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August 7, 2023 · 9:42 pm

Would you have called 9-1-1 if you’re Dylan?

It is easy to play Monday morning quarterback following a sporting event.

Now, imagine yourself thrust into what turned out to be a quadruple murder case.

Hopefully, none of us will ever be put into such a position where we even have to contemplate what we’d do or in hindsight had done differently.

So, most people following the Idaho 4 case by now know that surviving roommates Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke have been under a bit of a microscope since last Nov. 13 and the deaths of Kaylee Goncalves, Maddie Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin.

It was Mortensen and Funke who’ve walked away at least physically unharmed from the tragic events that unfolded at 1122 King Road. How they are doing emotionally may be another whole ballgame.

Once Mortensen was done with her PCA that the Moscow Police Department then put out there, it was determined that the Boise resident and University of Idaho student came within yards of the killer. Whether that killer was Bryan Kohberger or someone else will be determined at trial.

In the meantime, one can’t but help think about Mortensen’s actions or some might say inaction as the tragedy unfolded.

It was Mortensen in the PCA claiming to have opened her second floor bedroom door three times, the third one when she spotted an individual in dark clothing and wearing a mask covering their nose and mouth.

Since she likely knew it was not Ethan, and after hearing crying coming from Kernodle’s room just down the hall, most people would have been concerned. How many times do you see a masked individual passing by you in your home betweeen 4 ish and 4:25 a.m.? I am guessing the answer is not often if at all.

Sure, we have heard the theories that Mortensen may have thought it was a frat prank, it was cold outside, or even that COVID to some degree was still going on. Yes, all reasons we were told it would have been perfectly normal for a masked individual to be roaming around your home in the wee hours of the morning.

While I do not think Mortensen nor Funke had anything to do with the killings directly, it would have made sense given the circumstances to call 911 as soon as safe to do so. While we may never know, PERHAPS a life or two could have been saved.

The key to a stabbing, gunshot wound etc. is to stop the external bleeding, keep the individual awake and provide them as much comfort as possible until EMT’s arrive on scene. PERHAPS had a 911 call been made and police arrived on scene immediately we may not be talking four deceased victims.

On the flip side of the coin, all four victims may have died quite quickly from their wounds. That is something we will rely upon the medical experts to point out when they likely get called to testify.

I keep thinking about how the commotion, a masked individual, and crying coming from Kernodle’s room should have set off alarm bells for Mortensen. Supposedly she and Funke were texting back-and-forth during the time period in question. Whether that proves to be true or simply a myth is something else the trial can hopefully clarify.

The folks who keep giving cover to the two survivors for what in fact was inaction and not actions will tell you it was a party house, college students do strange things, Mortensen was just a girl etc.

Even college party houses require some commonsense at the end of the day.

As an added point, if you’re old enough to be away from home, pay rent, take college courses etc, you are NOT a young girl. You may be a young woman but you should be able to put 2+2 together and know something is amiss given the circumstances that were in play.

At the end of the day, would you call 9-1-1 with such circumstances or supposedly climb back in bed and drift off to sleep until 11:30 the next morning as we’ve been led to believe?

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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 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 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 16, 2023 · 12:55 pm

Do you side with prosecution or the defense as of now?

We are a few months out if not longer from the trial of the Idaho 4 beginning.

While the trial date of Oct. 2 remains, there is a good chance that date will be pushed back for any number of reasons. As such, a trial could be on hold until well into 2024.

With that in mind, one could argue that a verdict now in the minds of the people is a waste of time.

We likely do not have all of the state’s evidence, nor do we know the line of defense those defending Bryan Kohberger will take.

