Episode
The First 48: Random Acts & Blunt Force
Overview
In Mobile, Alabama, a 70-year-old Vietnam vet is found beaten to death in his home, where detectives discover cryptic threatening letters; in Tulsa, Okla., a random shooter reveals startling new information on a cold case.
Details
- Series
- The First 48
- Season
- Season 18
- Episode
- Episode 17
- Air date
- 2019-05-09
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Random Acts & Blunt Force is Episode 17 in Season 18 of The First 48. It aired on 2019-05-09. The runtime is 45 min.
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Episode 16: Tracked
When a father of three is executed on his front porch, Gwinnett County Homicide discovers that those closest to him are hiding a dark secret.
Episode 18: Crossroads
In Tulsa, Oklahoma, detectives suspect a random roadside encounter when they find an unidentified cyclist gunned down in the middle of an intersection outside the airport.
More episodes from this season
Episode 15: Young Guns
When an innocent bystander protecting a young woman is gunned down, detectives scramble to learn who fired the fatal shots before anyone else gets hurt.
Episode 14: The Brotherhood & Lit Up
In Mobile, Alabama, a young man is murdered at his girlfriend's house when drive-by shooters unload several dozen rounds at the home; in Tulsa, Okla., a Jeep is found crashed along the highway with a man sitting inside, shot dead.
Episode 13: The Fallen Angel
A beautiful teenager found naked and shot to death in an Atlanta park. With no evidence to work with, rookie detective Andre Lowe struggles to unravel the mystery. But the viciousness of her mysterious death evokes the sympathy of the entire Homicide Unit who pitch in to identify her and recreate her last hours on earth from tiny clues. The case captures the hearts of the public and, with tips flooding in, the detectives work round the clock to try to find her killer/killers.
Episode 12: A Killer Fight / Do the Right Thing
In Mobile, Alabama, a street fight escalates to a shooting that leaves a man dead in his front yard. In Tulsa, Oklahoma, a drive-by shooting stemming from a gang feud claims the life of a 16-year-old girl, while her boyfriend clings to life.
Episode 11: The Deadliest Sin / Bloodlines
In Mobile, Alabama, the murder of a 19-year-old becomes personal when the team learns that the victim is Detective Jermaine Rogers' cousin. In Tulsa, Oklahoma, a 31-year-old mother is gunned down in front of her home by an unlikely suspect.
Episode 10: After Hours / The Cutting Edge
In Atlanta, a stranger guns down a new father in a parking lot. In Georgia's Gwinnett County, a man is stabbed more than 20 times when someone he trusts turns against him.
Episode 9: Family First
When a young man goes missing in Tulsa, Oklahoma, detectives must crack a family's code of silence in order to find him.
Episode 8: Rise Up / Somebody's Friend
In Atlanta, a woman is found dead in a garbage can, and a young man is ambushed by neighborhood bullies.
Episode 7: The Visitor
In Atlanta, after his mother reports him missing, a man is found dead, naked and shot twice in his bedroom.
Episode 6: Buried Secrets
In Mobile, Alabama, a 68-year-old woman goes missing after checking into a casino where she had lost millions.