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Season 8 – The First 48

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Detectives in major cities around the country 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 series shows how detectives use forensic evidence and witness interviews to help identify suspects.

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The First 48 — Season 8

The First 48 — Season 8

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Dion Graham

Narrator

David Eilenberg

Executive Producer

Elaine Frontain Bryant

Executive Producer

Peter Tarshis

Executive Producer

Laura Fleury

Executive Producer

Maija Norris

Executive Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 1, 2009 Gone Dallas detectives try to solve a murder without the victim's body; the trail leads to a wooded campsite where they find hanging vulture heads and swords. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 8, 2009 Return to Sender; Death Camp A Dallas detective investigates the murder of a young man shot in his friend's car; Minneapolis police search for the person who beat a homeless man to death. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 15, 2009 Obstruction; Flight Risk Cincinnati police investigate the shooting death of a 28-year-old from Detroit; Dallas police enlist the help of the Travis County SWAT team after they get a tip that a murder suspect is headed for Mexico. Details Episode 4 Aired Jan 15, 2009 Crashing the Gate; 6000 Motives Dallas detectives investigate the murder of two people gunned down in a car at the entrance of an apartment complex; Miami detectives investigate the stabbing death of an elderly man in his home. Details Episode 5 Aired Jan 22, 2009 Blood Money; Fifteen The victim's friends hinder a murder investigation; a stray bullet from an AK-47 kills a teenage girl at a birthday party in Dallas. Details Episode 6 Aired Jan 29, 2009 Out of the Past; Feud Dallas detectives investigate the death of a 54-year-old man gunned down in front of his family; Cincinnati detectives investigate a gunfight that occurred in broad daylight and ended in the death of a 23-year-old man. Details Episode 7 Aired Feb 5, 2009 Devil Inside; Rattlesnake A 58-year-old woman is found naked and dead under a highway overpass; a teenager is shot in an apartment complex. Details Episode 8 Aired Feb 19, 2009 Blame Game; Chasing Shadows A man is found murdered next to his car in an apparent robbery gone bad; a man is found dead in a parking lot. Details Episode 9 Aired Mar 5, 2009 Live Bait; Drama at the Classic A young man is robbed and killed while meeting up with a girl he met earlier; a man is gunned down outside an annual football game. Details Episode 10 Aired Mar 19, 2009 Out of Sight; Missing Piece A college student is stabbed after a night out with friends; a boy is shot in a residential backyard. Details Episode 11 Aired Mar 26, 2009 Shattered Dreams; Left to Die A Sudanese man is shot to death at his clothing store in Louisville, Ky.; a shooting leaves a young man dead and his girlfriend struggling to survive. Details Episode 12 Aired Apr 16, 2009 Up in Flames; Drive-By A man is found in the back of his burning pick-up truck; a teenager is gunned down while playing football in his front yard. Details Episode 13 Aired Apr 23, 2009 One Heart The detectives assigned to the homicide case of a Rastafarian are forced to use unusual tactics when the suspects start pointing fingers at one another. Details Episode 14 Aired Jun 16, 2009 Last Wish A man is found dead on a residential sidewalk after celebrating his 46th birthday; the homicide team makes a public plea for help after their initial leads fail to pan out. Details Episode 15 Aired Jun 23, 2009 Signs of Violence; Live by the Gun A detective enters the world of the hearing impaired to solve the stabbing murder of a deaf father of three; a Miami detective hits the streets to find out who shot a youth during a lively street party. Details Episode 16 Aired Jun 23, 2009 Cold as Ice The witness to a fatal shooting is forced to choose between her friendship with the suspect and her own freedom. Details Episode 17 Aired Jun 30, 2009 Road Hazard; Cold A motorcycle club president is shot in the head after being forced off the road; a mother of seven is strangled to death in her apartment. Details Episode 18 Aired Jul 7, 2009 In Broad Daylight; Fight Club A young woman is shot to death in a park in the middle of the day; a young man is beaten and shot during a gunfight in front of a strip club. Details Episode 19 Aired Jul 21, 2009 Ditched Motorists discover a decomposed body on the side of the road. Details Episode 20 Aired Jul 28, 2009 Caught Up A 21-year-old father is gunned down in a parking lot; investigators get two important pieces of information: the license plate of a car seen fleeing the scene and confirmation that the parking lot has a surveillance camera. Details Episode 21 Aired Aug 11, 2009 Torn; Gun Crazy A rookie detective tries to untangle a love triangle that turned deadly; detectives try to piece together what happened inside a car that left one person dead and another critically injured. Details Episode 22 Aired Sep 1, 2009 Johnny Black; Stranger Than Fiction A man is shot to death on the street in broad daylight; a 27-year-old is shot down by a man riding on a bike. Details Episode 23 Aired Sep 8, 2009 Heart of Gold; Last Breath After a 33-year-old woman is stabbed to death in Louisville, Ky., police reach out to her family and witnesses to try to track down her killer; police investigate the shooting death of a college student, 19, on a residential street in Minneapolis. Details Episode 24 Aired Sep 15, 2009 Blind Rage; Those Closest to Us Police try to unravel the mystery surrounding a 28-year-old man shot in his home; Miami authorities race against the clock to catch the killer of a homeless man found stabbed in a park. Details

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The First 48 — Season 8

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Season Info

Executive Producer
David Eilenberg, Elaine Frontain Bryant, Peter Tarshis, Laura Fleury, Maija Norris, John X. Kim, Alexis Robie, Robert Sharenow, David McKillop, Charles Tremayne, Nancy Dubuc, Andy Berg, David Mettler, Dierdre O'Hearn
Network
A&E
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Reality, Crime
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 1, 2009