About this season
After the First 48 is an American documentary television series on A&E. It is the companion series to The First 48. While the original series deals with the steps taken to discover, locate, and apprehend the person or persons involved in a homicide, After the First 48 continues by shedding light on the judicial aspects of the case including the verdict and sentencing from the trial along with behind the scenes interviews with detectives, prosecutors, defense attorneys and family members of the victim.
Episodes (7)
1. Thick as thieves
Aired 7 November 2024
After a violent melee leaves two young men brutally gunned down, Mobile detectives have to track down multiple suspects to piece together what happened. But without an eyewitness, the prosecution must rely on the defendants themselves to reveal the truth.
2. Secrets and lies
Aired 14 November 2024
When a vulnerable woman is shot to death, witnesses are hesitant to help Tulsa detectives clinch the case; at trial, the defense questions their reliability and claims the prosecution has accused the wrong man.
3. Fatal mistake
Aired 21 November 2024
In Tulsa, there's little evidence and no clear motive after a beloved 24-year-old is gunned down in the backseat of a car; in a tragic case of mistaken identity, it's up to his friends to help detectives and prosecutors deliver justice.
4. Murder on Maiden Lane
Aired 5 December 2024
A young father is gunned down, a rookie homicide detective draws from her own experience.
5. A Killer Fight
Aired 27 February 2025 • 42 min
After a beloved Mobile man is gunned down in his front yard, conflicting eyewitness accounts leave detectives wondering if the suspect might have acted in self-defense. To find justice, the prosecution will need the community the victim stood up for to come forward at trial.
6. Meet Up for Murder
Aired 6 March 2025 • 43 min
After an immigrant, lured by a woman, is beaten to death, Gwinnett County Police discover that one of the three suspects believes no one will care about him because he's Mexican. The prosecution is determined to prove the assailant wrong, but justice hinges on one brother turning against another.
7. In a Lonely Place
Aired 13 March 2025 • 43 min
After New Orleans detectives find a woman's burned body in her car's trunk, they discover that her desperate 911 call went unheeded. But her determined mother won't be silenced, as she turns to prosecutors to bring her beloved daughter's killers to justice.