The BEST episodes of The First 48 season 12
Every episode of The First 48 season 12, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The First 48 season 12!
Follows detectives during the hours immediately following a homicide.
#1 - Blood on the Streets
Season 12 - Episode 22 - Aired 10/4/2012
Miami homicide detectives investigating a triple shooting on a crowded bus learn the violence was the result of an escalating street war.
Watch Now:Amazon#2 - Bad Attitude/Collateral Damage
Season 12 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/12/2012
In Dallas, Detective Brian Tabor investigates the brutal stabbing of a man found in a vacant apartment. Now, detectives need a woman who may have lured him to his death, to come clean. Then in Birmingham, a wild gunfight leaves an innocent young man dead. Detective Jody Jacobs is on the hunt for two shooters and needs to determine who fired the first shot.
Watch Now:Apple TV#3 - Far From Home/Object of Desire
Season 12 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/26/2012
An out-of-state truck driver is found dead in the cab of his rig; Texas investigators probe the murder of an exotic dancer.
Watch Now:Apple TV#4 - Mobbed/Night Shift
Season 12 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/28/2012
A double murder occurs during a house party in Cleveland; a father falls victim to a robbery in Harris County, Texas.
Watch Now:Apple TV#5 - Less Than Zero/Friends for Life
Season 12 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/14/2012
An unarmed Miami man is shot in the back; three friends in Cleveland leave a party, but one of the group ends up dead.
Watch Now:Apple TV#6 - Shattered
Season 12 - Episode 15 - Aired 7/12/2012
An update on the case of an immigrant from Darfur who was shot and killed in his Louisville store during a robbery.
Watch Now:Apple TV#7 - Brutal Business
Season 12 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/10/2012
Two friends are shot, then burned inside the trunk of a car
Watch Now:Apple TV#8 - Deadly Encounter/Car Trouble
Season 12 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/15/2012
In Miami, the homicide Unit's Team five works the murder of a hard working janitor, brutally stabbed to death in his own apartment. With no witnesses, they must rely on clues gathered at the crime seen to help then identify and track down their suspect. In Birmingham, Detective Chris Anderson investigates the murder of a man walking home after fixing a friend's car. With no physical evidence, Anderson gets help from the neighborhood to track down the suspect.
Watch Now:Apple TV#9 - Unarmed/Bad Feeling
Season 12 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/3/2012
An unarmed man is gunned down outside a bar; a woman is found bludgeoned to death in her apartment.
Watch Now:Apple TV#10 - Under One Roof/Off Target
Season 12 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/29/2012
A Dallas grandfather is robbed and murdered in his bedroom; a drive-by shooting in Miami results in the death of an innocent young woman.
Watch Now:Apple TV#11 - Cold Light of Day
Season 12 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/19/2012
Mike Smith and Walley Everett investigate the murder of a 23-year-old mother found burned in the backyard of an abandoned house.
Watch Now:Apple TV#12 - Father and Son/Dangerous Attraction
Season 12 - Episode 18 - Aired 8/30/2012
A Miami homicide team investigates the shooting death of a kindly father; a Dallas man is fatally shot in his sleep.
#13 - Blood Red/Deadly Moves
Season 12 - Episode 21 - Aired 9/20/2012
Two Dallas men on their way to visit family are gunned down; a police detective searches for a burglar who strangled a Cleveland preacher.
#14 - School Girls/Out of the Shadows
Season 12 - Episode 23 - Aired 10/12/2012
In Dallas, a fight among school girls turns into a deadly home invasion. Then, an attempted car jacking in Cleveland leaves an innocent man shot dead.
#15 - Missing
Season 12 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/8/2012
In Harris County, Deputy Mario Quintanilla and his team are investigating the mysterious disappearance and possible murder of a 20-year-old single mother. After days of searching and only a bloody, abandoned car as evidence, Investigators needs to retrace her final steps to solve the mystery.
Watch Now:Apple TV#16 - Tiny Dancers/Right Hand Man
Season 12 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/22/2012
In DeKalb County, a keyboardist for a local church is gunned down in his home. Detective Lynn Shuler uncovers a web of lies that ultimately puts him on the path of the killers. Then, in Miami, rookie Detective Mario Gonzalez responds to a call about a man found shot dead in an abandoned car. Just as the case is about to run cold, a witness comes forward that shatters the case wide open.
Watch Now:Apple TV#17 - Down in Overtown/Breaking Point
Season 12 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/22/2012
In Miami, a young father is gunned down after a night of gambling. Detective Emiliano Tamayo has to figure out who would have killed him over twenty dollars. Then in Dallas, a child's birthday party turns deadly. The investigation becomes even more urgent when Detective Leo Gonzalez discovers the killer may be on the way to Mexico.
Watch Now:Apple TV#18 - Murder in Pleasant Grove
Season 12 - Episode 19 - Aired 9/6/2012
In Dallas, a dismembered body is found burned in an open field. With no leads on the victim s identity, detectives turn to the public for help in solving this baffling case.
#19 - House of Pain/Into the Night
Season 12 - Episode 14 - Aired 6/28/2012
When a friendly house party turns into a double murder, the only female homicide detective in Cleveland has to piece together what went wrong. In Harris County, a hardworking father stops off for a drink after work and ends up the victim of a robbery gone bad.
Watch Now:Apple TV#20 - Innocent Bystander/Partners in Crime
Season 12 - Episode 20 - Aired 9/13/2012
Surveillance video of a fatal stabbing at a Texas strip mall leaves a policeman with more questions than answers; a Dallas man is shot to death in his living room.
#21 - Deadly Ride/Wrong Place, Wrong Time
Season 12 - Episode 17 - Aired 8/16/2012
Detectives embark on a four-state manhunt to find the killer of a Cleveland driver; Miami police need citizens to loosen their lips and help them solve a murder.
#22 - A Simple Plan/The Rip-Off
Season 12 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/7/2012
A woman is murdered in front of her daughter during a home invasion in Harris County, Texas; a Dallas teen runs into serious trouble while trying to sell a gun.
Watch Now:Apple TV#23 - Massacre in Little Haiti/Exposed
Season 12 - Episode 16 - Aired 7/19/2012
Miami detectives hope that survivors of a shooting outside a corner store can identify the culprits; a Cleveland man is found strangled in his apartment, and police search for his friend and a motive.
Watch Now:Apple TV