The First 48 is a U.S. documentary/news magazine television program that was shot in several American cities and gives viewers an inside peek into the world of homicide investigators in real life. Despite frequently following the investigations through to their conclusion, the series typically concentrates on their initial 48 hours, hence the title.
Each episode takes one or more crimes in various places and alternately covers each one, demonstrating how investigators identify suspects using forensic evidence, witness interviews, and other cutting-edge investigative techniques. Most cases are resolved within the first 48 hours, but other issues take longer—days, weeks, months, or even years—to resolve.
After the first 48 is the crime, mystery reality tv show with an IMDb rating of 8.2/10. Exclusive interviews with detectives, prosecutors, defense lawyers, and families of victims are included in After The First 48, a documentary that revisits some of the most compelling cases that were initially covered in The First 48. From the inquiry to the murder trial itself, the verdict, and beyond, After The First 48 takes viewers through the dramatic and intense inside tale.
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The audience will witness Mobile Homicide scrambling to identify the perpetrators after two killings occur at the same apartment complex within a few hours. A shotgun-wielding intruder shoots a young mother dead at a convenience store in Tulsa; in Kansas City, a local businessman is killed, and Detective Jason Sutton searches his staff for a possible explanation. Mobile Homicide is scrambling to identify the perpetrators after two killings occurred at the same apartment complex within a few hours.
Controversies
Taiwan Smart, 21, of Miami, was accused on November 18, 2009, with two charges of second-degree murder for the deaths of his two roommates in Little Haiti. Later, in an episode called “Inside Job,” his tale was broadcast. Evidence later proved that the police had made critical errors during their investigation. A critical witness statement was misinterpreted on the show by The First 48 as well. After being freed in June 2011, Smart filed a false imprisonment lawsuit against the city of Miami. The program first aired on July 15, 2010, and it is still broadcast today without adjustment. The city of Miami declared in 2014 that it would not be renewing its agreement with A&E, stopping the city’s hosting of future episodes of The First 48.
Aiyana Jones, a 7-year-old Detroit resident, was shot and died on May 16, 2010, during a SWAT raid caught on camera by The First 48. Detroit SWAT teams searched the duplex for a potential murder suspect. Prosecutors accused the Detroit policeman of killing Jones involuntarily on October 5, 2011. After lying under oath, Allison Howard, an A&E Television Network camera operator who was filming that evening, was charged with perjury and obstructing justice. She was given a two-year probationary period after entering a no-contest plea to the charge of obstructing justice.
Shawn Peterson admitted guilt to manslaughter on December 16, 2015, for the triple homicide of his ex-girlfriend Christine George, her son Leonard, and her daughter Trisa in New Orleans’ Gentilly district. The First 48’s creators, according to Peterson’s defense attorneys, concealed video evidence that could have cleared their client. The motion was denied, but the judge acknowledged that the show had made things more difficult. The city of New Orleans declared in 2016 that it would be terminating its agreement with A&E, putting an end to any upcoming productions of The First 48 or Nightwatch, another A&E program with a New Orleans setting. On November 6, 2020, it was revealed that Nightwatch would restart filming in New Orleans after a three-year break. However, The First 48 received no similar news.
Release Date
The Unforgotten: Mothers and sons, or episode 24 of season 22, will be released on November 3, 2022.
Streaming
The show will be streamed on A&E networks. The main television brand of A&E Networks is the American basic cable network A&E. The network was first established in 1984 as the Arts & Entertainment Network, with an initial emphasis on dramas, documentaries, and fine arts. Today, the network focuses mostly on non-fiction programs, such as true crime, documentaries, miniseries, and reality docusoaps.
