Jeremy Best biography: 10 things about Victor, Idaho man

Who is Jeremy Best?

Jeremy Albert Best is an American man from Idaho, United States. Here are 10 more things about him:

He is a resident of Victor, Teton County, Idaho.
His wife Kali Jean Rihm Randall Best was born in Ashland, Wisconsin.
He was represented by Jim Archibald and John Malek.
He was 9 years older than Kali.
He and Kali had a son named Zeke Gregory Best.
When his wife Kali died, she was pregnant with their daughter named Freya Best.
He was born in 1975.
In 2023, he killed Kali, Zeke and Freya.
In 2024, while he was incarcerated in the Bonneville County Jail in Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, the Teton County Prosecutors Office filed its Notice of Intent to seek the death penalty.
In 2025, he pleaded guilty to murdering Kali, Zeke and Freya.

In February 2023, Kali gave birth to their son Zeke.
At around 11:30 a.m. on November 30, 2023, while naked, he walked through the Swan Valley General Store in Swan Valley, Bonneville County, Idaho. He was transported to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls and released from the hospital later that day.
At around 11:39 p.m. on November 30, 2023, he killed Kali, kidnapped Zeke and drove a black 1995 Chevrolet Tahoe sport utility vehicle.
On December 1, 2023, an AMBER Alert was issued for his son Zeke.
At around 9:15 a.m. on December 2, 2023, he was found naked and asleep near Zeke’s corpse on Kepps Crossing Road near the Dan Creek Road east of Idaho Falls. He was arrested and booked into the Bonneville County Jail in Idaho Falls.
On December 4, 2023, he appeared shirtless in court via Zoom from the Bonneville County Jail before Magistrate Judge Jason Walker, who ordered him to undergo a mental competency evaluation conducted by the Department of Health and Welfare.
On December 22, 2023, he was found mentally fit and cleared to continue court proceedings facing the first-degree murder charges as listed in his grand jury indictment.

On February 1, 2024, Archibald asked Walker to dismiss his indictment for first-degree murder.
On July 26, 2024, Judge Dane H. Watkins, Jr. denied the motion for the court to dismiss the indictment charging him with first-degree murder in three counts.

On February 13, 2025, he pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the death of Zeke and second-degree murder in the death of Kali and Freya.
On July 23, 2025, he will be sentenced.