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Moscow Midnight The Idaho Four Murders

Four dreams destroyed. Two lives shattered. One killer's deadly obsession. On November 13, 2022, the quiet college town of Moscow, Idaho became the center of America's most chilling murder case. Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin were brutally stabbed to death in their off-campus home while two roommates survived in the basement and second floor. For seven agonizing weeks, the killer walked free. No suspects. No arrests. No answers. Then a single piece of DNA evidence changed everything. Bryan Kohberger seemed like an ordinary graduate student studying criminology at nearby Washington State University. But investigators discovered he had been digitally stalking his victims for months. Cell phone data revealed twelve trips to Moscow before the murders. Amazon records showed knife purchases. Surveillance cameras captured his white Elantra circling the house where four young lives would end. The breakthrough came from a knife sheath left at the crime scene. Touch DNA on the button snap led investigators through cutting-edge genetic genealogy to identify Kohberger 2,500 miles away at his family home in Pennsylvania. This book reveals the complete story behind America's most notorious campus murders. From the victims' final Saturday night to the high-tech manhunt that spanned multiple states. From the survivors' eight hours of terror to the families' fight for justice. From the digital evidence that exposed a killer to the trial that captivated the nation. Drawing from court documents, police records, and exclusive interviews, Moscow Midnight exposes how a criminology student used his academic knowledge to plan the perfect crime. How genetic genealogy revolutionized criminal investigations. How two young women survived while their friends died just floors away. Four beautiful lives were stolen. Two survivors carry the trauma forever. One killer faces the death penalty. This is their story. Justice delayed is not justice denied. Sometimes it's justice perfected through science, determination, and the relentless pursuit of truth. The most shocking true crime story of our time. Includes comprehensive pre-trial analysis and expert predictions for the upcoming August 2025 proceedings

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