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* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]]: In one case, the police, lacking evidence to arrest their main suspect for murder, arrested him for driving with a suspended license. This ended up being useful, as it allowed them to tow his car and search it for evidence, then use the car as bait to lure the suspect back to be arrested for murder once they had more evidence.
* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]]: In one case, the police, lacking evidence to arrest their main suspect for murder, arrested him for driving with a suspended license. This ended up being useful, as it allowed them to tow his car and search it for evidence, then use the car as bait to lure the suspect back to be arrested for murder once they had more evidence.
* [[Asshole Victim]] - Although they make a point of mentioning family members left behind, and pointing out they don't make judgements about the victim, many of the murder victims are criminals with the motive being things like a drug deal gone bad. In the few cases where the homicide is found to be self-defense, they will be a little less sympathetic.
* [[Asshole Victim]] - Although they make a point of mentioning family members left behind, and pointing out they don't make judgements about the victim, many of the murder victims are criminals with the motive being things like a drug deal gone bad. In the few cases where the homicide is found to be self-defense, they will be a little less sympathetic.
* [[Confess to A Lesser Crime]]: Frequently, people will end up confessing to crimes such as prostitution and drug possession. Sometimes the people who confess to lesser crimes include the ones who end up being charged with murder.
* [[Confess to a Lesser Crime]]: Frequently, people will end up confessing to crimes such as prostitution and drug possession. Sometimes the people who confess to lesser crimes include the ones who end up being charged with murder.
** In one case, a man was found in possession of a homicide victim's cell phone. While apparently caught red-handed in possession of stolen property, he said that all he had done was buy the phone from a "crackhead." The "crackhead" he identified, in turn, eventually said that he had stolen the phone from the victim's dead body but denied killing him. This didn't stop said crackhead from getting life without parole for first-degree murder after an eyewitness identified him as the shooter.
** In one case, a man was found in possession of a homicide victim's cell phone. While apparently caught red-handed in possession of stolen property, he said that all he had done was buy the phone from a "crackhead." The "crackhead" he identified, in turn, eventually said that he had stolen the phone from the victim's dead body but denied killing him. This didn't stop said crackhead from getting life without parole for first-degree murder after an eyewitness identified him as the shooter.
** A common and idiotic version is when one of the participants in a robbery that ended in death confesses to involvement in the robbery but claims (truthfully or falsely) that they aren't the one who did the killing, thinking they will get off on the big charge. Then, all the robbers usually end up getting charged with murder for being involved, even if some of them didn't directly participate in the killing (or weren't even there) and had no idea a death was going to occur.
** A common and idiotic version is when one of the participants in a robbery that ended in death confesses to involvement in the robbery but claims (truthfully or falsely) that they aren't the one who did the killing, thinking they will get off on the big charge. Then, all the robbers usually end up getting charged with murder for being involved, even if some of them didn't directly participate in the killing (or weren't even there) and had no idea a death was going to occur.
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* [[Guilt Ridden Accomplice]] - Sometimes, someone who accompanied the killer during a robbery or drug deal gone bad, or was involved in a murder conspiracy, will claim to be this and point to someone they say is the one who physically killed the victim.
* [[Guilt Ridden Accomplice]] - Sometimes, someone who accompanied the killer during a robbery or drug deal gone bad, or was involved in a murder conspiracy, will claim to be this and point to someone they say is the one who physically killed the victim.
* [[Exact Time to Failure]] - We constantly get a nice digital countdown of the time remaining in The First 48, even though the statistic is undoubtably an approximation.
* [[Exact Time to Failure]] - We constantly get a nice digital countdown of the time remaining in The First 48, even though the statistic is undoubtably an approximation.
* [[Lying to The Perp]] - Not used that often during interrogations, but it sometimes does happen.
* [[Lying to the Perp]] - Not used that often during interrogations, but it sometimes does happen.
* [[Mooks]] - The show has scads of White meth dealers and Black crack dealers who all tend to run together after a while.
* [[Mooks]] - The show has scads of White meth dealers and Black crack dealers who all tend to run together after a while.
* [[Only Bad Guys Call Their Lawyers]]: Subverted in "House of Santeria." The first major suspect is a friend of a murdered doctor, who was allegedly a boyfriend of the victim and who was allegedly on bad terms with the victim and who the victim apparently tried to use voodoo-like practices to control and curse. When the suspect receives a phone call from police, he tells them they have to talk to his lawyer first. The sergeant in charge of the case expresses dismay and disbelief that "he lawyered up over the phone." The suspect ends up talking to the police and providing an alibi. Later, someone else confesses to the crime.
* [[Only Bad Guys Call Their Lawyers]]: Subverted in "House of Santeria." The first major suspect is a friend of a murdered doctor, who was allegedly a boyfriend of the victim and who was allegedly on bad terms with the victim and who the victim apparently tried to use voodoo-like practices to control and curse. When the suspect receives a phone call from police, he tells them they have to talk to his lawyer first. The sergeant in charge of the case expresses dismay and disbelief that "he lawyered up over the phone." The suspect ends up talking to the police and providing an alibi. Later, someone else confesses to the crime.
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