The BEST episodes of The First 48 season 19

Every episode of The First 48 season 19, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The First 48 season 19!

Follows detectives during the hours immediately following a homicide.

Last Updated: 12/7/2024Network: A&EStatus: Continuing
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7.75
87 votes

#1 - Stolen Innocence

Season 19 - Episode 17 - Aired 8/23/2018

When a young mother and her friend are murdered in front of her children, Tulsa detectives hope a suspicious vehicle will lead them to the killer.

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7.74
78 votes

#2 - Fallen Hero / The Last Deal

Season 19 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/5/2018

When a 90-year-old war hero is shot in the back, detectives discover his former neighbor may hold the key to what went down; a young man's future is cut short when a plan to make a quick buck goes horribly wrong.

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7.73
83 votes

#3 - Inside The Tape Special #7

Season 19 - Episode 16 - Aired 5/22/2018

Detectives have doubts when a star witness identifies her boyfriend's killers; a detective tries to get a friend of two murdered men to change his ways; a man is randomly shot in front of his sister's house; a homeless man is brutally murdered.

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7.71
127 votes

#4 - Honor Code

Season 19 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/19/2017

In Atlanta, a decorated veteran and grandfather gets ambushed when he checks on a rental property.

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7.69
119 votes

#5 - Monster

Season 19 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/30/2017

A Tulsa, Okla., police detective tracks a sadistic killer who murdered the brother of a man who stole his truck.

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7.63
54 votes

#6 - Unspeakable (1)

Season 19 - Episode 28 - Aired 10/25/2018

A man gunned down inside an apartment sets off a chain of events. Tulsa Detective Jason White continues to investigate Courtney Palmer's disappearance.

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7.62
79 votes

#7 - End of the Road

Season 19 - Episode 23 - Aired 9/13/2018

In Tulsa, an unsolved case comes to life when new evidence sheds light on a dead man’s friend.

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7.62
128 votes

#8 - Runner Runner

Season 19 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/26/2017

A quick-money scam in Mobile, Ala., ends in a double murder; a rookie homicide detective takes the case personally.

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7.61
75 votes

#9 - Inside The Tape Special #6

Season 19 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/26/2018

In Minneapolis, surveillance cameras at a convenience store capture more than just a shooting. When a dead body is found days after the murder, Minneapolis Homicide must scramble to catch up to the killer. Minneapolis detectives need the help of the Somali community to help solve the murder of one of their own. The life of a 19-year old woman hangs in the balance after walking in on an intruder in her home.

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7.61
71 votes

#10 - Standing Ground

Season 19 - Episode 22 - Aired 9/6/2018

A Tulsa, Okla., high school football player is gunned down when his friends make a dangerous decision; detectives must separate witnesses from suspects to find out who fired the fatal bullet.

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7.59
88 votes

#11 - Cruel Summer

Season 19 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/4/2018

Gunmen open fire on a porch, shooting four children and three adults; a police detective turns to the New Orleans community for help in solving the case.

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7.59
75 votes

#12 - True Lies / Deadly Secrets

Season 19 - Episode 18 - Aired 8/23/2018

In the Minneapolis double murder of two family men, detectives need a man who was there to come clean. Then in Tulsa, a young woman is found dead in a dumpster after she discovers the fate of her fiancé.

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7.58
102 votes

#13 - Trap House

Season 19 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/21/2017

When a man is murdered just before Christmas, his family helps Tulsa, Okla., detectives search for his killers.

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7.54
91 votes

#14 - The Girl Next Door

Season 19 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/29/2018

In Atlanta, when a young man is shot from 235 feet away, Detective Darrin Smith discovers an escalating feud that threatens to tear apart a neighborhood.

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7.51
75 votes

#15 - Rearview Killer / Point Blank

Season 19 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/11/2018

A parking lot drug deal turns into a shootout that claims the lives of two Atlanta men; an execution outside a Tulsa, Okla., motel escalates into a double murder when the killer spots a witness to the crime.

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7.47
68 votes

#16 - Last Hope / Truth and Consequences

Season 19 - Episode 20 - Aired 8/30/2018

In Atlanta, a teenager’s life is cut short over a neighborhood beef. In Tulsa, a young woman goes missing and her family fears she was murdered.

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7.46
65 votes

#17 - Knock at the Door / The Brave One

Season 19 - Episode 27 - Aired 10/18/2018

In Tulsa, a man is murdered in front of his fiancee when death comes knocking at their door. A beloved Mobile man is gunned down while protecting his friends from a shooter's rage.

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7.45
95 votes

#18 - Score to Settle / In Her Arms

Season 19 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/18/2018

A father is killed when a man opens fire in a crowded convenience store in Atlanta; a Tulsa, Okla., groom-to-be is gunned down before he can turn his life around.

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7.42
52 votes

#19 - Unspeakable (2)

Season 19 - Episode 29 - Aired 10/25/2018

In a shocking conclusion, as Tulsa Detective Jason White continues to investigate Courtney Palmer’s disappearance, the missing persons case turns into a detective’s worst nightmare.

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7.41
75 votes

#20 - Bad Lick / Red Dawn

Season 19 - Episode 19 - Aired 8/30/2018

In Tulsa, when a man driving down the street is gunned down, Sgt. Dave Walker questions local youths who tried to break into the victim’s house. A generous Atlanta man is murdered in his home, and Detective John Egbert suspects he may be a victim of his own kindness.

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7.40
73 votes

#21 - Inside The Tape Special #8

Season 19 - Episode 21 - Aired 9/6/2018

A beloved uncle is killed when he attempts to help his niece leave her boyfriend; a man is randomly shot in front of his sister's house; a father of three is gunned down; a suspect on a bike executes a young man in broad daylight.

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7.39
77 votes

#22 - Inside The Tape Special #4

Season 19 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/12/2018

A late-night shooting in North Minneapolis leaves one man dead and another alive to help detectives identify the killer. In Tulsa, a late night party turns into a blood bath, but a Facebook video may help Detective John Brown dispute a suspect’s claims that he wasn’t there. In Tulsa again, Detectives must decide if a duo responsible for an all night car-jacking spree ended in the gruesome murder of a single father. In Tulsa, an innocent victim is caught in the cross fire as a surge of gang violence rips through the city.

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7.38
98 votes

#23 - Dangerous Company

Season 19 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/7/2017

A missing father turns up dead when his plans to evict a tenant ignites a murderous rage.

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7.38
56 votes

#24 - Lost Boys

Season 19 - Episode 24 - Aired 9/13/2018

In Tulsa, Okla., an innocent grandmother is gunned down steps from her front door; Detective John Brown discovers that her killers may be 14-year-old boys.

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7.26
104 votes

#25 - Endless Love / Out of Time

Season 19 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/14/2017

A woman is beaten and stabbed to death in her home in an act of vengeance; a Kansas City man is unable to get out of a dangerous business.

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