After the First 48 Season 8

Season 8

Air date: 2023-01-26

Episodes: 12

Episodes

E1: Chat Trap

Gwinnett County detectives investigate the murder of an innocent fifteen-year-old, caught up in a petty crime. But how will the prosecution take on a witness who claims the shooter acted in self-defense?

Air date: 2023-01-26

E2: Out of the Darkness

Detectives in Tulsa, Okla., have only one witness -- a 12-year-old girl -- to a domestic dispute that has escalated to a double homicide; at trial, their case hangs on whether or not she will be able to testify.

Air date: 2023-02-02

E3: Escape Plan

When Gwinnett County detectives find a mother stabbed to death, the job of identifying her killer falls to her young son; testifying at trial could be difficult for the child, putting the prosecution's case at risk.

Air date: 2023-02-09

E4: Buried Secrets

A mother goes missing after blowing millions at the casino; at trial, the DA and detective take a gamble of their own to bring her killer to justice.

Air date: 2023-02-16

E5: Close to Home

When a Tulsa man is killed by a bullet to the head, detectives discover guns hidden in the garage next door. The neighbour's role becomes a question in a case of cousin against cousin.

Air date: 2023-02-23

E6: Mother of Two

When two boys find their mother in the back of her car, Tulsa detectives turn to her family for help catching her killer. But at the defendant's trial, his explosive testimony leaves the prosecution's case hanging on one key piece of evidence.

Air date: 2023-04-13

E7: End of the Road

In Tulsa, a rookie detective is pushed to the brink searching for a beloved man who ultimately turns up brutally murdered. After a grinding two-year investigation, bringing the killer to justice could hang on the testimony of a jailhouse informan.

Air date: 2023-04-20

E8: Backslide

When a Tulsa father of two is shot just blocks from his ex-girlfriend's house, detectives have to decide which two persons of interest should be charged with his murder; a conflicting account challenges the result of the court case.

Air date: 2023-07-06

E9: Bloodline

After a former Marine is gunned down in broad daylight, Tulsa detectives must track down a family of three, suspected in the killing. But, at trial, justice hangs on whether the gunman and victim are actually who they appear to be.

Air date: 2023-07-13

E10: One Good Deed

Tulsa detectives believe the victim of a shooting was a good Samaritan who'd been robbed; at trial, the jury must decide if his killer actually acted in fear of his own life.

Air date: 2023-07-27

E11: Among Friends

Evidence at the crime scene leads detectives in Mobile, Ind., to believe a young victim was murdered by two gunmen; a high-stakes trial leaves the jury wrestling with the question of whether one of the suspects could be found not guilty.

Air date: 2023-08-03

E12: Lips Are Sealed

After a man is gunned down at an after-hours club, investigators and the prosecutor are left with no witnesses who are willing to say they saw the shooting; that leaves the case hanging on the defendant's claim of self-defense.

Air date: 2023-08-10