Idaho Student Murders Case: University To Demolish House Where Students Died

The University of Idaho has announced that the rental home where the four Idaho student murders happened will be demolished. The four students were reportedly murdered in November last year.

On February 24, the University of Idaho has announced that the off-campus rental home on King Road where the Idaho student murders happened will be demolished. The owner of the rental home has reportedly offered the house to the university which they have accepted. Scott Green, the University of Idaho President, stated that the demolition is an effort to minimalize the sensationalizing of the crime scene.

According to Ruiz, Green also stated that he has plans to create a memorial and healing garden to honor the victims of the Idaho student murders and other students who have died in the past years. To date, the location for the memorial has not been decided yet.

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The Idaho Student Murders Case

According to Levy, on November 13, 2022, around 4 a.m., a masked suspect allegedly sneaked into the rental home on King Road where the Idaho student murders happened. The murdered victims were identified as Ethan Chapin, 20, his girlfriend, Xana Kernodle, 20, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, and Madison Mogen, also 21.

Police eventually identified the suspect as Bryan Kohberger, then 28. Kohberger was reportedly a student of criminology Ph.D. at Washington State University. Since the Idaho student murders, Kohberger was expelled and is being held at Latah County Jail in Moscow, Idaho. A judge reportedly ordered Kohberger to be held with no bail. The suspect also faced charges of a felony burglary and four counts of first-degree murder.