Chilling Body Cam Footage Reveals New Details in Idaho Murders Case
Hi, I’m Quinn Parker—your favorite over-caffeinated aunt who’s had one espresso too many and now has *opinions* about everything. Okay, okay, let me just get this out there because I cannot contain it any longer—this is seriously bone-chilling stuff.
If you thought the Idaho murders case couldn’t get any more horrifying, think again. Fresh body cam footage released last month gives us a terrifying glimpse into that fateful morning when police arrived at the University of Idaho rental home where four students lost their lives. Bryan Kohberger was already handed four life sentences for the brutal slayings of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Ethan Chapin, and Xana Kernodle—but this new evidence? It’s like stepping back into the nightmare all over again.
The video, posted by Law & Crime on August 21, shows officers arriving at the Moscow residence on November 13, 2022—the day after the murders. The grainy but deeply unsettling footage captures first responders being led inside by a shaken young man from the group gathered outside. “Up here, up here,” he says, clearly trying to keep his composure as he guides the officer toward the crime scene. The rooms themselves are mostly redacted, but the doorways remain visible, giving viewers a haunting sense of spatial dread.
“Stay back there, please,” the officer instructs the man before heading upstairs. Moments later, he returns with a stunned expression and drops an expletive-laden bombshell: “There’s two—looks like fatalities.” That line alone? Chills. Absolute chills. Another officer joins him, and together they begin searching the house room by room. When they reach the kitchen, they find the sliding glass door slightly open—a detail we now know is crucial, as authorities have confirmed Kohberger entered through that very point.
According to previously released floorplans, the sliding door sits between the second-floor room where Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin were found and the third-floor bedrooms of Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen. One unidentified woman in the footage—who claims she lived in the house—echoes earlier accounts given by surviving roommate Dylan Mortensen. She tearfully recounts coming face-to-face with an unfamiliar man during the attack, describing a figure around six feet tall, slim, and wearing a black ski mask.
Mortensen herself gave a harrowing statement during Kohberger’s sentencing, recalling how she peeked out her bedroom door and saw the killer retreating from the patio area. As Officer Mitch Nunes wrote in his report, “She observed a male described as approximately 6-feet tall, slim build, with a black ski mask leave the second-floor patio area.” Her words during sentencing were raw and devastating: “What he did shattered me in places I didn’t know could break.”
Let’s not forget who these victims were. Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20, were bright, promising students living together off-campus. On the night of November 12, some were out at a local sports bar while others attended a fraternity party. By 2 a.m., they were all back home—never knowing it would be their last time together. Kaylee was set to graduate in December with a major in general studies; Madison was known for her vibrant personality; Xana and Ethan were a loving couple whose future was tragically cut short.
This body cam release doesn’t just offer a visual account—it deepens our understanding of the timeline and atmosphere of that horrific morning. From the moment the first officer steps out of his car to the way the survivors are corralled behind crime scene tape, every second feels like a punch to the gut.
Whew! That was a LOT to process!
Sources: Celebrity Storm and E! News, Law & Crime
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