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Gem State: The Idaho Student Murders

by CBS 2 News

Four college students gone in a matter of minutes. The story and aftermath told by a news team that lives here. Every Thursday starting July 24th, wherever you get your podcasts.

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Episodes

  1. S3E4: The Ignominy of Perpetual Incarceration

    Our host is joined by KBOI legal correspondent Ryan Black, who helps break down the sentencing hearing and what comes next for Bryan Kohberger.

  2. S3E3: A Stunning Reversal

    Bryan Kohberger shocks everyone and changes his plea, but why? The evidence against him and the surprising revelations that surfaced in the months after the murders.

  3. S3E2: Who is Bryan Kohberger

    Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty to murdering four University of Idaho students in their off-campus home. He has just been sentenced to four consecutive life sentences, but who is he? And how does a seemingly ordinary student commit such a heinous crime?

  4. S3E1: Murders in Moscow

    Four University of Idaho students, Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Kaylee Goncalves, were brutally murdered in their off-campus home. Bryan Kohberger has just pleaded guilty to the murders, but to understand what really happened that night, we have to go back to the beginning.

  5. S2E4: The Author

    Tom Evans was Juror #18 on the Lori Vallow Daybell trial. He wrote a book about his experience, and the Lori Vallow case following the trial called Money, Power, Sex: The Lori Vallow Daybell Trial.

  6. S2E3: The Juror

    Juror #9 joins the podcast to give his account of what it was like to sit on a death penalty jury, and to deliberate the fate of Chad Daybell.

  7. S2E1: The Reporter

    Gem State returns for Season 2 in the trials of Chad and Lori Daybell. Chad faces the death penalty, and this time around we are getting a behind the scenes view with some of the people closest to this case.

  8. S1E11: Life

    At the sentencing hearing for Lori Vallow Daybell we hear from two people we have not heard from yet, Lori Vallow herself, and Judge Boyce. Hear what Lori Vallow has to say for the first time in her own words, and what Judge Boyce thinks about it all when pronouncing her sentencing.

  9. S1E10: No Other Way

    Ryan sits down with Angela Kerndl, the CBS2 reporter that covered the trial every day from the courthouse. Angela gives us an inside look at what proceedings looked and felt like, and Lori's reaction to being found guilty for the murder of her two children, JJ and Tylee.

  10. S1E9: Guilty

    The jury returned a verdict on Friday, May 12, after just 6 hours of deliberation and has found Lori Vallow Daybell guilty on all charges. Ryan sits down with another Ryan, Ryan Black from Attorneys of Idaho to talk about defense attorneys, strategy, and what it's like in court on a day like today.

  11. S1E8: Folding Satan Like a Taco

    The defense said it was going to be a big day, but it felt like most of the wins were in the prosecution's column. Ryan reviews the rest of testimony given during week 4, including recordings made by Ian Pawlowski of Lori, Melani, and others.

  12. S1E7: A Single Strand of Hair

    A strand of hair found attached to the duct tape used to wrap a plastic bag around JJ Vallow's body has been identified, and recordings from a podcast Lori Vallow was on is played in this midweek update.

  13. S1E6: Summer in Idaho

    Another week of trial testimony and another astonishing list of witnesses have testified. The blistering speed however took a backseat when Summer Shiflet, Lori's sister, took the stand and another recorded phone call told everyone exactly how she felt about the situation.

  14. S1E5: The Ties That Bind Us

    In the second week of trial testimony new details are revealed into the bizarre beliefs of Chad and Lori. Colby Ryan, Lori's son takes the stand to testify against his mother, and a gut-wrenching recording shows why. Lori's once close friends Zulema Pastenes and April Raymond also testify, both...

  15. S1E4: A Terrible Discovery

    The first week of the trial of Lori Vallow Daybell has shed new light on questions that have lingered for years, but it has come at a difficult price with testimony that is difficult to process about the discovery of JJ and Tylee's bodies in Chad Daybell's backyard.

  16. S1E3: Jury Duty

    It's week 1 of the trial of Lori Vallow Daybell, jury selection. Sarah Jacobsen is joined by Gem State producer Ryan Oswald, and together they break down what has happened so far and provide a look ahead to opening statements as the trial gets under way.

  17. S1E2: Revelations in Rexburg

    In this episode we pick up where we left off, on the sandy beaches of Hawaii. Chad and Lori Daybell had just been married two weeks after Chad's wife of 29 years Tammy Daybell died. Lori's two children, JJ and Tylee, had been missing for over two months at this point, and investigators are…

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  18. S1E1: The Disappearance of JJ and Tylee

    Lori Vallow Daybell was a loving wife and mother, until she met Chad. Now her husband is dead, Chad's wife is dead, and her two kids JJ and Tylee are missing, and she isn't saying a word.

  19. The Trials of Chad and Lori Daybell

    Two dead spouses. Two missing children. A newlywed couple hiding out in Hawaii, refusing to answer questions... Follow the podcast for up-to-date coverage of the trials of both Chad and Lori Daybell as it unfolds. Get the latest information and analysis on the case that has gripped the entire...

About this show

Four college students gone in a matter of minutes. The story and aftermath told by a news team that lives here. Every Thursday starting July 24th, wherever you get your podcasts.

Hosted by

CBS 2 News

Produced by Sinclair, Inc.

Frequently asked questions

How many episodes does Gem State: The Idaho Student Murders have?

Gem State: The Idaho Student Murders has 21 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on August 7, 2025.

What is Gem State: The Idaho Student Murders about?

Four college students gone in a matter of minutes. The story and aftermath told by a news team that lives here. Every Thursday starting July 24th, wherever you get your podcasts.

How often does Gem State: The Idaho Student Murders release new episodes?

Gem State: The Idaho Student Murders publishes monthly, based on its 21 episodes since March 2023.

Who hosts Gem State: The Idaho Student Murders?

Gem State: The Idaho Student Murders is created and hosted by CBS 2 News.
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