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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 First 48 follows detectives from around the country during these first critical hours as they race against time to find the suspect. Gritty and...
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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 N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/7/2013. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Deadly Obsession/The Killer You Know".

  • Birthday Girl
    7.8/10(25)

    #1 - Birthday Girl

    Season 13 Episode 1

    Aired 3/7/2013

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Deadly Obsession/The Killer You Know
    NaN/10(0)

    #2 - Deadly Obsession/The Killer You Know

    Season 13 Episode 2

    Aired 3/14/2013

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Hot Ride/Debt Collector
    7.8/10(42)

    #3 - Hot Ride/Debt Collector

    Season 13 Episode 3

    Aired 3/21/2013

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Desperate Moves
    7.5/10(22)

    #4 - Desperate Moves

    Season 13 Episode 4

    Aired 3/28/2013

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Wild Ride
    9.0/10(9)

    #5 - Wild Ride

    Season 13 Episode 5

    Aired 4/4/2013

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Easy Money/Ambushed
    7.9/10(19)

    #6 - Easy Money/Ambushed

    Season 13 Episode 6

    Aired 4/11/2013

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Uncommon Valor
    7.9/10(28)

    #7 - Uncommon Valor

    Season 13 Episode 7

    Aired 4/18/2013

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Into the Graveyard
    7.8/10(22)

    #8 - Into the Graveyard

    Season 13 Episode 8

    Aired 4/25/2013

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Girl Who Knew Too Much/The Guardian
    7.2/10(22)

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

    Season 13 Episode 9

    Aired 5/2/2013

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Cover Up/Bad Seed
    7.6/10(23)

    #10 - The Cover Up/Bad Seed

    Season 13 Episode 10

    Aired 5/9/2013

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Best Laid Plans/Burned Alive
    7.7/10(22)

    #11 - Best Laid Plans/Burned Alive

    Season 13 Episode 11

    Aired 5/30/2013

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • New Year's Terror/Deadly Friends
    7.7/10(11)

    #12 - New Year's Terror/Deadly Friends

    Season 13 Episode 12

    Aired 6/6/2013

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Blood Feud
    7.8/10(21)

    #13 - Blood Feud

    Season 13 Episode 13

    Aired 8/8/2013

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Bad Reputation/Deadly Party
    7.9/10(21)

    #14 - Bad Reputation/Deadly Party

    Season 13 Episode 14

    Aired 8/15/2013

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Update Special: Missing/Deadly Ride
    7.9/10(19)

    #15 - Update Special: Missing/Deadly Ride

    Season 13 Episode 15

    Aired 8/22/2013

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • When a Stranger Calls; Sweet 16
    7.8/10(26)

    #16 - When a Stranger Calls; Sweet 16

    Season 13 Episode 16

    Aired 10/3/2013

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Deadly Morning
    8.2/10(28)

    #17 - Deadly Morning

    Season 13 Episode 17

    Aired 10/10/2013

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Brother's Keeper; Fighting Words
    NaN/10(0)

    #18 - Brother's Keeper; Fighting Words

    Season 13 Episode 18

    Aired 10/17/2013

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Date With Death; Paid in Blood
    NaN/10(0)

    #19 - A Date With Death; Paid in Blood

    Season 13 Episode 19

    Aired 10/24/2013

    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?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Kiss of Death
    8.1/10(20)

    #20 - Kiss of Death

    Season 13 Episode 20

    Aired 11/14/2013

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dead End Drive; The Fixer
    8.3/10(19)

    #21 - Dead End Drive; The Fixer

    Season 13 Episode 21

    Aired 11/29/2013

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Bound and Burned
    8.3/10(27)

    #22 - Bound and Burned

    Season 13 Episode 22

    Aired 11/29/2013

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Game Over; Long Walk Home
    NaN/10(0)

    #23 - Game Over; Long Walk Home

    Season 13 Episode 23

    Aired 12/13/2013

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • For a Quick Buck; Bloody Sunday
    8.2/10(11)

    #24 - For a Quick Buck; Bloody Sunday

    Season 13 Episode 24

    Aired 12/13/2013

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Teardrops; Almost Home
    7.7/10(21)

    #25 - Teardrops; Almost Home

    Season 13 Episode 25

    Aired 12/20/2013

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A