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The Best Episodes of The First 48 Season 13

Every episode of The First 48 Season 13 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The First 48 Season 13!

The Best Episodes of The First 48 Season 13

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...
  1. Background image for Birthday Girl
    7.8/10(25 votes)

    #1 - Birthday Girl

    S13:E1

    A 14-year-old Cleveland girl dies at her own birthday party when gunmen fire on a crowd; homicide detectives race to track down multiple shooters in the crime.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Deadly Obsession/The Killer You Know
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #2 - Deadly Obsession/The Killer You Know

    S13:E2

    Police detectives conduct a three-state manhunt as they investigate the slaying of a young Dallas couple; a Cleveland man is found shot to death in his own backyard.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Hot Ride/Debt Collector
    7.8/10(42 votes)

    #3 - Hot Ride/Debt Collector

    S13:E3

    A violent carjacking leads to the murder of a young father; a Miami musician is shot down in the street.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Desperate Moves
    7.5/10(22 votes)

    #4 - Desperate Moves

    S13:E4

    Dallas detectives launch a manhunt for the person who gunned down an innocent man in his car.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Wild Ride
    9.0/10(9 votes)

    #5 - Wild Ride

    S13:E5

    Cleveland homicide detectives follow a bizarre trail of evidence in the case of a father of five who was stabbed over 50 times.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Easy Money/Ambushed
    7.9/10(19 votes)

    #6 - Easy Money/Ambushed

    S13:E6

    In Dallas a young father is shot in the back, but no one wants to talk.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Uncommon Valor
    7.9/10(28 votes)

    #7 - Uncommon Valor

    S13:E7

    In Dallas, when a good Samaritan is gunned down trying to protect his friends, detectives must unravel a tangled web of bad tips and lies in their hunt for the killer.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Into the Graveyard
    7.8/10(22 votes)

    #8 - Into the Graveyard

    S13:E8

    In Miami, a family is shattered when two teenage brothers are gunned down in their own backyard. Two surviving friends point Detective TC Cepero and his team in the direction of two desperate and dangerous gunmen on the run. But Cepero will need the community's help to get the brazen killers off the street.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for The Girl Who Knew Too Much/The Guardian
    7.2/10(22 votes)

    #9 - The Girl Who Knew Too Much/The Guardian

    S13:E9

    In Dallas, an unidentified girl is found brutally shot in a field. Detectives Scott Sayers and Esteban Montenegro discover that she may have been killed for her silence. Then in Cleveland, a young father is shot in the head trying to break up a fight. Without any leads, Detectives Ignatius Sowa and Raymond Diaz must rely on an outraged community to help track down his killers.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for The Cover Up/Bad Seed
    7.6/10(23 votes)

    #10 - The Cover Up/Bad Seed

    S13:E10

    Police detectives search for an elusive killer who shot a man in a Cleveland courtyard; a 72-year-old grandmother is beaten to death in her Dallas home.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Best Laid Plans/Burned Alive
    7.7/10(22 votes)

    #11 - Best Laid Plans/Burned Alive

    S13:E11

    In Cleveland, when a teenager is shot down in the street, detectives discover his best friends may have something to do with the murder. In Harris County, a young woman set on fire clings to life as deputies race to find who left her for dead.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for New Year's Terror/Deadly Friends
    7.7/10(11 votes)

    #12 - New Year's Terror/Deadly Friends

    S13:E12

    In Cleveland a man is gunned down defending his home on New Year's Eve. With no eyewitnesses, Det. Melvin Smith must rely on DNA evidence to track down the killers. And in Broward County, Florida, when an elderly man is found dead in his apartment, Det. John Curcio's hunt for the suspects leads to a surprising discovery.

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    Director:Unknown
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  14. Background image for Blood Feud
    7.7/10(23 votes)

    #13 - Blood Feud

    S13:E13

    A police detective hopes to locate the killers of two Miami men before the bloody turf war claims another victim.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for Bad Reputation/Deadly Party
    7.9/10(21 votes)

    #14 - Bad Reputation/Deadly Party

    S13:E14

    A young mother of three is gunned down in front of her Cleveland home; a birthday party celebration in Florida turns deadly.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Update Special: Missing/Deadly Ride
    7.9/10(19 votes)

    #15 - Update Special: Missing/Deadly Ride

    S13:E15

    In Broward County, when a migrant worker is robbed and beaten to death, Dets. Valerian Perez and Kevin Forsberg must track down a vicious predator before he strikes again. Then, in Cleveland, a man is shot dead in broad daylight at a carwash, and Dets. Lem Griffin and Art Echols fear their case will go cold when none of the witnesses will talk.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for When a Stranger Calls; Sweet 16
    7.8/10(26 votes)

    #16 - When a Stranger Calls; Sweet 16

    S13:E16

    The use of a stolen bank card leads Dallas detectives toward the killer of an elderly woman; a teenage honors student is found shot in her own backyard.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for Deadly Morning
    8.2/10(29 votes)

    #17 - Deadly Morning

    S13:E17

    A young mother is viscously murdered and dumped in an abandoned house. Detectives Nate Sowa and Ray Diaz make a surprising discovery about the killer.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Brother's Keeper; Fighting Words
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #18 - Brother's Keeper; Fighting Words

    S13:E18

    An innocent man is gunned down in a gang war. Detectives race to find his killers before any more blood is shed. In Dallas, a father is murdered close to home and detectives need his neighbors to give them a lead.

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    Director:Unknown
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  20. Background image for A Date With Death; Paid in Blood
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    #19 - A Date With Death; Paid in Blood

    S13:E19

    In Cleveland, for Detectives Kathleen Carlin and Tim Entenok, friends are the key to solving the murder of a father shot in the back. And in Dallas, can a surprising lead help Detective Brian Tabor catch up to the killer of an elderly man stabbed to death in his home?

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    Director:Unknown
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  21. Background image for Kiss of Death
    8.1/10(20 votes)

    #20 - Kiss of Death

    S13:E20

    A man is shot to death in a nearby suburb, and police learn that his wife may hold the key to solving the crime.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for Dead End Drive; The Fixer
    8.3/10(19 votes)

    #21 - Dead End Drive; The Fixer

    S13:E21

    A group of carjacking killers terrorizes a Dallas neighborhood; tragedy results when an argument between friends gets out of control.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for Bound and Burned
    8.3/10(27 votes)

    #22 - Bound and Burned

    S13:E22

    A Dallas police detective must unravel a robbery plot when the body of an expectant father is found bound and burned in a creek bed.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for Game Over; Long Walk Home
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #23 - Game Over; Long Walk Home

    S13:E23

    New Orleans detectives have little to go on in the hunt for a killer; a young woman is gunned down in the street while walking home from work.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for For a Quick Buck; Bloody Sunday
    8.2/10(11 votes)

    #24 - For a Quick Buck; Bloody Sunday

    S13:E24

    Masked gunmen terrorize a Cleveland family and execute the young patriarch; Dallas detectives hunt for a killer who gunned down an innocent teen with an assault rifle.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for Teardrops; Almost Home
    7.7/10(21 votes)

    #25 - Teardrops; Almost Home

    S13:E25

    Dallas detectives hunt a car thief who fatally shot a man and stole his vehicle; detectives search for a witness for can identify the killer of a Cleveland man.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Season 13 Ratings Summary

"Birthday Girl" is the best rated episode of "The First 48" season 13. It scored 7.8/10 based on 25 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/7/2013. This episode is rated 7.8 points higher than the second-best, "Deadly Obsession/The Killer You Know".