Roommate of killed Idaho students seeks anonymity in case files

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 4 Nov, 00:51 · Archive

Dylan Mortensen, a roommate of four University of Idaho students stabbed to death in 2022, has requested her face be blurred in investigative recordings being released publicly.

Dylan Mortensen, a surviving roommate of four University of Idaho students stabbed to death in their home on 13 November 2022, has filed a court motion asking that her face be blurred in investigative video recordings being released to the public. She said the case has subjected her to years of harassment, threats and unfounded accusations that forced her family to move nine times and affected nearly every aspect of her life.

Mortensen, who told police she saw a strange man with bushy eyebrows and a ski mask in the home the night her roommates were killed, filed an affidavit in Latah County court on 29 October requesting that her face be concealed in police interviews, body-camera footage and other investigative recordings. She noted that her voice is already audible in recordings previously released.

Judge Megan Marshall ordered the release of records after EWU Media, a company that produces crime documentaries, sued the city of Moscow for them. Bryan Kohberger was sentenced to life in prison last year after pleading guilty to the killings. He is currently attempting to withdraw his guilty plea. No motive for the murders has been established, and it remains unclear why Mortensen and another surviving roommate were spared.

How it is being reported

• Roommate of 4 students killed in Idaho says harassment forced her to move repeatedlyOne of the roommates of the four University of Idaho students killed in their home in 2022 says in a court filing that she’s endured years of harassment, threats and unfounded accusations.News4Jax · 4 Nov, 00:01
• Roommate of 4 students killed in Idaho says harassment forced her to move repeatedlyOne of the roommates of the four University of Idaho students killed in their home in 2022 says in a court filing that she’s endured years of harassment, threats and unfounded accusations.Clickorlando · 4 Nov, 00:01

In this story: Dylan Mortensen · Bryan Kohberger · University of Idaho · Moscow · Idaho

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