8.1/1028 votes#1 - Last Wish
Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 6/16/2009
After celebrating his birthday with friends and family, the man is found dead on a sidewalk. Twists and turns lead detectives down a crazy path. Finally appealing to the public, they get a lead.
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- 7.0/1014 votes
#2 - Signs of Violence; Live By the Gun
Season 9 Episode 2 - Aired 6/23/2009
A deaf man is stabbed to death in the doorway of his home. Detectives are on the trail of their suspects, who might be linked to an unsolved murder. A street party is interrupted when shots ring out, leaving a young man dead. Witnesses are few but when found their information may lead detectives to a killer.
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- 7.7/1018 votes
#3 - Cold as Ice
Season 9 Episode 3 - Aired 6/23/2009
The body of a man is found in the snow. Detectives work to find a killer, but first they have to get the friend to tell what she knows.
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- 8.0/1023 votes
#4 - Road Hazard; Cold
Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 6/30/2009
A motorcycle club president was run off the road, and then shot in the head. Detectives work to find answers and a killer. A woman is strangled in her apartment. Detectives are on the hunt for this killer that has left seven children without a mother.
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- 7.9/1020 votes
#5 - In Broad Daylight; Fight Club
Season 9 Episode 5 - Aired 7/7/2009
A young woman is shot and killed in the middle of the day. Detectives race to identify the victim and catch her killer. Outside of a strip club a young man is brutally murdered. Using onsite surveillance and forensics detectives track their killer.
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- NaN/100 votes
#6 - After the First 48 - Blackout
Season 9 Episode 6 - Aired 7/14/2009
UPDATE: Follow this case through the justice system. We have already seen the bodies discovered and the arrests made. Now we get to see the court process and the verdicts handed down.
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- 7.8/1015 votes
#7 - Ditched
Season 9 Episode 7 - Aired 7/21/2009
Passing motorists discover the decomposing body a person reported missing by a friend. As detectives search for the friend, they quickly realize this is going to be a long road.
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- 7.6/1020 votes
#8 - Caught Up
Season 9 Episode 8 - Aired 7/28/2009
A young father is gunned down in the middle of the day. Detectives work quickly to establish witnesses and get leads. With a license plate number and a security camera, detectives start their search to bring this killer to justice.
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- 7.9/1027 votes
#9 - Torn; Gun Crazy
Season 9 Episode 9 - Aired 8/11/2009
A love triangle turns deadly, and detectives work to untangle the web. Gun fire erupts in a car leaving one man dead and another injured.
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- 7.2/1020 votes
#10 - After The First 48 - Ashes and Snow; Backyard Murder
Season 9 Episode 10 - Aired 8/18/2009
UPDATE: Follow this case through the justice system. We have already seen the bodies discovered and the arrests made. Now we get to see the court process and the verdicts handed down.
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- NaN/100 votes
#11 - Johnny Black; Stranger Than Fiction
Season 9 Episode 11 - Aired 9/1/2009
In the first of two homicides less than ten blocks away, detectives head out to the shooting of man in the middle of the day. They investigation leads to a suspect who is a friend of the victim. Then, shots ring out and a young man is gunned down by a man on a bike. When a witness comes to them, they have a hard time believing her story. Is truth really stranger than fiction?
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- 7.7/1012 votes
#12 - Heart of Gold; Last Breath
Season 9 Episode 12 - Aired 9/8/2009
A woman is stabbed multiple times. Once detectives arrive they realize they are familiar with the victim. They turn to friends and family to help isolate a killer. A dieing man speaks his final words to his sister after he was shot. Will his words lead to his killer?
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- 7.9/1022 votes
#13 - Blind Rage; Those Closest To Us
Season 9 Episode 13 - Aired 9/15/2009
A man is shot inside his home, a woman calls 911 from inside then flees the scene. Detectives set out to find this woman to see if she is just a witness or if she is a cold blooded killer. A homeless man is stabbed in the park and left to die. Detectives search for clues and get a tip the victim was last seen with a friend. They race the clock to find out if this friend is actually a killer.
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The Best Episodes of The First 48 Season 9
Every episode of The First 48 Season 9 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The First 48 Season 9!
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...
Genres:DocumentaryDramaCrime
Network:A&E
Season 9 Ratings Summary
"Last Wish" is the best rated episode of "The First 48" season 9. It scored 8.1/10 based on 28 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 6/16/2009. This episode is rated 1.1 points higher than the second-best, "Signs of Violence; Live By the Gun".