Series

The First 48

2004★ 7.930 seasons

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.

Cast

Featured cast

Dion GrahamNarrator

Episodes

1Gangs of Little Havana/Execution in Coconut GroveA wall of silence from a frightened community hampers efforts to solve a brutal murder; and a mother of two is shot execution-style in her kitchen in…45 min

2Overkill/Left for DeadMiami homicide detectives race against time in the critical first hours of investigation to find the evidence necessary to charge two suspects in a b…45 min

3Blood in the Snow/Swope Park KillingIn Kansas City, an ambitious captain and two veteran detectives face their first homicide of the year and must make deals with wanted drug kingpins t…45 min

4Double Shooting on Haskell; Back Alley RevengeIn Kansas City, detectives investigate a shooting death and must convince a son to give up his father; and investigate a murder in an area known for …45 min 5Body in the Park / Ruby Street ShootingSergeant Irma Labrice and Detectives Leon Lubiejewski and Michael Gross don't have much time to find a murder suspect and they don't have much to go …45 min

6Killing SpreePolice try to convince the frightened residents of a housing project known as the "Pork and Beans" to help them track down the man who's been terrori…45 min

7On Ice/Body in the CanalEmployees of an ice rink arrives at work only to find the door ajar and blood all over the floor. When the police arrive the overnight employee is fo…45 min

8Fire in the Rain/Family FeudA motorist discovers a man's body alongside the highway with his genitals on fire. The investigation propels detectives on an odyssey through a rowdy…45 min

9Desert Bones/Party's OverDetectives Sallie Dillian and Cliff Jewell investigate a female skeleton found in the desert. Along with forensic anthropologist Laura Fulginiti, the…45 min

10Wrong Side of the Tracks / At Death's DoorHomicide detective Mayree Morin and her team of investigators are on their way to work on a sunny morning when they are called to a brutal murder sce…45 min

11Stripper's Revenge/Dead on ArrivalHours after a jealous stripper vows revenge, her two-timing boyfriend is shot and killed. But the girlfriend is not the shooter, and it's up to Detec…45 min

12At Close Range/Murder in Motor CityWhen Phoenix homicide Detective Tom Kulesa realizes a potential witness to a double murder has gone missing, he must race against time to stop anothe…45 min

13Silent Witness/Halley Street SlayingsWhen a hard-working store worker is cut down in a hail of gunfire, veteran Sergeant Pepi Granado and his team must turn to a silent witness-- the sto…45 min

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