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The First 48 (2004)
Popularity 20.0
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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.
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Specials
31 episodes · First aired 2011-05-11
E20
The Killer Speaks
2012-10-03 · 45 min
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.
E21
After The First 48: 21 - Last Yard
2011-06-23 · 45 min
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?
E22
After The First 48: Lester Street
2011-08-11 · 45 min
An update on a past case in Memphis involving the murder of four adults and two children.
E23
After The First 48: Final Investment
2011-05-11 · 45 min
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.
E24
After The First 48: Loose Ends
2011-12-28 · 45 min
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?
E25
After The First 48: Fifteen
2012-01-27 · 45 min
E26
After The First 48: Shattered Dreams
2012-04-12 · 45 min
An update on the case of an immigrant from Darfur who was shot and killed in his Louisville store during a robbery.
E27
After the First 48: Better Days & Inked in Blood
2012-04-19 · 45 min
The murders of an elderly resident and a female tattoo artist are revisited.
E28
After the First 48: In Harm's Way
2012-04-26 · 45 min
Three eyewitnesses with credibility issues are all a prosecutor has to work with in the case of a fatal shooting.
E29
After the First 48: Cold as Ice
2012-05-03 · 45 min
A powerful attorney claims that his young client, who was charged with murdering a man, acted in self-defense.
E30
After the First 48: Torched/Girl Fight
2012-05-10 · 45 min
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.
E31
After the First 48: Tag Team/Heart of Gold
2012-05-17 · 45 min
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.
E32
After the First 48: Rules of the Game
2012-07-05 · 45 min
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.
E33
After the First 48: Last Call/Road Hazard
2012-07-26 · 45 min
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.
E34
After the First 48: Cold and Callous/Wrong Man
2012-08-02 · 45 min
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.
E35
After the First 48: Stolen Lives/Crimson Trail
2012-08-10 · 45 min
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.
E36
After the First 48: Bad Attitude
2012-10-18 · 45 min
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.
E37
After the First 48: Devil Inside/Flight Risk
2012-09-27 · 45 min
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.
E38
After the First 48: Caught Up/Chasing Shadows
2012-10-25 · 45 min
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?
E39
After the First 48: No Return
2012-11-01 · 45 min
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.
E40
After the First 48: Into the Woods
2012-12-27 · 45 min
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?
E41
After the First 48: John Doe
2013-02-21 · 45 min
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.
E42
After the First 48: The Witness
2013-02-28 · 45 min
A 10-year-old girl who witnessed the ambush shooting of her parents gives an emotional testimony during the suspected killer's trial.
E43
After the First 48: Brother's Blood
2012-03-07 · 45 min
A man claims self-defense when his brother, a Honduran immigrant, is found stabbed to death in his Miami apartment.
E44
After the First 48: Friends for Life
2013-03-14 · 45 min
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.
E45
After the First 48: Cold Light of Day
2013-03-21 · 45 min
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.
E46
After the First 48: Dumped
2013-03-28 · 45 min
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.
E47
After the First 48: Missing/Deadly Ride
2013-08-22 · 45 min
Updates on the case of a missing 20-year-old single mother and the manhunt for the person who shot and killed a motorist.
E48
After the First 48: House of Rage
2013-08-29 · 45 min
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.
E49
After the First 48: The Ring/House of Pain
2013-09-05 · 45 min
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.
E89
The First 48 Presents Close to Home
2022-01-06 · 45 min
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.
Season 1
13 episodes · First aired 2004-06-03 · ★ 9.0
E01
Gangs of Little Havana/Execution in Coconut Grove
2004-06-03 · 45 min
A 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 an affluent neighborhood. In a visual style more like drama than reality show, we tail Miami homicide investigators as they race time to solve these murders. Who're the suspects? Are the detectives right? With cliffhangers at each break, both cases in this gritty episode will keep viewers guessing until the end.
E02
Overkill/Left for Dead
2004-06-10 · 45 min
Miami homicide detectives race against time in the critical first hours of investigation to find the evidence necessary to charge two suspects in a brutal murder case; & police find a man who's been shot and left for dead, but with no evidence, witnesses, or even a name for their victim, the detectives have got their work cut out for them. Find out if these driven detectives can make their cases.
