Four students murdered in their beds. Two roommates left alive. And it all happens in a small college town that hadn’t seen a murder in years.
Trailer for “The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare”
You Can’t Make This Sh!t Up
- Police had no suspect for nearly seven weeks. Then they arrested Bryan Kohberger—a criminology Ph.D. student just 10 miles away.
- Kohberger pleaded guilty in 2025 and got four life sentences. No trial. No explanation for why he did it.
Watch “The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare”
You can watch “The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare” on Netflix. See the latest streaming options here.
Ratings:
- My Rating: 91/100
- IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Ratings: 67/100 (Users); 83/100 (Critics)
Director’s Note: Skye Borgman directs this three-part Netflix series. She also directed “Unknown Number: The High School Catfish,” “Abducted in Plain Sight,” “Girl in the Picture” and “I Just Killed My Dad.”
Release Date: 2026 (Netflix)
Other Unique Stuff
- Borgman and the filmmakers deliberately tried not to make Kohberger the center of the story. That’s one of the smartest choices in the series.
- One of the toughest interviews is with Xana’s father, Jeff Kernodle. He talks about whether things might have been different had he stayed at the house that night. It’s the kind of survivor’s question that has no good answer.
Wrap Up:
“The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare” is a bit tabloidish, but I couldn’t stop watching. I still prefer “One Night in Idaho” (93/100), but at 91/100 this is another very good telling of a case that is almost impossible to comprehend.
Thanks for reading!
Heather Fenty, Guest Writer, Daily Doc