The First 48

200416 series
Available on
Channel 4

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.

Into Thin Air; Love and Lies: Episode Image
Episode 1Into Thin Air; Love and Lies

Into Thin Air/Love and Lies: A man is presumed dead after an odd tip. (S23 Ep19) Support at channel4.com/support. - Str lang/upsetting real homicide details/drug refs

Final Words: Episode Image
Episode 1Final Words

When a man is gunned down in front of his family, Detective Jermaine Rogers must sift through different accounts of the incident and uncover the truth. (S26, ep 1)

Cut Short: Episode Image
Episode 2Cut Short

After a 14-year-old boy is fatally shot outside a friend's house, detectives wonder if he was caught in the middle of a sinister plot. (S25, ep 20)

I Killed: Episode Image
Episode 3I Killed

When a man is found inside of a truck, stabbed 45 times, a bilingual Tulsa community comes together to help detectives track down his killer. (S26, ep 2)

Unforgotten: Ben: Episode Image
Episode 4Unforgotten: Ben

Unforgotten - Ben: A young man is murdered while defending his friends during a home invasion, so Detective Lacey Lansdown must now seek justice for the family. (S26, ep 3)

Little Girl Lost: Episode Image
Episode 5Little Girl Lost

Detective Angela Carter takes over the case of a missing teenage girl and wonders if the key to her disappearance could lie shockingly close to home. (S26, ep 4)

Cold Fury: Episode Image
Episode 6Cold Fury

In Tulsa, detectives scour the city for a man on the run while trying to uncover the truth behind a woman's mysterious injuries. (S26, ep 5)

Innocents Lost: Episode Image
Episode 8Innocents Lost

Tulsa Homicide faces a harrowing case when a seemingly tragic house fire unfolds into a sinister triple murder, involving a seven-year-old girl. (S25, ep 21)

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