A look back at some of the most unforgettable moments in The First 48’s history. Each episode presents different cases previously featured on the show, all with a common theme.
UK is the most surveilled place in the world. It is home to more than 6 million CCTV cameras -- about 1 for every 14 people -- that operate 24/7 and generate more than 1 billion hours of video every week. Crime reporter Nick Wallis tells us how UK police uses this vast surveillance network for active crime prevention as well as tracking down outlaws.
The show presents mature themes involving love stories and disturbing topics of real-life cases including rape, incest, child abuse, prostitution, discrimination and domestic violence. At the beginning of each episode, Silvia Pinal would discuss the social aspect surrounding the case the audience was about to view.
Bari (southern Italy), 1991. A bloody mafia war is unfolding in a city believed to be safe from the mafia. Murders, ambushes and mysterious disappearances shake the streets of Bari. Commander Pietro Fenoglio, who uses unconventional investigative methods to solve crimes, embarks on a dangerous journey to find the truth. As the violence reaches its peak, he begins to uncover dark secrets that go back deep into the past.
Sherlock Holmes was a 1951 television series produced by the BBC featuring Alan Wheatley as Sherlock Holmes and Raymond Francis as Dr. Watson. This was the first series of Sherlock Holmes stories adapted for television.
25 years ago, the case of child molester Marc Dutroux shook the Kingdom of Belgium to its core. The process of confronting and coming to terms with the cruel fate of the missing children left people stunned. The four-part documentary portrays, with unique openness and using previously unpublished material, the struggle of the survivors and the victims’ parents. Thanks to their persistent efforts, not only Belgium’s police and judicial authorities, but society as a whole, underwent lasting change.
It's amazing the things that you can inherit from your family gene pool: blue eyes, a beautiful smile, a winning personality. But what about your family's less desirable traits? A grandfather's talent for swindling, an aunt's knack for aggravated assault or even a father's flair for murder.... can you actually inherit evil from your family tree? Evil Kin begs this question as well as whether psychopathic behavior is pre-programmed. From siblings who conspire to kill their parents, to three brothers who grow up independently to become a serial killer, a rapist and a mercenary, Evil Kin follows true-crime mysteries surrounding bone-chilling cases that prove blood is always thicker than water.
After Adam inherits a country house from his great uncle, he and his friend Rufus decide to spend the summer there instead of abroad. An odd assortment of 'house guests' turns up through different means and it's an uneasy mix at best. A decade afterwards, the bodies of a young woman and an infant are discovered in the woods behind the house. As the police investigate, they naturally look to Adam as former owner of the house, and what happened all those years before starts to catch up with him.
Three horrific murders. Three different 911 calls. All three callers claim they’re innocent — but for the police, the call can reveal so much more than just the facts of the case. Find out which of them is the real killer in disguise.
Whether it's a love triangle that violently collapses or a workplace affair that implodes, the re-enactments -- two per episode -- allow viewers to knock down closed bedroom doors, navigate secret trysts, and witness salacious liaisons. Hosted by Emmy-winning actress Susan Lucci, who's been a part of a few steamy scandals and deadly dalliances in her daytime soap career.