The Idaho student murders: new details. Karen Read's voicemails. And Sean Combs's trial begins.
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What new details have emerged in the Idaho student murders?
Jury selection is officially underway in the sex trafficking trial of Sean Diddy Combs. But before all that, we've got two very special guests, Keith Morrison and Dateline producer Shane Bishop. They're here to tell us about their groundbreaking investigation into a crime that stunned the nation, the murders of four University of Idaho students in 2022. Within days of the tragic discovery that the students had been fatally stabbed in their beds in the college town of Moscow, Idaho, Dateline producers were on the ground covering the story. For the next two years, Keith and his team followed the case at every turn, reporting on the manhunt, the arrest of the suspected killer, criminology student Brian Koberger, and the family's painful wait for answers. Koberger's trial is set to begin in 12 weeks, and the judge has entered a not guilty plea on his behalf.
What is the focus of Keith Morrison's investigation?
Now, Keith is back with Dateline's latest reporting on the case, from never before publicly seen security footage to exclusive interviews with people who crossed paths with Koberger. It's the kind of insight you won't find anywhere else. Keith and Shane, thank you so much for coming on to talk about this.
Our pleasure, I'm sure.
Just remind us, who were the students who were killed in the house in those early hours of November 13th, 2022?
So the four students that were murdered were Maddie Mogan, Kaylee Gonsalves, Zanna Kernodle and Ethan Chapin.
Two of them were about ready to spring into the world, just about, almost finished with their studies. Two were not quite so far along. All were, you know, lauded by their families and by their parents as responsible kids who were nevertheless, you know, going to college and having a good time as college students as well.
What were the final moments of the Idaho students like?
Shane, there's always been a question about whether the killer was targeting one of the students in particular. What did you find out about that?
So we've confirmed with investigative sources that they believe the target that night was Maddie Mogan. One reason they believe that is because the killer seems to have gone immediately up to Maddie's room. So he was familiar in some way with where that girl's room was. As we all know by now, the killer found Kaylee with Maddie. These same sources tell us that there was a struggle upstairs in Maddie's room between Maddie, Kaylee, and the killer. And the noise of that confrontation, the thumping is the words that our source used, got the attention of Zanna on the floor below. So the belief is by these sources that she went up to investigate the thumping upstairs, the killer got interrupted, and then chased Zanna downstairs.
So just awful, awful final moments for these poor students. You found out that there was another girl who was supposed to be there that night, but lucky for her, she had a change of plans. And Keith, you had a very emotional interview with her mom. Let's take a listen.
How soon was it that you thought, my God, she was going to be there?
I didn't think about that right away. All I could think about was the kids. But she just cried. In her bed. She didn't want to talk about it. We just cried together for a long time.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What new details have emerged in the Idaho student murders?
1:04–1:57
2
What is the focus of Keith Morrison's investigation?
1:57–2:46
3
What were the final moments of the Idaho students like?
2:46–5:47
4
What is happening in Karen Reed's retrial?
5:47–7:46
5
What evidence is the prosecution presenting in Karen Reed's case?
7:46–10:12
6
How is the defense challenging the prosecution in Karen Reed's trial?
10:12–24:59