Cold Cases in Idaho
ColdCaseIndex documents 19 cold cases in Idaho, spanning 1993–2025. 3 of these cases remain fully unsolved. Each case page includes documented details, status, and information on how to submit a tip.
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Bryan Kohberger Trial
Bryan Kohberger's trial for the four Idaho student murders was moved to Boise due to publicity concerns. His defense planned an alibi claiming he was driving alone at the time of the murders.
Chad Daybell
Chad Daybell was convicted of murdering his first wife Tammy, his new wife Lori Vallow's two children (JJ and Tylee), and conspiracy. He was sentenced to death.
Bryan Kohberger (additional details)
Criminology PhD student Bryan Kohberger was charged with the murders of four University of Idaho students. His trial is expected in 2025. He has maintained his innocence.
Ethan Chapin
University of Idaho freshman Ethan Chapin was murdered with three classmates in their off-campus house. He was visiting his girlfriend Xana Kernodle. Bryan Kohberger was arrested in Pennsylvania and faces murder charges.
Idaho Student Murders
Four University of Idaho students — Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen, and Kaylee Goncalves — were stabbed to death in their off-campus house in Moscow, Idaho. Bryan Kohberger, a criminology PhD student, was arr
Kaylee Goncalves
University of Idaho student Kaylee Goncalves was one of four students murdered in their off-campus house in Moscow, Idaho. Bryan Kohberger was arrested in December 2022. Kaylee and her roommate Madison Mogen were found i
Madison Mogen
University of Idaho student Madison Mogen was one of four students murdered in their off-campus house in Moscow, Idaho. Bryan Kohberger was arrested and awaits trial. Madison and Kaylee Goncalves were found in the same b
Xana Kernodle
University of Idaho junior Xana Kernodle was murdered with three classmates in their off-campus house. Her boyfriend Ethan Chapin was also killed. Bryan Kohberger, a criminology PhD student, was arrested in December 2022
Michael Joseph Vaughan
Michael Joseph 'Monkey' Vaughan, age 5, disappeared from near his home in Fruitland, Idaho, on the evening of July 27, 2021, and despite years of extensive searches his body has never been found. In October 2025, neighbo
Daybell-Vallow Death Toll
The Daybell-Vallow case involved five deaths connected to apocalyptic religious beliefs: Tammy Daybell, JJ Vallow, Tylee Ryan, Charles Vallow, and Alex Cox. Chad and Lori received death and life sentences.
JJ Vallow & Tylee Ryan
JJ Vallow (7) and Tylee Ryan (16) were murdered by their mother Lori Vallow and stepfather Chad Daybell, who held apocalyptic religious beliefs. Both children were buried on Chad's property.
Tammy Daybell
Tammy Daybell was murdered by her husband Chad Daybell, who wanted to marry Lori Vallow. Her death was initially ruled natural but later reclassified as homicide.
Tylee Ryan & JJ Vallow
Siblings Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow were murdered by their mother Lori Vallow Daybell and her husband Chad Daybell. The case involved doomsday beliefs and multiple other deaths.
Tylee Ryan & Joshua 'JJ' Vallow
Seventeen-year-old Tylee Ryan and seven-year-old JJ Vallow disappeared and were later found buried in the backyard of their mother's new husband Chad Daybell. Their mother Lori Vallow and Daybell were convicted of their
DeOrr Kunz Jr.
Two-year-old DeOrr Jay Kunz Jr. vanished on July 10, 2015, from Timber Creek Campground in remote Lemhi County, Idaho, about ten miles from Leadore, while camping with his parents, great-grandfather, and a family friend.
Cassie Jo Stoddart
Sixteen-year-old Cassie Jo Stoddart was murdered while alone housesitting in Pocatello, Idaho. Brian Draper and Torey Adamcik were convicted of her murder. They had secretly filmed themselves discussing plans to become s
Claudia Kirschhoch
Boise State student Claudia Kirschhoch vanished after leaving a friend's apartment in Boise, Idaho. Her car was found parked near the Boise River. She has never been found.
Angie Dodge
Eighteen-year-old Angie Dodge was raped and murdered in her Idaho Falls apartment. An innocent man, Christopher Tapp, was wrongfully convicted through coerced confessions. In 2019, genetic genealogy identified Brian Leig
Stephanie Crane
Stephanie Lyn Crane, 9, vanished on October 11, 1993, after leaving a bowling alley in the small town of Challis, Idaho. Despite a massive search and decades of investigation involving the FBI, her disappearance remains