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Crime scene photographs from the 2022 murders of four University of Idaho students were accidentally released this week, triggering outrage from victims’ families.

According to family members, the photographs showed the interior of the off-campus Moscow, Idaho, home where students Xana Kernodle, Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen and Ethan Chapin were stabbed to death on Nov. 13, 2022.

The family of Goncalves said the exposure of the images reflected a lapse in judgment and basic safeguards, arguing that evidence from a quadruple homicide should never have been made accessible without strict controls.

“Please be kind & as difficult as it is, place yourself outside of yourself & consume the content as if it were your loved one,” the Goncalves family said in a statement. “Your daughter, your sister, your son or brother. Murder isn’t entertainment & crime scene photos aren’t content.”

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In earlier court filings, families sought emergency intervention to prevent further dissemination of the images.

A motion for a temporary restraining order was filed Aug. 12, and Judge Megan Marshall granted the request on Aug. 15. Court records show a permanent injunction barring further release of certain materials was issued Oct. 1.

Attorneys for the city of Moscow told the court that while they may personally oppose releasing the images, their authority is limited by Idaho’s public records law, which generally favors disclosure and allows only narrow privacy exemptions. They described themselves as “middlemen” under the statute.

The city has already released redacted body-camera footage and photos showing parts of the interior of the home at 1122 King Road.

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The photographs emerged more than three years after Bryan Kohberger was charged in the killings.

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In July 2025, Kohberger pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree murder as part of a plea agreement that spared him the death penalty. He was sentenced to four consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole and is incarcerated at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution.

The Idaho State Police did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

EMMETT, Idaho — As a herd of elk continues to damage agricultural land west of Emmett, officials with Idaho Fish & Game (IDFG) are proposing moving and killing 100 of the “non-migratory” elk in the upcoming spring and summer months.

IDFG says the elk herd—estimated at 350 animals—occupies private land in Unit 32 owned by five different landowners.

Wildlife officials claim that the elk did approximately $1M in agricultural damage last year, which prompted IDFG to formulate a plan to reduce the elk herd’s impact on the land.

Landowners were able to recoup approximately 35% of the value of their “reported losses,” states IDFG. However, state laws limiting claim payouts prevented the landowners from recouping additional funds.

IDFG officials discovered the herd included year-round residents after collaring several of the elk and tracking their movements on the land.

Unit 32 is also above-quota for its elk population. Officials go on to explain that trapping all 100 of the elk “would likely be unsuccessful,” citing past challenges with translocation efforts.

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In total, Idaho Fish & Game hopes to relocate 40 resident elk and “lethally remove” 60 more. The harvested elk would be taken to a licensed meat processor, who would ultimately donate the meat to local food banks.

Over the past year, hunting has been prevalent on the properties in question, but elk reproduction rates have outpaced hunting efforts due to readily available food sources in the area.

IDFG indicates that similar programs have been successful at removing problem elk herds across the state.