Both cases ended in settlements — $8.25 million in Detroit — paid out by the cities, not “The First 48.” “No one cared that my boy was killed, and the cops just rushed it for a damn show,” the father ...

Edgar Barrientos-Quintana served nearly 16 years in prison for a murder in Minneapolis before he was exonerated. Photo by Amy Anderson Photography/courtesy of the Great North Innocence Project. Eleven ...

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 ...

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