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The First 48

  • TV-14
  • 2004–
  • 30 seasons
  • Documentary, Drama
  • 7.9

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.

Episodes

31 episodes
  1. 20The Killer Speaks

    45 minOct 3, 2012

    In one of the most-watched episodes of A&E's long-running hit series "The First 48," a psychopathic serial killer phones the Kansas City Police Department with the location of his victims' bodies. Now, convicted serial killer Terry Blair is serving a life sentence at Potosi Correctional Center in Missouri for six counts of first-degree murder. In a candid jailhouse interview, Blair discusses the horrific case that terrorized a community. A chilling confession reveals the stunning truth about his past and sheds new light on the brutal serial killings.

  2. 21After The First 48: 21 - Last Yard

    45 minJun 23, 2011

    University of Memphis football star Taylor Bradford was killed in his beloved Lincoln Town Car. At first police thought the motive was robbery. Then as they investigated, a love triangle emerged. Finally four men were charged with Bradford's murder. The first to go on trial wasn't even at the crime scene. Could prosecutors convince a jury to find him guilty of murder?

  3. 22After The First 48: Lester Street

    45 minAug 11, 2011

    An update on a past case in Memphis involving the murder of four adults and two children.

  4. 23After The First 48: Final Investment

    45 minMay 11, 2011

    In Miami, two men are found beaten and shot behind an abandoned house. As Det. TC Cepero digs deeper into the case he unearths more than one reason the men could have been killed.

  5. 24After The First 48: Loose Ends

    45 minDec 28, 2011

    Detectives link Martin Seay to several killings--but he only goes on trial for one. The state's key witness is his former girlfriend, Kandi Hawkins. Hawkins was paralyzed from the neck down when Seay ordered a hit on her. Will her testimony be enough to convict the ruthless killer?

  6. 25After The First 48: Fifteen

    45 minJan 27, 2012

  7. 26After The First 48: Shattered Dreams

    45 minApr 12, 2012

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

  8. 27After the First 48: Better Days & Inked in Blood

    45 minApr 19, 2012

    The murders of an elderly resident and a female tattoo artist are revisited.

  9. 28After the First 48: In Harm's Way

    45 minApr 26, 2012

    Three eyewitnesses with credibility issues are all a prosecutor has to work with in the case of a fatal shooting.

  10. 29After the First 48: Cold as Ice

    45 minMay 3, 2012

    A powerful attorney claims that his young client, who was charged with murdering a man, acted in self-defense.

  11. 30After the First 48: Torched/Girl Fight

    45 minMay 10, 2012

    A man is accused of killing and torturing his friend from childhood; a young woman with no criminal history is accused of murdering a mother in front of her children.

  12. 31After the First 48: Tag Team/Heart of Gold

    45 minMay 17, 2012

    A 19-year-old man is shot to death in a Memphis, Tenn., street fight; an unforeseen twist threatens to derail a Kentucky prosecutor's case.

  13. 32After the First 48: Rules of the Game

    45 minJul 5, 2012

    When a popular local celebrity in Louisville is murdered during a drug deal, homicide detectives Brenda Wescott and John Lesher search for his killer. Lashawn "Shizz" Talbert created a popular dance called "The Shizz." In August, 2010 he was driven to a drug deal by a local club promoter named David Curd. They drove to a quiet neighborhood and met a dealer named Kenneth Brown. Brown claimed that Talbert robbed him at gunpoint. Detectives unravel the case and learn about the role of Curd. And in an exclusive interview after his trial, Brown claims self-defense.

  14. 33After the First 48: Last Call/Road Hazard

    45 minJul 26, 2012

    Updated cases include a motorcycle-club president who was run off the road and shot in the head; and a man who was found dead on a lawn.

  15. 34After the First 48: Cold and Callous/Wrong Man

    45 minAug 2, 2012

    Witnesses to the murder of a 15-year-old boy fail to identify the alleged killer; a man claims he is not responsible for the shooting death of an innocent bystander.

  16. 35After the First 48: Stolen Lives/Crimson Trail

    45 minAug 10, 2012

    Florida's controversial "Stand Your Ground" law is used as a defense in a fatal stabbing; an alleged killer is finally apprehended four years after fleeing over the Mexican border.

  17. 36After the First 48: Bad Attitude

    45 minOct 18, 2012

    After an unidentified man's stabbed body is found in a Dallas apartment, two suspects admit to setting up the man for robbery--and blame each other for the murder.

  18. 37After the First 48: Devil Inside/Flight Risk

    45 minSep 27, 2012

    Updated cases include a woman whose naked body was found under a highway overpass in Tucson; and a woman who was shot to death by her cousin's boyfriend in Dallas.

  19. 38After the First 48: Caught Up/Chasing Shadows

    45 minOct 25, 2012

    In two cases in Louisville, Kentucky, detectives arrested suspects whose actions were caught on videotape? But will the surveillance tapes help the prosecutor s case--or help the defendants walk free?

  20. 39After the First 48: No Return

    45 minNov 1, 2012

    A Texas father of three is murdered in a botched robbery, and the two main suspects in the killing point the finger of guilt at each other.

  21. 40After the First 48: Into the Woods

    45 minDec 27, 2012

    After a 17-year-old girl is found with a bullet through the back of her head in the woods of Katy, Texas, a young man comes forward who claims to be an eyewitness. Investigators are shocked by the unusual deal he s made with the DA. Is the eyewitness telling the truth -- or is he involved in the murder? And will the prosecution convince the jury that the defendant is the real killer?

  22. 41After the First 48: John Doe

    45 minFeb 21, 2013

    An unexpected tip helps police crack the case involving an unidentified shooting victim in Louisville, Ky.; three scared co-defendants are asked to testify against the killer.

  23. 42After the First 48: The Witness

    45 minFeb 28, 2013

    A 10-year-old girl who witnessed the ambush shooting of her parents gives an emotional testimony during the suspected killer's trial.

  24. 43After the First 48: Brother's Blood

    45 minMar 7, 2012

    A man claims self-defense when his brother, a Honduran immigrant, is found stabbed to death in his Miami apartment.

  25. 44After the First 48: Friends for Life

    45 minMar 14, 2013

    The case of a fatal shooting in Cleveland takes a strange turn when a witness comes forward claiming the victim was shot by his best friend.

  26. 45After the First 48: Cold Light of Day

    45 minMar 21, 2013

    Cleveland police detectives investigate the case of a young woman whose body was burned beyond recognition; a key witness to the crime becomes a problem to the prosecution.

  27. 46After the First 48: Dumped

    45 minMar 28, 2013

    A man spends six years trying to learn who murdered his son; after a close friend is arrested for the crime, the victim's family worries if there is enough evidence for a conviction.

  28. 47After the First 48: Missing/Deadly Ride

    45 minAug 22, 2013

    Updates on the case of a missing 20-year-old single mother and the manhunt for the person who shot and killed a motorist.

  29. 48After the First 48: House of Rage

    45 minAug 29, 2013

    Prosecutors seek a conviction in the case of a Cleveland mother of five who was shot to death in her apartment, but their key witness falters on the stand.

  30. 49After the First 48: The Ring/House of Pain

    45 minSep 5, 2013

    An Alabama mother is found stabbed to death in her bedroom; two Cleveland teens are shot and killed during a party in an abandoned house.

  31. 89The First 48 Presents Close to Home

    45 minJan 6, 2022

    Born and raised in Mobile, Alabama, Corporal Jermaine Rogers has deep roots in his city. This special episode covers three cases in which Rogers has a personal connection to the people involved in his investigations.

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Series cast

Dion GrahamNarrator610 episodes

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