On March 26th, 2006, homicide detectives were called to the site of a burning car. Inside were the charred remains of 22-year-old Xenia Wilson, the mother of a four-year-old daughter. Detectives Rick Duggan and Randy Laboda closed the case by arresting three suspects: Jose ""J.J."" Verduzco, Chito Rojas and Ismael ""Boogeyman"" Moreno. Verduzco and Rojas pled guilty and agreed to testify against Moreno. The trial would take turns that surprised both defendant and prosecutor. And the case itself would have a tragic postcript.

In Dallas, Detective Eddie Ibarra used surveillance video to track down Jose Castro who was accused of brutally murdering a fifty-one year-old woman in the lobby of her office building. Castro now faced the death penalty, but his defense team would come up with an unexpected counter argument that could change the outcome of the case.

A man shoots four people in broad daylight, leaving Tulsa detectives, attorneys, and everyone impacted struggling to explain his mental state. His case hangs on the question, and on the heated reaction of the victims' families to the course of justice.

Tulsa detectives investigate how a young rapper was found shot dead on the street of an affluent suburban neighborhood. At trial, the defense accuses the prosecution's key eyewitness of pulling the trigger.

In Dallas, Detective Rick Duggan arrested two suspects for the murder of Leonel Valle. Now the justice system needed to determine which of them was most responsible - the girlfriend, Marsela Cortez, whose fingerprints were found on his empty safe, or her jealous ex-boyfriend, Gerardo Hernandez?

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.

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.

Tulsa homicide delves into a dark world of drugs and prostitution to solve the murder of a man executed in his car in a motel parking lot.

When a father of two is gunned down in broad daylight, Tulsa detectives rely on eyewitnesses to identify the suspect. But at trial, the prosecutor's case hangs in the balance when the defense presents a witness challenging the identification.

When three people are gunned down in a Tulsa home, detectives face two suspects, and a web of lies. Prosecutors are left with circumstantial evidence to clinch the case against a calculated, cold-blooded killer

After the remains of a 16-year-old girl are found in the woods with no identification, Gwinnett County detectives have little to go on to find her killer; in the pursuit of justice, the prosecution must prove the girl was murdered despite the lack of evidence for what caused her death.

In Gwinnett County, a beloved rapper is gunned down in a hail of bullets from a drive-by shooting. With little hard evidence, detectives and prosecutors need to rely on a tipster to testify--despite the risks--and bring the suspect to justice.

In Mobile, a woman in a volatile relationship is found dead in her car. Detectives suspect her boyfriend, but, at trial, he takes the stand to brazenly claim she was actually the victim of a drug deal gone bad.

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.

When a home invasion leaves a young father shot dead, Tulsa detectives race to find a suspect known only as "Porkchop." A borrowed phone helps police track down the killer, but without a firm eyewitness, prosecutors depend on circumstantial evidence to link the defendant to the homicide.

In Mobile, Alabama, two young men are found murdered inside a car on a dark residential street. With no witnesses and few leads, the case stalls--until a teenage girl steps forward with information that leads to an arrest and a confession. But when the defense moves to suppress that statement before trial, the prosecution's case risks being dismantled.

When a beloved teenager is gunned down while hanging out with his friends, Tulsa Homicide Detectives depend on the public to help identify the suspects from security video; at trial, the defense claims the shooter was in fear for his life, and justice hinges on the jury's interpretation of what happened.

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.

After meeting a man from a dating app, a single mother goes missing. Mobile Homicide presses the suspect to reveal her whereabouts. As the trial approaches, the public defender mounts a possible case of insanity by intoxication, but the prosecutor promises to find justice for the victim's family.

In Liberty City, Miami a well-liked husband and wife are brutally murdered in an ambush shooting. The eyewitness to the crime is the couple’s ten-year-old daughter. She is the only thing linking the suspect to the crime. It’s up to her to sway the jurors as she gives an emotional testimony in the hopes of putting her parents’ killer behind bars.

When a Honduran immigrant is found stabbed to death in his Miami apartment, his brother claims it was a suicide. But as investigators dig deeper, all evidence points to the surviving brother. His attorney claims self-defense, citing Florida’s stand your ground law–but the prosecution fights hard to send the defendant to trial, and ultimately, to prison.

When a Mobile mother of four is shot just blocks from her home, detectives look to her loved ones to identify her killer. But, at trial, his attorneys claim he acted in self-defense.

Just before Christmas, a man is killed during an armed robbery gone wrong. Tulsa detectives and the District Attorney’s Office will try and convince a jury to convict one of the armed men for murder, even if he didn’t fire the fatal shot.

When a transient man is gunned downed, the only eyewitness Mobile detectives have is also a suspect. At trial, reluctant witnesses, defendants pointing fingers at each other, and a surprise ruling from the judge leave a novice prosecutor struggling to clinch his case.

In Tulsa, there's little evidence and no clear motive after a beloved 24-year-old is gunned down in the backseat of a car; in a tragic case of mistaken identity, it's up to his friends to help detectives and prosecutors deliver justice.

In Tulsa, Okla., detectives must break a family's code of silence to solve the gruesome murder of an 18-year-old; at trial, justice hinges on a critical witness who initially refuses to testify.

After a beloved Mobile man is gunned down in his front yard, conflicting eyewitness accounts leave detectives wondering if the suspect might have acted in self-defense. To find justice, the prosecution will need the community the victim stood up for to come forward at trial.

After a violent melee leaves two young men brutally gunned down, Mobile detectives have to track down multiple suspects to piece together what happened. But without an eyewitness, the prosecution must rely on the defendants themselves to reveal the truth.

After an elderly man is murdered, the suspect shocks prosecutors when he goes against his lawyer’s advice in court.

As the First 48 ran out on Phoenix detectives, 16-year-old Lonny Bassett stood accused of brutally killing his two friends with a shotgun. Would his claim to self-defense hold water or would the evidence detectives collected in the first 48 be enough to convince jurors of his guilt? In Miami, a minor altercation on the highway ended with a shooting that took the life of an innocent young man. The offender was facing a minimum 25-year sentence with the charge of second-degree murder. But will his defense team convince the jury that the homicide was an accident.

After an immigrant, lured by a woman, is beaten to death, Gwinnett County Police discover that one of the three suspects believes no one will care about him because he's Mexican. The prosecution is determined to prove the assailant wrong, but justice hinges on one brother turning against another.

In Tulsa, the brutal murder of a man gunned down and left to die alone in the street tears apart two families.

When a homeless woman is raped and murdered, Tulsa detectives team up with prosecutors and the suspect’s previous victim, hoping to stop him before he strikes again.

After a devoted father is gunned down in Georgia, detectives uncover a string of shootings that terrorized the community. Police and prosecutors must rely on circumstantial evidence to put the shooter behind bars.

A young mother and her friend are murdered in a parking lot, sending Tulsa detectives and prosecutors on a mission to put the shooter behind bars.

After a man is killed and several others are injured, the Tulsa PD and District Attorney's Office team with the homeless community to convict a potential spree killer.

When a vulnerable woman is shot to death, witnesses are hesitant to help Tulsa detectives clinch the case; at trial, the defense questions their reliability and claims the prosecution has accused the wrong man.

One man was part of a love triangle, the other a complete stranger–both were murdered a week apart. Little did Louisville Homicide Detectives realize these two brutal homicides were linked, until they met Michael Knights and Jeston Murray. Were they both murderers or was one a witness? Both faced the death penalty but only one would go to trial.