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Motive

Chicago gangs: Real people. Real stories. A way forward. The new season of Motive explores violence on the streets of Chicago and the former gang members working to stop it.

Warning: This podcast is a series podcast

This means episodes are recommended to be heard in order from the very start. Here's the 10 best episodes of the series anyway though!

Ranked #1

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1: A Shooting From A Mercedes

1: A Shooting From A Mercedes

While driving a Mercedes convertible, multi-millionaire T.J. Jimenez shoots a man in the legs. It's all captured on vide... Read more

20 Sep 2019

32mins

Ranked #2

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2: Violated Into The PeeWees

2: Violated Into The PeeWees

A fellow gang member and T.J.'s mom describe the young T.J. before the arrest that put him away for so long. And we hear... Read more

27 Sep 2019

29mins

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Ranked #3

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1: Lauren Bajorek

1: Lauren Bajorek

A college student dies on her 21st birthday in Spain. Authorities rule her death an accident. Years later, questions ari... Read more

7 Feb 2020

34mins

Ranked #4

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5: Did Anyone Know?

5: Did Anyone Know?

While studying abroad in Spain, Hayley McAleese and Carly Van Ostenbridge reported to both the police and their school t... Read more

28 Feb 2020

35mins

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Ranked #5

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3: A Boy Enters And A Man Leaves

3: A Boy Enters And A Man Leaves

T.J. is charged with murder and sent to juvenile jail. Although only 13 when arrested, he's prosecuted as an adult.For p... Read more

4 Oct 2019

28mins

Ranked #6

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4: Can’t Tell Anyone

4: Can’t Tell Anyone

Most of the women in this story did not go to the police. And while some told a friend, family member or therapist what ... Read more

21 Feb 2020

27mins

Ranked #7

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4: What Really Happened At The Honey Baked Ham

4: What Really Happened At The Honey Baked Ham

In 1993, a young man was murdered in front of a Honey Baked Ham store on Belmont Avenue. We return to the scene of the c... Read more

11 Oct 2019

26mins

Ranked #8

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7: Inmate K51114

7: Inmate K51114

In prison, T.J. becomes a part of the gang hierarchy and dives deep into religion. Not long after inmate number K51114 i... Read more

1 Nov 2019

24mins

Ranked #9

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6: The Investigation

6: The Investigation

A Spanish prosecutor opened a criminal investigation in the spring of 2018. Almost two years have passed. We go to Spain... Read more

13 Mar 2020

35mins

Ranked #10

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2: Gabrielle Vega

2: Gabrielle Vega

Gabrielle Vega alleges her tour guide raped her in 2013. Nearly five years later, she learns she’s not the only one and ... Read more

7 Feb 2020

32mins

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