The Idaho College Murders

If you've seen dateline or any major network cover this massacre, you won't learn anything new here. The contributors in this film have no merit whatsoever and only further exploit the tragedy for unpolished entertainment value. Overall it was slow, fumbly, and very underwhelming. The producers seem to have stitched every aspect of it together as nothing more than an afterthought. This is the end result of a project completed by web sleuths and amateurs working with a very low budget.

Another mindless ratings grab thrown together to titillate and excite the bored and the pathetic who get off on this kind of thing. I'll never forget all the idiotic guesses and ridiculous speculations the amateur (very amateur) internet sleuths made about this case before Kohberger was captured. They were so sure who committed the crime. Well, you were WRONG and I laugh at you. Go back to your parents' basement and play some more video games. Kohberger -- an incel if there ever was one -- is just another damaged oddball out to make a name for himself, much like the internet sleuths who crave attention and believe they can solve any and every crime.

I managed to get through the first episode with a sense of dismay at the presentation, sorrowing for how dishonouring this was for the family & friends. They would have given these interviews not knowing what the end result of this documentary was going to be or how heavily weighted towards portraying these victims as affluent, attractive, perfectly blond young people from perfect families. There is a whole international audience that can't relate to it, nor the expectations & opportunities afforded to such young people. I point this out because the comments in reviews reflects exactly what happened in the minds of viewers. Fed up with it, dismissive of the horror of this tragedy because of the way privilege & good looks was pushed on the audience for an hour as if that mattered in the slightest in the face of these murders. How appallingly this diminished the loss of life & grief of the victim's families as if somehow because they can't possibly have it so bad. Am I going too far? I don't think so reading the reviews.

This documentary was made 10 yrs too early. As far as I understand it the case is far from resolved & the information available from police investigations or a trial is not available. So the whole thing feels like sick voyeurism based solely on the heart rending grief & first hand experiences of the students & the families.

I just hated this for it's heartless exploitation.

Although this documentary claims to "explore new theories," it doesn't at all. If you've followed this case at even a very high level, you certainly won't learn any new information, theories or insights. It's a basic high-level introduction to the case, and a subpar one at that. Lots of clips of their tik tok videos and references to "lighting up a room" and how the victims' "lives were cut short."

The "experts" are randoms who have no connection to the case at all, and a couple of very awkward local reporters. Some of the people being interviewed are really over the top and very tabloid ish and overly dramatic in nature, which is off-putting and eyeroll-inducing. Most of the commentary is just questions ("WHY did he do it?") and no answers.

Bottom line: it's not really worth the time unless you like sensationalized reporting styles.

I'm so tired of these old styled, news anchor type of documentaries that are full of fluff, disorganized information, and a lack of detail.

The interview style is annoying. I can hardly tolerate it. I just wanted more info on the case in one easy to find place. You'll get a better idea of this crazy case looking it up on TikTok.

They make it seem open and shut and don't cover any of the convoluted details that make this case such an interesting one to follow.

The spent way too long showing you how these are just your typical beautiful blonde college girls who liked dancing on TikTok.

Very little information on the layout of the house as well.

Oh and can I just mention again how annoying hearing the news anchors narrate this doc? As much as it pains me to say, maybe go get some tips from Netflix on what makes a good, modern day documentary.