The First 48 Presents Critical Minutes

In Memphis, the tragic murder of 6 people in the same house on Lester Street tears a family apart.

In Tulsa, a key witness denies knowing anything about a brutal homicide until confronted with evidence that proves otherwise. In Dallas, a suspect shocks detectives with a confession they didn't see coming.

Four of The First 48's female homicide detectives are highlighted in four condensed stories.

In New Orleans a baffling robbery takes a rookie months to unravel. In Phoenix a first time detective with only one clue traces an accident that sparks a horrible turn of events.

In Tulsa, a shooting in a motel parking lot leads investigators to undertake an undercover operation to capture the suspect.

Looks back at three cases that erupted in the heat of the moment. In Kansas City, a confrontation with a baseball bat escalates to murder.

In Cleveland, a robbery leaves an innocent man dead at the shop where he worked. In Dallas, an encounter on an elevator seals the shocking fate of a woman heading home for the day.

In Tulsa, a beloved barber is caught in the crossfire of a long-standing gang rivalry.

Looks back at three cases solved, because they were caught on camera. In Tulsa, multiple cameras help crack open a case.

In Kansas City, when detectives discovered two women in an abandoned garage, they had no idea how big the case would turn out to be. In Dallas, investigators used a surprising clue to bring their killers to justice.

In New Orleans close friends fight over money and one of them ends up dead; in Broward County, Florida, an elderly man makes a fatal mistake with some new friends; and in Dallas, childhood friends have a wild night that ends in tragedy.

In Tucson, when a homeless woman is brutally gutted under a highway underpass, the suspect's motive haunts investigators. In Tulsa, the shooting of a man in an apartment sets off a chain of events.

In Dallas, a man is dismembered and burned and dumped in a lake. Then, in Tulsa, two kids find their mother dead in her car. And in Dallas, two friends are found burned in a car.

In the heat of the moment, love turns to hate in Tulsa, where a man is shot while sitting in the front seat of his car. In Dallas, a seemingly minor disagreement spirals out of control and turns deadly.

In Atlanta, Detective Summer Benton investigates a deadly dispute between roommates; in Rochester, Investigator Terry Dearcop breaks open the case of a husband's murder.

In Miami, a Thanksgiving interrogation takes a surprising turn; in Tulsa, an argument among a group of friends becomes violent and none of their stories match up; and in Dallas, childhood buddies turn on each other.

In Cleveland, a family is torn apart when a beloved uncle is killed by his own flesh and blood. Then, in Tulsa, when a young man disappears and is believed to be dead, detectives face a family's code of silence.