A man is gunned down at close range in broad daylight. A father of three is gunned down in front of his family during a deadly crime spree; detectives race to track down his killer before anyone else gets hurt. Cold Betrayal. The shooting left an innocent passenger dead…but the three survivors refuse to name names. Detective Tom Armelli is on the trail of a burglar desperate enough to kill for a TV and some pocket change. With little evidence on the scene, they must rely on an eyewitness to help them identify their suspects; Detective John Tanks and his team work the murder of a mother of three shot in the back outside her car. Eleven hours into the interrogation, when Smart realized he was going to jail for two murders, he wept uncontrollably. "So, there's a murderer on the street again?" They soon find a witness whose story turns the investigation on its head. Detective Chris Anderson returns to his childhood neighborhood to investigate the murder of a man killed over ten pounds of marijuana. When a shy mechanic is found shot dead outside a notorious apartment complex far from home, Detective Max Ryden needs to discover what brought him there. Sergeant W.D. A New Orleans detective searches for a witness in the case of a woman who was killed in broad daylight. Under the camera's gaze, detectives quickly assembled a grisly assortment of facts. In St. Louis, a man is shot in his apartment with only his girlfriend with him, but she claims she had nothing to do with it. The First 48. A massacre outside a corner store leaves two dead and two clinging to life. Two men are ambushed at gunpoint and only one survives the ordeal; a wedding ring provides a clue in the case of a mother's fatal stabbing. A homicide detective hopes that surveillance footage can help him solve the case of a young father abducted and shot to death in the street. After a beloved neighbor is murdered in his own home, Detective Art Echols is on the hunt for a killer who may be closer than he thinks; after a robbery leaves one man dead and another severely wounded, Detective Steve David needs to track down two killers before they strike again. A young man is murdered at his girlfriend's house when drive-by shooters unload several dozen rounds at the home; a Jeep is found crashed along the highway with a man sitting inside, shot dead. Detective Dave Barnes must track down desperate lovers on the lam to solve a savage shotgun murder; Detective Tom Froelick and his team find a body of a woman in a wooded area and learn that she was last seen alive with a mysterious stranger. Detectives race to track down his killer before anyone else gets hurt. Detective Jody Jacobs is on the hunt for two shooters and needs to determine who fired the first shot. A man is shot dead in an empty courtyard. When a potential spree killer targets the most vulnerable, Detective Max Ryden must stop the murderer before he kills again. When two men are gunned down in a bloody turf war, Detective Jermaine Douglas must race to catch the killers before the turf war claims another life. Holly Morris, a blond suburban mom, gushed on Facebook, "The First 48 is by far the best show on TV...I love it!!! A man is found dead in a vacant lot. But in this Miami neighborhood, where nearly one in 60 is a victim of violent crime, you don't mess with someone else's business. Two young men are gunned down within the space of 12 hours, and clues point to a feud between rival cliques. Their chance of solving a murder is cut in half if they don't get a lead within the first 48 hours." With just hours to work with, Morin's team must move fast to land a suspect before the killer slips away; the son of a celebrated neurosurgeon is discovered near dawn, shot to death along the railroad tracks in the Overtown neighborhood. "For Love and Honor; The Dark Side of Love". Last year Police Chief Manuel Orosa asked the show's producers to donate $10,000 per episode to a local youth sports program that works with at-risk children, but they declined. A man is gunned down behind the wheel of his car; a woman receives a warning that her son is about to be murdered. Tulsa detectives investigate the Neighborhood Crips to solve the murder of a young man trying to leave the gang. A homeless man is beaten to death; an elderly woman is stabbed to death in her kitchen. Sergeants Mundy Quinn and Kevin Lundy set up a sting to catch the victim's killer; Detective Manny Castillo and Sergeant Juan Herrera are called to a brazen execution in the middle of a bustling neighborhood in Coconut Grove. Through her father, she was a niece … Louisville, Kentucky / Harris County, Texas. A man is found burned in the back of a truck; a young man is shot in the back alley of his home. Because the teen is not expected to survive, homicide detectives Sandy Rodriguez and Tom Kulesa are called to the scene. "Double