The BEST episodes of The First 48 season 3

Every episode of The First 48 season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The First 48 season 3!

Follows detectives during the hours immediately following a homicide.

Last Updated: 12/7/2024Network: A&EStatus: Continuing
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7.79
42 votes

#1 - Torched

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/22/2005

A rental car turns up torched and an unidentified victim is inside. A plot of crime is discovered and detectives search to find everyone…but will they disappear before they can be found?

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Fish out of Water/Good Samaritan
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7.69
51 votes

#2 - Fish out of Water/Good Samaritan

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/20/2005

Counterfeit money may have cost a man his life. A hero is slain protecting another man. Will the killers get away?

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Dead Man Running/Crash
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7.64
45 votes

#3 - Dead Man Running/Crash

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/12/2006

When two men are found dead, one on the porch the other in front of the auto body shop, detectives are left to find answers. With the discovery of a trail of blood and a cell phone…detectives may or may not have found witnesses. But they might have even found a killer.

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star
7.59
58 votes

#4 - Foolproof Alibi/Left Behind

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/1/2005

In Miami, when a young father-to-be is gunned down in broad daylight, Sgt. Eunice Cooper and Detective Ervens Ford are sure they know who did it. But when their primary suspect claims he was at home when the shooting occurred, and has the record from his GPS ankle bracelet to prove it, they must work against the odds to catch their killer. In Phoenix, Detectives Steve Orona and Jeremy Rosenthal respond to a call of a foul odor coming from an apartment. When they arrive at the scene their worst fears are realized. The body of a woman, wrapped in a blanket, is decomposing on the floor of the bathroom. The detectives are now in a race against time to try and find the killer. They chase their suspect to Mexico, hoping to find him before he disappears.

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star
7.52
44 votes

#5 - Pack of Lies

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/2/2006

A young man is found stabbed to death in his home. During the investigation some information surfaces that leads to drugs. Detectives will have to get deep in a drug ring to find the truth.

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star
7.50
42 votes

#6 - Last Exit/Out Cold

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/5/2006

With the discovery of two male bodies detectives are left to find answers for the families. About all the detectives know is that the cases are homicides. Investigating these mysterious cases will hopefully lead to a killer.

Close Ties/Last Call
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7.43
46 votes

#7 - Close Ties/Last Call

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/9/2006

Three young people are found dead. Getting all the facts to prove plain murder or murder suicide is the task at hand. A frantic 911 call leads detectives to a front lawn that holds the body of a young man. He was with his girlfriend the last time the mother her son alive.

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Fifty Dollar Murder/Murder in Liberty City
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7.43
49 votes

#8 - Fifty Dollar Murder/Murder in Liberty City

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/15/2005

With a dead store clerk, evidence is not hard to find. But what will hold the key to solving the murder? A dead man and a wounded man…is there a connection?

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7.42
53 votes

#9 - Point Blank/Shoot Out

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/29/2005

Two dead men will take detectives down separate paths to find the killers. Clues are found that will lead one detective across state lines and another to an uncooperative witness.

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7.38
68 votes

#10 - House of Blood/Last Man Standing

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/6/2005

Trails of blood are the common thread between these two crimes.

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Evil Streak/.50 Caliber
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7.36
61 votes

#11 - Evil Streak/.50 Caliber

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/3/2005

People killing people for no reason, and without leaving a clue.

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star
7.26
58 votes

#12 - Duct Tape Murder/Custody of the Devil

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/13/2005

Lies can make or break a case as in the first story. Mothers death lays heavy on the mind of her daughter.

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