Episode
The First 48: Snapped / Fallen Angel
Overview
Two teenage suspects are questioned when a man is found beaten to death in a stairwell. Detectives are shocked at the boys ages and what prompted the attack. An up and coming singer is found shot in a car, it looks like a drug deal has gone bad and left the man dead. Could a troublesome past in Mexico play a role? Or is it just random evil?
Details
- Series
- The First 48
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 27
- Air date
- 2008-09-16
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Snapped / Fallen Angel is Episode 27 in Season 7 of The First 48. It aired on 2008-09-16. The runtime is 45 min.
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Episode 26: River's Edge
Along the bank of the mighty Mississippi River is the body of a unknown man. The victim is homeless which makes identifying the man even more difficult. Working against a ticking clock detectives work to find a suspect of the beaten homeless man.
Episode 28: Smoke / Touch of Evil
A man is found dead outside in a vacant lot. Detective have no leads, no witnesses and the motive for the killing. Can the detectives track down suspects in time? Murder is always bad, but the murder of an innocent child drives detectives to work harder. When a young mother and her 10-year-old son are brutally stabbed and killed, detectives work against the clock to track killers.
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Episode 24: Collateral / Driven to Kill
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Episode 32: Obstruction / Flight Risk
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