E03
Blood in the Snow/Swope Park Killing
2004-06-17 · 45 min
In Kansas City, an ambitious captain and two veteran detectives face their first homicide of the year and must make deals with wanted drug kingpins to find the killer of a young woman; and a female homicide sergeant and her all-male team get a tip that leads their murder investigation into a dark subculture of drugs, guns, and buried safes.
E04
Double Shooting on Haskell; Back Alley Revenge
2004-06-24 · 45 min
In 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 its drug problems.
E05
Body in the Park / Ruby Street Shooting
2004-07-01 · 45 min
Sergeant 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 on either, as the victim's body was burned beyond recognition; witnesses to the murder refuse to talk to police.
E06
Killing Spree
2004-07-29 · 45 min
Police 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 terrorizing the community, but after the third murder in a month, no one even calls 911.
E07
On Ice/Body in the Canal
2004-08-05 · 45 min
Employees 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 found beaten beyond recognition and the facility robbed. Since who ever did this seemed to have knowledge detectives turn to former employees to start the investigation. In another case a woman walking by a river in Phoenix she's what she believes in a body wrapped in plastic in the water. Detectives don't have an identity, or crime scene making this a difficult investigation.
E08
Fire in the Rain/Family Feud
2004-08-12 · 45 min
A motorist discovers a man's body alongside the highway with his genitals on fire. The investigation propels detectives on an odyssey through a rowdy world of Texas prostitutes and drugs; when a hard working Mexican migrant supporting his young family is found dead in a parking lot, detectives can't find a motive. As their investigation deepens, they must navigate a complex web of family ties and loyalties to identify the killer and catch him before he flees the country.
E09
Desert Bones/Party's Over
2004-08-19 · 45 min
Detectives Sallie Dillian and Cliff Jewell investigate a female skeleton found in the desert. Along with forensic anthropologist Laura Fulginiti, they work to determine who the mystery woman is. At first, they don't even know if she was murdered. But they use the scattered forensic and physical evidence to determine her identity and crack the case; an 18-year-old is shot in the head as a party of hundreds of high school students is breaking up. Because the teen is not expected to survive, homicide detectives Sandy Rodriguez and Tom Kulesa are called to the scene. Witnesses describe the shooter as a black male in a ski mask. In an intriguing development, there is a report of another non-fatal shooting that took place nearby, where the victim also described the shooter as a black male in a ski mask. Rodriguez and Kulesa must determine if the two events are related, who would have been after the victim and why.
E10
Wrong Side of the Tracks / At Death's Door
2004-08-26 · 45 min
Homicide 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 scene. A man, shot at least a dozen times assassination-style, straddles a doorway in one of the city's roughest areas. No one in the vicinity saw anything, but detectives quickly learn that an ongoing war over drug turf has recently paralyzed the neighborhood. With just hours to work with, Morin's team must move fast to land a suspect before the killer slips away; the son of a celebrated neurosurgeon is discovered near dawn, shot to death along the railroad tracks in the Overtown neighborhood. The investigation leads straight-talking veteran detective Ervens Ford and his wise-ass rookie partner Kevin Ruggiero down a shady path of halfway houses, strip clubs, and misguided wealth. The pressure is on as the detectives meticulously backtrack the victim's last steps, trying to nail down a solid lead before their trail runs cold.
E11
Stripper's Revenge/Dead on Arrival
2004-09-02 · 45 min
Hours 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 Detective Tom Kulesa of Phoenix PD to unravel the mystery. And when a young father is dragged screaming from his bed in the middle of the night and gunned down in his doorway, Detective Mike Polk must figure out fact from fiction in witnesses' stories before the killers' trail grows cold.
E12
At Close Range/Murder in Motor City
2004-09-16 · 45 min
When Phoenix homicide Detective Tom Kulesa realizes a potential witness to a double murder has gone missing, he must race against time to stop another vicious killing; and in Detroit, Sergeant Jo Ann Kinney must turn to forensics to solve the murder of a man found dead in a brand new Cadillac Escalade.
E13
Silent Witness/Halley Street Slayings
2004-11-18 · 45 min
When 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 store's video surveillance system, which caught the entire murder on tape; Sergeant Jo Ann Kinney and Detective Ed Williams tackle the case of a young couple found brutally killed in their house and learn that the victims knew their killer. They must track down reluctant witnesses deep in the narcotics game before their killer has a chance to get away.
