The First 48

The First 48 Season 12 Episodes

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Season 12 Episode Guide

Episode 1 - Missing

In Harris County, Deputy Mario Quintanilla and his team are investigating the mysterious disappearance and possible murder of a 20-year-old single mother. After days of searching and only a bloody, abandoned car as evidence, Investigators needs to retrace her final steps to solve the mystery.

  

Episode 2 - Deadly Encounter / Car Trouble

In Miami, the homicide Unit's Team five works the murder of a hard working janitor, brutally stabbed to death in his own apartment. With no witnesses, they must rely on clues gathered at the crime seen to help then identify and track down their suspect. In Birmingham, Detective Chris Anderson investigates the murder of a man walking home after fixing a friend's car. With no physical evidence, Anderson gets help from the neighborhood to track down the suspect.

  

Episode 3 - Down in Overtown / Breaking Point

In Miami, a young father is gunned down after a night of gambling. Detective Emiliano Tamayo has to figure out who would have killed him over twenty dollars. Then in Dallas, a child's birthday party turns deadly. The investigation becomes even more urgent when Detective Leo Gonzalez discovers the killer may be on the way to Mexico.

  

Episode 5 - Under One Roof / Off Target

In Dallas, a grandfather is robbed and murdered in his bedroom. Det. Scott Sayers has to figure out who would have bludgeoned him to death for a 26-inch TV. Then, Miami Det. Fignole Lubin investigates a drive-by in Overtown that left an innocent young woman dead. Police find a car riddled with bullets, but was its driver the shooter or another victim?

  

Episode 7 - Cold Light of Day

In Cleveland, Detectives Mike Smith and Walley Everett investigate the murder of a 23 year-old mother of three found burned in the backyard of an abandoned house. The brutality of the murder leaves a community outraged as detectives search for the killer. And just when the case is about to hit a dead end, a witness comes forward who may shatter the case wide open.

  

Episode 8 - Far from Home / Object of Desire

In Dekalb County Georgia, an out of state truck driver is found shot to death in the cab of his truck. Detectives working the case trace the victim's missing cell phone hoping it will lead them to the shooter. And in Harris County, TX, investigators work the case of an exotic dancer found murdered in her house. The need to find out if the killer could be someone she knew and trusted.

  

Episode 9 - Unarmed / Bad Feeling

In Miami, an unarmed man is gunned down in the parking lot of a popular bar. Detective Rolando Garcia and his team hope the victim's friend, who survived the shooting, can identify the shooter. In Dallas, Detective Dale Lundberg investigates the murder of a woman found bludgeoned to death in her apartment. The victim's missing car could provide the clue that could lead detectives to the killer.

  

Episode 10 - Brutal Business

Dallas Detective Dwayne Thompson and the homicide team investigate the brutal double murders of two friends shot and burned beyond recognition in the trunk of a car. Will detectives be able to catch the killers before they strike again?

  

Episode 15 - Shattered

In Dallas, a well loved man is discovered in his apartment on a bed of broken glass. With only fragments of clues the homicide team zeros in on a suspect, but nothing is what it seems.

  

Episode 16 - Massacre in Little Haiti / Exposed

A massacre outside a corner store leaves two dead and two clinging to life. With no witnesses, Miami detectives hope the surviving victims live to tell who pulled the trigger. In Cleveland, a man is found strangled in his apartment. Detectives go on the hunt for one of his friends and uncover a shocking motive.

  

Episode 17 - Deadly Ride / Wrong Place, Wrong Time

A Cleveland man shot while driving his car sends detectives on a manhunt across four states to find his killer. In Miami, a man is gunned down in broad daylight but detectives have to rely on the tight-lipped citizens of Overtown to solve the murder.

  

Episode 19 - Murder in Pleasant Grove

In Dallas, a dismembered body is found burned in an open field. With no leads on the victim's identity, detectives turn to the public for help in solving this baffling case.

  

Episode 20 - Innocent Bystander / Partners in Crime

In Harris County, Texas, a man is stabbed at a strip mall in the middle of the night. Sgt. Craig Clopton finds surveillance video of the murder, but it leaves him with more questions than answers. Then in Dallas, a young man is shot dead in his living room. It appears to be a burglary, until Det. Brian Tabor uncovers a more treacherous motive.

  

Episode 21 - Blood Red / Deadly Moves

In Dallas, two men on their way to visit family meet a hail of bullets. The case takes a surprising turn when Det. Tim Stewart discovers what they may have been shot over. Then in Cleveland, a preacher is found strangled in his home. Det. Tom Armelli is on the trail of a burglar desperate enough to kill for a TV and some pocket change.

  

Episode 22 - Blood on the Streets

In Miami, the homicide team investigates a triple shooting on a crowded bus that injured two and left a teenager dead. As detectives work the case, they discover that their victim was killed in an escalating street war. They must race the clock to catch his shooter before the feud claims another victim.

  



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