A residence in Moscow, Idaho, where four University of Idaho students were discovered deceased on November 13, 2022, is now cordoned off with police tape. On the night when these college students were brutally stabbed, the surviving housemates at the Idaho dwelling expressed concern over their inability to contact their friends and mentioned an individual wearing a “ski mask,” as detailed in court records.
“Dylan Mortensen texted Bethany Funke at 4:22 a.m. on the day the bodies were found, saying, ‘No one is answering. I’m rlly confused rn,'” the documents reveal. These texts, referenced by their initials in a motion presented by prosecutors, are argued to be admissible evidence in the trial of Bryan Kohberger, who stands accused of the fatal stabbings of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin—University of Idaho students residing off-campus in Moscow in November 2022.
The bodies of the students were discovered on November 13, 2022. A person not identified in court records instructed Funke and Mortensen to contact emergency services upon finding Goncalves’ body. “Something happened in our house. We don’t know what,” the 911 caller reported in a transcript of the call, mentioning a roommate who was unconscious and had been intoxicated the previous night, along with the sighting of an unknown male in the house.
One of Mortensen’s texts, referenced in the prosecutors’ motion, alludes to an individual wearing “something like a ski mask” and describes a mysterious “he” with an item on his head. Mortensen’s grand jury testimony, as highlighted in the motion, indicates that she witnessed a disturbing incident, such as hearing noises in the residence and encountering an unfamiliar male within the premises.
The 911 call was made at 11:58 a.m. on November 13, 2022, according to authorities. Prior to this, the surviving housemates had expressed worry over unanswered messages. “Pls answer,” Mortensen texted Goncalves twice, at 4:32 a.m. and 10:23 a.m., inquiring whether she was awake.
Mogen, Kernodle, Goncalves, and two other women, who survived the ordeal, resided at the off-campus address on Kings Road. Goncalves had recently moved out but returned to attend a local gathering, as confirmed by her family. Chapin was Kernodle’s partner.
Kohberger, a doctoral student in criminal justice at Washington State University nearby, faces charges of four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary. A plea of not guilty was entered on his behalf by a judge, with a trial scheduled for August 11. Prosecutors have indicated their intent to pursue the death penalty in this case.
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