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August 6, 2023 · 1:34 pm

Could you sleep through a quadruple murder?

As we await the trial of quadruple murder suspect Bryan Kohberger in the Idaho 4 killings, many still wonder what the two surviving roommates were doing.

Let me be clear that I do NOT think either Dylan Mortensen or Bethany Funke were in on the tragic killings. If they did have any role in it, there is no evidence to indicate so.

With that to think about, I do question Mortensen’s replay of events during the estimated timeline that a killer or killers were in the house and took the lives of the four University of Idaho students.

As for Funke, we have not been definitively told where she was. Most assume she was asleep in her first floor bedroom and did not awake until much later the morning of Nov. 13, 2022. Others like myself wonder if she was at home during the killings to begin with.

If we assume Funke was home during the time of the murders, how might one sleep through such a thing?

Sure, earbuds or headphones listening to music, possibly being passed out if there was a night of drinking and other reasons could be in play. Still, it is hard to imagine four lives being taken, two on the floor above you and two on the floor above that, yet you would not hear a thing.

I get that off-campus homes can be party central and noises galore can fill the air. Even with that in mind, it is hard to fathom that one would not hear commotion on the floor above them at 4ish-4:25ish in the morning and not have questions.

Another possible theory is that Bethany in fact was not home during the killings and returned sometime later that morning.

Okay, this of course could be a possibility.

If this is true, would she go right to her bedroom on the ground floor or perhaps go upstairs to the second floor where the kitchen was? Assuming she came in through the front door on the ground floor if she had been out, she may not have noticed anything strange with the second floor kitchen patio slider door.

As for Dylan, her comments made in the PCA definitely lend themselves to questioning.

Among the things to wonder:

  • How does one open their bedroom door three times in a short period of time and not think there is a problem in the home? – One of those instances Dylan reportedly heard crying come from Xana’s room and also a male voice say (presumably to Xana) that he was there to help her. If true, why would Ethan say such a thing to Xana? Wouldn’t Dylan know Ethan’s voice by now? Thus, one would have to figure there was at least one other male in the home during this time period.
  • Is a masked individual in your home between 4 ish and 4:25 ish a.m. not cause for alarm? – Given Dylan reported seeing a masked individual walk by her bedroom door, is that not cause for concern? One would assume it is not Ethan for starters. You would also assume it is not a weather or COVID issue to be masked up inside the home.
  • Were Dylan and Bethany texting back-and-forth during the time period police estimate the killings took place? – Like many aspects of this case, rumors have been flying high. One of them is that the two survivors were in fact texting back-and-forth during this time. If so, hard to image they would then simply go back to sleep after things settled down. Rumors also stated that there were attempts made via texting to make contact with the other four in the home but to no avail.

When we do get to trial, I would be shocked if lead defense attorney Anne Taylor does not call both Dylan and Bethany to testify.

If she does in fact call them, would one or both try and plead the Fifth? In doing so, could they be setting themselves up for legal trouble?

While I usually give people the benefit of the doubt, something is amiss with the two survivors and especially Dylan’s story.

What that is could very well determine the fate of Bryan Kohberger being found guilty or innocent.

So, what’s your take on Dylan and Bethany and what they may or may not know.

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August 3, 2023 · 9:38 pm

Separating fact from fiction

In following the Idaho 4 case for some nine months now, you undoubtedly feel at times inundated with all the information out there. Yes, even with a gag order in place, much is being said.

So, how have you gone about separating fact from fiction?

While I admittedly bought into the stalker narrative early on in the case, my mind did a 180 a few months back.

That is when I was more inclined to believe that drugs sadly were part of this quadruple murder tragedy.

Let me be clear in noting that I by no means think Kaylee, Maddie, Xana and Ethan were big-time drug users. In fact, the four may have not used drugs at all or if any of them did it was on a small level at most.

What I do think is that this case is tied to some kind of drug message to others.

I also want to be clear in noting that I do not believe this was any kind of big drug cartel hit. It could have been something as simple as a local drug deal gone bad involving locals. One possibility could be the fraternities or sororities.

It amazes me how no one (well, most people) wants to bring up the ugly ‘D’ word when discussing this case.

