Two years after a quadruple homicide shook the University of Idaho community, hundreds of students gathered on campus to remember the victims.
Wednesday night’s candlelight vigil took place at the student-designed Vandal Healing Garden and Memorial. The memorial honors all U of I students who have died, including the victims of the Nov. 13, 2022 homicides: Ethan Chapin, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Madison Mogen.
On a chilly, rainy evening, students lit candles and left flowers and postcards for the four victims, Anthony Kuipers of the Moscow-Pullman Daily News reported.
“It really brings us together — the darkness has brought us together and has formed a community and it really means a lot that so many people came out to show support,” said senior Whitney Milleson, according to Kuipers’ report.
Chapin, Goncalves, Kernodle and Mogen were stabbed to death in an off-campus house in an early morning attack.
Bryan Kohberger, a former Washington State University student, faces four first-degree murder charges in connection with the slayings. His trial is scheduled to take place in Ada County next summer.
Kohberger could face the death penalty if convicted. His defense team has argued the death penalty should be taken off the table, the Idaho Statesman reported last week.
