“The First 48,” like similar programs such as “Cops” and “Live PD,” is sometimes derided as “copaganda,” pro-law-enforcement entertainment that poses as documentary. But it’s popular enough that A&E ...

In the episode “Drive-By,” the television show “The First 48” detailed the investigation that led to the arrest and conviction of Edgar Barrientos-Quintana for murder. (Clips via “The First 48”) Edgar ...

The midseason premiere of the hit crime docuseries The First 48 Presents Critical Minutes premieres on A&E Thursday, April 10 at 8/7c. On this week’s new episode, the series revisits three cases from ...

David Kinne is a threat to win Survivor 48. Pic credit: Robert Voets/CBS Survivor 48, Episode 7, aired on Wednesday night. We have finally reached the stage of the merged tribe. Charity Nelms was ...

The new season of A&E’s The First 48 has arrived, and Season 28 is a perfect example of how the show is entering a new phase of its life. The series is evolving, and it has to if it wants to remain ...

This story was originally published by ProPublica, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Eleven days after ...