Idaho murders: Surviving roommate was ‘scared to death’ of intruder, lawyer says

A surviving roommate of the 4 slain College of Idaho college students was “scared to dying” after seeing an intruder of their Moscow house, a lawyer for one of many sufferer’s households says.

Dylan Mortensen, 21, informed police she noticed a masked determine clad in black stroll cross her at 4am on the evening the 4 college students have been killed, however didn’t name 911 for one more eight hours.

The chilling element was revealed in an affidavit launched after suspect Bryan Kohberger appeared in courtroom in Idaho to face homicide prices final Thursday.

Shannon Grey, who represents Kaylee Goncalves’ household, informed Fox Information that Ms Mortenson was “scared to dying, and rightly so”.

“This man had simply murdered 4 individuals within the house,” Ms Grey informed Fox Information.

Mr Kohberger, 28, has been charged with the homicide of Goncalves and Madison Mogen, 21, and Xana Kernodle and her boyfriend Ethan Chapin, each 20.

Ms Mortensen, recognized by her initials DM within the police affidavit, stated she had awoken on the evening of the killings to listen to what appeared like Goncalves taking part in together with her canine.

Shortly afterwards, she recalled listening to one in every of her roommates saying “there’s somebody right here”.

She stated she went to look out of her door, and heard a person’s voice saying: “It’s OK, I’m going that will help you.”

A couple of minutes later, she got here face-to-face with “a determine clad in black clothes and a masks that lined the individual’s mouth and nostril strolling in the direction of her”.

The person had bushy eyebrows, she recalled.

Ms Mortensen stated she froze because the suspect walked previous her and headed towards the again sliding glass door of the house.

Police consider the murders have been carried out between 4am and 4.25am on 13 November.

After encountering the intruder, Ms Mortensen and one other roommate locked themselves of their room till noon.

After questions have been raised in regards to the size of time it took to summon police to the Moscow deal with, Ms Grey confused that Ms Mortensen was additionally a “sufferer”.

“All people type of forgets that,” she informed Fox Information.

“The Goncalves household doesn’t have any in poor health will in the direction of her or something like that.”

The affidavit additionally revealed that police had tied Mr Kohberger to the killings after DNA was allegedly discovered on a knife sheath left on the house.

Cellphone information confirmed that he had “stalked” the house a dozen occasions within the weeks main as much as the murders, and had returned to the scene round 5 hours after they have been dedicated.

Mr Kohberger owned a white Hyundai Elantra noticed on surveillance digital camera near the scholars’ house, police stated.