{"id":182602,"date":"2025-07-24T09:46:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T09:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/24\/idaho-murders-surviving-roommates-statements-at-kohberger-sentencing\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T09:46:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T09:46:59","slug":"idaho-murders-surviving-roommates-statements-at-kohberger-sentencing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/24\/idaho-murders-surviving-roommates-statements-at-kohberger-sentencing\/","title":{"rendered":"Idaho Murders: Surviving Roommates&#8217; Statements at Kohberger Sentencing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The surviving roommates of the four University of Idaho students murdered by <strong>Bryan Kohberger<\/strong> spoke out at his sentencing hearing on Wednesday, July 23.<\/p>\n<p>Kohberger, 30, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/bryan-kohberger-gets-life-in-prison-without-parole-for-idaho-murders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was sentenced to four consecutive life sentences<\/a> after pleading guilty earlier this month to the murders of <strong>Maddie Mogen<\/strong>, <strong>Kaylee Goncalves<\/strong>,<strong> Xana Kernodle<\/strong> and <strong>Ethan Chapin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Mogen, Goncalves and Kernodle shared an off-campus house with <strong>Dylan Mortensen<\/strong> and <strong>Bethany Funke<\/strong> in Moscow, Idaho, which was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/inside-the-lives-of-bryan-kohbergers-idaho-murder-victims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">targeted by Kohberger<\/a> on the night of November 13, 2022. (Chapin was sleeping over with his girlfriend, Kernodle.)<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Mortensen delivered an emotional victim impact statement as Kohberger\u2019s sentence was handed down, while a friend read out a statement prepared by Funke.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/idaho-college-murders-biggest-revelations-from-new-docuseries\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/idaho-college-murders-biggest-revelations-from-new-docuseries\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Docuseries Tries to Answer Why Bryan Kohberger Killed the Idaho 4: Revelations<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tPrime Video\u2019s One Night in Idaho: The College Murders offers new insight into the November 13, 2022, deaths of Maddie Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin \u2014 ultimately trying to answer the question of Bryan Kohberger\u2019s motivation. The four-part docuseries, released on Friday, July 11, offered a breakdown of what happened when Kohberger [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Scroll down to read what they said:\n<\/p>\n<h3>Dylan Mortensen<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cWhat happened that night changed everything,\u201d Mortensen said through tears, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/dylan-mortensen-roommate-idaho-murder-victims-bryan-kohbergers-sentencing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>CBS News<\/em><\/a>. \u201cBecause of him, four beautiful, genuine, compassionate people were taken from this world for no reason.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat he did shattered me in places I didn\u2019t know could break,\u201d Mortensen continued. \u201cI should have been figuring out who I was. I should have been having the college experience and starting to establish my future. Instead, I was forced to learn how to survive the unimaginable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Mortensen, since the murders, she has experienced panic attacks and been terrified of being alone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t breathe, I can\u2019t think, I can\u2019t stop shaking. It\u2019s far beyond anxiety. It\u2019s my body reliving everything over and over again. My nervous system never got the message that it is over, and it won\u2019t let me forget what he did to them,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/idaho-college-murders-biggest-revelations-from-new-docuseries\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Docuseries-Tries-to-Answer-Why-Bryan-Kohberger-Killed-the-Idaho-4-Revelations.jpg?crop=0px%2C104px%2C1440px%2C812px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Docuseries Tries to Answer Why Bryan Kohberger Killed the Idaho 4 Revelations\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Docuseries-Tries-to-Answer-Why-Bryan-Kohberger-Killed-the-Idaho-4-Revelations.jpg?quality=40&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/idaho-college-murders-biggest-revelations-from-new-docuseries\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Docuseries Tries to Answer Why Bryan Kohberger Killed the Idaho 4: Revelations<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tPrime Video\u2019s One Night in Idaho: The College Murders offers new insight into the November 13, 2022, deaths of Maddie Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin \u2014 ultimately trying to answer the question of Bryan Kohberger\u2019s motivation. The four-part docuseries, released on Friday, July 11, offered a breakdown of what happened when Kohberger [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mortensen addressed Kohberger, calling him a \u201chollow vessel, something less than human, a body without empathy, without remorse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She said, \u201cHe chose destruction. He chose evil. He feels nothing. He tried to take everything from me: my friends, my safety, my identity, my future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mortensen said Kohberger would \u201cnever get to take my voice,\u201d describing how she will continue to honor her slain friends.<br \/>\u201cHe will never take the memories I had with them. He will never erase the love we shared, the laughs we had or the way they made me feel seen and whole. Those things are mine. They are sacred, and he will never touch them,\u201d she said, adding, \u201cHe will stay here, empty, forgotten and powerless.