The BEST episodes of The First 48 season 4
Every episode of The First 48 season 4, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The First 48 season 4!
Follows detectives during the hours immediately following a homicide.
#1 - The Wrong Man/Five Points Payback
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/21/2006
It is a rainy day when shots ring out from a moving car, detectives respond and find a victim. Turns out the victim is an innocent bystander…but the intended target helps detectives. A man is murdered in his van, identifying the victim will prove to be harder than expected. To find the killer detectives must first sort out truth from fiction.
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV#2 - The Boogey Man/Murder on Flowering Peach
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/17/2006
A burned body found in a car, leads detectives down a winding road. The victims past is littered with danger and questionable friends. A home invasion as left one victim dead. The hunt is on for the killer. Detectives will go cross jurisdiction for find the person responsible.
Watch Now:Apple TV#3 - Motel Massacre/Pure Innocent
Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 10/12/2006
A gunfight has broke out at a local motel leaving two men dead and another clinging to life. The detectives must act quickly to find their shooter. Nothing is more tragic than they death of a child, emotions run deep when a two year old shooting victim is found. A nationwide manhunt will follow with tips from an eight year old witness.
Watch Now:Apple TV
#4 - Innocent Lost/Houdini
Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 11/30/2006
A gas station clerk falls victim to an armed robbery and is shot, before he dies he hit’s the alarms. All exits are sealed locking the killer inside, however when police arrive the killer is no where to be found. Two men open fire on each other outside a young girls home, she is caught in the crossfire and dies. With only witnesses from the community they are forced to rely on them to lead them to the shooters.
#5 - Memphis Blues/Knife to the Heart
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/27/2006
An elderly man is found stabbed in his own home. After collecting some vital evidence police soon realize a family member may be involved. The mean streets of Memphis have claimed the life of a man outside a liquor store. Detectives must use interrogation skills and street smarts to track down this killer.
Watch Now:Apple TV
#6 - Moment of Truth/Cat and Mouse
Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 12/14/2006
When a robbery gets messed up a woman is killed, with only a teenager as a witness. The detectives plead with her mother to convince her to talk. Tragedy strikes when a young mother and her baby are murdered. The hunt is on in the city for the man the believe killed them: the young mothers boyfriend.
#7 - Candy Lady/Best of Friends
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/28/2006
A woman is shot and killed though a closed front door. Detectives scour the city and the country to find a killer, leaving no stone unturned. Shots ring out and a 17-year-old is shot in what the locals call “Pork and Beans”. With witnesses telling different stories detectives are left to sort though details looking for the killer.
#8 - Easy Prey/Widowmaker
Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 12/28/2006
A young woman is found dead, shot with few clues. Detectives are glad to hear a witness has called but soon learns all they left was a cryptic message. Detectives are left to determine just who “Mississippi” is and what the connection is to the murder. While an elderly woman sleeps inside her husband of 40 years is found duct taped and murdered outside of their home. Detectives investigate to determine if this was a random act of violence, robbery or retribution.
#9 - Fool for Love/Dumped
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/14/2006
A decomposing body is found in Texas. Detectives must trace the victims life to find the answer they need…all they find is love and deceit. In Tennessee a body dumped in and empty field has left few clues for detectives. Finding clues will not be an easy task.
Watch Now:Apple TV
#10 - Family Affair/The Hustler
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 10/5/2006
In a personal killing, the body of a woman has been found stabbed, beaten and burned. With the victims niece and mother missing…a new level of urgency is reached in this case. In a local motel the body of a pool hustler is found. With the victim’s car nowhere to be found, detectives hope to by finding the car they can find a suspect.
Watch Now:Apple TV#11 - Get that Money/Senseless
Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 12/21/2006
A young man is found dead in an apartment complex. With nothing more than a cell phone to go on detectives rush to find clues in the murder. When a young woman is killed in a local neighborhood one detective is driven to solve the case. Turns out this woman was murdered in the neighborhood where the detective grew up.
#12 - Broken Alibis/A Good Woman
Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 11/16/2006
A homeless man is beaten to death, detectives think they have found the killer. Much to their surprise their case take an unexpected turn in events. Found in her kitchen a grandmother has been stabbed to death. While detectives follow up on leads, it will take forensics to point to the killer.
Watch Now:Apple TV#13 - Crossfire/School Ties
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/31/2006
A young woman gunned down in a convenience store, could have been the wrong victim. A camera was keeping watch what will it hold? A man gunned down in broad day light in the street. The girlfriend was there can she identify the killer?
Watch Now:Apple TV
#14 - Loved to Death/Unmasked
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/15/2006
A man has been gunned down in a convenience store. With the surveillance cameras keeping watch, the last few minutes of this man’s life are caught on tape. A gruesome murder in a high-rise condo, will send detectives on the trail of a killer. When they find a blood trail leading out of the building…the hunt is on.
Watch Now:Apple TV
#15 - The Run Around/Night Cap
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/24/2006
A man is shot while sitting in his car at a mini market. Witnesses are the key to this case…but are they telling all they know? A young man is shot and left for dead in the parking lot of a local bar. The eye in the sky was keeping watch. What answers will it hold?
Watch Now:Apple TV
#16 - Wrong Turn/Deadly Dance
Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 12/7/2006
A tourist is found murdered, Detectives hit the streets to find their killer. During the investigation they learn their victim was doing more than soaking up the Florida sun: it happens to be his sons brithday. The fun atmosphere of a high school dance shattered when bullets fly. Detectives work to find out who shot at a car leaving one teen dead and another clinging to life.
Watch Now:Apple TV
#17 - Inner Demons/Kids with Guns
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/22/2006
A man is gunned down outside his apartment. While looking for the shooter they find more info about their victim. Who he was and what he believed are two different things. Gun shots are fired: two are left dead and another left fighting for his life. With the only witness in a hospital bed, the race is on to find the shooters. Sadly what they detectives find is shocking.
Watch Now:Apple TV
#18 - The Witness/The Trunk
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/6/2006
A husband a wife are found murdered. Detectives race the clock to find their killer. When a witness is located they discover this witness has the most at stake. A car is found abandoned at the edge of town, with blood dripping from the trunk. The owner of the car handed over her keys to the boyfriend 3 days prior, and has not been seen or heard from since.
Watch Now:Apple TV
#19 - Pre-emptive Strike/Unlucky
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/20/2006
Gun shots ring out, detectives respond to the scene and the killer could be inside his apartment. Soon after a verbal dispute takes hold and detectives are left to determine who is telling the truth and who isn’t. The discovery of a decomposing body is never an easy case. This case throws detectives into a manhunt for a mentally unstable suspect who could be dangerous to himself for others.