The BEST episodes of The First 48 season 5
Every episode of The First 48 season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The First 48 season 5!
Follows detectives during the hours immediately following a homicide.
#1 - Fatal Pickup/Bad Neighbor
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/18/2007
A sixty-one year old man becomes an unlikely suspect when a double shooting takes place. Investigators try to wrap their brains around the tragic murders and the unlikely suspect. A murder victim is found dumped in a park their body full of bullets. As detectives dig deeper into the life of the victim they start to unravel man secrets.
#2 - Blindsided
Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 7/12/2007
A woman is gunned down where she works. The surveillance system has managed to capture the image of her killer. Now to putting a name to the face of this killer, will be a daunting task.
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Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/19/2007
Two dead and four more with gunshot wounds, surveillance cameras cannot identify the shooter. Detectives must look to witnesses for the information they need to solve this case. A man found dead in his pickup clutching money and drugs, stumps detectives. Lucky for them forensics turns up several good prints, will the point to a killer?
#4 - To Die For/Highway Revenge
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/15/2007
Even Detectives have a hard time separating themselves from their cases. Which holds true when an elderly man is shot dead. Interstate 96 is where one motorist meets his end. Found in his car along the highway Detectives must track and gang to locate a brutal killer.
#5 - Family Secrets/Clipped
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/11/2007
A young couples goes missing in Memphis. Family members contact the local police for help, the fear the worst might have happened. While detectives investigate they soon realize they may not be investigating the loss of two lives but rather helping to return them to their families. Behind a barbershop a young man has been gunned down in cold blood. As the detectives investigate they quickly realized not everything is as it appears.
#6 - Final Investment/Writing on the Wall
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/5/2007
When the only witness to a murder is a young girl, detectives must look to her mother for help. Will she allow the detectives access to the young girl? Can she point to the shooter? Gang violence is growing and one gang in Miami, is thought to of taken the life of a homeless man. Will graffiti be the writing on the wall to help solve this murder?
#7 - Hard Fall
Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 5/24/2007
A man is stabbed to death in his car, investigators learn that he is an executive with an airline. Two suspects emerge, victim and suspects both had promising futures..but not any more.
#8 - Silenced
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/12/2007
The murder of an unidentified young woman sends detectives on two hunts: to identify the victim and to hunt a killer. The leads are few, but detectives hope the cell phone and her clothes will point them in the right direction.
#9 - Up In Smoke/Shot in the Dark
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/25/2007
A burning truck reveals the fiery grave of two murder victims. Detectives are set in motion to track suspects so they can find a killer. A woman is found murdered in the streets. Detectives are left with few clues to work with, anyone could be the killer.
#10 - The Good Book/Nightmare
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/8/2007
Shots ring out in the night, two victims lay dead while another clings to life. Detectives will need the eyes of the third victim to help catch this killer. A veteran police officer is puzzled when he locates a body burning inside a car. Relying on hold fashioned footwork will be what helps find this killer.
#11 - Blood Trail/50G Murder
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/1/2007
A woman has been stabbed and left to die in the streets. When a witness comes forward with a license plate number detectives must resort to trickery to bring a suspect in. Found dead in his dental clinic, an elderly man’s murder has few clues. Suddenly a woman comes forward with some information leaving detectives to wonder…it is too good to be true?
#12 - Live to Tell/Field of Lies
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/21/2007
A woman is found murdered in a lot. Detectives work to identify a killer before he strikes again. As a victim clings to life…it is their identification that will lead the detectives to the culprits.
#13 - Stray Bullet/Payback
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/1/2007
A man is shot and killed while inside his apartment. Detectives believe the shooter was mistaken and took an innocent life. Time is of the essence while Detectives look for the man who was in the killers sights. A new Detective in the middle of his first big case has a triple murder to solve. As things quickly get out of hand…he must maintain control and work to solve the case.
#14 - Last Birthday
Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 8/2/2007
A man is gunned down in a hallway. This widow reveals that he was killed the day before his birthday. The community will need to pull together to find the suspects who were last seen with the victim.
#15 - Floated Away/Tagged
Season 5 - Episode 19 - Aired 8/9/2007
A man is found floating in a creek, his throat has been slashed by his killer. Diving deep into the victims personal life will leave many more questions. A witness will send the investigation into the murder of a 19-year-old into over drive. They search the streets looking for this lone gunman.
#16 - Double Life
Season 5 - Episode 24 - Aired 9/20/2007
A man is found dead behind a vacant church. To make matters worse this victim is unidentified. To begin to look for a killer they must identify the victim. Can the identify the man and find his killer before time runs out?
#17 - Missing Witness/Who's Knocking
Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 6/21/2007
In Miami, a man is gunned down at close range in broad daylight. Det. Freddie Ponce and his team follow a blood trail at the scene to an apartment complex, where they believe the suspect is hiding out. In Cincinnati, Dets. Doug Lindle and Matthew Thompson investigate the murder of a man shot outside his apartment. They learn that moments before the murder, the victim received a house call from a stranger. They must uncover the identity of the unexpected visitor to find the killer.
#18 - 20 Bucks/Family Friends
Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 7/19/2007
When bullets fly, there is not telling where the might end up. This one ends up in an innocent bystander. Finding the trigger-man will be harder than expected. A victim is found left behind a home that is long since vacant, he has been gunned down. Will detectives get the answers they need from the best friend?
#19 - Reversal of Fortune/Running Scared
Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 5/31/2007
In Texas detectives find a body in a rug. It will take time and leg work to find the person who killed and left a body by the side of the road. A detective gets personal when a Cuban man is found murdered.
#20 - Bicycle Bandits/First Shot
Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 7/26/2007
Two teens are fleeing the scene on bikes, while their victim lays dying in his father's arms. Can detectives locate these killer peddlers? A cold blooded possible revenge killing keeps detectives on the hunt. Is it possible a man killed his childhood friend because he's a snitch?
#21 - Friend or Foe/Code of Silence
Season 5 - Episode 20 - Aired 8/16/2007
The sad tragic death of a 17-year-old shot and killed while he slept, leaves detectives searching for either the only witness or the killer. This person has fled the scene making the job of the detective harder. Some people are rolling some dice on a nice afternoon, ends in the shooting death of a young man. Can detectives get witnesses to talk?
#22 - Thrown Away/Crimson Trail
Season 5 - Episode 21 - Aired 8/23/2007
The tragic discovery of the decomposing body of a young boy rocks detectives. Detectives set out to solve this sad twisted case, When a Honduran immigrant is found murdered in an alley, detectives move into action. They dial in on a suspect that goes on the run…catching him before he crosses the border is the key.
#23 - About Face/Backyard Murder
Season 5 - Episode 22 - Aired 8/30/2007
The peaceful night's rain is destroyed by gunshots. I man is left dead with his friend being the key to solving this case. When a man is found dead after being shot in the middle of the day, detectives turn to the community for help. Can detectives find the right person to close this case?
#24 - Stepping Up/Foul Shot
Season 5 - Episode 23 - Aired 9/13/2007
A fight takes place outside a nightclub. To protect his friend a man gives his life. To find this killer detectives need witnesses to talk. The sound of a basketball game is interrupted by gunfire, leaving a man dead. Detectives need witnesses and players so the search goes on to find the free throwing killer.