Newsflash! Some college students get mixed up with drugs willingly or even by accident. Next thing you know, they have a tough time walking away from it. Even if some of them are not doing the drugs, they’re in the mix in some capacity. Those banking on making money off of drug sales and the like do not in fact like it when their gravy train is potentially aborted.

While I think there is a lot of crap on You Tube, Tik Tok and the like, I still take the time to listen to a fair number of the interviews etc. You never know when one of the them is going to be true and lead us in a different direction than simply defendant Bryan Kohberger was a stalker and had a thing for one of more of the women at 1122 King Road.

Honestly, while I would not say BK is the brightest grad student/teaching assistant out there, he also does not strike me as a moron.

As such, I find it hard to believe if he had an infatuation with Kaylee, Maddie or Xana he’d simply waltz into the home in the middle of the night hoping to have some time with them. The risk-reward on such a thing turning out the way he’d want it to is not very high. It would have been much easier to kidnap one of them at a time they’d be most vulnerable. That is not in a home with five other people around, a dog there, potential for a gun to be inside and more.

In closing, I came across this interview with a “witness” who claims to have been partying in the home next door to 1122 King Road (back right to the murder home if you looked at home from the street).

Not saying this person is 100 percent credible. Also not saying they are 100 percent a nutcase and/or seeking attention.

My first thought was why wait until now to go public with such information? On the other side of the coin, I firmly believe there are students past (last school year) or present who know what truly went down at 1122 King Road that evening/morning.

Take a listen to their story courtesy of TRUE CRIME DESIGN and you be the judge.

In the meantime, what do you believe to be fact and what is more likely fiction?

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August 2, 2023 · 10:03 pm

Does the Moscow Police Department narrative work for you?

If you have been following the tragic Idaho 4 case now going on nine months, you know all too well the narrative put forth by the Moscow Police Department.

As MPD sees it, defendant Bryan Kohberger broke into the off-campus rental home in the wee hours of the morning of Nov. 13, 2022 and allegedly murdered the four victims. Kaylee Goncalves, Maddie Mogen, Xana Kernodle and boyfriend/guest Ethan Chapin were all brutally stabbed to death.

Roommates Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke survived the massacre.

Now, if you buy the MPD version of events, all one has to do is wait for Kohberger to be convicted at trial by a jury of 12 peers and he is done for. Sounds rather simple, right?

While everyone would like to think the police version of events is airtight and accurate down to the last detail, one also must not blindly follow the men and women in uniform.

It is important to remember that cops are people too. Sometimes they get things wrong. Sometimes a few bad apples taint what is an otherwise overwhelmingly good and honorable profession.

Coming from a family that had blue in it, I’ve always been a supporter of the men and women putting on the uniform. Most of them would take a bullet for you or me in a heartbeat. There are of course some exceptions as we tragically saw at the Parkland and Uvalde schools massacres, respectively. Inaction by those officers may well have cost some lives.

I think police in Moscow paint a compelling picture of what happened in those early morning hours of Nov. 13.

It could be reasonably argued that the defendant walked into the home and took out four individuals in a short amount of time, then exited the home and was a free man for some 6 or so weeks until his arrest in Pennsylvania.

On the flips side of the coin, one can argue that there are enough holes to be poked in the official narrative that at least one juror would have reasonable doubt.

Before I highlight a few of the challenges for the prosecution, let me remind you that the prosecutors may well have other evidence they’ll look to bring forward at trial. If that in fact occurs, it could spell curtains for Kohberger.

Meantime, some of the questions I have that I think the defense will look to exploit include:

  • Do you have a credible eyewitness at the scene or nearby the home able to place Kohberger entering or leaving during the timeline the murders supposedly occurred?
  • Do you have indisputable video that shows the defendant’s vehicle arriving at or leaving the scene during the timeline the murders were reported to have taken place? This would include catching a license plate on video.
  • Is their evidence from the defendant’s apartment, vehicle or place of work at Washington State University that directly ties him to the murders and/or the home at 1122 King Road in Moscow?
  • Was DNA recovered under the fingernails of any of the four victims that is a match to Kohberger’s? Are there any dog hairs from Kaylee’s dog Murphy that were found in BK’s home, car etc.?
  • Finally, how reliable is that touch DNA found on the knife sheath reportedly by the body of Mogen in her bedroom? You know darn well that the defense will bring in its own DNA experts to counter the prosection argument.

