The two roommates who were in the house where four Idaho college students were killed on Nov. 13 have come out of silence.
They were present at the time of the crime but did not hear anything. Because they were asleep at the time, Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke didn’t discover the bodies until the next morning. Nearly a month after four college students were murdered in a house off the University of Idaho campus, where they were all enrolled, the two girls have spoken out. On Friday, a ceremony in honor of the victims took place. During this, the pastor read the letters of the two survivors, who were not injured or targeted in the November 13 attack.
“Knowing these four beautiful people has changed my life so much, they have changed my life by making me so happy,” wrote Dylan Mortensen according to ABC News. “Maddie, Kaylee, Xana and Ethan were truly all unique,” Bethany Funke added. “They lit up every room they walked into and were gifts to this world. I wish every day I could give them a last hug and tell them how much I love them,” she added. They had a few words about the couple formed by Ethan Chapin and Xana Kernodle, “a perfect duo who loved each other so much”. “I know that somewhere, Xana and Ethan are together and keep each other company, and that they look at us saying that everything is fine,” said Dylan Mortensen.
Unsuspected roommates
The two roommates are not considered suspects in this case, despite their presence at the scene during the tragedy. Ethan Chapin, 20, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Kaylee Goncalves, 21 were discovered on two different floors of the home. All had been stabbed. Since the investigation was launched, the police have been struggling to find a motive for this crime for which they still have no suspects. Earlier this week, Kaylee Goncalves’ father told Fox News he believes his daughter or her best friend Madison may have been the main targets of the killings.
This theory would come in particular from a rumor of a stalker who was following Kaylee. In this regard, police captain Roger Lanier declared last week to the press “not to be able to corroborate this information”, while indicating “continue to examine it”. Fox News reports that it was also Kaylee who bore “significantly more brutal” injuries to her body than the other victims. This information has not been confirmed by the authorities. Police, on the other hand, said the evidence strongly suggests that the students were deliberately targeted. Nothing appears to have been stolen from the victims. There was also no sign of forced entry. Upon entering the crime scene, officers came across what the Moscow police chief described as “the worst crime scene they have ever seen.”