If I was on the jury and the trial was going on now, these are the key areas of focus for me:

  1. DNA on the knife sheath – The biggest hurdle for the defense team to climb is the reported touch DNA of the defendant found on the knife sheath in the bedroom of victim Maddie Mogen. Making a clear argument to the jurors on why they should discredit what is to now the state’s key piece of evidence is a big challenge. If Kohberger had nothing to do with the killings, why is his touch DNA reportedly on an item inches away from one of the victims in her bed? My guess is the defense will bring in its own DNA experts to try and explain in a clear manner to the jury why they should consider discrediting this find. I as a juror would need a clear explanation as to why this key find is not the smoking gun.
  2. Where is the 9-1-1 call? – If you follow murder cases or even other such tragic events, you know it is not at all uncommon for any 9-1-1 calls to be released to the public in a timely manner. We are now past the eight-month date of these killings and still no such call has been released to the public. All indications from the Moscow Police Department are that such a call was placed around noon on Nov. 13, 2022. There have been debates about whether the call came from outside or inside of the home at 1122 King Road and also if it was from a friend of the victims or one of the two surviving roommates. While the state has argued it can’t release the call now, many of us find it suspect to say the least. The same can be said for not releasing any toxicology reports on the four victims. Although the victims were not killed in say an auto accident and drunk driving was suspected, there should still have been toxicology tests done on the four. Not releasing them to the public once again fuels speculation and rumors.
  3. What is the motive? – Maybe the biggest question many of us following the case have is what the motive is. I was one of many having bought into the stalker narrative put out there by the Moscow Police Department and others early on. If you stop and put your rational thinking cap on, such a motive becomes less obvious by the week. I don’t want to beat a dead horse having noted this several times before, but breaking into a home armed only with a knife and not knowing what is waiting for you on the inside doesn’t make logical sense. How would the killer not know if several of the women had boyfriends/male buddies crashing there for the night? Be honest, would you break into someone’s home with multiple vehicles in the lot and take your chances with only a knife if you had a thing for one of the women there? I stand by my belief that this involved way more than stalking. Sadly, I think if the truth comes out we will find drugs were in play. That is NOT to say the four victims were big drug users/sellers etc. On the flip side of the coin, please don’t tell me some (not the majority) college kids do not have interactions with drugs to some degree. If you believe that they do not, I have ocean property in Nebraska I’d like to sell you.

As we await a trial down the road, could you convict Kohberger with the evidence we have to date if you were asked to offer a verdict today?

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July 15, 2023 · 12:23 pm

The most absurd things in the case to date

Sadly, we reached the eight-month milestone this week in the deaths of the Idaho 4.

When Kaylee Goncalves, Maddie Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin were murdered back on Nov. 13, 2022, little did we know this case would take its share of turns, speculation and more.

Yes, many murder cases are not all that cut and dry. There always seem to be a few twists and turns as they proceed to trial and even once the trial gets underway until it finishes.

I will say as both a journalist and an observer in general of notable crime cases that this case has become more confusing as the months go by.

Yes, I thought it was pretty safe to assume we had a 28-year-old stalker on our hands when Bryan Kohberger was first arrested and even for a while after that.

Flash-forward many months later and I feel it is much more involved than this.

IMO, this case will ultimately prove to show drugs were in play in some manner and that is what led to the deaths of these four University of Idaho students.

As we await a scheduled trial Oct. 2, though the date could well get pushed back to later in the year or even 2024, here are the 3 most absurd things I’ve found to date:

  1. IT IS COMMON TO SEE MASKED PEOPLE IN YOUR HOME AROUND 4 A.M. – When one of the two surviving roommates had her info in the probable cause affidavit released, it was noted that she saw a masked figure pass by her. Dylan Mortensen also reportedly went into a state of frozen shock if you will and closed her second floor bedroom door. Now, while I am grateful Mortensen did not end up a murder victim, her story has bothered me from day one. While her version of events that early morning may ultimately pan out, they are strange to say the least. The mask thing is what intrigues me and how so many of Mortensen’s defenders think it is perfectly normal to see a masked individual in your home around 4 a.m. I have heard from her defenders that such an individual could be one of the U of I frat guys playing a prank, COVID was still around at the time and the person was simply protecting themselves and so on. First, I doubt such a prank is going to take place at that time of the day given the potential risk it involves. Suppose one of the residents has a gun in the home and in a moment of fright in seeing a masked figure they pull the trigger. Would you wear a mask in someone’s home at that time of day in mostly if not all dark conditions for any reason other than you were trying to conceal a portion of your face? Second, how many college kids do you know wearing COVID masks in a home around 4 in the morning? Please, if you know such people, send them my way so I can interview them. Obviously this individual was trying to shield their identity IMO. Mortensen should have had alarm bells going off in her head whether she was totally sober, a little drunk, on something and so on. Sorry, but I’m not buying what the mask is normal at 4 ish in the morning in a home crowd is selling.
  2. STALKING IS THE ONLY POSSIBLE MOTIVE IN PLAY – How many individuals do you know brazen enough to walk into a strange home in the middle of the night armed with only a knife? Keep in mind there were multiple vehicles in the parking lot at 1122 King Road when the killings took place. While I would only consider taking a life in self-defense, I sure as heck would not go into a home with only a knife, not knowing what is on the other side of the door. If a gun had been used in this tragedy I would be more willing to buy the stalking angle. The killer had no idea (unless tipped off by someone) who was there that night, how many guys may have been crashing there and so on. So, you mean to tell me the defendant just strolled in there because he had an obsession with one or more of the females in the home? If this were the case, why not kidnap them? You would have ample opportunities to do this. It could be on her way to or from class, while leaving or going to a business, out for a jog or walk and so on. Unless you are already a member of the Bryan Kohberger is guilty club, you’re leaving all options on the table, including a drug hit or a drug deal gone bad.
  3. KOHBERGER CAN GET A FAIR TRIAL IN MOSCOW – While I hope I am wrong on this one, it is becoming less obvious that the defendant can get a fair trial in the town of 25,000 or so. All one has to do is go on social media and look at some of the Facebook discussion groups for instance. Some of them are loaded up with people ready to see this guy pass away following a conviction. If this were the Old West, some would have already done away with BK. Look, I want to see justice for the Idaho 4 as much as anyone. Getting to that point means we have a fair trial and the defendant is afforded all his Constitutional rights. I know that social media and the courtroom are two entirely different things. Even with that in mind, it is appalling at some of the comments I’ve read over these last number of months. For some on social media, it is guilty until proven innocent. Here is breaking news for these people frothing at the mouth for a death penalty being carried out, the defense only needs to put a sliver of doubt in the minds of the jury for there to be a mistrial or even a not guilty verdict. It is up to the state of Idaho to 100 percent convince 12 men/women that Kohberger is the only killer and that he murdered these four students. While I know we are likely to see more evidence at trial, right now I could not convict BK on what I have seen and heard. Doesn’t mean he’s not guilty, I just would not be doing my job as a member of the jury if I convicted him right now.

So, what have you found to be questionable, strange and even absurd in this case to date?

Share your thoughts and let’s talk.

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July 13, 2023 · 11:16 am

1122 King Road to remain standing for now

There is not a lot of good news that will come from a quadruple murder when you stop and think about it.

On Wednesday, those of us following the case of the Idaho 4 did get some good news. That is the house at 1122 King Road will remain standing at least for now.

If you’ve followed the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Maddie Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin, you know that the home they were killed in has been in the limelight for many months now.

Once the home was given by the owner to the University of Idaho months ago, the latter indicated it would demolish the residence sooner than later. In fact, recent talk had been the home would come down prior to students heading back to the Moscow campus on Aug. 21 for the start of fall classes.

To many of us following the case, the home is the prime piece of evidence that officials have. At least the evidence we know to come out up to now through the gag order in place.

So, why would either the prosecution or the defense want the home torn down before a trial has finished up? It would seem beneficial to one or both to leave the home standing until the trial is over and we have a guilty or not guilty verdict.

I get the pain the home causes many in the community, especially the students living within eyesight of the six-bedroom residence.

Despite such emotional pain, I’ve always said leaving the home up until this tragedy is over with a court verdict was critical. Once the home is gone, it is gone forever. In my mind, you can have all the photos, state-of-the-art videos and so on of the inside and it will not replace actually being there.

