
The First 48 Presents Critical Minutes
Detectives find a body in a trash can; a domestic dispute turns into a homicide investigation.

Detectives find a body in a trash can; a domestic dispute turns into a homicide investigation.

Forensics solve homicides; relying on fingerprints; justice through DNA; ballistics are the key.

Three cases from "The First 48" that feature families enveloped in personal tragedies.

A man is shot while sitting in the front seat of his car; a street fight escalates into murder.

Close friends fight over money; an elderly man makes a fatal mistake; a wild night ends in tragedy.

A barber is caught in the crossfire of a gang rivalry; a young man is killed by an armed burglar.

A confrontation turns deadly; a single mother is torn between work and home.

Detectives find a body in a trash can; a domestic dispute turns into a homicide investigation.

Forensics solve homicides; relying on fingerprints; justice through DNA; ballistics are the key.

Three cases from "The First 48" that feature families enveloped in personal tragedies.

A man is shot while sitting in the front seat of his car; a street fight escalates into murder.

Close friends fight over money; an elderly man makes a fatal mistake; a wild night ends in tragedy.

A barber is caught in the crossfire of a gang rivalry; a young man is killed by an armed burglar.

A confrontation turns deadly; a single mother is torn between work and home.

Detectives find a body in a trash can; a domestic dispute turns into a homicide investigation.

A missing college sophomore is seen on video walking toward the waterfront.

Caretaker reports her 63-year-old cancer patient is missing; a missing mattress may solve the case.

A man's missing girlfriend leaves him an ominous phone call; a Chicago teenager goes missing.

Evidence leads detectives to believe that a young victim was murdered by two gunmen.

Tulsa detectives believe the victim of a shooting was a good Samaritan who'd been robbed.