University of Idaho Students Murdered: An in-depth look at the first few days of the investigation 

My uncle was recently murdered a few days before these kids and if that wouldn’t have happened in our family I probably would’ve scrolled right past this thinking “wow another crime that’s sad” but now I see it in a whole different light. I’m so sorry to the family members of these kids. It is so heart breaking having someone u love viscously taken off the earth. Looking down into the grave before the casket goes in is such a surreal feeling and so so so heartbreaking. Condolences to everyone involved. :( Edit: wow you guys are so amazing and loving thank you so much😭😭I didn’t realize so many people replied to this I love you all💗I’ve come to realize how much this world is void of love we all really need to just love each other. I feel like the world is just getting so much worse and we need to combat that with more love, as cheesy as that sounds. ❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

My brother was murdered when he was 26. He was a very talented musician. My heart and my prayers go out to the family and friends of each of these beautiful souls. May they RIP.

I can't imagine what these parents are going through. They were so young and bright.

As alumni and former graduate of LSU during the 2002-3 serial killer event , this brings back feelings and memories from deep in the vault , keep your head on a gimbal and maintain self control and situational awareness at all times both day and night , until this or these perps are caught , be vigilant assume nothing .

Been following this from the UK. Such a tragic loss of four young people with what seemed to be a good life ahead of them. Absolutely heartbreaking for the families and community involved. I hope the families get justice.

I have 2 granddaughters who are in college, this really hits home. I'm so sorry for the families and friends of these bright young students.

It's always spooky to see people alive and well right before their lives are snatched away. Just a sad situation.

It’s hard to believe that the monster or monsters responsible for such heinous crime is still out there and to think they may never be caught is scary. So sorry for the loss of these four beautiful lives 😢

Thank you KREM 2 for putting this story together in such a sensitive thoughtful way. I appreciate all the work you are putting in on this very frustrating case. I know you are trying so hard to get answers and are being stonewalled. I am grateful for what you have found out for us. Thank you most of all for the beautiful stories on these precious kids and their Families. Everyone, please, keep safe. My most sincere condolences to the Families. I weep with you.💔💔💔💔 A Colorado Mountain Grandma, USA 💜

The older man that was talking that said he wishes it was a bad dream absolutely broke my heart... I can literally feel his emotions In the words he's saying and talking and it's so sad :'(

Damn that sucks one of the victims was a triplet, losing a twin sibling must be one of the hardest things imaginable..

My brother was murdered in late August and he was stabbed over 35 times 17 to his head and neck. He survived enough to make the 911 call and gave the name who did it. We had to make the decision to remove the ventilator. I know what the families ate going through. It's going to be a long road and frustrating of not knowing why? We still don't know why he was murdered and probably will not. This is what makes me not sleep at night. My prayers for those families.

I can’t imagine how the roommates feel that were in that same apartment

My heart hurts for all involved. It’s horrific. As a parent it just hurts to see other families suffer such a senseless tragedy.

I don’t understand why the other roommate never hear them screaming????

My best friend passed when we were just 18. He fell from the third floor of an underground parking lot. It was an accident, head first. The hardest moment of my life was seeing him being put underground to rest. It hit me so hard. I’ll never forget it. I’m 35 now, and I think of him often, wondering why him? RIP to him and the victims. So sad.

Four kids who were just starting their lives. What a colossal tragedy. 💔💔💔💔

A former Spokanite, following from Virginia. Your reporting is absolutely top notch. Thank you to all involved in this story.

This makes no sense. How do 4 people get brutally murdered and the other 2 room mates don’t hear anything? And they waited hours before calling the police?

This is absolutely as tragic and heartbreaking as it gets. I just can't fathom what these four went through and what their loved ones are going through. I truly, with every fiber of my being, hope they find this monster or monsters soon!

I love this highlighting the victims and what made them so special 💖 this is absolutely horrible, tragic, bad dream for these families that will never wake up from..

Such excellent coverage by their local media. Hope they solve this case asap. Prayers to the families. Beautiful kids

My heart hurts for those murdered and their loved ones

Idaho needs to CARRY OUT the death penalty. I have NO sympathy -- ZERO -- for the sociopaths who do this heartless, merciless injury to our society.

