Murder at the Motel

2 seasons available

The personal stories of the victims and of how the investigations unfolded are told from the perspective of family members and law enforcement officers who work tirelessly in their quest to solve murder cases set in motels.

Surf Motel

S2 E1

Late on the night of March 19, 2017, police respond to a call from a witness who hears a gunshot at the Surf Motel on Auburn Boulevard in Sacramento, California; at the motel, they find the body of 53-year-old Leonora Montoya.

Primrose Motel

S2 E2

In 2015, Abigail "Abby" Cozad was found dead in a Colorado motel room; years earlier, Abby had suffered a traumatic brain injury in a drunk-driving crash, leaving her vulnerable and overly trusting.

Lincoln Motel

S2 E3

On May 15, 2016, Bensalem police and firefighters were called to the Lincoln Inn Motel, where a room was engulfed in flames; as crews battled the blaze, they made a horrifying discovery, a body burned beyond recognition lying in the wreckage.

Fallbrook Inn

S2 E4

In 2012, 24-year-old Military reservist Alvin Bulaoro was reported missing by his family; two long weeks later, his body was discovered having sustained gruesome injuries, inside a sleeping bag in the backseat of his car in a parking lot.

Sportsmans Lodge

S2 E5

On April 23, 2018, the battered body of Aileen Seiden is discovered off a highway on Florida's Forgotten Coast; investigators trace the crime to Room 15 of the Sportsman's Lodge Motel, where blood evidence reveals a violent struggle.

Rodeway Inn

S2 E6

On April 9, 2021, Tina Strader, a housekeeping manager at the Rodeway Inn in Venice, Florida, stopped replying to her regular check-in texts to her husband; worried, he traced her last message to Room 205, where he discovered her body hidden.

America's Best Value Inn

S2 E7

On July 7, 2017, cleaning staff at America's Best Value Inn in Michigan discovered a horrifying scene: 43-year-old Christina Daughenbaugh's body, wrapped in bedsheets, surrounded by blood with a knife lying nearby.

Davis Motel

S2 E8

On a cold November evening in 2011, the stillness of a motel in Utica, New York, was shattered by a brutal crime. Police responding to a call at The Davis Motel uncovered the lifeless body of the owner with a belt tied around her neck.

Tragedy in the Township

S1 E1

Police are dispatched to the New Falls Motel in Falls Township, Pa., and quickly disregard the story that the 39-year-old victim suffered a cardiac arrest when they see the extent of her injuries.

The Bad Guy Did It

S1 E2

Officers from the Reno Police Department are dispatched to the La Quinta Inn, where they discover the remains of a 42-year-old woman who was shot 23 times, and a key piece of evidence is from one of the victim's sons.

Murder in the Parish

S1 E4

The Sheriff's Office in DeRidder, LA, receives a distressing phone call from the owner of Dee's Motel; the man tells them that he's found a woman dead in room six.

A Krazy Killing

S1 E5

Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff's Department respond to the scene of an abandoned vehicle in a remote area of the Gavilan Hills; investigators discovered corpses of two men stuffed in the trunk.

A Chance Encounter

S1 E6

January 5, 2016, Baltimore, MD: Police officers respond to a report of a deceased man found at the Deluxe Plaza Motel in Northeast Baltimore; the victim, US Navy Veteran Edward Yesaitis, was discovered by the motel's cleaning crew.

A Night Terror

S1 E7

Officers investigate the murder of 19-year-old Amber Meadows and hunt the four perpetrators responsible for the crime.

Killer Cried Wolf

S1 E8

In the early hours of September 6th, 2020, local police receive a distressing 911 call from 32-year-old Brian Redding.