Is Motives & Murders: Cracking the Case coming back?
Motives & Murders: Cracking the Case (2012–present) on Investigation Discovery
The answer: Between seasons — last episode May 30, 2017, no return date announced yet.
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73episodes
About Motives & Murders: Cracking the Case
Motives & Murders: Cracking the Case is currently airing on Investigation Discovery; the next episode airs in 2026. The show has been on hiatus since its last episode in 2017. There is no confirmed return date at this time.
Motives & Murders: Cracking the Case was a documentary series that premiered in 2012. It explored the minds of criminal investigators as they uncovered the stories behind the capture of notorious killers. The series highlighted the challenges detectives faced and the setbacks encountered while solving complex homicide cases, paying tribute to law enforcement efforts.
The show’s episodes had a runtime of 60 minutes.
Motives & Murders: Cracking the Case episode schedule
73 aired
Aired · 73
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2017 | S7·E6 | A Sister's Promise |
| May 23, 2017 | S7·E5 | Gambling With Death |
| May 16, 2017 | S7·E4 | A Deadly Obsession |
| May 9, 2017 | S7·E3 | Why Isn't She Smiling? |
| May 2, 2017 | S7·E2 | Monster at the Door |
| April 25, 2017 | S7·E1 | More Than a Sister |
| May 5, 2016 | S6·E10 | Where Her Future Ends |
| April 28, 2016 | S6·E9 | Sheltered From the Truth |
| April 21, 2016 | S6·E8 | Somebody Knows |
| April 14, 2016 | S6·E7 | Screams of Silence |
| April 7, 2016 | S6·E6 | This Can't Be Happening |
| March 31, 2016 | S6·E5 | An Angel Taken |
| March 24, 2016 | S6·E4 | Dancing With the Devil |
| March 17, 2016 | S6·E3 | California Girl Gone |
| March 10, 2016 | S6·E2 | Mommy Speak for Me |
| March 3, 2016 | S6·E1 | Who Killed Daddy's Little Girl? |
| December 23, 2014 | S5·E13 | Three Times the Pain |
| December 16, 2014 | S5·E12 | When the Smoke Clears |
| December 9, 2014 | S5·E11 | Who Do You Trust? |
| December 2, 2014 | S5·E10 | A Chance Encounter |
| November 25, 2014 | S5·E9 | The Ballad of Melissa Love |
| November 18, 2014 | S5·E8 | Texas Massacre |
| November 11, 2014 | S5·E7 | Have You Seen Our Sister? |
| November 4, 2014 | S5·E6 | Highway to Hell |
| October 28, 2014 | S5·E5 | Where Murders Go Unsolved |
| October 21, 2014 | S5·E4 | Who Took Polly Klaas? |
| October 14, 2014 | S5·E3 | If Dogs Could Talk |
| October 7, 2014 | S5·E2 | What Happened in Vegas? |
| September 30, 2014 | S5·E1 | Identifying Remains |
| December 10, 2013 | S4·E10 | Into Thin Air |
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| December 3, 2013 | S4·E9 | Bad for Business |
| November 19, 2013 | S4·E8 | Bad Things Happen to Good People |
| November 12, 2013 | S4·E7 | No Reason to Die |
| November 5, 2013 | S4·E6 | A Secret Life |
| October 29, 2013 | S4·E5 | An Orphan's Ordeal |
| October 22, 2013 | S4·E4 | Before He Kills Again |
| October 15, 2013 | S4·E3 | Nightmares in Babysitting |
| October 8, 2013 | S4·E2 | One Stormy Night |
| October 1, 2013 | S4·E1 | Murder at the Met |
| May 22, 2013 | S3·E8 | Not Forgotten |
| May 15, 2013 | S3·E7 | Northern Nightmare |
| May 8, 2013 | S3·E6 | Kansas Killer |
| May 1, 2013 | S3·E5 | Murder at the Farmhouse |
| April 24, 2013 | S3·E4 | The Face of Justice |
| April 17, 2013 | S3·E3 | Never a Doubt |
| April 10, 2013 | S3·E2 | Ring of Deceit |
| April 3, 2013 | S3·E1 | Death Knocks |
| January 5, 2013 | S2·E10 | Crossed Dressed to Kill |
| December 29, 2012 | S2·E9 | Wicked in the Windy City |
| December 22, 2012 | S2·E8 | He Came for Me |
| December 15, 2012 | S2·E7 | Dying to Fit In |
| December 8, 2012 | S2·E6 | Not Again |
| December 1, 2012 | S2·E5 | Queen of Hearts |
| November 24, 2012 | S2·E4 | The Body in the Bay |
| November 17, 2012 | S2·E3 | Relative Suspect |
| November 10, 2012 | S2·E2 | Web of Lies |
| November 3, 2012 | S2·E1 | In Harm's Way |
| August 10, 2012 | S1·E16 | A Killer Family |
| August 3, 2012 | S1·E15 | Murder at the Roadhouse |
| July 27, 2012 | S1·E14 | On The Trail of a Hitman |
| July 20, 2012 | S1·E13 | A Fatal Fare |
| July 13, 2012 | S1·E12 | Severed |
| June 29, 2012 | S1·E11 | Deadly Deception |
| June 22, 2012 | S1·E10 | Free to Kill |
| June 8, 2012 | S1·E9 | The Pathway Predator |
| May 25, 2012 | S1·E8 | Deadly Snow |
| May 18, 2012 | S1·E7 | Cabbie Killer |
| May 11, 2012 | S1·E6 | A Race Against Time |
| May 4, 2012 | S1·E5 | Body in a Bag |
| April 27, 2012 | S1·E4 | Toxic Love |
| April 20, 2012 | S1·E3 | Railway Killer |
| April 13, 2012 | S1·E2 | A Deadly Turn |
| April 6, 2012 | S1·E1 | Poisoned Heart |