The First 48: Missing Persons

When a person goes missing, the first 48 hours are the most crucial in an investigation.
A History of Violence
S2 E1

Police suspect that one man may be responsible for the disappearances of two women and their young children.

In the Wind
S2 E3

Detectives probing a dental student's disappearance turn their focus on the victim's husband and mother, but the investigation stalls after both pass their polygraph tests.

Deleted; Cruel Streets
S2 E4

An online predator may be behind the disappearance of an aspiring model; police race to locate a mentally disabled man before he becomes a victim of street violence.

Lost Anniversary; Checked Out
S2 E5

A woman reports her husband missing the day after their second wedding anniversary; a missing hotel guest is spotted on surveillance video leaving the establishment.

Family Matters
S2 E6

Police detectives investigate the subculture of Chicago's black gay males when a young man leaves a disturbing voice mail message and then goes missing.

3:10 to Yuma; Harm's Way
S2 E7

A man reports that his missing girlfriend left him an ominous phone call; a Chicago teenager falls under the influence of a gang member considered to be armed and dangerous.

The Good Mother
S2 E8

Detectives search for an elderly woman who vanished after returning from a doctor's appointment, with the suspicion that the use of pain medication may have contributed to her disappearance.

Critical Care
S1 E2

Caretaker reports her 63-year-old cancer patient is missing; a missing mattress may solve the case.

Tangled Web; Street Justice
S1 E3

A missing man's life is under threat; a missing teenager has a rare sleep disorder.

Taken; Scorcher
S1 E4

Detectives search for a 14-year-old girl who was snatched by an older teen with possible gang connections; an elderly man with serious neurological problems goes missing.

Worried Sick; Silent Night
S1 E5

A 17-year-old teen and her child are missing; an elderly man vanishes en route to a Christmas party.

The Graduate
S1 E7

A talented man vanishes on his bicycle; detectives must untangle the past to uncover the truth.