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Friends of Slain University of Idaho Students Recall Discovering Crime Scene Ahead of Documentary and Trial

Their first-person recollections will debut in a Prime Video docuseries on July 11 ahead of Bryan Kohberger’s August 18 murder trial.

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Overview

  • Emily Alandt and Hunter Johnson are speaking publicly for the first time about finding the bodies of Ethan Chapin and Xana Kernodle at 1122 King Road on Nov. 13, 2022.
  • The pair appears in “One Night in Idaho: The College Murders,” a Prime Video documentary premiering July 11, and in the book The Idaho Four: An American Tragedy by James Patterson and Vicky Ward on July 14.
  • Alandt and Johnson describe realizing something was wrong when they led surviving roommates to the scene and placed the emergency call reporting an unconscious person just after 11:55 a.m.
  • Prosecutors expect both witnesses to testify at the trial of former WSU Ph.D. student Bryan Kohberger, which is scheduled to begin on August 18, 2025.
  • The upcoming documentary and book aim to honor the victims’ memories and spur discussion on campus safety and the trauma experienced by those left behind.