The First 48: Critical Minutes, Shocking Motives
Season 2, Episode 12
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A look back at cases where the unlucky victims were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time, from a road rage incident to a fatal stabbing.
Shocking MotivesExplore three cases with puzzling motives, from a bizarre example of payback to a surprising gun attack by a 'friend'.
The ProsVeteran homicide detectives show how it's done in three gripping cases, from investigating a murder in Dallas to convincing a witness to give up a shooter.
In The Name Of LoveExtraordinary cases of homicide committed in the name of love, from a couple being shot to a hearing-impaired man being stabbed in his doorway.
Unfinished Business 2A look at what happens when people become obsessed with revenge, from a fatal shooting to the betrayal of a 'friend'.
Under The InfluenceUncover the brutal underworld of illegal drugs, as a homeless dealer is ambushed on a dark trail and an elderly man is strangled in his apartment.
Women Who KillA woman is shot just outside her home in Tulsa, while a couple is suspected of stabbing a man in his car in Charlotte.
On The RunInvestigate three cases in which homicide suspects go on the run, with gunmen bolting after a mass shooting and an escaped convict fleeing the scene of a stabbing.
The Case That Haunts MeSome cases stay with detectives forever. In Charlotte, two men are brutally attacked with a hammer, while a detective works his first triple homicide.
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- Explore three cases with puzzling motives, from a bizarre example of payback to a surprising gun attack by a 'friend'.
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- Seasons2
- ChannelCrime+Inv