Among the scores of homicide investigations worked by Leatherman was the 2012 Best Buy case, when a bullet fired by one gang member that was intended for another gang member in the parking lot missed and struck Wes Brown, a bystander man who was shopping in the store with his daughter. While the police department chief is typically the one that signs the contract, in many cases the chief must receive a supporting vote from the city council before anything can become official. John Klein: Tulsa Police get star treatment from 'The First 48' fans, TV program raises visibility for homicide detectives. The psychic medium, 31, and wife Alexa Papigiotis, 24, who are featured on E!'s Meet the Frasers, welcomed their first baby together, son Royce Matthew. As true crime became more and more sensational, Ronnie Leatherman remained chill, successful and memorable. [94], Fraser lives with Sammy Moniz, who created the website Feeding The Frasers dedicated to food she cooks for Fraser. Dave Walker works at the scene of a double homicide in 2014 at Bristol Park Apartments near 44th Street and Garnett Ave. Nov. 26, 2014 . As Ronnie Leatherman possessed the basketball, dribbling from the left wing and into position for a shot attempt from about eight feet, he was chopped across the chest by a defender. RELATED: The First 48 Presents Homicide Squad Atlanta Is True Crime's Best Longform. I think Matt or the younger guys would be better to talk to about the fan mail, Tulsa Police Homicide Sgt. Matt Frazier is a marathoner and ultra-runner from Baltimore. Airing for 22 seasons and more than 450 episodes, it follows homicide detectives across the country and documents their investigations. Season 21, Episode 12 "Triggered" saw Leatherman returning to homicide and talking about how he had been looking for a change, so he went to work on a task force before finding his way back. However, even with the network cameras on board for all the investigations, there was no interruption in the work. He was the wily veteran, having served in the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office before joining the Tulsa Police Department and eventually Homicide. [6][7][8] His mother worked as a doctor while his father was a stay-at-home dad. They are all great. Join our global team of talent. Much of his filmography is dotted with one-time character actor crime television work, from Homicide: Life on the Street to Elementary (and, once, an FBI agent on Gossip Girl). Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. But as important as The First 48 is to A&E and true-crime fans, the Tulsa, Oklahoma, homicide unit is just as critical to The First 48. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. [75], Fraser did not have a fixed set of training routines in the years when he competed,[74] but he maintained some structure in his training. Bill Haisten: 'First 48' cop Ronnie Leatherman finds balance in basketball, filmmaking and FBI task force work. All Rights Reserved. I think in the future this will help us work better, and more freely, with our local media. All the latest gaming news, game reviews and trailers. The car they pulled over turns out to be occupied by an unrelated couple leaving the house to go on their first date. The First 48 has enthralled viewers since 2004 by documenting homicide squads' lives and jobs across more than a dozen cities. Camera crews for The First 48 have been embedded with the homicide detectives for more than two years. I think it has been great. In 2009, he was a member of the Commandos state championship basketball team. Detective Matt Frazier and the rest of the team suspect foul play as they dive deep into the mystery surrounding the man's life. In 2009, a few weeks before he was due to compete in the Junior World Weightlifting Championship in Bucharest, Romania, he injured his back doing a clean-pull, which was further damaged in a squat after he was encouraged to train a week later. There were at least eight homicides recorded, the most in one week for Tulsa Police since January 2013. Detectives' only clue is a photograph she took just moments before her murder. Together, they reopen closed but materially-shaky murder cases and reinvestigate them as a television court-of-last-defense for convicts' families left wondering if their family member did, in fact, commit murder. You can cancel at any time. The First 48 is broadcast on the A&E channel and has created reality television stars of several Tulsa homicide detectives like Matt Frazier and Justin Ritter. //-->