In 1980s Los Angeles, a killer is terrorizing South Central, murdering African American women and discarding their bodies in the street. As the victim count rises–but suspects are few–fear and anger take hold in a community often overlooked by the police.

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Based on the hit true crime series on A&E, this weekly podcast drops you into the critical window after a murder, when witnesses disappear, evidence degrades, and every decision detectives make can mean the difference between justice and a cold case. Each episode revisits a landmark investigation from The First 48, combining the franchise's signature investigative depth with immersive, long-form storytelling built for your ears.

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The suspicious death of 2-year-old Billy Blankenship is solved when police force his babysitter to re-enact the circumstances of his death. Then, a murder case is solved when the dead man's body is found by divers searching underwater for a car.

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Sharon is driving home when she is shot by a passing car, instantly blinding her. Patrick is spearfishing with his dive partner when he is pulled from the boat by a strong wind and lost at sea for 23 hours. Renee is attacked by her oldest friend who attempts to kidnap and ransom Renee with the help of her brother.

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When 13-year-old Jennifer Bastian is abducted and murdered in August of 1986, residents of Tacoma panic. This is the second young girl killed in five months. Convinced a predator is loose, Police embark on a 32-year inquiry to catch the killer.

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Cops finally close in on a serial killer with the help of the Internet. And a drug trafficker jumps bail, goes into the bike shop business, and helps pioneer the sport of mountain biking while he's on the lam.

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Verna and her young daughter are attacked by a friend whose advances she had rebuffed. Theo is lost for five days without food or water in the Australian outback. Debra is left for dead after being carjacked then shot several times at close range by a group of teens that claimed to be affiliated with the Crips.

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When a 30-year-old mother, Lisa Gaudenzi, fails to report for duty in Virginia, the Army lists her as AWOL. Her family immediately suspects foul play. They embark on a 13-year quest for answers before an eyewitness blows the case wide open.

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