Kena Whitworth

And their text messages are, you know, that of young girls that are very confused.

And their text messages are, you know, that of young girls that are very confused.

Exactly. One is on the first floor. One is on the second floor. This is also the floor where Zanna and Ethan were killed. And then there's a third floor where Kaylee and Maddie were killed. And this roommate on the second floor is the one that starts all these communications, right? Calling all the girls, texting everyone. And she finally hears back from that roommate on the first floor.

Exactly. One is on the first floor. One is on the second floor. This is also the floor where Zanna and Ethan were killed. And then there's a third floor where Kaylee and Maddie were killed. And this roommate on the second floor is the one that starts all these communications, right? Calling all the girls, texting everyone. And she finally hears back from that roommate on the first floor.

And they have this whole text exchange. Yeah.

And they have this whole text exchange. Yeah.

Yeah, I mean, so again, a reminder here, these are young college girls. And, you know, they're saying, like, what's going on? And then there's some confusion because, you know, they're saying, wait, Zanna was in all black earlier. And then the roommate says, no, but it was like a ski mask almost. And then describes something over his forehead and mouth. And then they start to get scared.

Yeah, I mean, so again, a reminder here, these are young college girls. And, you know, they're saying, like, what's going on? And then there's some confusion because, you know, they're saying, wait, Zanna was in all black earlier. And then the roommate says, no, but it was like a ski mask almost. And then describes something over his forehead and mouth. And then they start to get scared.

And then she says, my phone's going to die. And the roommate on the first floor says, come to my room. Run. Come down here now. And the first filing that we got, Brad said there wasn't a lot of communication after that. There was a few texts where she was pleading with the victims to answer their phones and they weren't.

And then she says, my phone's going to die. And the roommate on the first floor says, come to my room. Run. Come down here now. And the first filing that we got, Brad said there wasn't a lot of communication after that. There was a few texts where she was pleading with the victims to answer their phones and they weren't.

And then at 10.23 a.m., she again is pleading with them to answer their phones and they don't. And then she contacts her dad. And then, you know, then the 911 call is made. It just paints a really horrifying picture.

And then at 10.23 a.m., she again is pleading with them to answer their phones and they don't. And then she contacts her dad. And then, you know, then the 911 call is made. It just paints a really horrifying picture.

And it's interesting because the way these filings come out in this story, the defense has entered a new filing in saying, no, these roommates were communicating a lot more than you think. And they were up at 7 a.m. and they were on social media. And if they were so afraid. Why didn't they leave? Why didn't they call 911?

And it's interesting because the way these filings come out in this story, the defense has entered a new filing in saying, no, these roommates were communicating a lot more than you think. And they were up at 7 a.m. and they were on social media. And if they were so afraid. Why didn't they leave? Why didn't they call 911?

You know, I try to get the perspective here from Kaylee's dad. He's spoken with all of these kids. And generally, what he thinks here is that what this goes to show is the innocence of these young kids who were partying and never in a million years could have imagined that that is what happened to their friends.

You know, I try to get the perspective here from Kaylee's dad. He's spoken with all of these kids. And generally, what he thinks here is that what this goes to show is the innocence of these young kids who were partying and never in a million years could have imagined that that is what happened to their friends.

So this was a six-week manhunt. They had no suspect for a really long time. This community was on edge. What happened, according to authorities, is that this knife sheath was left behind. They swabbed it. They found DNA on it. And they tried to make a profile of this DNA. So what they first do is they run it through the law enforcement system.

So this was a six-week manhunt. They had no suspect for a really long time. This community was on edge. What happened, according to authorities, is that this knife sheath was left behind. They swabbed it. They found DNA on it. And they tried to make a profile of this DNA. So what they first do is they run it through the law enforcement system.

But if you're not in the law enforcement system, nothing's going to ping. And What happened, according to authorities, is that they used investigative genetic genealogy. Now, some consider this to be very controversial to link Brian Koberger to these crimes. And they build out a family tree and a profile. And this got linked to Brian Koberger's dad.

But if you're not in the law enforcement system, nothing's going to ping. And What happened, according to authorities, is that they used investigative genetic genealogy. Now, some consider this to be very controversial to link Brian Koberger to these crimes. And they build out a family tree and a profile. And this got linked to Brian Koberger's dad.