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.
In Miami, a man is gunned down on a quiet city sidewalk. A mysterious car leads detectives on the trail of a suspect with a violent past. Then in Cleveland, a young mother of five is found shot in her apartment.
In Miami, a man is gunned down on a quiet city sidewalk. A mysterious car leads detectives on the trail of a suspect with a violent past. Then in Cleveland, a young mother of five is found shot in her apartment.
In Dallas, a drive-by shooting among teenage boys leaves an innocent bystander dead. In Cleveland, a young father partying with friends at a nightclub breaks up a fight and ends up murdered.
In Dallas, a drive-by shooting among teenage boys leaves an innocent bystander dead. In Cleveland, a young father partying with friends at a nightclub breaks up a fight and ends up murdered.
In Cleveland, a 14-year-old girl is killed at her birthday party when gunmen open fire on a crowd. With multiple shooters to track down, the homicide team races the clock.
In Cleveland, a 14-year-old girl is killed at her birthday party when gunmen open fire on a crowd. With multiple shooters to track down, the homicide team races the clock.
In Dallas, an innocent man gunned down in his car leads detective on a manhunt for a killer on a shooting spree. As the investigation unfolds, witnesses reveal the brutality of the shooter.
In Dallas, an innocent man gunned down in his car leads detective on a manhunt for a killer on a shooting spree. As the investigation unfolds, witnesses reveal the brutality of the shooter.
In Dallas, when a good Samaritan is gunned down trying to protect his friends, detectives must unravel a tangled web of bad tips and lies in their hunt for the killer.
In Dallas, when a good Samaritan is gunned down trying to protect his friends, detectives must unravel a tangled web of bad tips and lies in their hunt for the killer.
In Dallas, an unidentified girl is found brutally shot in a field. Detectives Scott Sayers and Esteban Montenegro discover that she may have been killed for her silence.
In Dallas, an unidentified girl is found brutally shot in a field. Detectives Scott Sayers and Esteban Montenegro discover that she may have been killed for her silence.
In Cleveland, a man is shot dead in an empty courtyard. A mysterious 911 call leads Detectives Ignatius Sowa and Raymond Diaz on the hunt for an elusive killer.
In Cleveland, a man is shot dead in an empty courtyard. A mysterious 911 call leads Detectives Ignatius Sowa and Raymond Diaz on the hunt for an elusive killer.
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.