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Reality TV show “The First 48,” which focuses on the first 48 hours after a homicide, has had 24 seasons over the past 16 years. @ProPublica’s Jessica Lussenhop has written two stories about how the show works and why some police departments have stopped collaborating with it, including a detailed account of how it contributed to Edgar Barrientos-Quintana being jailed at 25 for a murder he didn’t commit.

https://www.propublica.org/article/first-48-reality-tv-police-dallas-memphis-mobile
https://www.propublica.org/article/first-48-reality-tv-police-minneapolis-wrongful-conviction-barrientos-quintana

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Police Across the U.S. Welcomed Cop Show “The First 48.” Then Relationships Soured.

Partnerships between police and the popular reality show, once enthusiastic and mutually beneficial, have often turned into breakups. Here’s how that has played out in three cities.

ProPublica