The First 48 — Season 1, Episode 3: Blood in the Snow/Swope Park Killing

Episode synopsis

In Kansas City, an ambitious captain and two veteran detectives face their first homicide of the year and must make deals with wanted drug kingpins to find the killer of a young woman; and a female homicide sergeant and her all-male team get a tip that leads their murder investigation into a dark subculture of drugs, guns, and buried safes.

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
• E2Overkill/Left for Dead
• 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