The First 48 follows the nation's top police departments during the critical first 48 hours of murder investigations, giving unprecedented access to crime scenes, interrogations and forensic processing.
A wall of silence from a frightened community hampers efforts to solve a brutal murder, and a mother of two is shot execution-style.
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2. Blood in the Snow
May 31, 2021
43min
TV-14
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English [CC]
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English
In Kansas City, two veteran detectives tackle a mysterious case of a young woman brutally murdered in a snowy cul-de-sac. Then, a female homicide sergeant and her all-male team investigate the murder of a man.
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3. Double Murder on Haskell
May 31, 2021
45min
TV-14
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English [CC]
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When a couple is found shot to death, Kansas City investigators track down two suspects and must convince one of them to give up the other -- his own father.
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4. Body in the Park
May 31, 2021
44min
TV-14
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English [CC]
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English
Sergeant Irma Labrice and Detectives Leon Lubiejewski and Michael Gross don't have much time to find a murder suspect in Philadelphia. The victim's body is burned beyond recognition, and witnesses refuse to talk to police.
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5. Killing Spree
May 31, 2021
44min
TV-14
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English [CC]
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English
Police try to convince frightened residents of a Miami housing project known as "Pork and Beans" to help them track down the man who's been terrorizing the community.
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6. Desert Bones, Party's Over
May 31, 2021
45min
TV-14
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English [CC]
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English
In Phoenix, Detectives Dillian and Jewell join forensic anthropologist Laura Fulginiti to determine the identity of a female skeleton found in the desert.
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7. Stripper's Revenge
May 31, 2021
43min
TV-14
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English [CC]
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Hours after a jealous stripper vows revenge, her two-timing boyfriend is shot and killed in Phoenix. The girlfriend is not the shooter, however, and it's up to Detective Tom Kulesa of Phoenix PD to unravel the mystery.
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8. At Death's Door
May 31, 2021
43min
TV-14
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English [CC]
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Miami homicide detective Mayree Morin and her team find a man who's been shot assassination-style at least a dozen times. They must move fast to find the killer before he slips away.
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9. At Close Range
May 31, 2021
44min
TV-14
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English [CC]
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English
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.