Gem State: The Idaho Student Murders

Gem State: The Idaho Student Murders

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.

Episodes

March 28, 2023 3 mins
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 nation.
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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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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April 1, 2023 11 mins
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 growing impatient, but Chad and Lori aren't saying a thing. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at ht...
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April 7, 2023 16 mins
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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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April 14, 2023 81 mins
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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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April 21, 2023 103 mins
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 from very different experiences with Lori's teachings and behavior. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy...
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April 28, 2023 67 mins
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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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May 3, 2023 55 mins
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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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May 8, 2023 22 mins
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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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May 12, 2023 32 mins
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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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May 19, 2023 19 mins
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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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August 4, 2023 49 mins
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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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September 3, 2024 33 mins
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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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September 10, 2024 53 mins
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September 17, 2024 33 mins
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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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October 8, 2024 34 mins
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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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July 24, 2025 23 mins
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.
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July 24, 2025 19 mins
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?
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July 31, 2025 25 mins
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.
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