I am by no means saying the prosecution will end up with egg on its face. It may well have a case that is too hard for the defense to overcome in front of 12 jurors.

Having said all this, I think the defense will punch holes in a number of aspects mentioned above.

If I’m lead attorney Anne Taylor, I also call Mortensen and Funke to testify.

Trust me, it is NOT victim shaming to have questions about their respective stories from that night/morning at 1122 King Road. They were the ONLY people besides the killer/s in the home to survive. What they have to say should be of great interest to many people.

So, does the MPD narrative work for you or are you left with more questions than answers?

By all means share your thoughts with me!

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July 31, 2023 · 9:26 pm

When did a quadruple murder of college students become comedy hour?

For those of us who’ve followed the Idaho 4 case closely over the last eight-plus months, the emotions have been far-ranging. I’ve been in journalism for more than three decades and this case baffles me to this day.

Many of us want to see a resolution to the case. That may or may not mean defendant Bryan Kohberger is convicted.

As I have said repeatedly, if in fact Kohberger is the person responsible and is convicted in a fair trial, by all means throw the book at him. If he had help (which I believe could be a strong possibility if he was involved, as I think it took more than one person to do this evil), those other people need to be held accountable. In the event he had nothing to do with it, he needs to be found not guilty at trial.

With all that to think about down the road at trial, I’d like to discuss something else with the case.

A group on Facebook known as University of Idaho Murders – Case Discussion (run by Alina Smith) has been getting a fair amount of attention of late and not necessarily good.

While I spent several months in that group, the light dawned in my head recently that this group was not the serious group it portrays itself to be. I would also seriously question that it has 222k members. My guess is more in the thousands, especially since many of the same people post again and again and again.

All that aside, what is most disturbing is that Ms. Smith has allowed her group to become open mic night for those auditioning for Comedy Central. Here are but a few of the most recent offerings to show up on their site. These include:

Hey, everyone enjoys humor at times whether it be a TV show, comedy club, telling jokes among family and friends etc. On the flip side of the coin, there is a right time and place for such stuff.

Given some family members of the four deceased students are known to visit the above group page, including a sister of one of the victims, wonder if they find the sophomore humor funny? My guess is the answer would be no.

What could be a solid discussion page on a case many of us are riveted to has turned into comedy, middle school drama and more. As you can see in one of the posts above, Ms. Smith is clearly aware of what is going on given she provided a response.

Thankfully, there are some other Idaho 4 discussion groups out there willing to stick to the case 99 percent of the time and ban such childish stuff. To those groups, I salute you and I know many other people do too.

How about that other group go back to focusing on the case itself, allow both sides of the case to be discussed in an adult manner, and we ultimately get a resolution for the four victims and their families?

Meantime, if you want some humor, go support the comedians at your local comedy club who I am sure would greatly appreciate it.

If you can’t run a serious Idaho 4 discussion page …. might be time to take it down.

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July 28, 2023 · 10:16 pm

Can Kohberger get a fair trial at this point?

I brought up a while back the question of can quadruple murder defendant Bryan Kohberger get a fair trial this fall or whenever the event will officially start?

Although the trial date of Monday, Oct. 2 has been set for the defendant in the Moscow, Idaho murders of four University of Idaho students, such a date could easily be pushed back.

With that in mind, it begs the question again of can the Pennsylvania native get a fair trial at this point in Moscow, Boise, or anywhere in the state for that matter?

While social media and the courts are two entirely different things, the former can have an influence on how people vote when it comes time to cast a verdict.

Yes, you are supposed to find 12 impartial jurors. Those jurors are not to come into a trial, especially one with so much notoriety, having had already determined in their minds guilt or innocence. It is only after both sides have presented their cases to the jury that jurors are to then proceed to go about making up their minds.

Sadly, social media has likely poisoned the minds of some potential jurors. The hope is such jurors will be weeded out and not be on the jury that will ultimately decide this man’s fate.

