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 (9)
1. Streets of Pain
Aired 1 January 2025 • 42 min
A visit to Mobile ends in tragedy when a violent chain reaction leads to the death of a teenage girl.
2. Gun Runner and In a Flash
Aired 2 January 2025 • 42 min
In Tulsa, a horrific killing in a family home leaves detectives clamoring for answers. But first, the Mobile shooting of a beloved father leads investigators on a city-wide manhunt to find the man who betrayed his friend.
3. Seeking Justice
Aired 9 January 2025 • 42 min
When a welfare check on a 65-year-old man reveals he's been brutally killed and robbed, Tulsa Homicide must delve into the secret parts of his life for answers.
4. Deadly Spree
Aired 16 January 2025
When an attempted robbery ends in the murder of a retired sheriff's deputy, Gwinnett County detectives believe the suspects will strike again and race to track them down before more blood is shed.
5. Tangled Web
Aired 23 January 2025
A mobile homeowner reports a theft of $9,000; a father of three is killed on their front porch.
6. Minibike Murder
Aired 30 January 2025
After a mysterious motorcycle rider stalks and shoots down a Tulsa man, detectives must piece together the events leading up to his death to find out who wanted him dead and why.
7. Chain Reaction
Aired 6 February 2025
A young father loses his life when tempers flare and bullets fly at a nightclub in Gwinnett County.
8. Silent Parties
Aired 13 February 2025
When a young man is killed at a party in a Gwinnett County park, detectives must turn to the families of the victim and possible suspect to break the silence.
9. Home Ground and In the Shadows
Aired 20 February 2025
When a man is found shot at a neighborhood party, detectives discover his friends may be hiding a secret. A father is gunned down in front of his girlfriend when a relationship from the past comes back to haunt them.