Another quadruple murder spree has shocked Idaho, still on edge over the recent Bryan Kohberger guilty plea.
According to East Idaho News, Benjamin Roy Naylor, 56, of Burley, is accused of killing four people across Cassia and Minidoka counties in Southern Idaho on July 8 this year. He faces four first‑degree murder charges with a deadly‑weapon enhancement.
The Naylor shooting spree
On July 8th, 2025, 56-year-old Benjamin Roy Naylor, a Burley resident, was arrested and charged with four counts of first-degree murder. Court documents from the case provide a chilling account of the investigation into the homicides that occurred acros… https://t.co/p9x3woUPMo
— Local News 8 (@localnews8) July 10, 2025
According to reports, Naylor is accused of entering a Rupert, Idaho home near Twin Falls at around 1:34 p.m. and fatally shooting a woman in the head. Investigators located video from a Blink doorbell showing a white man wearing a camouflage jacket and a yellow glove carrying a firearm.
Hours later, two bodies—identified as Kelly and Donna Jenks, ages 66 and 62—were discovered with gunshot wounds to the head in a Cassia County home. A fourth victim was later found in a vehicle in Minidoka County.
Naylor’s arrest and his family’s statement
Naylor was arrested during a traffic stop in Lincoln County that evening. He was wearing the same clothes seen in the surveillance footage and was armed with a handgun. Little is known about his motive. Court filings remain sealed. However, his family reportedly said on Facebook that he has suffered from severe mental illness for much of his life.
They added, “We find it necessary to say something out of respect for the victims involved and their families, as well as the community we have been a part of and loved. Our hearts and thoughts will forever be with every life touched by this terrible loss.”
In their statement, Naylor’s family said, “If [Naylor] were in his right mind, he would be horrified by his actions. This is the worst type of ending imaginable for, first and foremost, his victims, but also his family, and for himself.”
They added, “We believe that once he has received proper psychiatric care, he is going to realize the devastation he has caused, and he is going to have to live with this the rest of his life.”
Naylor appeared in court on July 9 and remains held without bond. Preliminary hearings are scheduled for July 18 in Cassia County and July 23 in Minidoka County. A state public defender now represents him in both cases. If convicted, he could face the death penalty.
