ID - 4 University of Idaho Students Died in Apparent Homicide, Moscow, 13 Nov 2022 ****Media Thread**** NO DISCUSSION #2

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Josh Ritter once again speaks with Kevin Fixler, this time about Fixler’s recent Bill Thompson interview:

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  • Fixler discusses his hour-long interview with Prosecutor Bill Thompson that took place this morning (Monday, July 28)
  • Next up for Bill Thompson is going through the unsealing process of court docs with Judge Hippler
  • The prosecution team was fully ready to go to trial and thought they could secure a conviction, and Josh Hurwit was disappointed they didn’t get to go to trial (though he was on board with the plea deal).
  • The plea deal was not a plea bargain, meaning there was no negotiation with the Defense. Fixler says the Prosecution may have been surprised the Defense accepted the deal.
  • Thompson wanted the murderer to admit guilt, which he wouldn’t have to do with a trial.
  • The murderer would most likely have been found by LE without the DNA on the knife sheath (due to the car and cell phone tower evidence, plus the Amazon purchase of the knife and sheath), however, it may have been difficult to charge him (which they didn’t do until after the trash pull in PA).
  • LE did not receive the footage from the neighboring property (1112 King Rd) until a week and a half after the murders since the students living there had left Moscow.
  • Thompson said there is more evidence in court records that he can’t yet speak about. This evidence increased their confidence that they had the right man.
  • Dylan saw the murderer carrying something with both hands, with an arrow-shaped object on top (possibly the knife).
  • Dylan didn’t know someone else was in the house when she heard a person running down the stairs, so she may have just heard the murderer (and not Kaylee or Xana).
  • They aren’t sure whether Xana or Ethan was killed first.
  • There is no evidence that the murderer sat in Xana’s room, nor was Xana’s blood found on the third floor.
  • The back of Ethan’s legs were cut.
  • James Fry was upset about the leak of the security camera footage and wants the leaker to be found.
  • Fixler emphasizes importance of vetting all sources, which Dateline didn’t do, apparently. He will, however, trust what the lead prosecutor tells him in an interview.
  • The murderer is not Pappa Rodger.
  • Thompson intends to finish up his four-year term, but may leave early once he stabilizes his office.
  • The DoorDash driver didn’t see the murderer himself (the person), but she would have been called as a witness (more to come from Fixler in The Idaho Statesman).
  • According to LE, the murderer may have chosen the house at random right before the murders! (It was a crime of opportunity.)
  • Thompson pursued and got the death penalty only one time in his career, but it the death penalty was removed on appeal; after that, Thompson did not pursue death penalty until the present case.
  • Fixler invites everyone to attend the hour-long Idaho Statesman livestream Q & A on the case (linked earlier in this thread by @LetsSolvIt) that takes place tomorrow (Tuesday, July 29) from 2 to 3 pm EDT: How we covered the crime that captivated the world
 
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Body camera video released from Bryan Kohberger traffic stop 3 months before the murders -- he was pulled over for speeding in Latah County, Idaho.

Full video:

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  • #826
Thanks everyone who has checked out my new podcast.Latest episode just dropped.After Bryan Kohberger's arrest, two IDs belonging to females he either worked with or was acquainted with were found. Also- @kfixler got toxicology results. Full episode here:

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The FBI built a mini (35-by-48-by-52-inch), not-to-scale model of the King Road house in #Moscow where the #Idaho4 were found fatally stabbed for murder trial of #BryanKohberger. In response to an @IdahoStatesman
public records request, we now have photos.

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Everyone already ripped off our photos of the #Idaho4 home model for trial, so the internet might as well have another. We're the only news outlet with these. Note: X/Twitter isn't a source; It's a platform. X doesn't file public records requests. Story: https://idahostatesman.com/news/local/crime/article311494971.html

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No longer of need for a murder trial for #BryanKohberger, the @FBI, which built the model, tells me it will be returned to the agency's laboratory and used for training purposes.

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  • #828
New picture of now convicted killer Bryan Kohberger in the moments after his arrest. Authorities say he was wearing gloves and sorting trash in his parents Pennsylvania home. They added that dark attire like this is “a lot of his wardrobe”

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  • #829
I spoke with surviving roommate Dylan Mortensen's family about the trauma she is going through after the Idaho murders -- and how she is persevering. New podcast episode just dropped here:

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  • #830
New statement from
Stacy Chapin post sentencing

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We’ve given a lot of thought to what we should say since 7/23 and have edited this a million times. The entire situation has been a tough pill to swallow but at the end of the day, we believe the outcome is the right one.

Most importantly, however, are the many people we want to thank - the true heroes in our lives:

The Moscow Police Department, ISP and FBI, who worked tirelessly on this case, and spent time away from their loved ones.

The prosecutors who openly communicated with transparency, answered every call and email, and were fantastic throughout this process.

The University of Idaho staff who consistently supported our family, especially Maizie and Hunter, from their first day of orientation through graduation this past May.

Our incredible extended family, friends, and the communities that continue to lift us up every day. They’re our backbone, and we recognize how fortunate and privileged we are to have this ongoing support.

All of the kids!! Close friends of the triplets, Greek family, and others who were part of this story from the very beginning. Although each of their experiences is different, all have suffered severe loss and trauma. We continue to be in awe of their strength, and will continue to support them in any way we can.

The media for providing us with opportunities to share our story while treating us with respect and care.

