is interrupted when shots ring out, leaving a young man dead. Witnesses are few but when found their information may lead detectives to a killer.
    • 3. Cold as Ice

      23 Jun '09
      The body of a man is found in the snow. Detectives work to find a killer, but first they have to get the friend to tell what she knows.
    • 4. Road Hazard; Cold

      30 Jun '09
      A motorcycle club president was run off the road, and then shot in the head. Detectives work to find answers and a killer. A woman is strangled in her apartment. Detectives are on the hunt for this killer that has left seven children without a mother.
    • 5. In Broad Daylight; Fight Club

      07 Jul '09
      A young woman is shot and killed in the middle of the day. Detectives race to identify the victim and catch her killer. Outside of a strip club a young man is brutally murdered. Using onsite surveillance and forensics detectives track their killer.
    • 6. After the First 48 - Blackout

      14 Jul '09
      UPDATE: Follow this case through the justice system. We have already seen the bodies discovered and the arrests made. Now we get to see the court process and the verdicts handed down.
    • 7. Ditched

      21 Jul '09
      Passing motorists discover the decomposing body a person reported missing by a friend. As detectives search for the friend, they quickly realize this is going to be a long road.
    • 8. Caught Up

      28 Jul '09
      A young father is gunned down in the middle of the day. Detectives work quickly to establish witnesses and get leads. With a license plate number and a security camera, detectives start their search to bring this killer to justice.
    • 9. Torn; Gun Crazy

      11 Aug '09
      A love triangle turns deadly, and detectives work to untangle the web. Gun fire erupts in a car leaving one man dead and another injured.
    • 10. After The First 48 - Ashes and Snow; Backyard Murder

      18 Aug '09
      UPDATE: Follow this case through the justice system. We have already seen the bodies discovered and the arrests made. Now we get to see the court process and the verdicts handed down.
    • 11. Johnny Black; Stranger Than Fiction

      01 Sep '09
      In the first of two homicides less than ten blocks away, detectives head out to the shooting of man in the middle of the day. They investigation leads to a suspect who is a friend of the victim. Then, shots ring out and a young man is gunned down by a man on a bike. When a witness comes to them, they have a hard time believing her story. Is truth really stranger than fiction?
    • 12. Heart of Gold; Last Breath

      08 Sep '09
      A woman is stabbed multiple times. Once detectives arrive they realize they are familiar with the victim. They turn to friends and family to help isolate a killer. A dieing man speaks his final words to his sister after he was shot. Will his words lead to his killer?
    • 13. Blind Rage; Those Closest To Us

      15 Sep '09
      A man is shot inside his home, a woman calls 911 from inside then flees the scene. Detectives set out to find this woman to see if she is just a witness or if she is a cold blooded killer. A homeless man is stabbed in the park and left to die. Detectives search for clues and get a tip the victim was last seen with a friend. They race the clock to find out if this friend is actually a killer.