SOLVED: The Idaho College Murders 2
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Hi, Crime House community. It's Vanessa Richardson. Exciting news. Conspiracy Theories, Cults and Crimes is leveling up. Starting the week of January 12th, you'll be getting two episodes every week. Wednesdays, we unravel the conspiracy or the cult. And on Fridays, we look at a corresponding crime. Every week has a theme. Tech, bioterror, power, paranoia, you name it. Follow Conspiracy Theories, Cults and Crimes now on your podcast app. because you're about to dive deeper, get weirder, and go darker than ever before. DNA testing has come a long way in the last few decades. Thanks to all the advancements, many cold cases have finally been solved, even those that seem too far gone. It's a huge step in the right direction.
But there are still some things technology can't do. After four college students were brutally murdered in Moscow, Idaho in the fall of 2022, police used genetic genealogy to narrow in on a killer. For the victim's families, this was a double-edged sword. They knew who was responsible for the attacks, but even with a positive ID, police couldn't force the killer to confess. which meant that no matter how much the families wanted an explanation, they might never get one. And living without that knowledge was almost as difficult as living without their loved ones.
People's lives are like a story. There's a beginning, a middle, and an end. but you don't always know which part you're on. Sometimes the final chapter arrives far too soon, and we don't always get to know the real ending. I'm Carter Roy, and this is Murder True Crime Stories, a Crime House original powered by PAVE Studios that comes out every Tuesday and Thursday. Crime House is made possible by you. Follow Murder True Crime Stories and subscribe to Crime House Plus on Apple Podcasts for ad-free early access to each two-part series. This is the second of two episodes on the Idaho College murders. In the fall of 2022, four students were found brutally stabbed inside their off-campus home. Their names were Madison Mogan, Kaylee Gonzalez, Zanna Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin.
Last time, I introduced you to the victims and walked you through the hours leading up to their deaths. In the early morning hours of November 13th, an intruder broke into their house on King Road. Six students were there that night, but only two made it out alive. Today, I'll take you along as we follow the investigation. Thanks to multiple surveillance videos, local authorities were able to hone in on a suspect, one who had been hiding in plain sight. But even with a killer in custody and a guilty verdict, there are still plenty of lingering questions that may never be answered. All that and more, coming up.
On November 13th, 2022, Madison Mogan, Kaylee Gonzalez, Zanarkar Nodal, and Ethan Chapin were found brutally stabbed inside their home on King Road in Moscow, Idaho. They were between the ages of 20 and 21, and all students at the University of Idaho were The three girls lived at the property while Ethan, Zanna's boyfriend, had been spending the night. Two roommates, Bethany Funk and Dylan Mortensen, survived the attack, which occurred just after 4 a.m. Dylan even saw the intruder as he was leaving. Once police arrived on the scene, hours later, her witness testimony became a focal point of the investigation. And that wasn't the only piece of evidence the authorities had. Another was a suspicious car spotted near the house, a white Hyundai Elantra, though detectives still weren't sure about the year.
Footage from the neighbor's surveillance cameras caught it circling the area, perhaps casing the house. Then there was the knife sheath found beside Maddie and Kaylee in the upstairs bedroom. A small trace of DNA had been recovered from the button snap. It didn't match anyone in existing databases, so authorities sent it off for further analysis. They would hold onto it until there was something or someone to compare the DNA to. The forensic team also uncovered a shoe print outside of Dylan's bedroom door. It had a repeating diamond-shaped pattern, similar to what you'd find on the sole of a Vans-type shoe.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:02–7:29
2
What led to the identification of Bryan Kohberger as a suspect?
7:29–21:49
3
How did the investigation unfold after the murders in Moscow, Idaho?
21:49–34:00
4
What evidence was crucial in linking Koberger to the crime scene?
34:00–40:11