The First 48
TV Show · Documentary · Crime

Detectives in major cities in the United States race against the clock in the wake of homicides, knowing that if they don't find a lead within the first 48 hours, their chances of solving a case are cut in half. The programme shows how detectives use forensic evidence and witness interviews to help identify suspects.

2004
Starring Dion Graham

Season 2

  • EPISODE 14
    In The Name Of Love
    In the Name of Love: Extraordinary cases of homicide committed in the name of love, from a couple being shot to a hearing-impaired man being stabbed in his doorway.
  • EPISODE 15
    Unfinished Business 2
    Unfinished Business: A look at what happens when people become obsessed with revenge, from a fatal shooting to the betrayal of a 'friend'.
  • EPISODE 101
    Case That Haunts Me 5
    Case That Haunts Me: Three cases that stuck with investigators long after the arrest, from a woman being dragged to her death to a young mother found with her throat slit.
  • EPISODE 14
    In a Lonely Place
    In New Orleans, a young mother is found shot and burned in the trunk of her car when a night out on the town becomes her last.
    39 min
  • EPISODE 18
    Old Wounds
    In Tulsa a young woman is killed in a drive-by shooting. Detectives talk to a group of teenagers and delve into a long-simmering feud to find her killer.
    39 min
  • EPISODE 19
    Bloodline
    When a former Marine is gunned down trying to recover his stolen bicycle, Tulsa detective Matt Frazier goes on the hunt for an elusive criminal family.
    40 min

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Cast & Crew

  • Dion Graham
    Narrator
  • David Eilenberg
    Producer
  • Elaine Frontain Bryant
    Producer
  • P‌T
    Peter Tarshis
    Producer
  • Laura Fleury
    Producer
  • M‌N
    Maija Norris
    Producer
  • J‌X
    John X. Kim
    Producer
  • A‌R
    Alexis Robie
    Producer
  • Robert Sharenow
    Producer
  • D‌M
    David McKillop
    Producer
  • Charles Tremayne
    Producer

About

The First 48

Documentary

Detectives in major cities in the United States race against the clock in the wake of homicides, knowing that if they don't find a lead within the first 48 hours, their chances of solving a case are cut in half. The programme shows how detectives use forensic evidence and witness interviews to help identify suspects.

Information

Studio
AETV
Released
2004
Rated
PG
Region of Origin
United States

Languages

Original Audio
English (United Kingdom), English
Audio

English (United States) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (United States) (Always On)

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Africa, Middle East, and India

  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • Botswana
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Cape Verde
  • Egypt
  • Eswatini
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • India
  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger (English)
  • Oman
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Africa
  • Sri Lanka
  • Tajikistan
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uganda
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Zimbabwe

Asia Pacific

  • Australia
  • Cambodia
  • Fiji
  • 香港 (廣東話–繁體)
  • Indonesia (English)
  • 日本
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • 澳門 (廣東話–繁體)
  • Malaysia (English)
  • Micronesia, Federated States of
  • Mongolia
  • New Zealand
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • 대한민국
  • 台灣
  • Thailand
  • Turkmenistan
  • Vietnam

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  • Luxembourg (English)
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Latin America and the Caribbean

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  • Virgin Islands, British
  • Cayman Islands
  • Chile (Español)
  • Colombia (Español)
  • Costa Rica (Español)
  • Dominica
  • República Dominicana
  • Ecuador (Español)
  • El Salvador (Español)
  • Grenada
  • Guatemala (Español)
  • Honduras (Español)
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