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Not sure if everyone knew but the first 48 is not exactly "real."
There have been lawsuits against the show and detectives / PDs.
The Pod Criminal recently did a story on a case from 2008 from the shows earlier origins.
A suspect and the assumed murderer (Edgar) was established with mere seconds to spare on the 48 hr clock. In actuality it took almost a week to identify him as a suspect and 10 days to arrest him.
And after 16 years in prison it was determined Edgar actually wasn't the murderer.
thisiscriminal.com
Not sure if everyone knew but the first 48 is not exactly "real."
There have been lawsuits against the show and detectives / PDs.
The Pod Criminal recently did a story on a case from 2008 from the shows earlier origins.
A suspect and the assumed murderer (Edgar) was established with mere seconds to spare on the 48 hr clock. In actuality it took almost a week to identify him as a suspect and 10 days to arrest him.
And after 16 years in prison it was determined Edgar actually wasn't the murderer.
Episode 327: The Clock Starts Ticking (8.1.2025)
On October 11, 2008, an 18-year-old was shot by someone firing a gun from the back seat of a car. A couple of hours later, homicide detectives arrived on the scene. And so did the camera crew for a reality television show.
thisiscriminal.com
