TechnoDave
Member
Birmingham mayor signs up with A&E TV for detectives to be on reality show 'The First 48'
Posted by Joseph D. Bryant --The Birmingham News July 22, 2008 10:50 AM
The folks who investigate crime in Birmingham soon will be on television. Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford announced today that he has signed an agreement with producers of the A&E TV reality crime series "The First 48."
Birmingham Police Chief A.C. Roper in February said that the department has had communication with producers of the show.
Former Mayor Bernard Kincaid last year pulled the plug on plans to highlight city murder investigations on the national cable television program.
The show, entering its seventh season, follows detectives in various cities as they track killers.
The show's premise: For homicide detectives, the clock starts ticking the moment they are called. Their chance of solving a case is cut in half if they don't get a lead in the first 48 hours. Each passing hour gives suspects more time to flee, witnesses more time to forget what they saw and crucial evidence more time to be lost forever.
Posted by Joseph D. Bryant --The Birmingham News July 22, 2008 10:50 AM
The folks who investigate crime in Birmingham soon will be on television. Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford announced today that he has signed an agreement with producers of the A&E TV reality crime series "The First 48."
Birmingham Police Chief A.C. Roper in February said that the department has had communication with producers of the show.
Former Mayor Bernard Kincaid last year pulled the plug on plans to highlight city murder investigations on the national cable television program.
The show, entering its seventh season, follows detectives in various cities as they track killers.
The show's premise: For homicide detectives, the clock starts ticking the moment they are called. Their chance of solving a case is cut in half if they don't get a lead in the first 48 hours. Each passing hour gives suspects more time to flee, witnesses more time to forget what they saw and crucial evidence more time to be lost forever.