Jan 10, 2019 · 45m
When a potential spree killer targets the most vulnerable in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Detective Max Ryden must stop the murderer before he kills again.


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.
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Jan 10, 2019 · 45m
When a potential spree killer targets the most vulnerable in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Detective Max Ryden must stop the murderer before he kills again.
Jan 17, 2019 · 45m
In Mobile, Alabama, a man who turned his life around is gunned down in cold blood. Detectives need to know if his troubled past came back to haunt him.
Jan 24, 2019 · 45m
In Tulsa, Oklahoma, a barrage of gunfire kills a man while he's sitting in his car, with his 2-year-old daughter in the back seat. An elderly Atlanta man is burned alive in a building fire suspected to be arson.
Jan 31, 2019 · 45m
When a young man is found executed in the street and a second victim is shot nearby, detectives scramble to track down the dangerous gunman before he kills again.
Feb 7, 2019 · 45m
In Georgia's Gwinnett County, a teenager is gunned down outside a nightclub when he winds up at the center of a gang feud.
Feb 14, 2019 · 45m
In Mobile, Alabama, a 68-year-old woman goes missing after checking into a casino where she had lost millions.
Feb 21, 2019 · 45m
In Atlanta, after his mother reports him missing, a man is found dead, naked and shot twice in his bedroom.
Feb 21, 2019 · 45m
In Atlanta, a woman is found dead in a garbage can, and a young man is ambushed by neighborhood bullies.
Feb 28, 2019 · 45m
When a young man goes missing in Tulsa, Oklahoma, detectives must crack a family's code of silence in order to find him.
Feb 28, 2019 · 45m
In Atlanta, a stranger guns down a new father in a parking lot. In Georgia's Gwinnett County, a man is stabbed more than 20 times when someone he trusts turns against him.
Mar 7, 2019 · 45m
In Mobile, Alabama, the murder of a 19-year-old becomes personal when the team learns that the victim is Detective Jermaine Rogers' cousin. In Tulsa, Oklahoma, a 31-year-old mother is gunned down in front of her home by an unlikely suspect.
Mar 7, 2019 · 45m
In Mobile, Alabama, a street fight escalates to a shooting that leaves a man dead in his front yard. In Tulsa, Oklahoma, a drive-by shooting stemming from a gang feud claims the life of a 16-year-old girl, while her boyfriend clings to life.
Apr 4, 2019 · 45m
A beautiful teenager found naked and shot to death in an Atlanta park. With no evidence to work with, rookie detective Andre Lowe struggles to unravel the mystery. But the viciousness of her mysterious death evokes the sympathy of the entire Homicide Unit who pitch in to identify her and recreate her last hours on earth from tiny clues. The case captures the hearts of the public and, with tips flooding in, the detectives work round the clock to try to find her killer/killers.
Apr 11, 2019 · 45m
In Mobile, Alabama, a young man is murdered at his girlfriend's house when drive-by shooters unload several dozen rounds at the home; in Tulsa, Okla., a Jeep is found crashed along the highway with a man sitting inside, shot dead.
Apr 18, 2019 · 45m
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.
Apr 25, 2019 · 45m
When a father of three is executed on his front porch, Gwinnett County Homicide discovers that those closest to him are hiding a dark secret.
May 9, 2019 · 45m
In Mobile, Alabama, a 70-year-old Vietnam vet is found beaten to death in his home, where detectives discover cryptic threatening letters; in Tulsa, Okla., a random shooter reveals startling new information on a cold case.
May 16, 2019 · 45m
In Tulsa, Oklahoma, detectives suspect a random roadside encounter when they find an unidentified cyclist gunned down in the middle of an intersection outside the airport.
Quick answers about this season's release timeline and episode lineup.
The First 48 Season 18 premiered on January 10, 2019.
The First 48 Season 18 has 18 episodes.
The season opens with Season 18 Episode 1, "Spree Killer". It aired on January 10, 2019.
Go to Season 18 Episode 1