Following from New Brunswick Canada, I lost my aunt (1997) , my good friend Sabrina (2010) and another friend Jamie (2021) at the hands of monsters , I understand this indescribable pain too well. My prayers and thoughts are with everyone mourning these 4 kids 😞. The one thing I will say to anyone reading this that’s hurting have patience and lots of it , thankfully the monsters that took away 3 ppl in my life were caught and are behind bars but it took a long time to achieve that , so pls remember patience, if you need help dealing with this seek help immediately pls , and I’ll be praying that whoever is responsible for this horrific crime is caught and brought to Justice one way or another..

Lookimg back watching how Ethans neighbor was affected too is heart wrenching

Oh man. Triplets! This will be so hard on his siblings. You always hear stories about Twins and Triplets strong connection to one another. My daughter and son are the same age as these kids. I watch this and think of them. I have great empathy for these parents. The grief they will suffer will be awful. I lost a friend to suicide. Friends 32 years. In therapy I was told suicide is the most complicated grief then follows murder. It has been 5 years for me. Lots of therapy and support groups. I pray they reach out for help. Support groups really do help so much. In groups everyone has suffered the same grief and that helps with understanding one another. God bless the families and friends.

Outstanding reporting on such a sad story, KREM2. Top-notch. You have better reporting than most major cities.

Small Town police need help in something like this. Not just the FBI but experienced investigators. Moscow police should have called in help on day one. Too much time is passing.

I have lived in Idaho my entire life and can’t remember anything like this happening here. I feel for the parents. It’s so heartbreaking

This is such a senseless tragedy. I can’t imagine what their parents and families are going through. I have a kid in college, and this is my worst nightmare. I hope they catch the evil person responsible for this, and soon.

Been following this from Australia. I just feel sadness for the victims and their families. This is so horrific, scary and devastating. I really hope the person/persons that did this are caught n brought to justice. What evil people are out there. I believe it’s someone they knew or a stalker. Sending prayers to the victims and their families. Praying for justice 🙏 May they Rest In Peace 🕊🕊🕊🕊

Crime of passion or not, this killer knew exactly he was doing to slaughter so efficiently. Chilling.

This is horrible, just cant stop thinking about it. I have kids the same age. 😥😥😥 My own life doesnt feel the same this last week.... can not even imagine how difficult this is for their families. I cant. 🙏🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤ Take time to love your people today and every day you can because you just never know when............

Wow, for the neighbours to mourn Ethan like he’s one of three grandchildren, those kids must be great people! I’m so sorry for everybody’s loss! Anyone who knew any of these four young people, who never got to experience life after school, but they were so close. They did all the work for it, and for him to cut them down at this point in their lives is extra cruel! If Bryan did this, I actually hope he gets the death penalty. I don’t usually want that, except for particularly rotten murderers.

This was a really good overview of the case. My heart breaks for the victims, their families and all those who loved them. I’m hopeful that the evidence will find the monster of committing this horrific crime. These kids need and deserve justice! We just need to be patient! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Well done on this video. I hope the killer is found and justice is served swiftly. RIP to those lost and prayers to the family

Prayers of healing for all the families. Thank you to your news station for such a respectful and sincere reporting of this horrible crime. 💔. It's about the innocent victims & remembering what beautiful souls tragically taken too soon.

This video was well done and respectful of these young lives and their friends and families. Anyone who has any information, no matter how insignificant it may seem, should bring it to the authorities investigating this horrific crime. Sending love and positive vibes for the friends and families of these young people who were taken from them so senselessly 😔

Dear heavenly father we pray for this senseless situation. We pray for the families, friends, and community. We ask that you intervene and help the police solve this evil horrific case. They were 4 beautiful young adults who did not deserve this no matter the reason. My thoughts and prayers are with the families.

These deaths are baffling. I’m looking forward to the day when we learn who are the suspect(s). My condolences to the friends / families of the victims. May they RIP.

If they haven’t caught the murderer, then how do they know There’s no danger to other people?

Twin sons started school at a university in the fall so this story is definitely even more frightening for parents whose kids are away.

Prayers for the families of these young college students. May they find the peace and comfort they so will need in the days and weeks ahead.

I want to know what happened so badly. RIP to the victims.

Life is so crazy, it’s always the people who have the kindest souls they get taken early..

This is brilliant coverage by KREM2 news!! The horrific stabbing of four young people with their lives ahead of them! So so sad😢

This story is beyond heartbreaking. @KREM you are doing an amazing job of communicating with the public while respecting the victims and their families. All media outlets should follow your lead!

This was put together very well 👏🏼 prayers for the families and those close to the families. Just devastating.

