In 2022, four University of Idaho students were stabbed to death at an off campus house. This horrific crime happened two miles from my home.
As a Moscow community member, U of I alumna and local reporter, I followed this story from start to finish over three years, navigating a wave of international media coverage as networks from around the world followed a case that was unfolding in my small town.
News stories and case timeline
November 13
A quadruple homicide is reported in Moscow, Idaho. Moscow Police send out an alert to “shelter in place.”
Four University of Idaho students killed with bladed weapon, no suspects in custody
‘There is a threat out there,’ says Moscow Police Chief after first press conference since quadruple homicide
Moscow homicides: Investigation details revealed in recent update
Moscow community reacts to homicides, pulls together while waiting for closure
Parents of four slain University of Idaho students address crowd of hundreds during vigil
As University of Idaho students return to campus, homicide detectives ask for more leads
Social media sleuths disrupt Moscow homicides investigation and community
National media still reporting in Moscow, bringing stress to locals and students
University of Idaho professor files lawsuit against TikTok sleuth for libel, slander
Twenty-eight-year-old Washington State University grad student arrested near Scranton, Pennsylvania, suspected of killing four University of Idaho students
Moscow homicides: what we know and where we go from here
Suspect in stabbing homicides of four students arrives in Moscow
Kohberger could push for venue change, speedy trial, says Idaho law professor
Suspect Kohberger waives right to timely preliminary hearing, next court appearance set for June
Search warrant for apartment of Moscow homicides suspect unsealed
Moscow planting garden, creating scholarships in memory of slain students
Warrants reveal knife and black masks were seized from Kohberger’s parents’ property on day of arrest
Bryan Kohberger indicted on murder charges, arraignment set for Monday
Judge enters not guilty pleas on Bryan Kohberger’s behalf, trial set for October
Plans for memorial garden grow before trial of murder suspect
State of Idaho to pursue death penalty against Kohberger
Fundraiser set up for University of Idaho professor falsely accused of planning student murders
October trial postponed as Kohberger waives right to speedy trial in case of student killings
New scholarships will support Northwest students in wake of Moscow tragedy
Indictment against Kohberger will stand
University of Idaho students to lead vigil on anniversary of Moscow student deaths
Hundreds gather for vigil to honor slain University of Idaho students as community finds ways to heal
King Road House, where four University of Idaho students were killed last fall, has been demolished
Judge denies appeal in Kohberger case, trial date could be more than a year out
Moscow Police Chief James Fry officially announces run for Latah County Sheriff
UI memorial garden to come this summer
Murder trial date set for Bryan Kohberger, man accused of killing University of Idaho students
Bryan Kohberger accepts plea deal in murder case, sources say
Bryan Kohberger pleads guilty to murders of four University of Idaho students
Bryan Kohberger, convicted of Idaho Four killings, will spend the rest of his life in prison
Investigative documents in Kohberger case released to the public
Years after student murders, University of Idaho students find strength together
Lauren Paterson 