Dec 27, 2020 · 31m
In 1986, police discover a grisly crime scene: a family shot in their beds at point-blank range. The mystery deepens when a sole survivor appears.


In Jerusalem 1986, a 14-year-old boy shoots his family point-blank in their beds. Yet questions persist. In this docuseries, insiders come forward.
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Dec 27, 2020 · 31m
In 1986, police discover a grisly crime scene: a family shot in their beds at point-blank range. The mystery deepens when a sole survivor appears.
Jan 4, 2021 · 33m
A calm, bespectacled suspect reenacts the massacre and says an odd entity made him do it. But his lawyer has a theory about a real motive.
Jan 11, 2021 · 37m
Observed at a psychiatric hospital and composed in court, the accused remains a locked box and offers few clues. Now the therapist revisits his case.
Jan 18, 2021 · 43m
His lawyer has his own ideas while his chronicler glimpses his real feelings. Can the truth about the past — or an enigma's present — be understood?
Quick answers about this season's release timeline and episode lineup.
The Motive Season 1 premiered on December 27, 2020.
The Motive Season 1 has 4 episodes.
The season opens with Season 1 Episode 1, "Episode 1". It aired on December 27, 2020.
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