The First 48

In Dallas, a man is shot dead in his sleep, but when the homicide team learns the suspect could be his girlfriend they uncover a murderous past. Then, in Memphis, TN, Sergeants Bill Ashton and Caroline Mason hunt for the killer of a beloved neighborhood "Candy Lady", shot through her closed front door. From the projects of the city to the trailer parks of the countryside, they leave no stone unturned in their search for the elusive killer.

In Miami, Det. Orlando Silva investigates the brutal stabbing death of an elderly man in his home.

In Dallas, a father is murdered close to home and detectives need his neighbors to give them a lead. Then, when a deaf father of three is stabbed to death in his doorway, Det. William Brown must enter the silent world of the hearing-impaired. As he closes in on the potential killers, he gets shocking information that may link his suspects to an earlier unsolved murder.

Detectives Mike McCleery and Bob Bachelder investigate the murder of a promising high-school senior, shot to death the week before Christmas, and stuffed in the trunk of his car, 25 miles from home.

In Memphis, Sgt. Kevin Lundy and his team investigate the murder of a 19-year-old man gunned down in the middle of a street. They soon find a witness whose story turns the investigation on its head. Then, in a remote area 20 miles east of Houston, a man walking in the woods discovers a startling sight--the remains of decomposed body hidden in the foliage. In one of his most challenging cases, Dep. Dennis Wolfford must first identify the body, before he can even begin unraveling the mystery of who to put it there.

In Memphis, Sergeant Caroline Mason investigates the murder of a young man outside of a liquor store. She uses all her interrogation kills and street smarts to find her suspect. In Miami, an elderly man is found duct-taped and beaten to death outside his house as his wife of forty years is asleep inside. Detectives have to find out whether the murder is a simple robbery, or a twisted act of retribution.

In New Orleans, 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.

In New Orleans, a woman is executed in broad daylight, and Detective Chuck Ward discovers she may not be the killer’s first victim. But can he find a witness willing to step up before more blood is shed?

In Harris County, Deputy Russell Gonzales races the clock to track down the killer of an unidentified man found dead in a desolate field on the side of the road. It's an uphill battle for the team until a couple appears on the scene and breaks the case wide open. In Birmingham, Det. Jerry Williams and his team investigate the murder of a young man shot dead in an abandoned apartment. With little physical evidence, Williams must rely on witnesses to help him piece together the puzzle and find the killer.

In Dallas, Det. Phil Harding and his team respond to murder of a young mother of two, shot and left on the side of the road. When a tip comes in that the suspect is headed for Mexico, Dallas detectives enlist the help of the Travis County SWAT team and race to the border to catch the alleged killer before he flees the country. Then in Miami, Detectives TC Cepero and Fabio Sanchez respond to an apparent suicide. But an examination of the body leads them to suspect foul play.

In New Orleans, when a woman is slashed to death, the investigation into her murder leads Detectives Chuck Ward and Rob Barrere to a house of horrors.

After a number of women are murdered in East Cleveland, residents fear there may be a serial killer on the loose. When a grandmother is strangled and left to die on a vacant lot Detectives Bob Ford and Tom Armelli need to find out if her killing is related to the others. In Dallas, a young father is shot to death in his girlfriend's arms, in the back of his car. Detective Leo Gonzalez must find the killer before more bloodshed occurs.

In the small Miami community of Overtown, Det. Orlando Benitez and Miami homicide team 6 head out to investigate the murder of a well-known man shot to death on the street in broad daylight.

New Orleans Detective Ryan Vaught takes on his most challenging case yet when a young married couple goes missing and one of them is found floating in a river, drowned to death.

In New Orleans, when a young father is abducted and shot in the street, detective Rayell Johnson hopes shocking surveillance footage can help him crack his first homicide case.