After the First 48

A teenage girl was gunned down at her own birthday party when rival gangs opened fire. Detectives hunted down several suspects, but would the prosecutor be able to bring all of the defendants to justice?, Following up on cases presented in “First 48.”, A woman, her son and her young niece are stabbed more than 75 times then set on fire inside their apartment. At trial, the defense claims the suspect’s IQ is too low to qualify for the death penalty., After The First 48 revisits some of the most powerful cases originally featured on The First 48 and features exclusive interviews with detectives, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and families of victims. After The First 48 takes viewers through the dramatic and emotional inside story; from the investigation, to the murder trial itself, the verdict and beyond.In the second season premiere episode, “Letters of Intent / Family Friend,” After the First 48 features a case out of Dallas, TX in 2007. Darell Billingslea, a two-time convicted murderer out on parole, is charged with brutally attacking and killing twenty-two-year old Jessica Lewalling in a jealous rage. Prosecutor Jennifer Bennett is determined to make sure Billingslea will not slip through the system again. And in February 2007, thirty-six-year old Antoine, “Tony” Hamilton was found shot dead, and left behind a vacant house. His friend, Carlos Mitchell, confessed to the crime. Prosecutor Jenni Morse thought she had a slam dunk case, until the verdict in a similar case shook her confidence in getting a conviction.