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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 Young Guns

When an innocent bystander protecting a young woman is gunned down, detectives scramble to learn who fired the fatal shots before anyone else gets hurt.

12:00 PM on A&E Canada

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The First 48 1,000 Cuts; Draw

A killer viciously stabs a mother with a butcher knife in Tulsa, Okla.; a game of dominoes leads to gunfire, claiming the life of a beloved patriarch in Atlanta.

1:00 PM on A&E Canada

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The First 48 The Price of Kindness; The Woman at the Door

Tulsa homicide detectives must find a possible victim by getting her killer to lead the way; a young Mobile man is found shot in a car minutes after another man gets ambushed.

2:00 PM on A&E Canada

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The First 48 R Is for Random

When a young father is executed in broad daylight, Gwinnett County detectives race against the clock to figure out if one man was passing innocently through the neighborhood or if he's the killer.

3:00 PM on A&E Canada

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The First 48 Murder in the Bud Room & A Mother Taken

In Tulsa, a heated argument spirals out of control, ending in the murder of a father of six; in Gwinnett County, a young boy is the only witness to the violent abduction of his mother, leaving detectives racing to find her before it's too late.

4:00 PM on A&E Canada

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The First 48 Circle of Friends & Rearview Murder New

In Tulsa, detectives follow a trail of blood to a community where one person's accusations have consequences; in Mobile, a possible collision between two strangers escalates into a shooting.

5:00 PM on A&E Canada

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The First 48 Dead Stop; Uninvited

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; a Tulsa, Okla., teenager is fatally shot, sending police on a desperate search for the motive.

8:04 PM on A&E Canada

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The First 48 Circle of Friends & Rearview Murder

In Tulsa, detectives follow a trail of blood to a community where one person's accusations have consequences; in Mobile, a possible collision between two strangers escalates into a shooting.

9:03 PM on A&E Canada

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The First 48 Dead Stop; Uninvited

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; a Tulsa, Okla., teenager is fatally shot, sending police on a desperate search for the motive.

12:05 AM on A&E Canada

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The First 48 Old Wounds

The target of a drive-by shooting in Tulsa, Okla., walks away from the attack, while his girlfriend is not so fortunate; police uncover a long-simmering feud as they hunt for the killer.

12:00 PM on A&E Canada

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