Motives & Murders: Cracking the Case poster

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)
Seasons
3
Streaming (US)
Discovery+ Amazon Channel · YouTube TV · Discovery + · Tubi TV
Language
EN
Type
TV series

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Seasons

Season 2 (2012)

8.07 avg 9 episodes 7.0 → 8.4 44 min avg

Ep 1: 7.0 · 8 votesEp 2: 8.3 · 8 votesEp 3: 8.3 · 6 votesEp 5: 6.7 · 7 votesEp 6: 7.5 · 7 votesEp 7: 8.8 · 6 votesEp 8: 9.4 · 6 votesEp 9: 8.2 · 6 votesEp 10: 8.4 · 5 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1In Harm's Way7.08
2Web of Lies8.38
3Relative Suspects8.36
5Queen of Hearts6.77
6Not Again7.57
7Dying to Fit In8.86
8He Came for Me9.46
9Wicked in the Windy City8.26
10Crossed Dressed to Kill8.45

Season 4 (2013)

8.29 avg 7 episodes 7.8 → 8.6 44 min avg

Ep 2: 7.8 · 12 votesEp 3: 8.9 · 7 votesEp 4: 7.7 · 6 votesEp 5: 8.4 · 5 votesEp 6: 7.8 · 5 votesEp 7: 8.8 · 8 votesEp 8: 8.6 · 6 votes
Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
2One Stormy Night7.812
3Nightmares in Babysitting8.97
4Before He Kills Again7.76
5An Orphans Ordeal8.45
6A Secret Life7.85
7No Reason to Die8.88
8Bad Things Happen to Good People8.66

Season 5 (2014)

7.50 avg 6 episodes 8.5 → 6.8 44 min avg

Ep 1: 8.5 · 10 votesEp 2: 7.4 · 8 votesEp 5: 6.8 · 8 votesEp 7: 7.4 · 7 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 9 votesEp 11: 6.8 · 6 votes
Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Identifying Remains8.510
2What Happened in Vegas?7.48
5Where Murders Go Unsolved6.88
7Have You Seen Our Sister?7.47
8Texas Massacre8.19
11Who Do You Trust?6.86