In New Orleans, a car is set on fire in a desolate area. Inside, detectives make a gruesome discovery. Det. Ryan Vaught hopes the last person who spoke to the victim can lead him to the killer.

Death in Desire

Dion Graham

Tell No Tales / Unfair Fight

Cover Story

A young mother and her best friend gunned down in broad daylight sets offa chain of events that Tulsa Homicide never could have imagined.

Chain of Death

When a young man and his pregnant fiancée are executed after a failed ransom attempt, Atlanta Homicide will stop at nothing to identify the elusive suspect.

Taken

In Tulsa, detectives struggle to find a lead when a beloved grandfather is gunned down in his own home. The suspect shocks prosecutors when he goes against his lawyer's advice in court.

Down a Dark Hallway

In Mobile, a 21-year-old woman is shot dead in her hotel room by a mysterious visitor. When a 42-year-old music producer is found riddled with bullets in his Gwinnett County apartment, clues point toward a madman on a shooting spree.

Tricked / Rogue Gun

In Atlanta, when a young father is found dead in his home by his girlfriend, detectives track down the killer and find things are not as they appear. In Tulsa, a teenager is fatally shot, sending the Tulsa team on a desperate search for the motive.

Dead Stop / Uninvited

In Tulsa, a father of three is gunned down in front of his family during a deadly crime spree. Detectives race to track down his killer before anyone else gets hurt.

The Invader

In Tulsa, OK, a homeless man is beaten and stabbed to death, leading detectives to witnesses that live under a bridge where he was discovered.

Bridge of Lies

In Tulsa, detectives have little to go on when they find the naked body of an unknown homeless woman who was raped, strangled to death, and thrown into a dumpster.

Devil's Trail

A young woman is found dead behind an abandoned building in Mobile, AL and detectives need her boyfriend to help solve the case; A young father's murder case sends Atlanta detectives to the Pocono Mountains in search of his killers.

The Break Up / No Good Deed

In Mobile, a beloved mother of four is killed when she can’t escape her past. And in Atlanta, a detective on his first crime scene must find out why two young friends were gunned down in broad daylight.

Jealous Heart / The Jump

A shy mechanic is found shot dead far from home, outside a notorious apartment complex. Detective Max Ryden needs to discover what brought him there.

Fateful Date

Detective Ronnie Leatherman returns to Tulsa homicide to investigate the death of a man who crashed his car in a shopping center.

Triggered

In Tulsa, Okla., two brothers are shot down after checking on their night cleaning crew; detectives struggle to find a motive before the killer strikes again.

Brothers Down

In Mobile, two young men are gunned down within the space of 12 hours, and clues point to a feud between rival cliques.

Carnage in the Streets

In Tulsa, a father is gunned down in a parking lot by a killer lying in wait. In Mobile, an elderly man dies from a suspicious fire in his apartment.

Late Night Ambush / Fire & Fury

In Atlanta, a young man comes home for lunch and winds up murdered when he catches a brazen thief in the act. Then, in Tulsa, an ongoing feud between two gang members leads to a fateful encounter.

Life Interrupted / Lucifer

When a man is found shot dead in his driveway, an abandoned truck leads Tulsa Homicide to several potential suspects, but not everything is as it seems.

Jackpot

Mobile detectives investigate the murder of a young mother of two and unravel the deadly plot that took her life.

Cruel Intentions

A young man is gunned down at a troubled apartment complex that comes under federal investigation after a rap video goes viral.

Gangland

In Gwinnett County, GA, a man is gunned down in the early hours of the morning on his front lawn, the engine of his truck still running behind him. Rookie Detective, James Lawson has to unravel a tangled web of jealousy and betrayal in order to find his killer.

Deadly Triangle

Tulsa Homicide responds when a father of three is gunned down at his job by suspects who end up in a standoff with police.

The Standoff

In Tulsa, when a homeless man is killed after getting run over in a parking lot, detectives work to track down the elusive driver.

Snatched

In Tulsa, a teenager is shot dead, and detectives must uncover the truth among his roommates’ stories. In Mobile, a young man’s murder sets off a retaliatory shooting.

Child's Play / Bad Intentions

A young man is shot dead in front of his mother's house. Mobile detectives look to his friends and family to find his killer.

Among Friends

In Tulsa, detectives question whether a young woman's death was a tragic mistake or murder. In Mobile, the murder of a young father tests a bond between brothers.