One only has to look at a group on Facebook like University of Idaho Murders – Case Discussion.

The site run by Alina Smith is not exactly a big fan of BK’s. The bulk of the posts on there are quite anti-Bryan Kohberger. In fact, some border on threatening BK’s existence as we know it. Unfortunately, it is at times like watching a cat or small dog trying to evade a pack of coyotes moving in for the attack. If you think Kohberger may be innocent or has the right to a fair trial, expect to defend yourself vigorously. Also stop for a moment and remember what the word DISCUSSION truly means.

Two examples of many would include: :

Look, I have suspicions he is involved in some capacity, be it either the lone perpetrator or one of several people who descended on the 1122 King Road home in the early hours of Nov. 13, 2022 and ultimately took four young lives. If Kohberger is in fact found guilty in a fair and square trial, by all means give him the stiffest penalty possible under Idaho law.

Meantime, it would be nice to have more groups like a few I joined of late that allow participants to discuss matters in a respectful way. These groups do not tolerate any shenanigans. Someone who feels Kohberger is guilty has every right to voice their opinion as do those who have questions about the case and want more evidence before potentially convicting a man on social media.

While I’d like to think Kohberger can get a fair trial come October or even later down the road, I doubt this more and more.

Do you think there are 12 impartial people in Idaho who will hear all the evidence and vote strictly off of that?

I hold out hope that is in fact the case.

Without such a thing, ALL of us lose at the end of the day in the America many feel offers the best court system in the world.

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July 27, 2023 · 11:42 am

Could you produce an alibi in the middle of the night?

Much of the last week or so involving the Idaho 4 case has been centered around whether defendant Bryan Kohberger would be able to produce an airtight alibi. That is for his whereabouts during the early morning hours of Nov. 13, 2022.

Of course it was during that time period that four University of Idaho students were brutally murdered in their off-campus home at 1122 King Road.

As it turns out this week, Kohberger and his defense team did not give a clear-cut alibi as to where the defendant was during the time period in question.

Instead, Kohberger’s defense team put out a response in a two-page court document that their client has evidence to corroborate he in fact was at a location other than where the murders took place. Lead attorney Anne Taylor and her team concluded by noting that such details will at a later date (assuming they mean the trial) be provided pursuant to discovery and evidentiary rules along with the necessary statutory requirements.

So, this begs the question of could you produce an alibi in the middle of the night if asked to by a court of law, the police and so on?

Given authorities think the murders took place somewhere in the 4 a.m. to 4:30 a.m. time period of Nov. 13, many want to know where the former Washington State University teaching assistant was at that time and in the hours leading up to then and immediately after.

Face it; most people are either home in bed or at least home during that time period, coming or going to work, at work, or perhaps coming in from a very late night out.

Being able to produce an alibi, especially in the event you do not live with anyone, could be a tricky proposition. As such, some may suspect you in fact did do something that you should not have done.

While four students were murdered in the home on Nov. 13, two others survived.

Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke were lucky enough to live and tell their stories. Well, tell a portion of their stories or more apt story.

It was Mortensen in a PCA to authorities who said she was awoken no less than three times during the night to noise in the home. She ultimately reported that she saw a figure clad in dark clothing and wearing a mask walk right by her second floor bedroom door as she looked out one final time.

As for Funke, we’ve not been given much in the way of what she might have seen or heard. It stands to reason such details will come out at trial.

Online rumors have speculated that Funke may in fact have exculpatory information that could help Kohberger back up his reported innocence. Once again, such details if true will have to wait until the trial.

In the meantime, ask yourself if you would have no problem whatsoever producing a firm alibi during that time of the day if asked to do so.

Odds are many people would not find it quite as easy as they might think.

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July 26, 2023 · 11:17 am

Time for Facebook to say no more bullying

Having been a journalist for 34 years now, I’ve seen a lot in my professional lifetime.

While I have covered many events and been a part of countless things that made me proud, there have been some other things that I do not relish having witnessed or been present for in some capacity.

The murders last November of four University of Idaho students at an off-campus home in Moscow has been riveting, mind-boggling, and most of all sad. The case has garnered attention not only in this country but a number of others as seen by the social media interest.

