The First 48 — Season 1, Episode 8: Fire in the Rain/Family Feud

Episode synopsis

A motorist discovers a man's body alongside the highway with his genitals on fire. The investigation propels detectives on an odyssey through a rowdy world of Texas prostitutes and drugs; when a hard working Mexican migrant supporting his young family is found dead in a parking lot, detectives can't find a motive. As their investigation deepens, they must navigate a complex web of family ties and loyalties to identify the killer and catch him before he flees the country.

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
• 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
• 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