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 (10)
1. Killer Rage / A Killer at the Door
Aired 4 January 2024
Tulsa police find a woman beaten to death during a welfare check and a son witnesses his father’s murder while renovating a house.
2. Meet Up for Murder
Aired 11 January 2024
When a man is lured into a deadly trap, detectives must turn the tables on the suspects, before they strike again.
3. No Way Home
Aired 18 January 2024
When a young soccer player is shot dead and dumped on a Gwinnett County street, Corporal Ryan Jorstad hopes retracing the man’s steps will lead him to the killer.
4. Think Twice
Aired 25 January 2024
In Mobile, a father of four is found dead inside a car after a mysterious crash, and detectives discover that his death was no accident.
5. On Camera & No Road Home
Aired 1 February 2024
In Mobile, a brazen gunman shoots another man in front of gas station security cameras, and in Gwinnett County, detectives race to identify a woman shot on the side of the road and track down her killer.
6. Shot Caller
Aired 8 February 2024
When a robbery ends in bloodshed, Detective Jeff Gatwood discovers the reach of a Tulsa gang extends beyond prison walls.
7. Inside The Tape Special #13
Aired 15 February 2024
In Tulsa, Detectives must decide if a duo responsible for an all night car-jacking spree ended in the gruesome murder of a single father. In New Orleans, when a new father is brutally gunned down, Detective Drew Deacon’s only lead is pinned on something the killer left behind. In Mobile, when a bleeding young father is found by his friends, detectives are surprised to discover who pulled the trigger. Then, when a home invasion leaves a father-to-be shot dead, Detective Dianna Baumann’s only hope for answers is a suspect fighting for his own life.
8. Inside The Tape Special #14
Aired 22 February 2024
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 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. When surveillance footage shows a man carrying a box moments before he is shot, Detective Tracy Casey must determine if the box’s contents holds the key to determining motive. A late-night shooting in North Minneapolis leaves one man dead and another alive to help detectives identify the killer.
9. Death at the Door
Aired 4 April 2024
After an argument in his home, a man answers a knock at his front door and is suddenly shot and killed.
10. Can't Let Go
Aired 11 April 2024
When a young businesswoman is shot dead at a car dealership, Gwinnett County detectives need to know if her associate holds the key to finding her killer.