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4050915\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.714285714286%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4050915\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2225799087-What-Idaho-Victims-Surviving-Roommates-Said-at-Bryan-Kohberger-Sentencing.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"What Idaho Victims' Surviving Roommates Said at Bryan Kohberger's Sentencing\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2225799087-What-Idaho-Victims-Surviving-Roommates-Said-at-Bryan-Kohberger-Sentencing.jpg?w=100&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2225799087-What-Idaho-Victims-Surviving-Roommates-Said-at-Bryan-Kohberger-Sentencing.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2225799087-What-Idaho-Victims-Surviving-Roommates-Said-at-Bryan-Kohberger-Sentencing.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2225799087-What-Idaho-Victims-Surviving-Roommates-Said-at-Bryan-Kohberger-Sentencing.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2225799087-What-Idaho-Victims-Surviving-Roommates-Said-at-Bryan-Kohberger-Sentencing.jpg?w=500&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2225799087-What-Idaho-Victims-Surviving-Roommates-Said-at-Bryan-Kohberger-Sentencing.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2225799087-What-Idaho-Victims-Surviving-Roommates-Said-at-Bryan-Kohberger-Sentencing.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2225799087-What-Idaho-Victims-Surviving-Roommates-Said-at-Bryan-Kohberger-Sentencing.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2225799087-What-Idaho-Victims-Surviving-Roommates-Said-at-Bryan-Kohberger-Sentencing.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2225799087-What-Idaho-Victims-Surviving-Roommates-Said-at-Bryan-Kohberger-Sentencing.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2225799087-What-Idaho-Victims-Surviving-Roommates-Said-at-Bryan-Kohberger-Sentencing.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2225799087-What-Idaho-Victims-Surviving-Roommates-Said-at-Bryan-Kohberger-Sentencing.jpg?w=1400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2225799087-What-Idaho-Victims-Surviving-Roommates-Said-at-Bryan-Kohberger-Sentencing.jpg?w=1600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2225799087-What-Idaho-Victims-Surviving-Roommates-Said-at-Bryan-Kohberger-Sentencing.jpg?w=1800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2225799087-What-Idaho-Victims-Surviving-Roommates-Said-at-Bryan-Kohberger-Sentencing.jpg?w=1920&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Bryan Kohberger appears at the Ada County Courthouse, for his sentencing hearing.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Kyle Green, Pool<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Bethany Funke<\/h3>\n<p>In a statement read out by a friend, Funke described feeling guilt over the events of the fateful day she and Mortensen discovered their friends\u2019 bodies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI still carry so much regret and guilt for not knowing what happened and not calling [911] right away even though I understand it wouldn\u2019t have changed anything, not even if the paramedics had been right outside the door,\u201d she said, per <em>CBS News<\/em> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1420242\/bethany-funke-speaks-at-bryan-kohberger-sentencing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>E! News<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Funke said she has experienced survivor\u2019s guilt over the deaths of her roommates, which has been exacerbated by vitriol shared via social media.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/bryan-kohberger-reacts-to-victims-mothers-chilling-court-statement\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bryan-Kohberger-Reacts-to-Victim-s-Mother-Giving-Chilling-Statement-After-Life-in-Prison-Sentence.jpg?crop=0px%2C35px%2C1998px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Bryan Kohberger Reacts to Victim s Mother Giving Chilling Statement After Life in Prison Sentence\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bryan-Kohberger-Reacts-to-Victim-s-Mother-Giving-Chilling-Statement-After-Life-in-Prison-Sentence.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/bryan-kohberger-reacts-to-victims-mothers-chilling-court-statement\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Bryan Kohberger Reacts to Remark From Victim&#8217;s Mother After Prison<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tA mother of one of the victims in the Idaho University murders had a chilling message to their killer, Bryan Kohberger, following his life prison sentence. \u201cA dead killer doesn\u2019t kill again. So while I\u2019m disappointed that the firing squad won\u2019t take their shots at you, I\u2019m confident the men in prison will have their [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI was getting flooded with death threats and hateful messages of people who did not know me at all or know the dynamic of our friendship. The media harassed not just me but also my family,\u201d she said. \u201cPeople showed up at our house, they called my phone, my parents\u2019 phones, other family members phones\u2014and we were chased while I was still trying to survive emotionally and grieve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Funke concluded her statement, \u201cFor a long time, I could barely get out of bed. But one day I realized I have to live for them. They did not get the chance to keep living, but I do. And I cannot take that for granted. So now, every day I remind myself to live for them. Everything I do, I do with them in mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/idaho-murders-surviving-roommates-statements-at-kohberger-sentencing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The surviving roommates of the four University of Idaho students murdered by Bryan Kohberger spoke out at his sentencing hearing on Wednesday, July 23. Kohberger, 30, was sentenced to four consecutive life sentences after pleading guilty earlier this month to the murders of Maddie Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin. 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