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UPDATE: 8/16/25 6:35 p.m. ET — Idaho police have clarified surviving roommate Dylan Mortensen’s initial claim that Byran Kohberger identified Kaylee Goncalves by name.
“The investigators do not believe the suspect uttered any names,” Moscow Police Chief Anthony Dahlinger told The Statesman on Monday, August 18. “What was confirmed was that Dylan reported hearing a male’s voice stating something to the effect of, ‘It’s OK, I’m going to (or I’m here to) help you.’”
Idaho State Police Detective Jeff Talbott wrote in his report that the information from Mortensen’s initi...
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