Episode
The First 48: Johnny Black; Stranger Than Fiction
Overview
In the first of two homicides less than ten blocks away, detectives head out to the shooting of man in the middle of the day. They investigation leads to a suspect who is a friend of the victim. Then, shots ring out and a young man is gunned down by a man on a bike. When a witness comes to them, they have a hard time believing her story. Is truth really stranger than fiction?
Details
- Series
- The First 48
- Season
- Season 9
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 2009-09-01
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Johnny Black; Stranger Than Fiction is Episode 11 in Season 9 of The First 48. It aired on 2009-09-01. The runtime is 45 min.
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