11 episodes

Two murders, months apart, in Houston. The young victims knew each other, but did they also know their elusive killer? Dateline’s Josh Mankiewicz takes you inside one of the most twisted and confounding cases he’s ever covered. From the team who brought you the #1 podcast The Thing About Pam comes the chilling story of the race to find a killer by unmasking the motive.

Motive for Murder Dateline NBC

    • True Crime
    • 4.3 • 6.1K Ratings

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Two murders, months apart, in Houston. The young victims knew each other, but did they also know their elusive killer? Dateline’s Josh Mankiewicz takes you inside one of the most twisted and confounding cases he’s ever covered. From the team who brought you the #1 podcast The Thing About Pam comes the chilling story of the race to find a killer by unmasking the motive.

Listen on Apple Podcasts
Requires subscription and macOS 11.4 or higher

    1 - A Scream. Then Silence.

    1 - A Scream. Then Silence.

    She was a small woman with a big voice. And then she was gone. 

    • 22 min
    2 - Was it Love?

    2 - Was it Love?

    Investigators learn more about the men in Gelareh’s life.

    • 30 min
    3 - The Twin Connection

    3 - The Twin Connection

    A second murder raises perplexing questions for investigators.

    • 25 min
    4 - Baggage

    4 - Baggage

    An escape from danger becomes the beginning of the nightmare.

    • 20 min
    5 - Something Hinky

    5 - Something Hinky

    A routine traffic stop leads to a break in the case.

    • 25 min
    6 - Straight To Hell

    6 - Straight To Hell

    A conversation with a killer and the motive for murder is revealed.

    • 48 min

Customer Reviews

4.3 out of 5
6.1K Ratings

6.1K Ratings

Jenniferlinv ,

So good!!!

Love dateline but he’s the best reporter and investor. Great shows. It’s also the Netflix show “I’m a killer” season 4.

Kimmy354 ,

Get to the Point, Josh

First two episodes too much dragging out of story and leading on…. come on now.

Nav Saint ,

The loss of MANY over the ego of ONE

Beautiful Nasreen is now FREE, but at what cost? The loss of a twin—one could only imagine the grief.
And the courageous, intelligent, beloved daughter & friend to so many—murdered by some pathetic, insecure piece of garbage.

I doubt his fellow inmates can stand the ramblings of a madman, but he is exactly where he needs to be: a control freak now controlled by the prison system.

Thank you for sharing this story, Josh & Dateline.

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