Unmasking Terror: Chilling Texts Reveal Roommates’ Panic During Idaho Murders
Newly released court documents have shed light on the terrifying moments two surviving roommates experienced during the gruesome stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students. The messages, exchanged in the dead of night, paint a picture of confusion, fear, and an agonizing delay before authorities were contacted.
On November 13, 2022, inside a house near the university campus, roommates Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke unknowingly came face-to-face with horror. Mortensen, who had seen a masked man moving through the house, began sending frantic texts.
“What’s going on?” she messaged a friend upstairs—one of the victims. No response.
Instead, she turned to Funke. “I’m freaking out,” she wrote. The two continued texting, paralyzed with fear, as they tried to make sense of the terrifying presence in their home.
Mortensen, trapped in a nightmare she didn’t yet fully understand, tried calling and texting the victims. “No one is answering,” she texted Funke. She described seeing a figure clad in dark clothing and a “ski mask almost.”
Then came Funke’s chilling response: “Run!”
Instead, the two huddled together in one room, locked in fear, waiting for morning. It would be more than seven hours before police were finally called.
These messages, now a focal point in the case against suspect Bryan Kohberger, raise haunting questions: Why did it take so long for anyone to alert authorities? Could lives have been saved? The revelation of this text exchange reopens wounds for families and fuels online speculation about what really happened inside that house.
For months, critics have speculated about the actions of the surviving roommates. Did panic paralyze them? Did they downplay the situation? Or did an overwhelming sense of denial cloud their judgment?
Authorities maintain that the roommates were young, traumatized, and in shock. But with every new court document released, the world is left questioning: Could this tragedy have ended differently?
The University of Idaho murders sent shockwaves across the country, and now, these texts add another unsettling layer to the story. The trial of Kohberger is still unfolding, but one thing is clear: the terror of that night will haunt those involved forever.
