One of the intriguing aspects of the Idaho 4 case has of course been the fact that two of the six people living there/visiting in the home at 1122 King Road on Nov. 13, 2022 survived the deadly massacre.
Roommates Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke made it out alive on that fateful day. 
As we come up on the sad one-year anniversary of this tragedy this Nov. 13, much has been made online about the whereabouts of Mortensen and Funke since the tragedy took place.
Some accounts have Funke out of state now, possibly living and going to school in California. There have even been rumors that the former resident of 1122 King Road in Moscow is now engaged.
Meantime, not much has been put out there about what Mortensen, a Boise native, has been up to. Well, that is until now.
According to one report, Mortensen has been getting therapy in a sense and also has turned to the world of gaming. How much of this is true of course is up for debate.
One thing that is not really debatable is the attention Mortensen has gotten online.
While she certainly has her online supporters willing to treat her with kid gloves, others have been less than hospitable.
Honestly, I find myself in the middle ground when it comes to the former resident of 1122 King Road.
On the one hand, I do not believe she was directly involved in the killings of Kaylee Goncalves, Maddie Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin. There has been absolutely no evidence outside of the gag order that supports Mortensen having a hand in their deaths.
On the flip side of the coin, her actions (in truth inaction) during the time between when the murders reportedly took place and when 911 in fact was called are sketchy at best.
I will just say that anyone who had to open their bedroom door three times to “investigate” noises etc. at that time of the day and saw a masked individual only steps away from them had to know something was amiss.
Yes, the home had a reputation of being a party house off campus. Even with that in mind, it is by no means NORMAL to have a masked individual walking around your home at 4ish in the morning. It was not a frat prank nor was the mask being worn due to COVID.
So, Mortensen was either totally out of it and what she said in the PCA carries no water or she was sober and neglected to check on her roommates once safe to do so. Sorry, but she and her backers can’t have it both ways.
While I am happy Mortensen and Funke both survived, the fact they were allegedly texting one another during the timeline in question that the killings took place is also a little disturbing. While no one is saying they should have stormed into the second floor living area with the perp or perps in the home, once safe to do so to see what all the commotion was is more than a reasonable idea in many people’s minds.
At the end of the day, let us hope that we and more importantly the families involved get the answers to so many questions once the trial takes place.
As of now, there are more questions than answers when it comes to the survivors, notably Dylan Mortensen.
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