Episode
The First 48: Breaking the Silence / Letters of Intent
Overview
A thriving 28-year-old man is shot and killed. There is a cloak of silence in this case that is hard to break, detectives are determined to do it. A social worked is murdered. Can it be connected to the convicted killer that she has been reaching out to?
Details
- Series
- The First 48
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 18
- Air date
- 2008-07-15
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Breaking the Silence / Letters of Intent is Episode 18 in Season 7 of The First 48. It aired on 2008-07-15. The runtime is 45 min.
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