Formerly known as iconic, family-friendly interstate stops, many American motels have become places where transience and anonymity often go hand-in-hand. Murder at the Motel explores tragic murder cases set in motels and the pursuit to bring justice to the victims. 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 these horrific crimes.
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August 29, 2006, Riverside County, CA. 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 are shocked to discover the brutalized corpses of two men stuffed in the trunk. As law enforcement chases every possible lead in the search for answers, their investigation brings them to the National Inn on South Lincoln Avenue in Corona.
March 24th. 2016. 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 6. At the motel, police find a bloody scene which indicates the woman was the victim of a brutal attack. The victim is identified as Sonya Ortego, she and her fiancee had been staying at the motel for almost two months. Detectives get to work interviewing witnesses and collecting evidence from the scene. As the investigation continues, police start to believe DeRidder may well have a killer on the loose.
November 23, 2014, Springfield, Oregon. A housekeeper at the Village Inn Motel calls police when she finds a guest unresponsive and cold to the touch. While there are no immediate signs of a struggle or foul play, the autopsy confirms the cause of death was murder. More questions arise when the housekeeper informs police that the victim's car has been stolen. The murder inquiry becomes a race against the clock as police try to stop a killer on the loose.
May 13, 2020, Reno, Nevada. Officers from the Reno Police Department are dispatched to the La Quinta Inn after several motel guests report hearing gunshots in the middle of the night. When they arrive, police discover the remains of a 42-year-old woman who was shot twenty-three times and is pronounced dead at the scene. A key piece of evidence is from one of the victim’s young sons who tells police, “The bad guy did it.” The search to find the “bad guy” and bring justice to the victim’s family leads investigators on a multi-state manhunt.
July 1, 2021, Falls Township, Pennsylvania. Falls Township Police are dispatched to the New Falls Motel after receiving a call about an unresponsive female. Upon arrival, officers discover a 39-year-old victim and quickly disregard the story that she suffered a cardiac arrest when they see the extent of her injuries. The investigation into what happened that night reveal a tragic 18-year history of domestic abuse.
Formerly known as iconic, family-friendly interstate stops, many American motels have become places where transience and anonymity often go hand-in-hand. Murder at the Motel explores tragic murder cases set in motels and the pursuit to bring justice to the victims. 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 these horrific crimes.
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