Overview

• Court filings reveal text messages between surviving roommates Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke as they reacted to the presence of a masked man in their home on the night of the murders.
• The texts, exchanged around 4:20 a.m., show confusion and fear as Mortensen reported seeing a man in black clothing with a ski mask inside the house.
• A 911 call made hours later was characterized by heavy breathing, crying, and fragmented statements as the roommates described finding Xana Kernodle unresponsive.
• Prosecutors plan to use the texts and call transcript to establish a timeline of the events leading up to the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin.
• Suspect Bryan Kohberger, a criminology graduate student, faces trial in August 2025 on four counts of first-degree murder and one count of felony burglary, with prosecutors seeking the death penalty.