MOSCOW, Idaho (CBS2) — It has been one year since four University of Idaho students were killed in their off-campus rental home, shaking the Vandal community.
On Nov. 13, 2022, Moscow Police responded to a call for an unconscious person at a residence on King Road near the University of Idaho. When police arrived, they found 20-year-old Ethan Chapin from Conway, Washington, 21-year-old Madison Mogen from Coeur d'Alene, 20-year-old Xana Kernodle from Avondale, Arizona, and 21-year-old Kaylee Goncalves from Rathdrum, Idaho. All four University of Idaho Students had been stabbed to death.
In the following weeks, the police investigated thousands of tips and looked through hours of video for clues as to who the suspect might be.
Moscow police then asked for the public's help in identifying a white Hyundai Elantra seen several times on video in the King Road residence area on the night of the murders.
On Dec. 30, 2022, the Moscow Police Department announced an arrest was made in connection to the murders. Bryan Kohberger, a Washington State University graduate student, was arrested at his parents' house in Chestnuthill Township, Pennsylvania.
Police and FBI then searched Kohberger's parent's house, the white Hyundai Elantra and his apartment and office at Washington State University, where police seized multiple items, including stained bedding, strands of what looked like hair, gloves, clothing, shoes, a flashlight, knives and a .40 caliber handgun
Police also took a door panel, seat cushions, headrests, seatbelt, visor, brake and gas pedals, a band-aid, a shovel, "maps and documents," computers, a cell phone and other items.
Police found Kohberger had pictures of one of the victims on his cellphone, and he attempted to connect with one of the women online. Kohberger's cellphone had pinged off towers near the King Road residence several times between June 2022 and the time of the murders.
Kohberger is held in Latah County Jail without bond on four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary. His trial date has not been set.
The University of Idaho plans to demolish the King Road residence. A greater focus is building the memorial garden to remember Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Kaylee Goncalves, which students and alumni raised more than $200,000 to build.
The University also issued the four students posthumous degrees during the May 13, 2023 graduation ceremony.
Tulip Valley Farms, where Ethan Chapin used to work when he was in high school, made a yellow and white tulip blend to remember Ethan, calling it Ethan's Smile, and a pink and white one in honor of Xana, Madison and Kaylee called Forever Sisters to help Ethan's family and build community gardens in his memory.
Madison Mogen's family and friends wanted to honor her memory on her birthday by establishing May 25 as #MaddieMayDay, where people perform random acts of kindness in Madison's name to help carry on her legacy of kindness and joy.
Tonight, a vigil will be held on the University of Idaho campus to remember the four students. It will start at 6 p.m. Pacific Time with the president of the student body and three Greek chapters who knew the victims speaking.
Those unable to attend the vigil are encouraged to honor Ethan, Xana, Madison and Kaylee by turning on their porch lights for an hour tonight between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. Pacific Time.
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