When it comes to the social media interest, I have seen the good and bad that social networking has brought to the case.

One of the bad things it has done is opened up a door for bullying.

Yes, there are some out there who have turned a blind eye to online bullying as it relates to this tragic case.

A group calling itself University of Idaho Murders – Case Discussion has what it says is more than 222,000 members in its ranks. Honestly, I’d be surprised if it is in the several thousands. Whenever I would check in on the group I’d see pretty much the same several dozen or so individuals posting again and again and again.

As a member of this group for a number of months, I found myself giving my two cents on these tragic deaths and what I think happened, how the case may turn out and so on. Trust me, with more than three decades in the news business, I have as thick a coat of skin as pretty much anyone out there. I can handle the jabs, barbs and more. I’ve been told to get a life, that in fact I was not a journalist, that I was a Bryan Kohberger fan boy and more.

In recent weeks, there had been a notable uptick in bullying, sarcasm, the inability to act like adults, have common decency for one another and more.

Just this week, someone posted this drawing (below) of what a female killer supposedly looked like. The inference among other things was that there were some crazy women in this particular FB group. Sorry, but I do not find this funny in the least. Four students are dead, their families will never be the same and more. You think this kind of commenting/depiction is somehow humorous? Yet, the administrator (Alina Smith) let it fly. Thankfully, FB has since taken the comment down. There have been countless other comments and images that did not come down that were crude to say the least and yet Ms. Smith let them stay up. Why might you ask? At the end of the day, anything that painted an individual seeking a fair trial for the defendant was ridiculed and more. If it supported convicting and even sending Kohberger to death, it got a warm round of applause. This is not even to mention the administration getting donations for coffee etc. from a number of its members. While the thought may have come with good intentions, no one should be here to profit off this tragedy.

Thankfully, I have decided to move on from this particular group.

I’m far from perfect and have not always made the best choices in life.

A few choices I did get right in recent times was joining some other Idaho 4 groups.

Groups such as Justice for Bryan Kohberger and Idaho 4 All Respect No Hate Discussion welcomed me in with open arms. I’d like to think with more than three decades of covering news that I can bring some valuable insight to these groups as we discuss this tragedy. On the flip side of the coin, I’ve met online some amazing people to date in both of these groups. We may not all always see entirely eye to eye on the case, but there is no bullying, intimidation, sarcastic laugh emojis when you try and give your viewpoint and more.

Moving forward, I hope Facebook looks at the University of Idaho Murders – Case Discussion and says enough is enough.

At the end of the day, no one should be left to feel bullied, harassed, intimidated and more because they want to give an opinion on a case that has impacted all of us in some form or another.

With that in mind, hopefully we all can have respectful conversations moving forward. I will also do better on my end to understand where some people are coming from with opinions etc. I may not necessarily agree with. We all want justice for Kaylee Goncalves, Maddie Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin.

I know at least in the groups I’m in now that respect is and will continue to be the law of the land.

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July 25, 2023 · 9:50 pm

Should Dylan and Bethany figure on testifying?

The clamor over the last few days is would defendant Bryan Kohberger come forward with an alibi for his whereabouts last Nov. 13, 2022 in the early morning hours. That is when four University of Idaho students were slain at 1122 King Road?

In the news over the last 24 hours, it was reported that Kohberger’s defense counsel, according to FOX News, “continues investigating and preparing his case.” His lawyers also said they have “[e]vidence corroborating” the suspect being at a location other than the crime scene at 1122 King Road in Moscow — an off-campus house where three of the four victims lived — when the murders occurred on Nov. 13, 2022.

So, those already thinking Kohberger is guilty and convicting him in the world of social media, obviously will not like the above response. They will simply say this is Kohberger’s team directly or indirectly saying he in fact has no alibi.

If you stop for a moment and put your commonsense thinking cap on, how many people in such a position would have their own alibi clad in stone?

Most people in the time frame authorities allege the murders took place (4-4:30 p.m. ish) would either be at home asleep, coming in from a very late night out on the town, going to or from a job or in fact working and so on. The idea that an individual would be able to clearly put forth an alibi is not as simple as it may seem.