Now, the question of actually being there in person should a jury make such a request is up in the air. The judge in this case would have to sign off on such a thing. Right now, there is no indication such an approval would be given. Of course we do not have a jury in place yet for a scheduled Oct. 2 trial of the defendant Bryan Kohberger.

It has been reported the inside of the residence is a bio-hazard among other things. It was also reported some of the floorboards and other key pieces of the home have been removed.

So, even if a jury was granted permission to tour it, the home would not be in the same shape it was on the morning of Nov. 13, 2022 when the murders took place.

I would still argue that should a jury be given the okay to tour the place that it would be worthwhile to them. Even if it is not the same conditions that were present the day four young adults lost their lives, just being there could sway one or more jury members in that they can better grasp what the defendant is accused of.

I visited the home (outside only) during my visit to Moscow back in late May. I can honestly say being there gave me an entirely different perspective of this case than what I had viewed on television or the Internet.

Short of any surprises in the coming weeks and months, 1122 King Road will remain for now.

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July 6, 2023 · 11:30 am

Are you a conspiracy theorist if you have questions about MPD narrative?

I was raised to respect the police and do in large part to this day.

I’ve always admired and been thankful of anyone willing to put their life on the line for others.

With that as the backdrop, I also believe that some police get things wrong at times. There are also going to be the occasional few bad apples in an otherwise overall good group of hard working men and women.

So, is it okay to question the narrative that was put forth by the Moscow Police Department into the Idaho 4 killings?

What seemed like a relatively straightforward case early on remains that to a fair amount of people out there.

In their minds, accused killer Bryan Kohberger was stalking one or more of the women living at 1122 King Road. He allegedly entered the home in the overnight hours and killed Kaylee Goncalves, Maddie Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Kernodle’s boyfriend Ethan Chapin. So, to a sizable portion of those following this case, it is an open and shut matter.

On the flip side of the coin, you’ve got others who say not so fast.

I was in the former camp for several months after this case broke. Now, I’ve got a lot more questions than answers.

Among the prosecution issues that persist in my mind:

  • Why would Kohberger risk breaking into a home in the middle of the night when he supposedly had no idea how many people were there? – This includes the fact several guys could have been there besides Chapin. Would you enter a home in the middle of the night with multiple vehicles parked out front and armed only with a knife? The risk seems a lot greater than the reward. If you had a thing for one of the women in the home, why not take time to follow her routine and then kidnap her? Seems a much less riskier proposition than barging into a strange home and potentially taking on multiple guys not to mention five women.
  • Was it Kohberger at the wheel of the Elantra? – To date, your vehicle has not been positively identified as the car at the scene of the crime, arriving beforehand, and departing afterwards. Unless MPD is withholding it, I’ve not seen any footage that clearly shows a Pennsylvania or Washington license plate on the reported white Elantra (Kohberger lived in Pullman at the time of the killings and reportedly got plates for his new state residence at some point in November) nor a clear security camera image of BK at the wheel. While police say they have evidence of his vehicle and phone being in the area, those things could be explained away by a good defense attorney.
  • How could no one hear or see anything? – I’ve seen so much contradiction in one of the Facebook chat groups I’m in related to the case that my head spins at times. On one hand, the BK is guilty mob says the majority of neighbors (college kids) would be asleep if not passed out from being drunk at 4 a.m. ish when the terror reportedly began. As such, no witnesses to report anything other than what one of the surviving roommates (Dylan Mortensen) told cops. Keep in mind her info in the PCA does NOT clearly identify a specific individual. On the flip side of the coin, many in the BK is guilty mob also say it is quite common for college kids to be up at 4 a.m. and coming and going. Yes, I agree with that assessment. As such, wouldn’t one or more of these college kids coming and going in the neighborhood of King Road have seen or heard something?
  • Is it possible there is a cover up going on? – Let’s be quite honest, we don’t always get the truth from those in a position of power. While I want to believe the narrative we’ve been given, there is nothing wrong with questioning it. The City of Moscow, the University of Idaho, and the Moscow Police Department know rumors of a serial killer on the loose is bad for business. As such, getting the killer or killers off the streets as soon as possible is priority number one. I think that is something we can all agree on. In getting BK off the streets, did we get the right guy? He may well be guilty. If he is, I hope he gets the harshest sentence out there. On the other side of the coin, I also leave open the possibility others were allegedly involved. I’m also open to the fact BK is not the guy and in fact was possibly in the wrong place at the wrong time when things got out of control inside that home.

