One Night in Idaho: The College Murders

This is a very touching, painful to watch, account of the horrible events that took place on the campus of the University of Idaho. My only critique is that the victims who's parents did not participate kind of got overlooked. Not purposefully, but we got a full sense of Ethan from his great family and of Maddie, but Kaylee in particular was completely missing from the account. I realize her parents are extremely bitter and they have the right to be, but it just felt like without an account from her family there were missing elements in this documentary. That is kind of unfortunate because all of them deserve to be remembered equally. None of them deserved the cruel fate they received.

"One Night in Idaho..." is quite tastefully and beautifully done, with sensitivity to the four students' loved-ones... The right amount of time has passed to do this, and it truly needed the four full parts to carefully go through everything. Also extremely poignant and touching beyond words -- and though it is still 'raw' and difficult, the four students' loved-ones shared truthfully and straightforwardly with heart, soul, and spirt. Really appreciated delving into special and sometimes cute & humerus details about each of the belov-ed lost friends and family-members. (One little small example is that, since i too have always emptied the Taco Bell sauce packets totally so that there's no need for that "paperwork" while eating, i will forevermore think of Ethan when getting things at Taco Bell.) Many aspects of Ethan, Kaylee, Maddie, and Xana are endearing and also resonate with me. Am grateful to now know much more of their awesome natures and spirits of living... Thank you for all who developed and participated in this lovingly-done series.

This is one of the best true crime documentaries I've ever seen. It felt very real and deeply personal. I imagine this is because of access to the victims social media accounts and because of the interviews with family and friends. I thought I knew this story so I almost didn't watch it. I'm grateful I did because the media never gets everything right and this film allowed truths to be told and misinformation and conjecture to be dispelled. The focus is on the victims and is not a documentary on the killer. A small bit of his story is told, but more important is how the family suffered through the investigation and the aftermath of losing their loved ones. Truly unthinkable pain and yet some of them were bravely able to share their experience. Very well done.

It is painful to tell but this documentary provides such insight into the truth of the situation. Now I understand why the investigation was quiet for so long. I am shocked by the way everyone was treated by social media in the worst time of their lives. I am so sorry for that. Thank you to those who shared, it was brave and I am sure difficult to relive the trauma. I also know that was not possible for everyone to share and that makes sense. I am sure it was daunting to tell this story but it also helped provide closure in some ways. This documentary was so well done, it was a touching tribute to all who loved them and suffered the pain of losing them.

This is not a true crime documentary- there's little to no insight into the investigation and how they caught this disgraceful murderer.

I understand that, as the parents wanted to ensure it was the children who were remembered. Whether by choice or due to gag orders, only certain people could be interviewed and only 2 sets of the parents speaking about 2 of the victims. So it all feels a bit disjointed and unfocused as a documentary. You deeply feel for the parents.

It's an indictment on social media and media and the access they have to murder cases in the states. The Dean of the college is grossly out of his depth and mismanaged the support / notifications to the families and witnesses. The police department did a good job, though under skilled with how to manage this kind of media intensity.

If you like the process of the investigation- this is not the documentary for you.

Feels like this was a rush to get it to market, should have waited till post trial for a more well rounded telling.