With that in mind, you either think it is conceivable he did what he stands accused of or you think it is not possible he was close to 1122 King Road when the quadruple killings took place.

In wondering if Kohberger will get called by the defense to testify in his own behalf, I would say chances of that are slim to none now. Of course, things can always change as time goes by. It is important to keep in mind that if he would choose to get up on the stand, he opens himself up to a lot of potential cross-examination by prosecutors.

While it is highly unlikely Kohberger comes up with a detailed alibi or testifies in his own behalf, I would bet survivors Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke will end up on the witness stand when we get to the trial. That trial is slated to begin Oct. 2 as of now.

It was Mortensen in the PCA stating she was frozen in place after seeing a figure in dark clothes and a mask walk right by the outside of her second floor bedroom sometime between 4 ish – 4:30 ish a.m. Just down the hall from that room is where the bodies of tenant Xana Kernodle and her boyfriend Ethan Chapin were found deceased. One floor up, both Maddie Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves were also discovered dead.

What Mortensen and Funke may know from that carnage will likely be questioned at the trial by lead defense attorney Anne Taylor and her team.

As I have repeatedly said, I’m not accusing either of taking part in the tragic killings. I do, however, think one or both know more than they have let on.

If you were the defense team and you get to call Mortensen and Funke to the stand under penalty for lying, what one question would you want either of them to answer?

Among questions I would have:

  • What did you see and hear while the murders were taking place?
  • Have you ever met or had multiple encounters with Bryan Kohberger?
  • Have there ever been illegal drugs in the home during your time there?
  • Is there anyone you can think of who’d want to hurt any of your roommates?
  • Did you see or hear/talk to any of the deceased when they first got home early that morning? If so, how did such discussions go?
  • Why did you wait close to eight hours before calling 9-1-1?
  • Are either of you friends with Emma Bailey or Demetrius Robinson?

Safe to say we are likely in for quite a trial.

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July 23, 2023 · 2:11 pm

What is your biggest question involving the Idaho 4 killings?

We all have questions involving the tragic quadruple murders of four University of Idaho students last November.

Whether you follow the case regularly or check in here and there, odds are you wonder about differing aspects of the case.

To say this is a puzzling case would be an understatement.

Thankfully, it is not everyday that four young and healthy adults are slain in a matter of minutes in their off-campus rental home. What went down that morning at 1122 King Road is still a mystery to many of us following the case.

With that in mind, here are but a few of the questions I have still some eight months later:

  • Did Bryan Kohberger do it? – I have gone back and forth on this one for months. Part of me says he’s involved in some manner. Whether there on a drug deal gone sour or part of a bigger plan to take out four young adults, one could argue there are too many coincidences for BK not to have played some role here. On the other side of the coin, he could have been in the wrong place at the wrong time. Yes, it is a possibility. The touch DNA on the sheath left behind will be argued in court when the defense team brings in its own DNA experts. As for the phone pinging and vehicle reportedly at and around the home, it sure does not look good. Having said such a thing, a good defense attorney can explain away these things. Yes, I believe Anne Taylor is such an attorney. Time will tell if the jurors buy what she and her team are selling.
  • Where were the two surviving roommates? – One of the top questions I hear and see from online sleuths would be where were Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke during this tragedy? According to the PCA released a few months back, Mortensen was in a second floor bedroom (down a ways from victim Xana Kernodle and right below the third floor room of victim Maddie Mogen) and opened her door on three different occasions. As such, one can interpret that she was not asleep in the lead up to and the actual killings. If she has been sound asleep, she’d not reported seeing a figure in black and with a mask on pass by her door after opening it the final time. Let me ask you, is it common for masked individuals to be in your home between 4 ish and 4:30 ish a.m.? If you say yes, I question the kind of home and environment you live in. Seeing such a figure should have set off alarm bells in this young woman’s head. If nothing else, go check on your fellow roommates once the coast was clear to do so. If you could not wake any of them after knocking on their bedroom doors several times and texts or calls went unanswered, by all means call 911. Part two, was Funke sleeping through all this terror? There are reports she and Mortensen were in factor texting one another during the time period in question. While police reportedly confiscated both their phones, were burner phones in play by any chance?
  • How could none of the neighbors not seen or heard anything? – I went to 1122 King Road back in late May. Walking around the outside of the home and through the immediate neighborhood, it is much more compact than what you may gather from TV or online pics and video. So, how could NO ONE nearby not heard or seen anything? I get it is a college neighborhood and that can mean young adults passed out from a Saturday night of partying etc. Still, you mean to tell me absolutely no one nearby heard any screams, saw people coming and going at the home etc.? Sorry, but I think one or more people know something and are afraid to or purposelhy won’t come forward for any number of reasons.
  • Were drugs the motive for these deaths? – Last; one of if not the touchiest subjects along with the two surviving roommates would be the possibility of drugs being in play. We know for a fact that the stepmom of Maddie Mogen and the biological mom of Kernodle have drugs pasts and records. It is also know the defendant has a drug past. So, it is by no means a wild stretch of the mind to think these deaths involved drugs in some manner. Anyone kind enough to read my posts these last few months knows I have harped on the Moscow Police Department narrative of BK stalking one or more of the female victims. Put your commonsense thinking caps on folks. If you are going to stalk one or more college women, why on Earth try and break into a home full of healthy and fit young individuals in the middle of the night? You are playing with fire that there could be multiple people awake in the home, a gun could be there, a dog and more. If you had a fixation on one or more of these young college ladies, would you not try and kidnap them at the perfect opportunity? This could be walking to and from class, out for a jog, going to or from the grocery store etc. It makes little to no sense to try and break in the home at 4 ish in the morning and grab them. And please don’t tell me that BK was trying to emulate Bundy or some other notable killer. Given all the tragic and twisted terror Bundy created decades ago, BK is no TB.