When the stuff happens that makes you wake up in disbelief that the horror is your reality and that you can't dismiss as a dream. I have such profound sorrow for the families of these four students. And the two survivors, who will probably never be the same again.

This is so tragic . My deepest condolences to the all families, who lost loved ones.

The killer knew exactly when these students went to bed. That means the killer was in the background through the night. The detectives should have a look at the maintenance staff of the home.

The fact that blood was dripping from the first floor out onto the *exterior* side of the house shows how absolutely brutal and horrific these murders were. My heart aches for their loved ones. This should have never happened. Who called about the “unconscious person”…? How did the other 2 residents not notice all the blood? So many questions.

How can there b so little evidences?!

So sad, I pray for these four students' families healing 🕊️ 🙏🏼

I feel terrible for these parents. I can't imagine what they are going through. Just horrible 😞! Just knowing the details and how horrible this was. I pray 🙏 God wraps his arms around all the families and Justice is served for all 4 victims!!

They have to find who did this. This is just so unbelievable.

I can't even fathom what these kids went through ...and now what their families are going through . I'm not going to even speculate about what may or may not of happened out of respect .. My heart goes out to everyone involve in this horrible tragedy .

8:02 We can't say there isn't a threat to the public, if they still do not even have a suspect. Please be safe everyone. Sending love and prayers.

Parents send their child to college to further their education. This is very painful to hear this heartbreaking news. My condolences to the families. I am keeping the families in my prayers.

Great job with the reporting. Praying for the families of these beautiful young individuals. May they Rest in Peace. 🙏❤

My heart breaks for these young ones, their families and the communities. So tragic, they had such bright futures to look forward to. I've been following this from Australia and it is just so sad. I Pray they find answers and get justice for them. God Bless xo

This is absolutely terrible, Rest in paradise all 4 victims souls,

Twenty two years ago I lost my 35 year old son in a jeep accident.i still am not over it. It is truly an amputation. But to have the body mutilated and stabbed is unbearable. What someone does to your child, no matter how old, they do to you. Rip, dear ones!

M y first Step-Father was a murderer. It was sarry. He targeted his family. I wrote letters evertome he came ip for parole. He died in custody!

Who would have called and said 'unconscious'?? Unconscious is so much different than dead and blood every where ... Just not adding up

Losing one of your triplets! That is rough especially for the two other siblings!

The nation mourns with the families of these four beautiful young people. We wish peace be with each of them.

Sending prayers and condolences to all the students, faculty and staff at the University of Idaho. Rest in Peace Kaylee, Xana, Madison and Ethan. Condolences to your families and friends.

Sorry for all of your losses! Praying for your healing

My heart goes out to all of their parents! This is so heartbreaking!

I am irritated that the reporter said she has been pressing for more information and calling the police a lot. They will have a press conference. That is a given in a multiple murder case. Harassing the investigators isn’t going to help them investigate. Among the things they are likely waiting on is DNA evidence. Hoping the 🤬 left some of their own blood. Then pursuing all CCTV video from throughout the immediate area and major roads the person or persons may have fled down. Takes time.

Absolutely heartwrenching and tragic. My thoughts are with the families, friends and the town of Moscow ❤

Reminds me of the University of Florida/Gainesville student murders in 1990. Took them awhile to catch the killer. A lot of students skipped that semester and went home.

Incredibly sad, all the way around. These were four glowing, young students at the cusp of their lives… This is a very respectful and thoughtfully created video. RIP Ethan Chapin Xana Kernodle Kaylee Goncalves Madison Mogen

Great reporting but so sad and heart breaking. My Condolences to each of the Families and friends 🙏❤️

