Revisits some of the most powerful cases originally featured on The First 48 and features exclusive interviews with detectives, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and families of victims.
After a devoted father is gunned down in Georgia, detectives uncover a string of shootings that terrorised the community. Police and prosecutors must rely on circumstantial evidence to put the shooter behind bars.
Gwinnett County Homicide investigates a parking lot brawl that leaves two young men shot dead and could cost four others their lives in prison though three of them never fired a shot. All because of one bad decision.
Gwinnett County detectives investigate the murder of an innocent fifteen-year-old, caught up in a petty crime. But how will the prosecution take on a witness who claims the shooter acted in self-defence?
Detectives in Tulsa have only one witness to a domestic dispute that's escalated to a double homicide a 12-year-old girl. At trial, their case hangs on this question: will she or won't she be able to testify?
When Gwinnett County detectives find a mother stabbed to death, identifying her killer falls to her young son. But testifying at trial could be difficult for the child, putting the prosecution's case at risk.
A Mobile mother goes missing after blowing millions at the casino. At trial, the DA and detective take a gamble of their own to bring her killer to justice.
When a Tulsa man is killed by a bullet to the head, detectives discover guns hidden in the garage next door. The neighbour's role becomes a question in a case of cousin against cousin.
When two boys find their mother in the back of her car, Tulsa detectives turn to her family for help catching her killer. But at the defendant's trial, his explosive testimony leaves the prosecution's case hanging on one key piece of evidence.
In Tulsa, a rookie detective is pushed to the brink searching for a beloved man who ultimately turns up brutally murdered. After a grinding two-year investigation, bringing the killer to justice could hang on the testimony of a jailhouse informant.
When a Tulsa father of two is shot just blocks from his ex-girlfriend's house, detectives have to decide which of the two persons of interest should be charged with his murder.
Tulsa detectives believe the victim of a shooting was a Good Samaritan who'd been robbed. But at trial, the jury must decide if his killer actually acted in fear of his own life..
Tulsa detectives believe the victim of a shooting was a Good Samaritan who'd been robbed. But at trial, the jury must decide if his killer actually acted in fear of his own life.
Evidence at the crime scene leads detectives in Mobile to believe that a young victim was murdered by two gunmen. But a high-stakes trial leaves the jury wrestling with the question of whether one of the suspects could be found not guilty.
After a man is gunned down at an after-hours club, investigators and the prosecutor are left with no witnesses who are willing to say they saw the shooting. That leaves the case hanging on the defendant's claim of self-defence.
In Mobile, a woman in a volatile relationship is found dead in her car. Detectives suspect her boyfriend, but, at trial, he takes the stand to brazenly claim she was actually the victim of a drug deal gone bad.
A massive, gang-related melee outside a nightclub leaves Gwinnett County detectives struggling to identify just who shot a young murder victim. And the death of one of the witnesses makes that challenge even harder for prosecutors.
When a Mobile mother of four is shot just blocks from her home, detectives look to her loved ones to identify her killer. But, at trial, his attorneys claim he acted in self-defence.
In Mobile, a professor is murdered in his own home. It takes a missing gaming console and a strategic game of cat and mouse with the suspects for detectives and prosecutors to get justice.
When three people are gunned down in a Tulsa home, detectives face two suspects, and a web of lies. Prosecutors are left with circumstantial evidence to clinch the case against a calculated, cold-blooded killer.
When a transient man is gunned downed, the only eyewitness Mobile detectives have is also a suspect. At trial, reluctant witnesses, defendants pointing fingers at each other, and a surprise leaves a novice prosecutor struggling to clinch his case.
In Gwinnett County, a beloved rapper is gunned down in a hail of bullets from a drive-by shooting. With little hard evidence, detectives and prosecutors need to rely on a tipster to testify despite the risks and bring the suspect to justice.
Tulsa homicide delves into a dark world of drugs and prostitution to solve the murder of a man executed in his car in a motel parking lot.
A man shoots four people in broad daylight, leaving Tulsa detectives, attorneys, and everyone impacted struggling to explain his mental state. His case hangs on the question.
In Tulsa, a party becomes the scene of a murder. For investigators and prosecutors, the case is riding on two accomplices betraying their friends, despite the risks.
Tulsa detectives investigate how a young rapper was found shot dead on the street of an affluent suburban neighbourhood. At trial, the defence accuses the prosecution's key eyewitness of pulling the trigger.