Should you watch The First 48?
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The First 48
Documentary · 2004
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.
The sides of The First 48
- Homicide detectives in the first hours of a case
- Real interrogations and crime scenes
- Families of victims waiting for answers
The First 48 is good for you if…
- you want to see how murder cases are really worked.
- you like the clock running on the first 48 hours of a murder case.
- you like following a case from the first call to the interrogation room.
The First 48 is bad for you if…
- you can't commit to a series with 30 seasons.
- you can't watch the grief of real victims' families.
About: justice · grief · police work
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