Sadly, this very much reminds me of the terrible killings that occurred at UF by the mass Murderer, Danny Rollins, in the '80's. I was not living in Gainesville, FL, then, but I was still living in Florida. UF was my Alma Mater, and I knew all the areas mentioned in the news. It 💔 broke my heart. I was so glad when they finally apprehended the killer. A few years later, my late husband and I moved to Gainesville. Strangely, our landlord had owned one of the rental homes where one of the young women victims had been slaughtered. He had found her body, and the Murderer had partially, brutally, dismembered her. He was an older man, and he'd had a heart attack, when he had found her deceased. He had been asked by the police to check on her. She had not made it to work, and everyone was concerned. The murders had already begun, but at the time, they had not yet caught the Murderer. He told us all this, because my husband had been helping him with the roof. He wanted to explain why he was continuously urging my husband to lock the front door--even though they both were right there on the roof (I was grading my students' papers in the living room). Before he left, the Landlord watched the new owner next door put up a gate and fencing. I'll never forget what he said, "Fences don't keep people out." There had even been a locked gate--and a fence on the property he had owned. Another chilling thing was that the Gainseville Murderer also entered some of the areas by the sliding glass doors. We always wondered why our house's sliding door in back had been covered by wood. I do hope they find this recent killer quickly. I had heard that students withdrew from UF at that time. They were terrified. I don't know if that is true (so many leaving). It seemed to me it also happened before a holiday, also, one young male student was killed, the rest were women. Sorry 🙏 if I upset anyone. I was struck by the tiny similarities. I will pray for the families and the students--all of them.

My heart was breaking not only for the families but for the two girls that were at that house. I can't imagine what they heard or saw after waking up and then finding out 4 of their roommates were murdered. I was born in Idaho and loved living there way back when and to think that someone brutally murdered such beautiful souls is just beyond my imagination. Rest in peace Madison, Kaylee, Xana, and Ethan. You will never be forgotten🙏🙏🙏🙏🕊🕊🕊🕊✝️✝️✝️✝️

Following from Australia. This is just a very tragic loss. I feel so sorry and hurt for the family of these victims. The father of Ethan, you can really sense how hurt he is. It’s so sad. Time will heal all Hurt soon, for now we grieve and pray that the monster/S who did this senseless killing will face justice. 😣😌

Wow Ethan was a triplet.. wow those poor siblings !

So let me get this straight. 4 students stabbed to death. No suspects and theyre saying theres no threat to the community??? I would check any camera footage at the restaurant the girls worked at to see if there were any regulars that suddenly stopped being a regular since this happened. Also there were 4 of them. One perpetraitor armed with a gun or multiple perpetrators. I dont know. I get that people are grieving but I hope the police and detectives get on this and nail whoever did this. Its dispicable.

Praying for all of the grieving families and loved ones of these young ones! It would seem to me that if they were ‘passed out’ instead of sleeping, it would give the wrong person(s) opportunity to take advantage. What an unspeakable tragedy.

For once the news is focused on the victims and the impact to their families, I haven't watched this to the end but on one video it said that there was 5 hours missing with Ethan and his girlfriend Xana, they were asleep when they were attacked, so they were the targets, if this person was there to rob, etc. there'd be no need to kill any witnesses since they were all asleep and then the other two roommates went untouched. I hope this gets solved.

This is absolutely horrible. My heart and prayers go out to the families and friends of the students. I pray the police find the person or persons responsible for these young people's deaths.

This is so heart-wrenching. Praying for the families to be comforted as best as can be. The kids were beautiful and had their entire future ahead of them and to be taken out like this is so disturbing. I hope they get the murderer soon and that person is punished to the full extent of the law. Rest in peace precious ones.

Prayers for everyone especially the parents of the families during this season so sad very sorrowful

“Unconscious person.” That’s such a bizarre 911 call. Only thing I can think is someone expected to meet one of the kids in the morning and became suspicious they were asleep or unwell and called the police? If anyone had seen the crime scene they would’ve no doubt seen blood and stab wounds and “unconscious” is not the term for that situation.

They're really keeping those other 2 roommates that were present, in the shadows.

How on earth can the authorities say there's no threat to the public when there's a killer or killers of 4 people on the loose.

Such good summary, THANK YOU

I wouldn't count out their frat association.

Did BK ever frequent the Mad Greek restaurant? Just wondering! This is all so strange! Lots of answers needed indeed!

Seeing Ethan parents sad especially his mother crying, got me balling 😭

Such a heartbreaking story, the hurt and the rage the families must be feeling I can't even imagine 💔💔😞

My grandson and I spent 10 days visiting family in Moscow this last August. The most pleasant, laid back, safe town you could ever want to visit. So sad for everyone.

My heart is breaking for the parents and families of these beautiful young people. Prayers of peace and love for the families, roommates, the college and the students and parents of the other young people that attend the college.

This was done so thoughtfully.🙏🏻prayers for all from 🇬🇧 my heartfelt condolences

Why aren’t they talking about the roommates?!?

When the mayor said it shouldn’t happen in a small community, where should it happen sir? It doesn’t matter where you live or how tight your community is, violence is violence.

Prayers for all involved in this tragedy.