In the early 2000s, Pocatello, Idaho, seemed to feel like a safe, sleepy town where nothing bad happened. That all changed in late September 2006, when 16-year-old Cassie Jo Stoddart was found stabbed to death while house-sitting for her relatives in the Whispering Cliffs neighborhood. Law enforcement eventually zeroed in on two of her classmates — Brian Draper and Torey Adamcik, and the investigation ultimately led them to discover a hidden chilling video tape. The two teens captured on video the moments leading up to Cassie’s murder, their reactions right after, and their plans for more violence. Draper and Adamcik were ultimately convicted of Stoddart’s murder, and both were given the sentence of life in prison without parole. ‘The Scream Murder: A True Teen Horror Story’, revisits the unthinkable crime, and Conor McCarthy and Patrick Rogers, the co-executive producers of the docuseries, join “Forbes True Crime” to discuss.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestv/2026/02/26/should-juveniles-convicted-of-murder-get-life-without-parole-the-scream-murder-explores-question/
