A&E’s The First 48 Presents Critical Minutes continues its deep dive into the franchise’s archives with “Senseless,” an episode revisiting three particularly baffling homicide cases that challenged investigators. The hour is set for Thursday, May 15, 2025, at 8:00 PM ET.
This installment focuses on investigations where the motives and circumstances initially stumped detectives. Among the cases examined: the fatal shooting of an elderly woman, an encounter that left one man dead and another hospitalized, and the point-blank shooting of another man. Detectives found themselves searching for clarity in these perplexing crimes.
Hosted by former First 48 detectives, the spin-off offers retrospective insights into these difficult investigations, grouping past cases by common thematic elements—in this instance, the inexplicable nature of the violence.