Shooting on Haskell / Back Alley Revenge". In a quiet suburb, an unidentified man is found dead in an alley-- the victim of a hit and run. When a young man and his pregnant fiancée are executed after a failed ransom attempt, Homicide will stop at nothing to identify the elusive suspect. A young father is shot to death while visiting his son and Detective Justin Ritter discovers the child's mother holds the key to the case; a home invasion leaves a teenager killed and two others wounded and Detective Summer Benton learns the shooting may have been a contract killing. "We have all gathered a lot of evidence, and it talks.". The investigation leads straight-talking veteran detective Ervens Ford and his wise-ass rookie partner Kevin Ruggiero down a shady path of halfway houses, strip clubs, and misguided wealth. Detectives investigate the double homicide of two men; detectives search for a murderer who shot one man to death and wounded a second. In a bedroom, an elderly man is found strangled to death. When a young father is found dead in his home by his girlfriend, detectives track down the killer and find things are not as they appear; a teenager is fatally shot, sending police on a desperate search for the motive. A mysterious car leads detectives on the trail of a suspect with a violent past; a young mother of five is found shot to death in her apartment. Detectives just have to convince them to talk; Sergeants Ron Collins and Kevin Lundy must track down a murder suspect who may have fled the state. Ultimately, "Smart denied any involvement, and it was the opinion of [the expert] that he was being truthful," according to prosecutor Marie Mato's closeout memo. As they race against the clock to find the killer, they discover that their best witness in the case tragically also has the most at stake; Sergeant Ron Collins and his team must solve the mystery behind a car discovered on the edge of town. A man is gunned down on a quiet city sidewalk. "By mutual agreement, the project was brought to a close last year in April or thereabouts after accomplishing the goal of showing the public some of the behind-the-scenes work done by our investigators," Bernstein explained in an email. Lift Up Local, A young mother of three is gunned down in front of her home; a birthday party celebration turns deadly. _____________________. All the streetlights had suddenly gone black. Detective Carlos Castellanos is working the homicide case of a man found dead in a motel bathroom, the victim of an apparent robbery. An innocent man gunned down in his car leads detectives on a manhunt for a killer on a shooting spree. A young man with a new job is playing basketball in the neighborhood he hangs out in when he gets into a fight with some young men who hang out in a house right across the street from the court. An idling car has two gunned down murder victims inside; an elderly man is found stabbed to death inside his home. And in Miami, according to an analysis of court records done by our sister paper Miami New Times, 15 men have walked free after being charged with murder under the program's glare. He finds himself in the middle of a cycle of violence that threatens to spin out of control. From an early age she preferred to be called by her middle name, Eleanor. Producers refused to comment for this article. Detective T.C. When a popular hip-hop promoter is gunned down next to his limousine, the search for the killer leads Detective Clinton Givens to more than he bargained for; a friendly night of drinking at a senior center apartment complex leaves one man dead and another wounded. A police detective cuts through conflicting stories in the case of a man who was shot and run over by a car; a gunman opens fire outside a nightclub, killing one man and leaving another clinging to life. Both victims had been killed by a single gunshot to the back of the head. A promising high-school senior is shot to death and stuffed into the trunk of his car a week before Christmas. The ambassadors are Cathy Davidson, Dree-el Simmons and Tatiana Ades. DeKalb County, Georgia / Harris County, Texas. Detectives investigate the murder of a teen who was shot in the head while sleeping; detectives search for a killer who shot a man over a dice game. Detective Phil Harding investigates a brutal shooting in a motel parking lot that killed a 22-year-old and injured two of his friends. Police investigate a shooting and robbery at a convenience store; cops probe two crimes that are a few blocks apart to see if they are connected. The narrative structure of The First 48 is both conventional and chronological, and nearly every episode begins with a murder. With no leads, Detectives Greg Gehring and Kurt Ballman hope a witness will come forward to lead them to a suspect; Detectives Robert Quirk and P.E. As the investigation unfolds, witnesses