At the end of the day, we all want justice for the families involved. No parent should ever have to bury their child or look at their remains in an urn.

Hopefully at some point we get definitive answers and the person or persons responsible for this tragedy are held fully accountable.

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July 2, 2023 · 1:03 pm

What is actual evidence and what is gossip?

For anyone following the tragic deaths of the Idaho 4, sifting through actual evidence and the rumor mill has been a full-time job and then some.

While those of us watching the case closely only have a fraction of the information the police and prosecution have put out there, there’s so much more floating around the Internet.

From allegations that one of the victims was pregnant to a drug cartel hit to the suspect in custody was spotted on camera fleeing the scene and more, there is much to digest.

In trying to separate fact from fiction, here are some of the most talked about topics online of late:

  • Was one of the women pregnant and in fact there were 5 killed? – There is absolutely no credible evidence to suggest one of the three women was carrying a child at the time of this tragedy. Yet, this rumor has popped up online at times in chat rooms and on videos. While anything is possible. I’d be shocked if such a rumor ends up being true at the end of the day.
  • Was this a drug hit? – I am much more inclined to rule in the possibility of drugs being involved in this tragedy. Let’s not make any mistake here, Idaho like many other states has its share of drug issues. With that in mind, one would be naive to totally rule out the possibility drugs had a role in these attacks. That by no means implies 1122 King Road was a big drug distribution center or even one at all. It simply says do not rule out drugs having some role in this. The suspect in custody has a reported drug past. Some college kids dabble in drugs to one extent or another. There is some drug use among authorities such as those running colleges and universities and those sworn to protect us. While I bought into the stalker theory early on in the case, I’ve moved further away from it in recent months. The person under arrest does not strike me as a moron. As such, why would you take the risk of entering a strange home around 4 a.m. only armed with a knife and not knowing who all was in there if you were fixated on one or more of the females under the roof? Would have been much easier to opt for kidnapping and getting your target when they are most vulnerable. We have seen countless cases over the years where unfortunately women are taken or even killed while out for a jog, walk, going to and from their vehicle and so on. I just can’t wrap my head around this individual being so brazen to strut into a home in the middle of the night not knowing who and what is on the other side of the door because he was fixated on one or more of the tenants.
  • Suspect was definitely seen fleeing the scene – One of the ongoing discussions is that the person in custody was definitely seen leaving 1122 King Road. Let me state that police and the prosecution have NEVER released footage of a white Elantra fleeing the area that shows Bryan Kohberger at the wheel nor his license plate clear for all to see. Many assume it was him because the vehicle in question is similar to some degree to what he owned at the time. It is NOT a fact his face was spotted at the controls nor his license plate was seen. We may find out otherwise at trial once more information is allowed to freely flow. Until then, this like much of the case is speculation it was him. Given everyone is always presumed innocent until proven guilty, we can’t say with 100 percent certainty that he was driving a white Elantra leaving the scene of a quadruple murder. Same goes for the exiting back to Pullman where had an off-campus apartment. To date, no security camera footage along the 10 or so miles drive has been released that with 100 percent certainty shows him at the wheel nor his license plate in clear view.

There will no doubt be some twists and turns that come with this case once we get to the trial phase.

In the meantime, take all the information you see and hear with a grain of salt.

Only the killer/s and perhaps a small group of other people know what in fact went down at 1122 King Road in the early morning hours of Nov. 13, 2022.

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