It has been some two and half years since four University of Idaho students – Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin – were fatally stabbed in their off-campus residence in Moscow, Idaho, on November 13, 2022. It was another six weeks before authorities arrested suspect Bryan Kohberger on December 30, 2022, at his family home in Pennsylvania after a cross-country manhunt.
After the defense successfully argued for a change of venue that moved the trial from Moscow to Boise, a trial date has been set for August 2025. A pre-trial hearing in late January revealed shocking updates about DNA collection and unidentified blood at the scene, and new information has continued to flow since then about how Kohberger may have obtained the knife, the 9-1-1 call placed by the surviving roommates, and more.
On Friday’s show, Megyn was joined by Howard Blum, author of When the Night Comes Falling, to discuss the latest details and what it could mean for Kohberger’s trial.
The 911 Call
Megyn plays the newly-released 9-1-1 call and talks to Blum about new insight it provides into the timeline of the murders, the emotional weight carried by surviving roommates and those who found the bodies, the strange delay in contacting law enforcement, and more.
The Selfie
Megyn and Blum react to the chilling ‘thumbs up’ selfie Kohberger took hours after the Idaho murders, his eerily calm and bloodless appearance, what we are learning about the knife searches he had done, the defense team’s potential arguments, and more.
You can check out Megyn’s full interview with Blum by tuning in to episode 1,032 on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you like to listen. And don’t forget that you can catch The Megyn Kelly Show live on SiriusXM’s Triumph (channel 111) weekdays from 12pm to 2pm ET.