The First 48: Season 9
Season 9 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The First 48 Season 8.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
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Last Wish
Jun 16, 2009 · 45 min
After celebrating his birthday with friends and family, the man is found dead on a sidewalk. Twists and turns lead detectives down a crazy path. Finally appealing to the public, th
Signs of Violence; Live By the Gun
Jun 23, 2009 · 45 min
A deaf man is stabbed to death in the doorway of his home. Detectives are on the trail of their suspects, who might be linked to an unsolved murder. A street party is interrupted w
Cold as Ice
Jun 23, 2009 · 45 min
The body of a man is found in the snow. Detectives work to find a killer, but first they have to get the friend to tell what she knows.
Road Hazard; Cold
Jun 30, 2009 · 45 min
A motorcycle club president was run off the road, and then shot in the head. Detectives work to find answers and a killer. A woman is strangled in her apartment. Detectives are on
In Broad Daylight; Fight Club
Jul 7, 2009 · 45 min
A young woman is shot and killed in the middle of the day. Detectives race to identify the victim and catch her killer. Outside of a strip club a young man is brutally murdered. Us
After the First 48 - Blackout
Jul 14, 2009 · 45 min
UPDATE: Follow this case through the justice system. We have already seen the bodies discovered and the arrests made. Now we get to see the court process and the verdicts handed do
Ditched
Jul 21, 2009 · 45 min
Passing motorists discover the decomposing body a person reported missing by a friend. As detectives search for the friend, they quickly realize this is going to be a long road.
Caught Up
Jul 28, 2009 · 45 min
A young father is gunned down in the middle of the day. Detectives work quickly to establish witnesses and get leads. With a license plate number and a security camera, detectives
Torn; Gun Crazy
Aug 11, 2009 · 45 min
A love triangle turns deadly, and detectives work to untangle the web. Gun fire erupts in a car leaving one man dead and another injured.
After The First 48 - Ashes and Snow; Backyard Murder
Aug 18, 2009 · 45 min
UPDATE: Follow this case through the justice system. We have already seen the bodies discovered and the arrests made. Now we get to see the court process and the verdicts handed do
Johnny Black; Stranger Than Fiction
Sep 1, 2009 · 45 min
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
Heart of Gold; Last Breath
Sep 8, 2009 · 45 min
A woman is stabbed multiple times. Once detectives arrive they realize they are familiar with the victim. They turn to friends and family to help isolate a killer. A dieing man spe
Blind Rage; Those Closest To Us
Sep 15, 2009 · 45 min
A man is shot inside his home, a woman calls 911 from inside then flees the scene. Detectives set out to find this woman to see if she is just a witness or if she is a cold blooded