reveal the brutality of the shooter. "Neighborhood Sweetheart / Hail of Gunfire". Detective Emiliano Tamayo has to figure out who would have killed him over $20; a young father partying with friends at a nightclub breaks up a fight and ends up murdered. In New Orleans, detectives make a gruesome discovery inside a car that was set on fire; Det. A grandfather is robbed and murdered in his bedroom. In another case a woman walking by a river in Phoenix she's what she believes in a body wrapped in plastic in the water. Rookie Detective Mario De Los Santos tracks two suspects and finds out that both the suspect and his victim shared promising futures-and a deadly vice. Using onsite surveillance and forensics, the pair rush to find their suspect before anyone else is hurt. To find the killer, they must infiltrate the drug ring in order to discover the truth buried in a pack of lies. A well-loved man is discovered in his apartment on a bed of broken glass. Detective Kim Sanders and Paul Ellzey believe that the shooter killed the wrong man. Detective Anthony Reyes and his team are investigating the murder of a middle-aged mother of four shot to death in a random robbery outside a public storage facility. Employees of an ice rink arrives at work only to find the door ajar and blood all over the floor. A transgender woman is shot four times in an apparent robbery; two men draw guns in an underground mall, but only one survives. A young man is gunned down at a troubled apartment complex that comes under federal investigation after a rap video goes viral. 1. Two teenage suspects are questioned when a man is found beaten to death in a stairwell. With no eyewitnesses, Detective Mickey Cohn must resort to old-fashioned detective work to solve this case. Soon after discovering a bullet-ridden body in Overtown, Sergeant Joe Schillaci learns the murder may spark a bloody turf war between rival heroin dealers in the neighborhood. This had been an "inside job," as the episode would later be named. The Miami Police Department has not apologized to Smart. AIRED ON 0/0/0 House of Rage. For this homicide case, Harris County Sheriff's investigators had company: A film crew from the A&E show The First 48 was there to show the nuts and bolts of the investigation. Detective Marcel Walker investigates the murder of a 28-year-old man shot to death in his home. A teenager watching a street fight is killed by a stray bullet. The case takes a turn when the trail of clues leads Deputy James Cassidy to one of the victim's friends. Sergeant Ernest Wilson and his team investigate the double-homicide of two 26-year-olds, shot execution-style in the basement. Nearly every person charged with murder belongs to the same demographic: young, male, black, urban, poor and without the resources to challenge a television conglomerate like A&E. When they arrive at the scene, their worst fears are realized: the body of a woman, wrapped in a blanket, is decomposing on the floor of the bathroom. Detective Manny Castillo is investigating a brutal double homicide. Each of the 113 cases filmed in Miami also still airs periodically — even those featuring men who later walked free of murder charges. Miami Detective Fernando Bosch admitted under oath in 2011 that he has "play-acted" parts of investigations for The First 48 and couldn't tell upon later viewing which parts were staged and which were real. Or is it just random evil? Without little to go on, Renaud and his team must put the pieces of this puzzle together to track down the killer. Detectives Kevin Ruggiero and John Rusinque work the murder of a 42-year-old hard-working janitor brutally stabbed to death in his own apartment. When a young man disappears, detectives must break through a family's code of silence to find him. A murder hits close to home when Detective Rick Arnold learns that the victim of his most recent homicide case is the brother of a good friend. Detectives find a man murdered outside his own apartment. A woman is beaten and stabbed to death in her home in an act of vengeance; a man is unable to get out of a dangerous business. Detective Eric Torrence investigates the death of a 24-year-old father of two shot in the street; 36 hours later, Detective Cynthia Morrow is called out to the murder of a 27-year-old man found in an open field. The investigation takes a bizarre turn, as detectives uncover a kidnapping and robbery plot involving a crew of drug dealers. A high school football player is gunned down when his friends make a dangerous decision; detectives must separate witnesses from suspects to find out who fired the fatal bullet. A young mother is ambushed at home and shot at close range. When an expectant father is found bound and burned in a creek bed, Detective Scott Sayers must unravel a deadly robbery plot to identify his suspects and bring them