New Details Of Idaho Murders Reveal The Final Victim Fought Back In An Attempt To Survive

In the early morning hours of Sunday, November 13, four University of Idaho students were violently murdered: Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Ethan Chapin, and Xana Kernodle. All of the students lived in an off-campus home and spent most of Saturday night out at social events before getting home late. At some point between 4:00-4:30am on Sunday morning, all four students, all ages 20 or 21, were stabbed to death. A suspect was finally apprehended and arrested several weeks later. Bryan Kohberger is a 28-year-old PhD student at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington, which was several miles away from the victims' University. New details of the case reveal what really happened that night, and how the last victim fought for her life.

New Details of Idaho Murders Reveal the Final Victim Fought Back in an Attempt to Survive

One of the two surviving roommates in the house, both of whom were unharmed and not considered to be involved in the killings, reportedly heard Kayelee say something like "There's someone here" around 4 a.m. on Sunday morning, but she didn't see anything when she looked outside her bedroom. "She opened her door a second time when she heard what she thought was crying coming from [Xana] Kernodle's room," court documents read. "Then said she heard a male voice say something to the effect of 'it's ok, I'm going to help you.'"

According to the new report, that voice may have been Ethan although this is not confirmed. Initially, it was reported that all four victims were killed in bed, but this has been disputed with the new evidence. NewsNation reports that Kaylee and Madison were killed first and Ethan and Xana (who were dating) were killed next on the second floor. Ethan was allegedly standing in the doorway of Xana's room when he died, and his neck was apparently slashed. Xana was the last to die and she fought so hard that her fingers were cut to the point that they were almost severed. She repeatedly grabbed the knife in an attempt to survive the attack from Kohberger.

Additional information has been shared from three students at the University of Idaho. They reportedly saw Kohberger at the Student Union building on campus in the weeks leading up to the murders. After his face was shared across the internet, they recognized him and shared details of what they saw.

"It was really early in the semester," says Chelsea, a sophomore. "He was at the food court [of the Student Union], drinking water. He sat by himself. He was the type to stare. He wouldn't look away if you caught him staring. Like he wanted you to notice that he was looking at you. He didn't smile, didn't nod, didn't say anything. Just stared."

"I told my friend to not be suspicious but to look at him, because the eye contact was making me uncomfortable," she continues. "It was so weird that we ended up leaving and eating outside, because we wanted to get away from him."

Another student confirmed that she saw Kohberger enough times to remember his face. "It's not a huge school; it's like a small town," she shares. "So you start seeing the same faces again and again. They become familiar, like you know that you've seen them in class or around campus. I definitely saw him more than once. He was just really quiet and really intense, staring. He made me uncomfortable."

Naturally, this violent incident has shaken students and their parents to their core. Many parents are concerned about the safety of their daughters and sons. Kohberger was arrested in Pennsylvania on December 30 and extradited to Idaho on January 5, but there is still a lingering fear across campus that may never go away. Kohberger's attorney, Anne Taylor, chief of the Kootenai County Public Defender’s Office, still maintains his innocence, claiming, "there are no books, papers, documents, photographs, or copies, or portions thereof in the possession of the defendant at this time, which will be submitted at the time of trial."