: an establishment which provides lodging and parking and in which the rooms are usually accessible from an outdoor parking area
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Glossip's attorneys claim Sneed actually killed the motel owner during a botched robbery for drug money.
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Prosecutors alleged that Glossip promised the motel handyman, Justin Sneed, $10,000 to kill Treese, per The New York Times.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
Western Inn The episode opens with Rip (Cole Hauser) at a motel in Dillon, Montana.
—Brayden Garcia
may 15, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2026
Glossip, 63, was convicted in 1998 for his role in the 1997 killing of Oklahoma City motel owner Barry Van Treese, but the United States Supreme Court tossed his conviction and death sentence in February 2025.
—Linh Tran, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Prosecutors alleged that Glossip promised the motel handyman, Justin Sneed, $10,000 to kill Treese, per The New York Times.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
Western Inn The episode opens with Rip (Cole Hauser) at a motel in Dillon, Montana.
—Brayden Garcia
may 15, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2026
Glossip, 63, was convicted in 1998 for his role in the 1997 killing of Oklahoma City motel owner Barry Van Treese, but the United States Supreme Court tossed his conviction and death sentence in February 2025.
—Linh Tran, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
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“Motel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motel. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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motel
noun
mo·tel
mō-ˈtel 
: a building or group of buildings which provide lodgings and in which the rooms are usually reached directly from an outdoor parking lot
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