In newly released police interview footage, one of Brian Koberger’s victims recounted a chilling incident where she felt someone was “staring” at her just outside her home, shortly before she and three other students were tragically murdered.
Bethany Funke shared this unsettling experience with law enforcement in Moscow, Idaho, during questioning about whether any of the victims had been stalked, as shown in a recently aired Netflix documentary titled “Idaho Murder: A College Nightmare.”
She recalled a moment with her roommate, Kaylee Gonsalves, stating, “Kaylee once mentioned that when everyone else was away, she saw someone looking at her when she stepped outside while taking pictures of [her dog].”
Koberger, aged 31, was charged with the stabbing deaths of Gonsalves and University of Idaho students Madison Morgens, Zana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin on November 13, 2022, in an off-campus house, despite having no known connection to them.
Another roommate in the residence testified that early that morning, he heard a scream from Gonsalves followed by a “strange” voice addressing her.
Roommate Dylan Mortensen described to police, “I heard her running into the bathroom, sobbing. There was a man’s voice I didn’t recognize saying, ‘It’s okay. I’ll help you.’”
After witnessing a figure pass by her bedroom, Mortensen ran to Funke’s room, where they locked themselves in and eventually called a male friend to check on the others.
It took them eight hours before they finally decided to call 911.
Moscow Police Chief Anthony Darlinger commented on the delay, saying, “There are many reasons not to call 911. You are in shock. It’s traumatic.”
The documentary also features police body camera footage capturing their reactions as they began to process the crime scene and discovered the victims’ bodies.
Koberger, who has received four consecutive life sentences, is not required to explain his motives, as his guilty plea exempted him from facing the death penalty.
Interestingly, Koberger, who was a criminology student at Washington State University during the time of the murders, has recently attempted to withdraw his guilty plea, claiming he was misled by his attorney, as reported by The New York Times.
