Idaho
911 call and texts from surviving roommates in Idaho college murders released
Text messages and call records between the two roommates who were home and survived the quadruple slaying of four college students in Moscow, Idaho, were released March 6, revealing more about what happened on the night of Nov. 13, 2022.
The texts and calls show the surviving roommates, Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke, had reached out to the four victims: Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin, though their texts and calls went unanswered, according to court documents obtained by NBC News.
“No one is answering,” Mortensen texted Funke around 4:20 a.m. “I’m rlly confused rn.”
The roommates, identified only by their initials in the court documents, also described seeing someone in a “ski mask.”
“I’m not kidding am so freaked out,” Mortensen said, before she said her phone was about to die.
“So am I,” Funke replied. “Come to my room. Run. Down here.”
The texts and calls were released in a motion from prosecutors who argue that the messages are not hearsay and should be included as evidence in the trial of Bryan Kohberger, who has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary.
A judge entered a not guilty plea on Kohberger’s behalf in 2023.
Kohberger was arrested in Pennsylvania about nearly seven weeks after the bodies of Mogen, Goncalves, Kernodle and Chapin were found in an off-campus home near the University of Idaho in 2022.
A person identified only by their initials “H.J.” first found the “unresponsive body of Xana Kernodle,” and then told Mortensen and Funke to call 911, according to court documents.
“Something happened in our house. We don’t know what,” the 911 caller said, according to a transcript of the call.
The dispatcher asked for the caller to tell them exactly what was going on.
“One of the roommates who’s passed out and she was drunk last night and she’s not waking up,” the caller said. “Oh, and they saw some man in their house last night.”
Mortensen testified before a grand jury that she heard noises and saw an unknown male in the residence, according to the motion.
Mortensen also texted Goncalves and Mogen around 10:23 a.m., asking them if they were awake and for Goncalves to “pls answer,” according to the motion.
Officials have said the 911 call was placed around 11:58 a.m., and that the killings took place around 4 a.m.
Goncalves’ family reacted to the release of the motions in a Facebook post on March 7.
“Reading some of the transcripts/documents that have recently been released, has been exceptionally hard. We need this to be over,” the Goncalves family said.
Kohberger is being held without bond in jail in Ada County, Idaho with a trial date has been set for Aug. 11, 2025.
The trial venue, which was initially in Latah County, moved to Ada County after the Idaho Supreme Court grated the defense’s request for the trial to be moved to Boise, Idaho, over arguments that Kohberger may not be able to get a fair trial where the slayings occurred.
PAYETTE — A Payette mom’s bond was revoked Tuesday after she was charged with suffocating her twin children earlier this month and is believed to pose a danger to the life of her newborn child.
The case, which has drawn national headlines, concerns Andrea Renee Shaw, a 23-year-old Payette mother who in May 2025 said her 18-month-old fraternal twins died the same day, after receiving routine childhood vaccinations. In January, Shaw joined as a plaintiff in a federal lawsuit filed by Children’s Health Defense, an anti-vaccine organization founded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., with several other plaintiffs claiming vaccine injury or death.
Kennedy, who now serves as secretary of Health and Human Services, is no longer part of the group after taking on the cabinet position, as was reported by the Associated Press.
In Idaho, the twins’ deaths prompted a 14-month investigation by the Payette County Sheriff’s Department. On June 29, the investigation yielded a grand jury indictment of Shaw on two counts of first-degree murder by suffocation. If convicted, Shaw can be punished by up to life in prison or the death penalty, and the court would have the ability to order the penalties be served consecutively, or back to back.
Tuesday’s arraignment at the Payette County Courthouse was primarily attended by Shaw’s relatives and members of the media. Payette County Judge Kiley Stuchlik, who serves Idaho’s Third Judicial District, presided.
A key consideration for Stuchlik on Tuesday was a request from Joseph Filicetti, the legal counsel for Shaw, to have her bond reduced from $2 million to $100,000. Filicetti said this would allow for Shaw to care for a newborn girl, who, according to court documents, was born by caesarean section on June 25, four days prior to Shaw’s grand jury indictment.
State prosecutors objected to the motion for bond reduction, noting at hand was a potential death penalty case and asserting, unlike her husband, Shaw’s story repeatedly changed during questioning. Prosecuting Attorney Mike Duke said releasing Shaw would ultimately put the newborn’s safety at risk.
“That child is the most at risk. We do not think she should be allowed to be anywhere near any children, let alone her own children,” Duke said.
Stuchlik decided to revoke bond entirely, stating Shaw posed a “risk of safety” to the newborn child that was not known to Stuchlik or prosecutors when the $2 million bond was initially set.
Also for consideration Tuesday was a request to have grand jury transcripts of witness testimony provided to prosecutors and defense counsel to prepare their respective cases.
Idaho
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IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – A controversy is brewing as the City of Idaho Falls reviews its alcohol ordinance.
The goal is to consolidate four existing ordinances for beer, wine and liquor into a single law and ensure compliance with state code.
However, at its meeting last Thursday, the Idaho Falls City Council unanimously voted to remove the proposed ordinance from its agenda, in order to receive and consider additional public comment.
The proposed ordinance would:
1. Require commercial establishments selling, dispensing or permitting consumption of alcohol – including beer, wine or liquor – to have an alcohol license, alcohol catering permit or a charitable event permit.
2. Business events with 20 or less employees consuming alcohol at the business would be allowed.
3. Require alcohol servers to complete training every three years.
4. Individuals who violate the law could be charged with a misdemeanor.
Idaho Falls City Council President Jim Francis said the changes were the culmination of months of collaboration between law enforcement, business owners and city attorneys.
“We wanted to provide a safe environment – the primary point here – for public gatherings,” Francis said. “We recognize that certain antiquated elements of the current code are overly restrictive and needed to be addressed. We wanted to make the code more accessible to the public. We needed to address over-pouring issues. We wanted to reduce penalties where possible for violations, particularly the first offenses, and yet make the code clear enough to be enforceable consistently by law enforcement.”
But City Council Member John Radford said the changes represent an overreach by city government.
“I believe it’s a bad policy. What problem are we solving in the name of trying to solve a non-problem?” Radford said. “We’re becoming big brother around alcohol in your private property. I’m concerned that landlords will be at risk of being charged with a misdemeanor if they knowingly, which I made sure that was in there, because that is what we’ve been talking about, allowed people to drink in our business. We will be outside the norm of Idaho cities. This is a big step, and I don’t think the public has weighed in on this.”
At a City Council Work Session on June 1, Idaho Falls Chief of Police Bryce Johnson cited an increase in alcohol-related crime – particularly downtown – as a reason for the changes.
“DUI is there, but this would include sexual assaults, assaults, batteries, disturbances, urination, public vandalism, shooting – all sorts of crimes,” Johnson said.
But business owners are concerned about the potential impact on commercial enterprises.
“The ordinance doesn’t address the real problem – which is people drinking … at one event and then showing up in a bar or restaurant already hammered and causing problems anyway,” ” said Terri Ireland, representing the Idaho Falls Downtown Merchants Association. “The industry is really well-regulated by state and local laws already.”
The City of Idaho Falls began the process of updating its alcohol ordinance in January 2026, seeking input from community stakeholders.
Multiple community members spoke out about the ordinance.
For more in-depth information, you can read the full 39-page proposed alcohol ordinance here.
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