Episode
The First 48: The Last Yard / Root of All Evil
Overview
The murder of a football player at the University of Memphis, is making top news. The young man was cut down in his prime by a killer with a gun. Did someone have a vendetta? Or was it an accident? A married couple found shot to death in their own home, has detectives jumping through hoops and over state lines. Two suspects fled the area the day after the double homicide. Can detectives find them in time?
Details
- Series
- The First 48
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 21
- Air date
- 2008-07-29
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
The Last Yard / Root of All Evil is Episode 21 in Season 7 of The First 48. It aired on 2008-07-29. The runtime is 45 min.
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Episode 20: Blackout
Investigators lead a cross country search for the killer of a young man killed during a robbery. With nothing more than street names for their killers to go on, the set out on their manhunt.
Episode 22: Moving Out / Among Thieves
A man lays dead outside his home, he has been gunned down. Investigators find a witness to the crime. After following leads they are surprised when their witness turns into the suspect. A silver Infinity is spotted at he scene of a carjacking gone bad that leaves one man dead. Leads are few and far between, detectives on the case must look under ever stone to find these killers.
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