7.8/1024 votes#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.
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- NaN/100 votes
#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.
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- 7.7/1041 votes
#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.
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- 7.4/1021 votes
#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.
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- NaN/100 votes
#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.
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- 7.9/1018 votes
#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.
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- 7.9/1027 votes
#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.
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- 7.8/1022 votes
#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.
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- 7.2/1022 votes
#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.
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- 7.5/1022 votes
#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.
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- 7.7/1022 votes
#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.
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- 7.7/1011 votes
#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.
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- 7.8/1021 votes
#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.
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- 7.9/1021 votes
#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.
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- 7.8/1018 votes
#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.
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- 7.7/1025 votes
#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.
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- 8.2/1028 votes
#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.
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- NaN/100 votes
#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.
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- NaN/100 votes
#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?
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- 8.2/1019 votes
#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.
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- 8.3/1019 votes
#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.
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- 8.3/1027 votes
#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.
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- NaN/100 votes
#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.
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- 8.2/1011 votes
#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.
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- 7.7/1021 votes
#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.
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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 24 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".