About this season
The First 48 follows detectives from around the country during these first critical hours as they race against time to find the suspect. Gritty and fast-paced, it takes viewers behind the scenes of real-life investigations with unprecedented access to crime scenes, autopsies, forensic processing, and interrogations.
Episodes (28)
1. Honor Code
Aired 19 October 2017 • 45 min
In Atlanta, a decorated veteran and grandfather is ambushed when he checks on a rental property.
2. Runner Runner
Aired 26 October 2017 • 45 min
In Mobile, when a quick money scam ends in a double murder, a rookie homicide detective takes it personally.
3. Monster
Aired 30 November 2017 • 45 min
A Tulsa, Oklahoma, police detective tracks a sadistic killer who murdered the brother of a man who stole his truck.
4. Dangerous Company
Aired 7 December 2017 • 45 min
A missing father turns up dead when his plans to evict a tenant ignites a murderous rage.
5. Endless Love & Out of Time
Aired 14 December 2017 • 45 min
A woman is beaten and stabbed to death in her home in an act of vengeance; a Kansas City man is unable to get out of a dangerous business.
6. Trap House
Aired 21 December 2017 • 45 min
When a man is murdered just before Christmas, his family helps Tulsa, Okla., detectives search for his killers.
7. Devil in Me & Trail of Blood
Aired 1 January 2018 • 45 min
A Tulsa, Okla., man is shot and killed when a stranger sees an opportunity too good to pass up; in Atlanta, an escalating argument ends with one man dead and the other in danger.
8. Cruel Summer
Aired 4 January 2018 • 45 min
Gunmen open fire on a porch, shooting four children and three adults; a police detective turns to the New Orleans community for help in solving the case.
9. Rearview Killer & Point Blank
Aired 11 January 2018 • 45 min
A parking lot drug deal turns into a shootout that claims the lives of two Atlanta men; an execution outside a Tulsa, Okla., motel escalates into a double murder when the killer spots a witness to the crime.
10. Score to Settle & In Her Arms
Aired 18 January 2018 • 45 min
A father is killed when a man opens fire in a crowded convenience store in Atlanta; a Tulsa, Okla., groom-to-be is gunned down before he can turn his life around.
11. The Girl Next Door
Aired 29 March 2018 • 45 min
In Atlanta, when a young man is shot from 235 feet away, Detective Darrin Smith discovers an escalating feud that threatens to tear apart a neighborhood.
12. Fallen Hero / The Last Deal
Aired 5 April 2018 • 45 min
When a 90-year-old war hero is shot in the back, detectives discover his former neighbor may hold the key to what went down; a young man's future is cut short when a plan to make a quick buck goes horribly wrong.
13. Inside the Tape Special #4
Aired 12 April 2018 • 45 min
A late-night shooting in North Minneapolis leaves one man dead and another alive to help detectives identify the killer. In Tulsa, a late night party turns into a blood bath, but a Facebook video may help Detective John Brown dispute a suspect’s claims that he wasn’t there. In Tulsa again, Detectives must decide if a duo responsible for an all night car-jacking spree ended in the gruesome murder of a single father. In Tulsa, an innocent victim is caught in the cross fire as a surge of gang violence rips through the city.
14. Inside the Tape Special #5
Aired 19 April 2018 • 45 min
In New Orleans, when a man is robbed and shot multiple times on his payday, Detective Rob Barrere has a hunch this isn’t just a random robbery gone wrong. In New Orleans, when an eyewitness points out a potential suspect at the crime scene, Detective Nick Williams must determine if they have the right guy. When a man is found shot dead in his car, St. Louis detectives hope a local prostitute can point them in the direction of the shooter. In KCK, a feud between neighbors gets out of control and leaves a father of 5 shot in the head on his doorstep.
15. Inside the Tape Special #6
Aired 26 April 2018 • 45 min
In Minneapolis, surveillance cameras at a convenience store capture more than just a shooting. When a dead body is found days after the murder, Minneapolis Homicide must scramble to catch up to the killer. Minneapolis detectives need the help of the Somali community to help solve the murder of one of their own. The life of a 19-year old woman hangs in the balance after walking in on an intruder in her home.
16. Inside the Tape Special #7
Aired 22 May 2018 • 45 min
In New Orleans, when a star witness identifies her boyfriend’s killers, detectives suspect it may be too good to be true. After two young men are killed, Detective Nick Williams tries to get their friend to change his ways before he becomes another victim. A teenager tells Tulsa homicide that his friend accidentally shot himself, but the evidence points in another direction. In Mobile, when a homeless man is brutally murdered, detectives conclude that it’s not just a random act of violence but something much more personal.
17. Stolen Innocence
Aired 23 August 2018 • 45 min
When a young mother and her friend are murdered in front of her children, Tulsa detectives hope a suspicious vehicle will lead them to the killer.
18. Deadly Secrets & True Lies
Aired 23 August 2018 • 45 min
Detectives investigate the double murder of two family men in Minneapolis, urging a witness to come clean; in Tulsa, Okla., a young woman is found dead in a dumpster after she discovers the fate of her fiancé.
19. Bad Lick & Red Dawn
Aired 30 August 2018 • 45 min
After a generous Atlanta man is murdered, Detective Egbert suspects he may have been a victim of his own kindness; in Tulsa, Okla., a man is shot while driving down the street; Sgt. Walker questions youths who tried to break into the victim's house.
20. Last Hope & Truth and Consequences
Aired 30 August 2018 • 45 min
In Atlanta, a teenager's life is cut short over a neighborhood beef; in Tulsa, Okla., a young woman goes missing, and her family fears she was murdered.
21. Standing Ground
Aired 6 September 2018 • 45 min
In Tulsa, a high-school football player is gunned down when his friends make a dangerous decision. Detectives must separate witnesses from suspects to find out who fired the fatal bullet.
22. End of the Road
Aired 13 September 2018 • 45 min
In Tulsa, Okla., an unsolved case comes to life when new evidence sheds light on a dead man's friend.
23. Lost Boys
Aired 13 September 2018 • 45 min
In Tulsa, an innocent grandmother is gunned down steps from her front door, and Detective John Brown discovers that her killers may be 14-year-old boys.
24. Predator
Aired 4 October 2018 • 45 min
In Harris County, a woman is found bound by the side of the road; as Sgt. James Dousay works the case, he discovers that he may be looking for a serial killer.
25. For a Friend & The Last Gamble
Aired 11 October 2018 • 45 min
In Atlanta, a teenager is killed when he steps in front of a gunman to save his friend; in Tulsa, Okla., a man is shot dead and left in a church parking lot when he tries to sell a stolen car.
26. Knock at the Door & The Brave One
Aired 18 October 2018 • 45 min
A Tulsa, Okla., man is murdered in front of his fiancée when death comes knocking at their door; a beloved man is gunned down while protecting his friends from a shooter's rage.
27. Unspeakable
Aired 25 October 2018 • 45 min
A man gunned down inside an apartment sets off a chain of events unlike anything Tulsa Homicide has ever seen.
28. Unspeakable Part 2
Aired 26 November 2018 • 45 min
Tulsa Ok. Detective Jason White continues to investigate Courtney Palmers disappearance. The missing persons case turns into a detective's worst nightmare