The First 48 — Season 1, Episode 2: Overkill/Left for Dead

Episode synopsis

Miami homicide detectives race against time in the critical first hours of investigation to find the evidence necessary to charge two suspects in a brutal murder case; & police find a man who's been shot and left for dead, but with no evidence, witnesses, or even a name for their victim, the detectives have got their work cut out for them. Find out if these driven detectives can make their cases.

About The First 48

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.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Gangs of Little Havana/Execution in Coconut Grove
• E3Blood in the Snow/Swope Park Killing
• E4Double Shooting on Haskell; Back Alley Revenge
• E5Body in the Park / Ruby Street Shooting
• E6Killing Spree
• E7On Ice/Body in the Canal
• E8Fire in the Rain/Family Feud
• E9Desert Bones/Party's Over
• E10Wrong Side of the Tracks / At Death's Door
• E11Stripper's Revenge/Dead on Arrival
• E12At Close Range/Murder in Motor City
• E13Silent Witness/Halley Street Slayings