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Roommate of 4 students killed in Idaho says harassment forced her to move repeatedly

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Associated Press. (2026, November 4). Roommate of 4 students killed in Idaho says harassment forced her to move repeatedly. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/11/04/us-news/idaho-murder-roommate-dylan-mortensen-moved-repeatedly-because-of-harassment/

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Dylan Mortensen, a roommate of the four University of Idaho students killed in 2022, has filed court documents detailing harassment and threats she faced after the murders. She moved nine times due to hate messages and fears for her safety, and now requests that her face be blurred in any investigative video footage set to be released soon. The case involves a legal battle between EWU Media and the city of Moscow over the release of records related to the killings; Mortensen is seeking intervention to protect her privacy.
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Dylan Mortensen, a survivor of the University of Idaho student massacre in Moscow, Idaho, on November 13, 2022, has requested that her face be blurred in an upcoming release of investigative video footage. Mortensen moved nine times with her family to protect their privacy and safety after experiencing harassment and threats from reporters and strangers investigating the case. In a court affidavit submitted on October 29, she detailed how the trauma of the event has "changed [her] life in ways I never could have imagined." The Latah County judge is now considering Mortensen's request to reconsider an order that would release video and images potentially showing her face, as it could lead to further identification and privacy invasion. Bryan Kohberger, who admitted guilt in the murders last year, was sentenced to life in prison but has since sought to withdraw his plea.

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Mortensen PERSON · 7× Marshall PERSON · 3× EWU Media ORG · 2× Idaho GPE · 2× Moscow GPE · 2× Associated Press ORG · 1× Bryan Kohberger PERSON · 1× Dylan Mortensen PERSON · 1× Latah County GPE · 1× University of Idaho ORG · 1×

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She said that while she knows that there are already photographs and videos online of her and that her identity is publicly known, she believes “there is a significant difference between the photos and videos people have already seen of me and the lengthy police interviews and body-camera recordings taken during one of the most traumatic and vulnerable periods of my life.”
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🔮 Dylan 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, detailed the impacts the case has had on her in a court filing in Latah County, saying her life “has changed in ways I never could have imagined.” She said that has forced her and her family to move nine times while enduring “years of hateful messages and threats.

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Roommate of 4 students killed in Idaho says harassment forced her to move repeatedly asserted
harassment → kill → her
Published Nov. 4, 2026, 5:35 a.m. ET One of the roommates of the four University of Idaho students killed in their home in 2022 says she’s endured years of harassment, threats and unfounded accusations and wants to ensure her face is blurred in an upcoming release of investigative video recordings, according to court documents. uncertain
face → publish → documents
Dylan 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, detailed the impacts the case has had on her in a court filing in Latah County, saying her life “has changed in ways I never could have imagined.” She said that has forced her and her family to move nine times while enduring “years of hateful messages and threats. uncertain
that → tell → messages
Bryan Kohberger was sentenced to life in prison last year after pleading guilty in the Nov. 13, 2022, stabbing deaths that scarred the close-knit community of Moscow, Idaho. asserted
that → sentence → Moscow
No motive has emerged for the killings, nor is it clear why Mortensen and another roommate were spared. asserted
Mortensen → emerge → killings
Judge Megan Marshall last month ordered the release of records after EWU Media, a company that produces crime documentaries, sued the city of Moscow for them. asserted
that → order → them
In Mortensen’s affidavit in support of her motion to intervene in the case, she asks Marshall to help ensure her face is blurred in any police interviews, body-camera footage and other investigative recordings that will be released. asserted
that → intervene → interviews
She said people can hear her statements to law enforcement through recordings that have already been released. “I am already being recognized despite the privacy protections currently in place, and I worry that making additional footage of my face available would make it even easier for strangers to identify me in everyday situations,” Mortensen wrote. asserted
Mortensen → say → situations
Marshall wrote in an Oct. 20 decision that the city didn’t demonstrate that specific records were properly withheld and ordered the city to disclose them, absent any applicable exemption under the Idaho Public Records Act. asserted
records → write → Act
Marshall said the act doesn’t broadly exempt the identity of witnesses in an investigation. asserted
act → say → investigation
The Associated Press reached out to the city, via email and phone, Tuesday for comment. asserted
Press → reach → comment
The AP also emailed EWU Media and Mortensen’s attorney requesting comment. asserted
AP → email → comment
A motion hearing is set for next week. asserted
hearing → set → week
Mortensen said she’s received “numerous unsolicited messages from strangers accusing me of participating in my friends’ murders, blaming me for their deaths, and making cruel statements about what they believe should happen to me.” asserted
they → say → me
Mortensen said in the affidavit that she used an alias at her job and often introduces herself using a different name. asserted
she → say → name
She said she doesn’t use her real name for package deliveries because she doesn’t want people to know where she lives. asserted
she → say → deliveries
She said that while she knows that there are already photographs and videos online of her and that her identity is publicly known, she believes “there is a significant difference between the photos and videos people have already seen of me and the lengthy police interviews and body-camera recordings taken during one of the most traumatic and vulnerable periods of my life.” asserted
people → say → life
Mortensen said that not only could the release of the “extended footage” of how she talks, reacts and expresses herself make her more recognizable, but that she also does not want her facial expressions used as fodder for people to analyze, criticize or make accusations. uncertain
people → say → accusations
“I want to be able to work, meet new people, attend concerts, celebrate important moments with friends, and enjoy ordinary experiences without constantly worrying about being recognized or confronted,” she wrote. asserted
she → want → experiences
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