New Film Release Stirs Up Reminder Of Idaho Copycat Murder

The newest Wayans Brothers' horror spoof is just days away from opening at theaters nationwide. Forever linked to the film franchise is the sinister anniversary of a true southern Idaho murder case involving a pair of friends who were inspired by the horror flick to kill an innocent classmate nearly 20 years ago.

Idaho is no stranger to high-profile murder cases. Lori Vallow Daybell and Bryan Kohberger are perhaps the two biggest names associated with murder cases in Idaho's judicial history. There's another true story that took place on September 22, 2006, in Pocatello, Idaho, that also reached a level of international infamy for its brutality.

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The Twenty Year Anniversary Of The Idaho 'Scream' Murder Is September 22, 2026

On June 5, the latest Wayans Brothers' comedic horror film Scary Movie 6 will hit movie theaters. It's based on the horror franchise Scream, which centers around two disturbed friends who take to murdering classmates after placing ominous calls to them.

In southern Idaho, nearly two decades ago, a pair of Pocatello High School students fueled by inspiration from the movie stabbed a teenage girl repeatedly to death while she house sat alone. The 16-year-old victim's name was Cassie Jo Stoddart, and the two perpetrators were classmates of hers named Torey Adamcik and Brian Draper, who are both currently behind bars for their crimes, according to aetv.com.

READ MORE: 2006 Idaho 'Scream Murder' Case Now A Streaming Documentary

The Cassie Jo Stoddart case is unfortunately another in a series of brutal Idaho homicides that have inspired numerous podcasts, documentaries, and novels over the past 20 years.

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