The First 48 Season 13, Episode 34: Killer Connection; Bloody Birthday

1

Birthday Girl

A 14-year-old Cleveland girl dies at her own birthday party when gunmen fire on a crowd; homicide detectives race to track down multiple shooters in the crime.

45 min

2

Deadly Obsession/The Killer You Know

Police detectives conduct a three-state manhunt as they investigate the slaying of a young Dallas couple; a Cleveland man is found shot to death in his own backyard.

45 min

3

Hot Ride/Debt Collector

A violent carjacking leads to the murder of a young father; a Miami musician is shot down in the street.

45 min

4

Desperate Moves

Dallas detectives launch a manhunt for the person who gunned down an innocent man in his car.

45 min

5

Wild Ride

Cleveland homicide detectives follow a bizarre trail of evidence in the case of a father of five who was stabbed over 50 times.

45 min

6

Easy Money/Ambushed

In Dallas a young father is shot in the back, but no one wants to talk.

45 min

7

Uncommon Valor

In Dallas, when a good Samaritan is gunned down trying to protect his friends, detectives must unravel a tangled web of bad tips and lies in their hunt for the killer.

45 min

8

Into the Graveyard

In Miami, a family is shattered when two teenage brothers are gunned down in their own backyard. Two surviving friends point Detective TC Cepero and his team in the direction of two desperate and dangerous gunmen on the run. But Cepero will need the community's help to get the brazen killers off the street.

45 min

9

The Girl Who Knew Too Much/The Guardian

In Dallas, an unidentified girl is found brutally shot in a field. Detectives Scott Sayers and Esteban Montenegro discover that she may have been killed for her silence. Then in Cleveland, a young father is shot in the head trying to break up a fight. Without any leads, Detectives Ignatius Sowa and Raymond Diaz must rely on an outraged community to help track down his killers.

45 min

10

The Cover Up/Bad Seed

Police detectives search for an elusive killer who shot a man in a Cleveland courtyard; a 72-year-old grandmother is beaten to death in her Dallas home.

45 min

11

Best Laid Plans/Burned Alive

In Cleveland, when a teenager is shot down in the street, detectives discover his best friends may have something to do with the murder. In Harris County, a young woman set on fire clings to life as deputies race to find who left her for dead.

45 min

12

New Year's Terror/Deadly Friends

In Cleveland a man is gunned down defending his home on New Year's Eve. With no eyewitnesses, Det. Melvin Smith must rely on DNA evidence to track down the killers. And in Broward County, Florida, when an elderly man is found dead in his apartment, Det. John Curcio's hunt for the suspects leads to a surprising discovery.

45 min

13

Blood Feud

A police detective hopes to locate the killers of two Miami men before the bloody turf war claims another victim.

45 min

14

Bad Reputation/Deadly Party

A young mother of three is gunned down in front of her Cleveland home; a birthday party celebration in Florida turns deadly.

45 min

15

Update Special: Missing/Deadly Ride

In Broward County, when a migrant worker is robbed and beaten to death, Dets. Valerian Perez and Kevin Forsberg must track down a vicious predator before he strikes again. Then, in Cleveland, a man is shot dead in broad daylight at a carwash, and Dets. Lem Griffin and Art Echols fear their case will go cold when none of the witnesses will talk.

45 min

16

When a Stranger Calls; Sweet 16

The use of a stolen bank card leads Dallas detectives toward the killer of an elderly woman; a teenage honors student is found shot in her own backyard.

45 min

17

Deadly Morning

A young mother is viscously murdered and dumped in an abandoned house. Detectives Nate Sowa and Ray Diaz make a surprising discovery about the killer.

45 min

18

Brother's Keeper; Fighting Words

An innocent man is gunned down in a gang war. Detectives race to find his killers before any more blood is shed. In Dallas, a father is murdered close to home and detectives need his neighbors to give them a lead.

45 min

19

A Date With Death; Paid in Blood

In Cleveland, for Detectives Kathleen Carlin and Tim Entenok, friends are the key to solving the murder of a father shot in the back. And in Dallas, can a surprising lead help Detective Brian Tabor catch up to the killer of an elderly man stabbed to death in his home?

45 min

20

Kiss of Death

A man is shot to death in a nearby suburb, and police learn that his wife may hold the key to solving the crime.

45 min

21

Dead End Drive; The Fixer

A group of carjacking killers terrorizes a Dallas neighborhood; tragedy results when an argument between friends gets out of control.

45 min

22

Bound and Burned

A Dallas police detective must unravel a robbery plot when the body of an expectant father is found bound and burned in a creek bed.

45 min

23

Game Over; Long Walk Home

New Orleans detectives have little to go on in the hunt for a killer; a young woman is gunned down in the street while walking home from work.

45 min

24

For a Quick Buck; Bloody Sunday

Masked gunmen terrorize a Cleveland family and execute the young patriarch; Dallas detectives hunt for a killer who gunned down an innocent teen with an assault rifle.

45 min

25

Teardrops; Almost Home

Dallas detectives hunt a car thief who fatally shot a man and stole his vehicle; detectives search for a witness for can identify the killer of a Cleveland man.

45 min

26

Jacked; Fallen Idol

A young father is ambushed and killed at a Dallas gas station; detectives suspect an inside job in the case of a Miami rapper who was gunned down at his car wash.

45 min

27

Calling for a Killer; Boiling Point

Detectives in Florida's Broward County investigate a fatal highway shooting; the execution of three friends outside a Dallas nightclub is caught on video.

45 min

28

Murder Rap

Cleveland detectives uncover a shocking motive in the case of a bullied teen who was shot and killed outside a public library.

45 min

29

Heartless

The brutal slayings of a mother and her two children send a New Orleans detective on the hunt for a suspect who may have been acquainted with the victims.

45 min

30

Run and Gun; Lonesome Highway

A New Orleans police detective hunts for the killers of a recent high-school graduate; an unidentified woman is found shot and dumped on the side of a Dallas highway.

45 min

31

The Rookie; Cornered

A police detective's first case as a lead involves hunting one of Ohio's most dangerous criminals; a New Orleans neighborhood remains silent following the daytime shooting of an innocent man.

45 min

32

The Graveyard Shift

The murder of a Cleveland store clerk is caught on tape; police detectives learn that the suspects in the crime have a violent history.

45 min

33

Abandoned in the Bayou

New Orleans police detectives piece together the last hours in the life of a mother of five, who was found bound and executed in an empty lot.

45 min

34

Killer Connection; Bloody Birthday

Dallas detectives hope that video footage can identify the person who murdered a young father; a Cleveland mother of six is shot and killed on her birthday.

45 min

35

Murder Rap

When a bullied teen is gunned down, Cleveland Detectives are shocked to discover the motive behind this senseless attack.

45 min

36

Jacked/Fallen Idol

In Dallas, a young father is ambushed at a gas station. In Miami, a beloved local rapper is gunned down at his car wash.

45 min