When did The First 48 Season 8 Episode 1 air?
The First 48 Season 8 Episode 1 aired on January 1, 2009 at 9 PM ET.


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.
Detectives are called to the scene at an apartment, blood covers the apartment. There is no possible way the victim survived this brutal attack. No body is found at the scene and detectives start the search for the killer...and their victim.
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The First 48 Season 8 Episode 1 aired on January 1, 2009 at 9 PM ET.
This episode runs for approximately 45 minutes.
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