Newly unsealed documents from the Idaho State Police provide chilling details about the night of the murders of four University of Idaho students. According to a surviving roommate, Bryan Kohberger called one of the victims by name during the attack.

Dylan Mortensen, the roommate, reported to police that she heard a male voice say, "It's okay Kaylee, I'm here for you," as the attack unfolded. This statement was made during her initial interview with law enforcement following the tragic events of November 13, 2022, when Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin were killed in their off-campus residence in Moscow.

Trooper Jeffory Talbot documented Mortensen's account in his report. He noted that she was awakened in the early morning hours and opened her door to hear a male voice. Mortensen believed she heard Goncalves attempting to escape, as she described hearing someone crying and a voice reassuring them. The report stated, "She then heard a male voice, which she stated she had never heard before, say, 'It's okay, I'm going to help you.'"

Initially, Mortensen thought it was Goncalves who was crying, but later speculated it might have been Kernodle. She expressed her shock over the horrific incident, stating, "She advised she knows what she heard, especially about hearing who she believed was Kaylee crying and the male voice telling her he was there for her."

Kohberger, who has been sentenced to four life terms in prison, admitted to the murders. He was apprehended after a lengthy investigation. Mortensen described seeing an intruder with "bushy eyebrows" on the night of the attack, who claimed he was "here to help."

Despite the trauma, Mortensen struggled to definitively identify Kohberger as the assailant. She mentioned, "From people releasing Bryan Kohberger’s name, I know it’s him, but I don’t know." After viewing a photo of Kohberger, she stated, "Nothing came back to me at all. I feel like if I saw that my mind would be like, ‘Oh yeah, that’s him, but … I just don’t remember at all.'"

Mortensen attended Kohberger's sentencing, where she expressed her feelings about the impact of the crime. She described him as "a hollow vessel. Something less than human. A body without empathy or remorse. He chose destruction, he chose evil. He feels nothing. He tried to take everything from me."

Kohberger accepted a plea deal that spared him from the death penalty. Following his sentencing, he was moved to a prison where he reportedly faces psychological torment from other inmates.