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The First 48
The First 48

The First 48

—Detectives in major cities around the country race against the clock in the wake of homicides, knowing that if they don't find a lead within the first 48 hours, their chances of solving a case are cut in half. The series shows how detectives use forensic evidence and witness interviews to help identify suspects.
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  • Rumors Kill

    After a mysterious motorcycle rider stalks and shoots down a Tulsa man, detectives must piece together the events leading up to his death to find out who wanted him dead and why.
    Upcoming
  • No Exit

    A gunfight in a Tulsa apartment ends in a man's death, leaving Detective Mark Kennedy to sort through the truths and lies of the survivors.
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Season 302 of 4 Episodes

  • In Gwinnett County, two best friends are murdered in a public park after setting up a meeting through Instagram.

  • A North Charleston man asking for help at a stranger's doorstep dies from a gunshot wound to the leg, and the search for the shooter leads in an unexpected direction.

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45 episodes will be broadcast over the next two weeks

    6,000 Motives; Deadly Gamble
    Gun Fight; The Ring
    Life Snatched
    Live Bait; Drama at the Classic
    Murder in Pleasant Grove
    Runner Runner
    Senior Year
    End of the Road
    Stolen Innocence
    Think Twice
  • 6,000 Motives; Deadly Gamble

    A Miami detective suspects a drifter was responsible for the stabbing death of an elderly man; a woman is murdered during a robbery in her illegal game room.
    Upcoming
  • Gun Fight; The Ring

    A man is killed during a gunfight in Kansas City, Mo.; a missing diamond ring may be the key to solving the stabbing death of a young mother.
    Upcoming
  • Life Snatched

    In Miami, Detective Anthony Reyes and the homicide team are investigating the murder of a middle-aged mother of four, shot to death in a random robbery outside a public storage facility.
    Upcoming
  • Live Bait; Drama at the Classic

    A young man is robbed and killed while meeting up with a girl he met earlier; a man is gunned down outside an annual football game.
    Upcoming
  • Murder in Pleasant Grove

    Detectives seek the public's help when an unidentified body is found dismembered and burned in a Dallas field.
    Upcoming
  • Runner Runner

    A quick-money scam in Mobile, Ala., ends in a double murder; a rookie homicide detective takes the case personally.
    Upcoming
The First 48

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Detectives in major cities around the country race against the clock in the wake of homicides, knowing that if they don't find a lead within the first 48 hours, their chances of solving a case are cut in half. The series shows how detectives use forensic evidence and witness interviews to help identify suspects.

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Dion Graham

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  • A North Charleston man asking for help at a stranger's doorstep dies from a gunshot wound to the leg, and the search for the shooter leads in an unexpected direction.

  • In KCK, when a dead body is discovered in a bridge, catching the killer depends on finding the crime scene; when a man is found shot dead in his car, St. Louis detectives hope a local prostitute can point them in the direction of the shooter.

  • A strange series of coincidences elude Tulsa homicide, when two bruised-up homeless men are picked up near a crime scene; an innocent victim is caught in the crossfire as a surge of gang violence rips through the city.

  • When surveillance footage shows a man carrying a box moments before he is shot, Detective Tracy Casey must determine if the box's contents holds the key to determining motive; in Atlanta a man is found shot dead in a notorious drug den.

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