The First 48 Presents Critical Minutes

For detectives, there are some cases that stay with them for their entire careers. In Charlotte, two men are brutally attacked with a hammer in their sleep.

Three cases from The First 48 in which homicide suspects go on the run, rather than face the consequences of their actions. In New Orleans, it's all hands on deck for NOPD to find the two triggermen in a mass shooting on Bourbon Street.

Three cases from The First 48 archive that explore how money can lead to deadly fallouts. In Harris County, a Navy veteran is killed after coming home to a burglary in progress.

Three homicide cases that examine how and why some women kill. In Tulsa, a woman is shot just outside her home and detectives are shocked by their suspect.

Critical Minutes looks at three cases from The First 48 that take place in the brutal underworld of illegal drugs.

Three cases that look at what happens when people become obsessed with revenge. In Cleveland, a man is gunned down in broad daylight and detectives learn it could be connected to another homicide.

Examines three cases where homicides were committed in the name of love. First, in Dallas, a couple is shot to death on their doorstep, and detectives have to track down the killer as he goes on a multi-state crime spree.

Three cases from The First 48 where veteran homicide detectives show how it's done. In Dallas, a woman is brutally attacked and killed in her home.

Three cases from with puzzling motives. In Tulsa, a woman is brutally attacked as payback for someone else. In Dallas, a barber is gunned down by someone who greets him as a friend. And more.

In Louisville, a rookie leans on video surveillance to find a convenience store killer. In Atlanta, a new detective utilizes facial recognition software to try and solve his case.

In Memphis, a woman is dragged to her death in broad daylight. Then, in Harris County, a young mother is found with her throat slashed. In Miami, an ongoing battle between two gangs feels impossible to curtail as the body count rises.

In Tulsa, what appears to be a case of road rage turns out to be something else entirely. Then, a man is stabbed to death in his car and Tulsa detectives have a hard time believing his friend's story of what happened.

Friendship is usually a good thing--but when it goes bad, it can be fatal. Detectives in Atlanta find a woman's body in a trashcan; in Louisville, a domestic dispute turns into a homicide investigation.

Three stories from The First 48 where a plan proved deadly for unwitting victims. In Dallas, a man is lured to his death in an abandoned apartment. A homeless man in Miami is brutally beaten with a rock.

In Mobile, a man is executed in a parking lot months after an altercation; in Harris County, TX, pressing charges in an attempted robbery leads to a man's brutal murder; in Tulsa, a gang member goes on the hunt after being called a name.

When there are no witnesses, homicide detectives face an uphill climb to find the truth. Detectives in Cincinnati come across a bizarre homicide at an apartment fire.

In Harris County, detectives rely on fingerprints to solve a father's carjacking and murder. In Charlotte, NC, a slain woman's family finds justice through DNA.

In Birmingham, a man's body is found burned after an argument with a friend; in New Orleans, a man with cancer gets a ride home that ends in his murder; and in Tulsa, a man visiting his son is killed in a jealous rage.

Detectives in Cleveland sit down with friends and the suspect in the murder of a young mother. The boyfriend of a missing woman is questioned in Harris County with hopes of finding the woman alive.

In New Orleans, two cousins have a deadly fight, in Memphis, a young couple disappear and their uncle's home holds a clue, in Dallas, a woman brutally turns on her sister-in-law.