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The First 48

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Detectives in major cities around the country race against the clock in the wake of homicides, knowing that if they don't find a lead within the first 48 hours, their chances of solving a case are cut in half. The series shows how detectives use forensic evidence and witness interviews to help identify suspects.

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The First 48 10 Pounds

Detective Chris Anderson returns to his childhood neighborhood to investigate a drug-related murder.

11:00 AM on A&E Canada

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The First 48 Caught Up

A 21-year-old father is gunned down in a parking lot; investigators get two important pieces of information: the license plate of a car seen fleeing the scene and confirmation that the parking lot has a surveillance camera.

12:00 PM on A&E Canada

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The First 48 Under One Roof; Off Target

A Dallas grandfather is robbed and murdered in his bedroom; a drive-by shooting in Miami results in the death of an innocent young woman.

1:00 PM on A&E Canada

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The First 48 Desperate Moves

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

2:00 PM on A&E Canada

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The First 48 Mother of Two

Tulsa, Okla., police believe that a dark obsession may have turned deadly as they probe the case of a young mother found naked and strangled in her car.

3:00 PM on A&E Canada

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The First 48 Tagged; Without a Trace

A 19-year-old man is gunned down in the middle of the street; a hiker discovers the remains of a decomposed body during a walk in the woods.

4:00 PM on A&E Canada

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The First 48 In a Lonely Place

A young New Orleans mother is found shot and burned in the trunk of her car following a night out on the town.

5:00 PM on A&E Canada

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The First 48 Rise Up; Somebody's Friend

In Atlanta, a woman is found dead in a garbage can and a young man is ambushed by neighborhood bullies.

6:00 PM on A&E Canada

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The First 48 Into Thin Air; Love and Lies

In Atlanta, a young man is missing and presumed dead after a mysterious turn of events; in Tulsa, a mother-to-be shields a potential killer.

7:00 PM on A&E Canada

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The First 48 Bad Cinderella New

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

8:00 PM on A&E Canada

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