The First 48

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

1Spree Killer
45 minJan 10, 2019
When a potential spree killer targets the most vulnerable in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Detective Max Ryden must stop the murderer before he kills again.

2The Grudge
45 minJan 17, 2019
In Mobile, Alabama, a man who turned his life around is gunned down in cold blood. Detectives need to know if his troubled past came back to haunt him.

3A Bad Run-In / Inferno
45 minJan 24, 2019
In Tulsa, Oklahoma, a barrage of gunfire kills a man while he's sitting in his car, with his 2-year-old daughter in the back seat. An elderly Atlanta man is burned alive in a building fire suspected to be arson.

4Last Rap
45 minJan 31, 2019
When a young man is found executed in the street and a second victim is shot nearby, detectives scramble to track down the dangerous gunman before he kills again.

5Flashing Colors
45 minFeb 7, 2019
In Georgia's Gwinnett County, a teenager is gunned down outside a nightclub when he winds up at the center of a gang feud.

6Buried Secrets
45 minFeb 14, 2019
In Mobile, Alabama, a 68-year-old woman goes missing after checking into a casino where she had lost millions.

7The Visitor
45 minFeb 21, 2019
In Atlanta, after his mother reports him missing, a man is found dead, naked and shot twice in his bedroom.

8Rise Up / Somebody's Friend
45 minFeb 21, 2019
In Atlanta, a woman is found dead in a garbage can, and a young man is ambushed by neighborhood bullies.

9Family First
45 minFeb 28, 2019
When a young man goes missing in Tulsa, Oklahoma, detectives must crack a family's code of silence in order to find him.

10After Hours / The Cutting Edge
45 minFeb 28, 2019
In Atlanta, a stranger guns down a new father in a parking lot. In Georgia's Gwinnett County, a man is stabbed more than 20 times when someone he trusts turns against him.

11The Deadliest Sin / Bloodlines
45 minMar 7, 2019
In Mobile, Alabama, the murder of a 19-year-old becomes personal when the team learns that the victim is Detective Jermaine Rogers' cousin. In Tulsa, Oklahoma, a 31-year-old mother is gunned down in front of her home by an unlikely suspect.

12A Killer Fight / Do the Right Thing
45 minMar 7, 2019
In Mobile, Alabama, a street fight escalates to a shooting that leaves a man dead in his front yard. In Tulsa, Oklahoma, a drive-by shooting stemming from a gang feud claims the life of a 16-year-old girl, while her boyfriend clings to life.
13The Fallen Angel
45 minApr 4, 2019
A beautiful teenager found naked and shot to death in an Atlanta park. With no evidence to work with, rookie detective Andre Lowe struggles to unravel the mystery. But the viciousness of her mysterious death evokes the sympathy of the entire Homicide Unit who pitch in to identify her and recreate her last hours on earth from tiny clues. The case captures the hearts of the public and, with tips flooding in, the detectives work round the clock to try to find her killer/killers.
14The Brotherhood & Lit Up
45 minApr 11, 2019
In Mobile, Alabama, a young man is murdered at his girlfriend's house when drive-by shooters unload several dozen rounds at the home; in Tulsa, Okla., a Jeep is found crashed along the highway with a man sitting inside, shot dead.

15Young Guns
45 minApr 18, 2019
When an innocent bystander protecting a young woman is gunned down, detectives scramble to learn who fired the fatal shots before anyone else gets hurt.

16Tracked
45 minApr 25, 2019
When a father of three is executed on his front porch, Gwinnett County Homicide discovers that those closest to him are hiding a dark secret.
17Random Acts & Blunt Force
45 minMay 9, 2019
In Mobile, Alabama, a 70-year-old Vietnam vet is found beaten to death in his home, where detectives discover cryptic threatening letters; in Tulsa, Okla., a random shooter reveals startling new information on a cold case.

18Crossroads
45 minMay 16, 2019
In Tulsa, Oklahoma, detectives suspect a random roadside encounter when they find an unidentified cyclist gunned down in the middle of an intersection outside the airport.
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