Episode
The First 48: Birthday Girl
Overview
A 14-year-old Cleveland girl dies at her own birthday party when gunmen fire on a crowd; homicide detectives race to track down multiple shooters in the crime.
Details
- Series
- The First 48
- Season
- Season 13
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2013-03-07
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Birthday Girl is Episode 1 in Season 13 of The First 48. It aired on 2013-03-07. The runtime is 45 min.
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