Howard Blum

Right. And he's calling their names. He goes, Zanna, Ethan. And then to his credit, I mean, the young man's a hero. He says, get out, get out. He insists that they run away. He doesn't want them to confront what's in there. And I'm not sure they actually even get a glimpse into the room. He shoos them away. I don't think they ever really saw uh, the bodies. They just couldn't get a response.

And that's what was scaring them. They were afraid to go into the room. They knew what they would find. They were, but they couldn't quite face this unthinkable reality. And so they kept outside and Hunter was the one who went in and he behaved like a knight in shining armor and difficult

And that's what was scaring them. They were afraid to go into the room. They knew what they would find. They were, but they couldn't quite face this unthinkable reality. And so they kept outside and Hunter was the one who went in and he behaved like a knight in shining armor and difficult

And that's what was scaring them. They were afraid to go into the room. They knew what they would find. They were, but they couldn't quite face this unthinkable reality. And so they kept outside and Hunter was the one who went in and he behaved like a knight in shining armor and difficult

They had intimations that something was wrong because you can see after the night before, the morning before at 4 a.m. approximately, when she confronts Koberger and then she, this is Dylan, and then she goes back into her room. The two surviving roommates are texting back and forth.

They had intimations that something was wrong because you can see after the night before, the morning before at 4 a.m. approximately, when she confronts Koberger and then she, this is Dylan, and then she goes back into her room. The two surviving roommates are texting back and forth.

They had intimations that something was wrong because you can see after the night before, the morning before at 4 a.m. approximately, when she confronts Koberger and then she, this is Dylan, and then she goes back into her room. The two surviving roommates are texting back and forth.

and and they'd say i'm free just learn this yes i i don't know what's happening and finally uh bethany who's in the the first floor room tells her run come down here uh and it's almost like a prayer she wants her to get there safely and they stay there together until about 7 30 the next morning when they wake up and again they start texting and calling people but they don't get to the police.

and and they'd say i'm free just learn this yes i i don't know what's happening and finally uh bethany who's in the the first floor room tells her run come down here uh and it's almost like a prayer she wants her to get there safely and they stay there together until about 7 30 the next morning when they wake up and again they start texting and calling people but they don't get to the police.

and and they'd say i'm free just learn this yes i i don't know what's happening and finally uh bethany who's in the the first floor room tells her run come down here uh and it's almost like a prayer she wants her to get there safely and they stay there together until about 7 30 the next morning when they wake up and again they start texting and calling people but they don't get to the police.

They're afraid to get to the next level. They don't want to go into that room themselves and they don't want to call the police. It's all too impossible to deal with.

They're afraid to get to the next level. They don't want to go into that room themselves and they don't want to call the police. It's all too impossible to deal with.

They're afraid to get to the next level. They don't want to go into that room themselves and they don't want to call the police. It's all too impossible to deal with.

And it's a tragedy, I think, that the tape wasn't released earlier because for the past two and a half years, these two young women, the surviving roommates, have been slandered, libeled, their characters have been impugned if they somehow were involved in some sort of cover-up.

And it's a tragedy, I think, that the tape wasn't released earlier because for the past two and a half years, these two young women, the surviving roommates, have been slandered, libeled, their characters have been impugned if they somehow were involved in some sort of cover-up.

And it's a tragedy, I think, that the tape wasn't released earlier because for the past two and a half years, these two young women, the surviving roommates, have been slandered, libeled, their characters have been impugned if they somehow were involved in some sort of cover-up.

And you can just listen to this tape and you can see that they were not involved in the events, but they are victims too.

And you can just listen to this tape and you can see that they were not involved in the events, but they are victims too.

And you can just listen to this tape and you can see that they were not involved in the events, but they are victims too.

The delay is irrational. It makes no sense, but this was an irrational moment. They were going through an experience that was overwhelming them. They couldn't process it, and they didn't want to process it. They refused to confront the logic of what was happening. Just as when Dylan sees the assailant in the house, she can't speak out. That's what I believe saves her life.