As we await trial down the road, what questions do you have about the case?

Please feel free to share them here and thank you for reading.

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July 21, 2023 · 9:28 pm

Are Dylan and Bethany being treated unfairly?

As we just recently passed the eight month anniversary of the killings of four University of Idaho students at 1122 King Road on Nov. 13, 2022, the story still remains fresh in the minds of many.

One of the central focal points of this tragedy continues to be the two young women who were not killed in the early morning hours of Nov. 13. That would be Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke.

As I said in another of my recent posts, I’m happy that the two were not also killed on that tragic morning. We could have been talking about six deaths instead of four had things played out differently.

With that in mind, here we are only a few months away from the tragic one year anniversary and with any hope at all a trial before that.

It stands to reason that one or both ladies will be called to be testify when we get to trial point in this case.

Keep in mind it was Mortensen in the PCA who said she saw an individual clad in black and wearing a mask with bushy eyebrows walk right by her second floor bedroom. So stunned by the sight, Mortensen said she went into a frozen state of shock. Heck, most people would be startled to some degree to see such a thing in a home they figured they’re safe in.

Meantime, it was assumed that Funke slept through all the horror one and two floors above her. While that may well be the case, one might also question the story given all the terror that went down in such a short span of time on the second and third floors of 1122 King Road.

So, being the only two tenants of the house to emerge alive, one may question if Mortensen and Funke have been untreated unfairly by some in the media, some in town and so on.

I think it is important to find a healthy balance here. No one should have to be in a home where one and let alone four of their friends are murdered in cold blood and be expected to emerge unscathed. On the flip side of the coin, it is only natural that authorities and the public in general would have questions of the two survivors.

There have been photos of late on social media of Funke in particular out and about in California. Among them was at a San Francisco Giants game and with friends in San Diego. Yes, a long distance from Moscow, Idaho where she was a student less than a year ago.

Now, I have zero issue with both Funke and Mortensen going about living their lives. As long as they truthfully testify at trial if called upon to do so, we can’t expect much more out of them.

Having said this, is it fair for people to snap pictures of them out in public months later? What I am asking simply is are they both hands off or do people have a right to be curious?

Unless it is proven down the road that one or both had a hand in the killings of their friends, both women should be allowed to go about living their lives.

With that in mind, do you think the ladies are fair game for pictures and respectful public comment when seen out and about? If not, why do you think the two key figures who’ve lived through a quadruple murder should be hands off?

Share your thoughts here and thank you as always for reading.

Photo credit: The Independent

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