Shooting Blind / Brothers in Arms

In Mobile, the search for justice in the shooting death of a young man in a crowded parking lot has unfortunate consequences.

Night of Lies

In Mobile, when two friends are found executed in a car on a dark dead-end street, the investigation leads detectives to an unlikely suspect.

Point of No Return

In New Orleans, detectives make a gruesome discovery inside a car that was set on fire; Det. Ryan Vaught hopes the last person who spoke to the victim can lead him to the killer.

Old Flame / Bad Behavior

A mother is stabbed to death and Gwinnett detectives must find her missing son who might be the only witness. Tulsa detectives need to find out if there is a link between the murders of a pregnant woman and a young man shot at the same apartment complex.

Escape Plan / Path of Terror

In Atlanta, a 23-year-old man is shot dead in front of his friends after a bad deal. When a 15-year-old high school student is found on the stairs of an apartment filled with kids, witnesses need to tell the truth so Tulsa Homicide can get to their shooter.

Skipping School / Gamer

In Tulsa, after a man calls 911 claiming his girlfriend shot and killed herself, detectives discover evidence suggesting foul play.

In Tulsa, a father of two is gunned down in broad daylight when an attempt to stand up for his cousin backfires. When an unidentified woman found shot and burned resembles a suspect in a recent home invasion, New Orleans detectives suspect a connection.

When two young men are shot and killed in a car, Gwinnett County Homicide must turn to the survivors to learn the truth about what led to the shooting.

Truly Lost

Tulsa detectives investigate the Neighborhood Crips to solve the murder of a young man trying to leave the gang.

The Code

In Tulsa, a mother of five is killed after a roadside argument spins out of control; in Mobile, a security guard tries to keep the peace and ends up brutally murdered.

What About Me / Last Round

In Tulsa, a woman is found dumped in a hospital parking lot after someone she trusts crosses the line; Then, in Mobile, a jealous rage leaves a father of nine dead and threatens to tear his family apart.

Death in the Family / Love Lost

In Tulsa, when detectives investigate the murder of a man with a troubled past, they uncover a sinister plot.

Easy Mark

In Tulsa, Okla., a young man stands up for his girlfriend and pays the ultimate price; a man is gunned down in front of his girlfriend after someone from her past goes over the edge.

For Love and Honor / The Dark Side of Love

In KCK, when a dead body is discovered on a bridge, catching the killer depends on finding the crime scene. In Atlanta, surveillance footage shows a man carrying a box moments before he is shot.

Inside the Tape Special #9

In Tulsa, a quadruple shooting leaves two people dead as a vigilante seeks payback for his house being targeted in a drive-by shooting; in Mobile, a man is shot in front of his fiance as a dispute over money takes a deadly turn.

Vengeance / Paid in Full

In Tulsa, a father of three is gunned down after an argument, and the instincts of veteran detective Jason White are put to the test.

Close to Home

Mobile Homicide tracks a killer who shot a man in his home, but they learn not everything is what it seems.

The Devil You Know

In Mobile, Detective Jermaine Rogers hunts for multiple perpetrators of a home invasion that left two dead.

Thick as Thieves

In Mobile, a professor of economics is found shot dead outside his bedroom door when he doesn't show up for class.

End Game

A father of four is gunned down while defending his girlfriend during a brutal home invasion.

Bad Cinderella

In Mobile, the homicide team takes on a missing person's case when new evidence points to foul play.

The Abnormals

In Atlanta, the life of a promising young college student takes a tragic turn when he falls under the spell of a mysterious friend. Detective Darrin Smith races to find the killer before he strikes again.

Spellbound

A young man is shot down while walking home and rumors swirl about who could have wanted him dead.

School's Out

After two people are gunned down in a crowded park, detectives must rely on the public to reveal what sparked the deadly shootout.

Crossfire Hurricane

When a father of three is gunned down after confronting a hit-and-run driver, Mobile detectives struggle to find clues that will lead them to his killer.

Road Rage

In Tulsa, a homeless woman and her boyfriend are taken in by a friend, but when he ends up dead, they have to choose between saving themselves or doing the right thing.

Bleeding Heart

Tulsa Homicide tackles it’s most difficult unsolved case, spanning multiple suspects and several years.

Unforgotten: Crystal

In Tulsa, two families devastated by domestic violence look to detectives to find justice for their loved ones.

Out of the Darkness

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 fast-paced, it takes viewers behind the scenes of real-life investigations with unprecedented access to crime scenes, autopsies, forensic processing, and interrogations.

Death in Desire

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