01/25/2026
Let's talk about The University of Idaho student murders, another set of victims who should not be forgetten. You'll notice though, that I won't mention the perpetrators name. Research has shown that some of these individuals seek notoriety. They want to go down in history... I will not and do not give them that 'fame'.
This case first caught my eye because the perpetrator was a Ph.D. student at the time, a student of criminal justice in fact. It's not often you hear about 'well-educated' people committing crimes, and certainly not mass murder. This fact made this case even more shocking. How could someone pursuing a Ph.D. commit mass murder?
Most people initially labeled this horrific act as “random" and said it was a case of "wrong-place-wrong-time", but when you look closer, the randomness falls apart:
1. The Victim–offender relationship: Did you know most of the time that victims and offenders are not strangers? The victims were not “strangers in the night", at least from the perpetrator's perspective in this case. In every other sense of the words, they were strangers. However, digital footprints, repeated proximity, and prior surveillance behavior suggest he had a fixation on at least one of the victims, and he was familiar with their Instagram photos.
2. Location: The house where the victims were murdered was known for its accessibility. There was visibility of routines and minimal guardianship. It was well-known as a 'party house'.
3. Timing: Late-night hours, predictable sleep schedules, and repeated prior visits to the area by the perpetrator point to planning, not impulse. Additionally, it was reported he turned off his phone (as to not have his location tracked) during the murders that happened between 4 a.m. and 4:25 a.m.
Thankfully, trash was obtained and DNA matched the DNA on the sheath left behind at the scene.