Finally, thank you, Ethan. You were only with us for 20 years, but you touched the lives of so many people. From the time you were a baby to when we dropped you off at college, you were an absolute joy and the glue that held our family together. We remember your smile, your laugh, how you kept us in check, and the many ways you brought happiness and light to any situation. There will never be another you. There would never have been enough time with you. We love you, miss you, and promise to continue honoring your legacy.


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  • #831
New picture of now convicted killer Bryan Kohberger in the moments after his arrest. Authorities say he was wearing gloves and sorting trash in his parents Pennsylvania home. They added that dark attire like this is “a lot of his wardrobe”

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@KaynaWhitworth


“I’ll never forget. My phone dinged and I looked at it and it said, "We got him." And the next thing, there was a picture of him in handcuffs from the scene. I can't describe the relief that washed over me in that moment”
- Moscow Police Chief Anthony Dahlinger @ABC


7:57 AM · Aug 1, 2025

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Bryan Kohberger Prosecutor Speaks | "48 Hours" Podcast​


What was it like to be the lead prosecutor in the Bryan Kohberger case, with the nation watching your every move? 48 Hours correspondent Peter Van Sant speaks with Latah County prosecutor Bill Thompson who opens up about the immense pressure of the Bryan Kohberger case, the emotional toll, and the controversy surrounding the plea deal. Why was there no requirement for Kohberger to reveal crucial information? And what really happened behind the scenes of the case that gripped the country?
 
  • #833
New picture of now convicted killer Bryan Kohberger in the moments after his arrest. Authorities say he was wearing gloves and sorting trash in his parents Pennsylvania home. They added that dark attire like this is “a lot of his wardrobe”

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He sure did lighten his hair, didn't he? I wonder how soon after the murders he did that? Definitely trying to change his appearance IMO.
 
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7/25/25

Idaho murders investigative team sits down with ABC News​

 
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7/26/25

State Police Lt. Darren Gilbertson sat down for an interview Friday with ABC News and, at one point, he started talking about the gruesome 2021 [sic] <mod note: should be 2022> crime scene in Moscow, Idaho.

While recounting the events, Gilbertson said police found Ethan Chapin's butchered body on a bed in his girlfriend's room with his blood leaking through the interior wall and out of the side of the house. The grisly image was originally captured in a photograph that will surely live on in infamy.

Gilbertson also said Chapin's girlfriend, Xana Kernodle, was found stabbed to death on the floor in the same room.

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  • #836
I want to walk everyone through an example of how erroneous information continues to be pervasive in the #Idaho4 case against #BryanKohberger, who was sentenced to four consecutive life prison terms last month for the murders. Join me.
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Last week, I interviewed lead case prosecutor Bill Thompson one-on-one by phone. He shared exclusively with me that #BryanKohberger was found to have two ID cards of past female acquaintances in his possession, in a glove in a box in his PA home.https://idahostatesman.com/news/local/crime/article311513829.html
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From that detail, several other outlets wrote articles, many of which didn't cite my work as the origin of that info. One of those was @wearesinclair's @TND reporter @MallonElaine. The story also quoted Thompson in an @ABC report from
@KaynaWhitworth.
https://thenationaldesk.com/news/americas-news-now/prosecutor-reveals-killer-bryan-kohberger-kept-id-cards-of-women-from-his-past
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The @wearesinclair Broadcast Group includes @LiveonKIMA-TV in Yakima, WA. It picked up and posted the national story to its website. Other network affiliates did the same, again, without citing the origin of the new information.

https://kimatv.com/news/nation-world/prosecutor-reveals-killer-bryan-kohberger-kept-id-cards-of-women-from-his-past
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The @nypost's @post_shane_ then saw
@LiveonKIMA's report and wrote their own version. Except he erred in identifying the IDs as having come from the glove box of Kohberger's car, *which they did not.* They were in a glove in a box inside the PA home. https://nypost.com/2025/08/01/us-news/bryan-kohberger-kept-creepy-keepsakes-from-women-stashed-in-glove-box-report
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https://x.com/kfixler/status/1952098991619113182


In that story, he also linked to and cited a prior @nypost report from 2023, which has ultimately been proven false, including through my latest interview with Thompson. It stated one of the two IDs was that of one of the #Idaho4 victims. *It wasn't.* https://nypost.com/2023/04/07/bryan-kohberger-had-id-tied-to-idaho-killings-sources
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https://x.com/kfixler/status/1952099214709924336

That past inaccurate @nypost report originated with and cited uncorroborated "exclusive" information from
@NewsNation's @ChrisCuomo that one of the ID cards was one of the #Idaho4. Once more, *it wasn't.* https://newsnationnow.com/crime/idaho-college-killings/bryan-kohberger-license-found-idaho-killings
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https://x.com/kfixler/status/1952099439633666377

This is all to say sources of information, namely where people go for news, remains critical. It would be very easy to walk away from these stories presuming an ID found in #BryanKohberger's glove box was one of the #Idaho4, *which is false.* Deeply scrutinize news sources.
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If you wish to support my work and continued coverage of the #Idaho4 case and new details about the #BryanKohberger investigation, I encourage you to subscribe to the @IdahoStatesman. Discount introductory rates are available. Thank you. https://idahostatesman.com/subscribe
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https://x.com/kfixler/status/1952100231908311542
 
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@OthramTech


After more than two years, Othram is proud to share its involvement in assisting Idaho State Police Forensic Services & Moscow PD in identifying Kohberger as responsible for the murders of four University of Idaho students. #dnasolves

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