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 in major cities around the country race against the clock to solve homicides and use forensic evidence and witness interviews to help identify suspects.
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