Police desperately search for missing mother Lelia Smith after her friend reports her missing. But things take a turn for the worse when a body is discovered in the back of an abandoned car. Featuring in-depth interviews with the key players including detectives, prosecutors, defense attorneys, families of victims and sometimes even the offenders themselves, After The First 48 presents the full story of these homicide investigations, from crime to arrest to trial and beyond. Through these exclusive interviews, and in some cases actual trial footage, we take you on a dramatic emotional journey and learn, in the end, the lasting impact a murder has on everyone involved.