Motive for Murder
Hosted by Josh Mankiewicz · NBC News
4.3from 6,565 ratings
- 29
- Episodes
- 20
- Transcribed
- 6,565
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
- 9B
- YouTube views
About Motive for Murder
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 to all episodes of Motive for Murder now completely free, or subscriber to Dateline Premium to listen ad-free: DatelinePremium.com
- Publisher
- NBC News
- Category
- news · society & culture · true crime
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 27 Apr 2020
- Latest episode
- 27 Jul 2026
Latest episodes
20 of 29 episodes have a transcript.
27 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
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Published 27 Jul 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Those are dreams that a lot of people have, but very few people achieve. You're right. You're definitely right. Zelig Williams was one of those rare success stories. I literally looked at him while he was dancing. I was like, you're going to be a star. I just knew it. Zelig was just 19 and attending college when he landed a role in the ensemble of a little musical you may have heard of. Hamilton. What was that like seeing him on stage? Amazing. A legit triple threat. He wanted to perfect his craft, whether it was dance, acting, singing. He truly studied it and wanted to just be the best version of himself. […]
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- YouTube views
- 8,878,956,433
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.3 / 5
- 6,321 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 244 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 54 / 100
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- Quality
- 31
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 100
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