Motive is a true crime podcast produced by the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ that debuted in 2019.
[2] The first season covers the story of a young boy named Thaddeus "T.J." Jimenez who was convicted of murder.
[4] The second season of the show focuses on the story of a young woman who was studying abroad in Spain.
[5] In 2015, on Lauren Bajorek's 21st birthday she was found dead outside an apartment owned by a Spanish tour guide.
[10][11][12] The fourth season of the show won a Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award in 2023.