BRUSH WITH DEATH
Who are the surviving roommates of the Idaho murder victims?
And when suspected murderer Bryan Kohberger is set to face trial
IT'S been over a year since the murder of four University of Idaho students in their off-campus home.
The victims' roommates Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke, who were allegedly awake and on their phone texting during the time of the murder.
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Who are the surviving roommates of the Idaho murder victims?
Although their four roommates fell victim to a killer alleged to be Bryan Kohberger, Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke survived the bloodbath.
However, Kohberger has pled not guilty to the murders.
Dylan and Bethany were friends with victims Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin.
Dylan and Bethany lived on the first floor of their shared residence in Moscow, Idaho.
Madison, Kaylee, and Xana lived on the second and third floors of the building.
Bethany, Xana, and Madison were sorority sisters at Idaho State University's Pi Beta Phi.
Local authorities did not consider either survivor a suspect in the investigation.
To honor their late friends' memories, Bethany and Dylan got matching tattoos that read MXKE surrounded by angel wings.
The MXKE portion of the tattoos represents the first initials of Madison, Xana, Kaylee, and Ethan.
The two students who survived the slayings were reportedly awake and texting on the night of the murderous rampage.
Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger is flanked by cops before arriving at court to face charges
According to the Air Mail report: “Steve (Kaylee Goncalves father) had been told that the two survivors allegedly had not only been awake while the killings had taken place but that they had heard everything.”
It continued: “More astonishingly, his grand-jury sources alleged that the two girls had been texting one another as the murderer methodically went from one room to the next.”
When did the Idaho murder survivors call the police?
On the day of the Idaho murders, law enforcement says they were not contacted until around noon - several hours after the homicides transpired.
Legal officials believe the four victims were killed between 4am and 4.30am PST.
After a night out on November 13, 2022, Bethany and Dylan returned to their Moscow rental home around 1am.
Meanwhile, the four victims returned to the residence at 2am.
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Dylan confessed to police that she awoke at 4am, took a peak outside of her room, and heard Kaylee say "there's someone here."
After peering out of her room a second time, she heard crying coming from Xana's room and a male voice tell her something to the effect of: "It's okay, I'm going to help you."
As Dylan recalled hearing more screams, she left her room a third time.
At that point, she remembered entering "a frozen shock phase" as a male figure walked past her wearing "black clothing and a mask that covered the person's mouth and nose."
She described the male figure as five feet ten inches with "bushy eyebrows."
Authorities believe Bryan Kohberger is the man Dylan remembers the night of the murders.
He was arrested on December 30, 2022, and was extradited to Idaho in January.
He could face the death penalty if convicted.
On May 17, 2023, Kohberger was indicted by a grand jury on five felony charges.
His arraignment was held on May 22 where Kohberger pleaded not guilty, and a trial date was set for October 2.
However, Kohberger waived his right to a speedy trial, causing the trial to be delayed.
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The court trial was then rescheduled for the summer of 2024, yet no date has been confirmed.
Authorities have not released a potential motive in the case, and due to the gag order, few details have been revealed to the public.