The BEST episodes of The First 48 season 21
Every episode of The First 48 season 21, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The First 48 season 21!
Follows detectives during the hours immediately following a homicide.
#1 - The Devil You Know
Season 21 - Episode 45 - Aired 3/25/2021
Mobile Homicide tracks a killer who shot a man in his home, but they learn not everything is what it seems.
Watch Now:Amazon#2 - Thick as Thieves
Season 21 - Episode 46 - Aired 4/1/2021
In Mobile, Detective Jermaine Rogers hunts for multiple perpetrators of a home invasion that left two dead.
Watch Now:Amazon#4 - The Standoff
Season 21 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/23/2020
Tulsa Homicide responds when a father of three is gunned down at his job by suspects who end up in a standoff with police.
Watch Now:Amazon#5 - Close to Home (AKA Killing Cousins)
Season 21 - Episode 44 - Aired 3/18/2021
In Tulsa, Okla., a father of three is gunned down after an argument, and the instincts of veteran detective Jason White are put to the test. (This episode is also known as "Killing Cousins" and uses that title in the episode title cards.)
Watch Now:Amazon#7 - Truly Lost
Season 21 - Episode 34 - Aired 1/7/2021
When two young men are shot and killed in a car, Gwinnett County Homicide turns to the survivors to learn the truth about what led to the shooting.
Watch Now:Amazon#9 - The Invader
Season 21 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/23/2020
In Tulsa, Okla., a father of three is gunned down in front of his family during a deadly crime spree; detectives race to track down his killer before anyone else gets hurt.
Watch Now:Apple TV#10 - What About Me/Last Round
Season 21 - Episode 36 - Aired 1/21/2021
In Tulsa, a mother of five is killed after a roadside argument spins out of control; in Mobile, a security guard tries to keep the peace and ends up brutally murdered.
#11 - Devil's Trail
Season 21 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/6/2020
Tulsa, Okla., detectives have little to go on when they find the naked body of an unknown homeless woman who was raped, strangled to death and thrown into a dumpster.
Watch Now:Apple TV#12 - Taken
Season 21 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/2/2020
When a young man and his pregnant fiancée are executed after a failed ransom attempt, Atlanta Homicide will stop at nothing to identify the elusive suspect.
Watch Now:Apple TV#13 - Life Interrupted/Lucifer
Season 21 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/26/2020
In Atlanta, a young man comes home for lunch and winds up murdered when he catches a brazen thief in the act; an ongoing feud between two gang members in Tulsa, Okla., leads to a fateful encounter.
Watch Now:Apple TV#14 - Tricked/Rogue Gun
Season 21 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/9/2020
In Mobile, Ala., a 21-year-old woman is shot dead in her hotel room by a mysterious visitor; when a 42-year-old music producer is found riddled with bullets in his Gwinnett County apartment, clues point toward a madman on a shooting spree.
Watch Now:Apple TV#15 - Chain of Death
Season 21 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/1/2020
To kick off the new season, an anniversary special will bring viewers along as detectives work to solve the murders of two women in Tulsa, Oklahoma who were gunned down in broad daylight. Commemorating 15 years on the air, the two-hour special will also include interviews with some of the most prominent homicide detectives featured in the series to-date as they look back on the some of the most memorable cases of their careers. A young mother and her best friend are gunned down in broad daylight, setting off a chain of events that Tulsa Homicide never could have imagined.
Watch Now:Apple TV#16 - Fateful Date
Season 21 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/20/2020
When a shy mechanic is found shot dead outside a notorious apartment complex far from home, Detective Max Ryden needs to discover what brought him there. (This episode is also known as Deadly Kiss.)
Watch Now:Apple TV#17 - Out of the Darkness
Season 21 - Episode 56 - Aired 8/26/2021
In Tulsa, two families devastated by domestic violence look to detectives to find justice for their loved ones.
#18 - Unforgotten: Crystal
Season 21 - Episode 55 - Aired 8/19/2021
Tulsa Homicide tackles its most difficult unsolved case, spanning multiple suspects and several years.
#19 - Bleeding Heart
Season 21 - Episode 54 - Aired 8/15/2021
In Tulsa, Okla., a homeless woman and her boyfriend are taken in by a friend; when he ends up dead, they have to choose between saving themselves and doing the right thing.
#20 - Road Rage
Season 21 - Episode 53 - Aired 5/27/2021
When a father of three is gunned down after confronting a hit-and-run driver, Mobile detectives struggle to find clues that will lead them to his killer.
#21 - School's Out
Season 21 - Episode 51 - Aired 5/13/2021
A young man is shot down while walking home and rumors swirl about who could have wanted him dead.
#22 - The Abnormals
Season 21 - Episode 49 - Aired 4/22/2021
In Mobile, the homicide team takes on a missing persons case when new evidence points to foul play.
#23 - Bad Cinderella
Season 21 - Episode 48 - Aired 4/15/2021
A father of four is gunned down while defending his girlfriend during a brutal home invasion.
#24 - Inside the Tape Special #9
Season 21 - Episode 42 - Aired 2/25/2021
In KCK, when a body is discovered on a bridge, catching the killer depends on finding the crime scene; in Atlanta, surveillance footage shows a man carrying a box before he is shot; in Mobile, a bleeding father is found by his friends.
#25 - Cover Story
Season 21 - Episode 31 - Aired 11/5/2020
A man in Tulsa calls 911 claiming his girlfriend shot and killed herself, but detectives discover evidence suggesting foul play.