Teens inspired by ‘Scream’ recorded ‘first kill’ plot before stabbing classmate to death
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Brian Draper and Torey Adamcik were convicted of murdering 16-year-old classmate and friend Cassie Jo Stoddart in Pocatello, Idaho in 2006. Both received life sentences.
Stephanie Nolasco covers entertainment at Foxnews.com.
Stoddart’s case is being explored in the ABC News Studios true crime docuseries "The Scream Murder: A True Teen Horror Story." It examines how Draper and Adamcik, both inspired by the 1996 film "Scream," selected a victim and carried out the killing.
"In their minds, they were playing characters," director Lisa Quijano Wolfinger told Fox News Digital. "In the videotape, you can hear them talk about how this was going to make them famous. When they committed this terrible crime, they imagined the FBI and others would see the tape and say, ‘Oh my gosh, these guys were such mastermind killers.’ They wanted notoriety. They wanted to be seen."
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