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The First 48: Missing Persons

The First 48: Missing Persons

The first two days in a missing persons investigation are vital. It is said that if the person is not found in that time, the chances of locating him or her alive are cut in half. This series, a spinoff of A&E's popular "The First 48," follows the Chicago Police Department's missing persons unit during an investigation's first 48 hours, the first time the department has allowed unrestricted filming of this kind. Each hourlong episode presents two cases, beginning from the moment the call comes in, as elite, dedicated officers search for husbands, wives, sons and daughters who have disappeared.
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Season 13 of 7 Episodes

  • Caretaker reports her 63-year-old cancer patient is missing; a missing mattress may solve the case.

  • A missing man's life is under threat; a missing teenager has a rare sleep disorder.

  • The children of an Iraqi immigrant worry she is trying to return to Baghdad; daughters fear their mother was a victim of foul play.
The First 48: Missing Persons

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The first two days in a missing persons investigation are vital. It is said that if the person is not found in that time, the chances of locating him or her alive are cut in half. This series, a spinoff of A&E's popular "The First 48," follows the Chicago Police Department's missing persons unit during an investigation's first 48 hours, the first time the department has allowed unrestricted filming of this kind. Each hourlong episode presents two cases, beginning from the moment the call comes in, as elite, dedicated officers search for husbands, wives, sons and daughters who have disappeared.

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Bill Mondy

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