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Motives & Murders: Cracking the Case (2012)

Crime · Documentary

Baffling crimes and the clues that lead to the killer. Chilling reenactments of the victim's last days and the toll the deaths took on family and friends along with interviews and commentary from the real life detectives that tracked down the killer and crack the case.

IMDb rating: 7.2 (158 votes)
Episode average: 8.0 +0.8 vs IMDb
Seasons: 3
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Seasons

Season 2 (2012)

8.07 avg 9 episodes 7.0 → 8.4 44 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	In Harm's Way	7.0	8
2	Web of Lies	8.3	8
3	Relative Suspects	8.3	6
5	Queen of Hearts	6.7	7
6	Not Again	7.5	7
7	Dying to Fit In	8.8	6
8	He Came for Me	9.4	6
9	Wicked in the Windy City	8.2	6
10	Crossed Dressed to Kill	8.4	5

Season 4 (2013)

8.29 avg 7 episodes 7.8 → 8.6 44 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
2	One Stormy Night	7.8	12
3	Nightmares in Babysitting	8.9	7
4	Before He Kills Again	7.7	6
5	An Orphans Ordeal	8.4	5
6	A Secret Life	7.8	5
7	No Reason to Die	8.8	8
8	Bad Things Happen to Good People	8.6	6

Season 5 (2014)

7.50 avg 6 episodes 8.5 → 6.8 44 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Identifying Remains	8.5	10
2	What Happened in Vegas?	7.4	8
5	Where Murders Go Unsolved	6.8	8
7	Have You Seen Our Sister?	7.4	7
8	Texas Massacre	8.1	9
11	Who Do You Trust?	6.8	6

Motives & Murders: Cracking the Case (2012)

Seasons

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