The Motive
The Motive
2020
1 Season
5.2
DocumentaryCrime

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.

Episodes

Episode 1
E1Dec 27, 202031m

Episode 1

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.

Episode 2
E2Jan 4, 202133m

Episode 2

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.

Episode 3
E3Jan 11, 202137m

Episode 3

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.

Episode 4
E4Jan 18, 202143m

Episode 4

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?

Top Cast

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Avi Samuel

Self - Youth Investigator, Jerusalem Police Dept.

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Yossi Arnon

Self - Defense Attorney

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Yossi Cohen

Self - Head of Investigations, Jerusalem Police Dept.

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Haim Siani

Self - Forensics Detective

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Shmuel Tiano

Self - Psychiatrist

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Mazal Freige

Self - Teacher

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Irit Hachham Shalev

Self - Classmate