Episode
The First 48: The Ties That Bind
Overview
An Atlanta man is gunned down in his home by an AK-47; the victim's wife holds a dark secret that could tear the family apart.
Details
- Series
- The First 48
- Season
- Season 15
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 2016-03-31
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
The Ties That Bind is Episode 16 in Season 15 of The First 48. It aired on 2016-03-31. The runtime is 45 min.
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Episode 15: The Fighter / Final Ride
A New Orleans father and his friends are ambushed while sitting in a parked car; a feud between households in an Atlanta apartment complex leads to the killing of a promising boxer.
Episode 17: Old Wounds
The target of a drive-by shooting in Tulsa, Okla., walks away from the attack, while his girlfriend is not so fortunate; police uncover a long-simmering feud as they hunt for the killer.
More episodes from this season
Episode 14: Broken Home
The case of a young New Orleans mother who was ambushed at home and fatally shot hinges on the eyewitness account of a 4-year-old girl.
Episode 18: Bloodline
A Tulsa, Okla., detective hunts a family of elusive criminals after a former Marine is fatally shot while trying to recover his stolen bicycle.
Episode 13: In a Lonely Place
A young New Orleans mother is found shot and burned in the trunk of her car following a night out on the town.
Episode 19: Dark Corners / Gundown
In New Orleans, a transgender female is shot four times - the victim of an apparent robbery. In Atlanta, two men draw guns in an underground mall, but only one survives.
Episode 12: The First 48 Presents: Killer Verdict
In every murder trial, the prosecution and the defense present two radically different stories of what happened. We get to sit in the jury box and decide which story to believe and reach our own verdict. In this episode, a shooting on a Florida beach leaves a beautiful young woman dead and her husband wounded with four gunshots. In a twist, the authorities arrest the most unlikely suspect--the surviving husband.
Episode 20: Down on Bourbon / Deadly Trap
A double killing on New Orleans' Bourbon Street leaves the city on edge; Tulsa, Oklahoma, detectives believe that a shooting victim may have been lured into a trap.
Episode 11: Bloody Valentine / Storm Warning
A young father is killed while visiting his son in Tulsa and a home invasion kills one teenager and leaves two more wounded in Atlanta.
Episode 21: House of Cards
A Tulsa, Okla., detective pieces together fragmented accounts from five potential witnesses as he investigates a crime involving a lethal combination of guns and meth.
Episode 10: Moonie / Dark Impulse
A New Orleans woman is found stabbed to death and stuffed in a trash bin the day before Thanksgiving; an Atlanta man's friend and girlfriend become suspects in the case of his fatal stabbing.
Episode 22: Mother of Two
When a young mother is found naked and strangled in her car, Tulsa Detective John Brown uncovers a dark obsession that may have turned deadly.