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Roommate Sees the Killer's Face and Goes Back to Sleep


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Roommate Sees the Killer's Face and Goes Back to Sleep

A 21-year-old woman opened her bedroom door at 4 AM, saw a masked man in black, and then locked herself in and fell back asleep. By the time she woke again, four of her housemates were dead in what became the most significant criminal investigation in Idaho history. How could someone witness a killer and survive, while others just steps away perished?

In this episode, we analyze the chilling events of November 13, 2022, at a student rental house in Moscow, Idaho, where four young lives were tragically cut short. We explore the timeline of that night, the victims' last hours, and the baffling decisions that left two roommates unharmed. What sequence of events led to such a devastating outcome, and why did the killer target these four individuals?

Case: Moscow, Idaho Murders
Date: November 13, 2022
Location: 1122 King Road, Moscow, Idaho
Victims: Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, Ethan Chapin
Survivors: Dylan Mortensen, Bethany Funk

- A 21-year-old woman saw a man dressed entirely in black, wearing a mask, moving through the hallway at approximately 4 AM.
- The house at 1122 King Road was a three-story rental property in a dense student neighborhood off the University of Idaho campus.
- Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen returned home around 1:45 AM from the Corner Club food truck.
- Ethan Chapin and Xana Kernodle returned from a Sigma Chi party around the same time.
- Surveillance footage captured a white Hyundai Elantra driving slowly near King Road at approximately 3:30 AM, making multiple passes.

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