to justice. Detective T.C. Coker, who'd previously been convicted of dealing drugs, was now the prime suspect in the shooting death of a 16-year-old boy at an apartment complex just east of Highway 6. But "Straight Menace" is still shown on A&E, and the tragedy inflicted on this wrongfully accused man is only the latest injustice in this show's history. A young woman is executed on a street corner and investigator Nathan Schilling discovers that her circle of friends may be hiding information about the murder. A grandfather hears a knock on his door, little does he know that a killer stands on the other side of it. Finally appealing to the public, they get a lead-- their suspect fled to New York City. Detective Kristen Downs responds to the murder of a man shot to death while answering his door. As Lead Detective Jerry Williams searches for the friend who filed the missing-person report, he finds that in this case it's a tortuous route to the truth. Detective Rick Arnold and his team track down a key witness who is forced to choose between her friendship with the suspect and her own freedom. Memphis, Tennessee / Minneapolis, Minnesota. A young man is shot dead in front of his mother's house; detectives look to his friends and family to find his killer. '", The last witness to help lock up Coker for three years, James Decastro, told the prosecutor that "when he viewed the photo array...he was not '100%' sure that the person he ­circled was the one that he observed shoot Erik Elizarraraz. Detectives Doug Lindle and Matt Thompson hope one of their witnesses can identify the shooter and help them catch a killer on the run; a pair of one-year old twins cry helplessly in the back of a black SUV after their mother is shot to death and slumped over in the driver's seat. It occurred inside. A truck fire brings Sergeant William Ashton and his team to the scene of a double murder. _____________________. Detectives Scott Sayers and Ken Penrod are investigating a home invasion that left a young man dead. Deputy Jason Brown and the homicide unit investigate the cold-blooded murder of a 15-year-old boy who was stripped down and shot during a home invasion. When two young men are shot and killed in a car, Gwinnett County Homicide turns to the survivors to learn the truth about what led to the shooting. Rookie detective Norma McKee gets her first double-murder-- a young couple shot to death in their car by a backseat passenger. A young father is gunned down after a night of gambling. A former airline executive is stabbed to death in his car. Sergeant Matthew Gnatek and Officer Nancy Foster are investigating the murder of a soon-to-be father found shot to death in a deserted field during a snowstorm. Pig, Lord of the Flies by William Golding. The detectives need to find out if the victim's friend is innocent or if he committed the ultimate act of betrayal. With nothing but a body, detectives race to gather evidence to track a brutal killer; when the prime suspect in a double murder case is killed, the locals become hush-hush in a hurry. When an innocent bystander protecting a young woman is gunned down, detectives scramble to learn who fired the fatal shots before anyone else gets hurt. A man found stabbed to death and dumped in an empty lot turns into a standoff with the house next door; a young father gunned down in a turf war sends cops on the hunt for a killer caught on video. Hurston uses the episode now as a teaching tool, the final chapter of his reformation. It's something Kuhlman and Hunter have heard more times than they'd care to count. A random shooter reveals startling new information on a cold case; a 70-year-old Vietnam vet is found beaten to death in his home, where detectives discover cryptic threatening letters. Emiliano Tamayo and his rookie partner Det. When a young mother is found beaten to death in her home, Detective Greg Johnson must fight to prove he has enough evidence against her killer before he walks free. Four 9mm Luger bullet casings littered the floor. Detective Terry Brandon and his team catch the alleged gunmen quickly, only to discover that their investigation is actually just beginning; Detectives T.C. A parking lot is the scene for a shooting death of a 21-year old father. The cops were hunting for a murder suspect. The man, who looks to be barely out of his teens (he's never identified), glances at a photograph of young black males taped to the back of Hunter's office door and points to it. "And then are y'all gonna leave me alone after that, after I give y'all what y'all want?" Jail officials said they didn't know Javoris Hurston had recently pleaded guilty to manslaughter in Fulton County. Detectives search for the person who murdered a well-loved "Candy Lady"; detectives hunt for the killer of a 17-year-old. 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