Episode
The First 48: After the First 48: Cold Justice
Overview
In 1983, several young mothers are raped and murdered on the west side of Louisville Kentucky. A conviction on two of the murders leaves a third family with no justice. Until 31 years later, when the re-opened case and preserved DNA evidence lead police to a killer. But at trial, his attorneys question the investigation--and the memory of the victim's children--leading to an explosive confrontation.
Details
- Series
- The First 48
- Season
- Season 14
- Episode
- Episode 25
- Air date
- 2015-02-19
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
After the First 48: Cold Justice is Episode 25 in Season 14 of The First 48. It aired on 2015-02-19. The runtime is 45 min.
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Episode 24: Fast Friends/The Thin Line
In Cleveland, a young father is murdered in his car and detectives discover his friend may know who pulled the trigger. In Tulsa, the homicide team goes on the hunt for a shotgun wielding killer who tore a family apart.
Episode 26: Stray Shot
When a stray shot leaves an innocent man dead in his home, Tulsa detectives discover a neighborhood under siege by young terrors. They race to track down the killers before more blood is shed.
More episodes from this season
Episode 23: Rocky Road/Something She Said
In Atlanta, a man is shot to death over a gambling dispute at an illegal after hours club. Detective Kevin Otts battles against a wall of silence as he tries to track down the killer before he strikes again. And in Tulsa, two young lovers are murdered in cold blood. As he unravels the case, Detective Justin Ritter is shocked to learn why.
Episode 27: After the First 48: Kiss of Death
A man is brutally gunned down on a neighborhood street in Rochester, New York. Investigators believe his estranged wife, a prostitute, is lying to them about his murder. And when the case goes to trial, a conviction hinges on the testimony of two witnesses with shaky credibility.
Episode 22: The Passenger/Death Call
hen a Tulsa man is gunned down at the wheel of his car detectives turn to a passenger who saw it all. A 20-year-old man in New Orleans is shot down minutes after his mother gets a warning about the murder.
Episode 28: Cranked
When an innocent father is brutally stabbed, Tulsa Detective Justin Ritter delves into the dark and dangerous world of methamphetamine addiction in order to stop a killer on the edge.
Episode 21: Lying in Wait/With This Ring
In Atlanta two men are ambushed at gunpoint and only one survives to tell the tale. A mother is found stabbed to death on the side of the road, but a wedding ring dropped at the scene could break the case.
Episode 29: After the First 48: Deadly Dance
In Las Vegas, a professional dancer disappears without a trace. Her boyfriend, the last person to see her alive, provides no leads. Finally, after weeks of dead ends, a tip blows the case wide open. At trial, the prosecution has an eyewitness and plenty of evidence on their side. But when the defendant takes the stand, will his dramatic testimony win over the jury?
Episode 20: Ringside Seat
Tulsa homicide delves into a dark world of drugs and prostitution to solve the murder of a man executed in his car in a motel parking lot.
Episode 30: Neighborhood Watch/Eye in the Skye
New Orleans homicide battles a wave of violence that has hit the Big Easy. Detective Travis Ward investigates the killing of a young man gunned down in a hail of bullets on the street. Six miles away, Detective Amy Robinson works the case of a man shot in cold blood behind a convenience store.
Episode 19: Dead Wrong
In New Orleans, when a young father is abducted and shot in the street, detective Rayell Johnson hopes shocking surveillance footage can help him crack his first homicide case.
Episode 31: After the First 48: Date Night
Just four days before Christmas 2013, a single mother of five is shot twice, dumped in a East Cleveland street, and ran over by the killer. As the investigation moves forward, the victim's husband goes from grieving spouse to main suspect. But at trial, his attorneys question the investigation--and say the state, which can't provide any witnesses to the crime, rushed to judgment. But what truly shocks the victims family is the deep, dark secrete about her husbands past.