In the early morning hours of Nov 13, 2022, a crime that captivated the world took place. 4 University of Idaho students, all in their early 20s, were brutally murdered in their off- campus house in Moscow Idaho. The victims' families as well as the public demanded answers for who could commit this heinous crime. The question of who could do this was eventually answered, but we may never know the why...

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Oliveira, Alex, “Sister of murdered Idaho student Kaylee Goncalves gives birth to baby girl - giving her middle name of MaddieKay in tribute to her and best friend Maddie Mogen”, DailyMail, Feb 27, 2023, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11798675/Sister-murdered-Idaho-student-Kalyee-Goncalves-gives-birth-baby-girl.html, accessed Aug 4, 2025.

Valentine, Kara, “Kaylee Goncalves' parents remember her and best friend Maddie Mogen one year after their deaths”, KTVB, Nov 13, 2023, https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/special-reports/moscow-murders/local-kaylee-goncalves-parents-remember-best-friend-maddie-mogen-one-year-murder/277-59f3443b-4f17-4701-94bc-341680c9d5dd, access Aug 4, 2025.

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DAILYMAIL.COM REPORTER, “Read the FULL affidavit on how Idaho cops linked Bryan Kohberger to the murders of four college students”, Daily Mail, Jan 5, 2023, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11603723/Read-affidavit-Bryan-Kohbergers-arrest.html, accessed Aug 8, 2025.

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After not hearing from their friend Travis, a group of his friends would go over to Travis Alexander’s house on June 9th 2008 where they would find him dead in his standup shower. Travis would have a gunshot wound to his head, had been stabbed 27 times and as well had his throat cut from ear to ear. Could a relationship gone wrong be the cause for Travis’s death?

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Lohr, David, “Jodi Arias Timeline: Key Dates In Case Of California Woman Accused Of Stabbing Ex-Boyfriend 27 Times (UPDATED)”, Huffpost, December 6, 2017, https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jodi-arias-timeline_n_2387245, Accessed August 4th 2025

Glynn, Casey, “Jodi Arias: A timeline of a sensational murder case”, CBS News, May 21, 2013, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jodi-arias-a-timeline-of-a-sensational-murder-case/, Accessed August 4th 2025

Shuvrajit, Das Biswas, “Travis Alexander’s Murder: How Did He Die? Who Killed Him?”, The Cinemaholic, August 7th, 2020, https://thecinemaholic.com/travis-alexander-murder/, Accessed August 4th 2025

Fraga, Kaleena, “Inside The Murder Of Travis Alexander, The Man Who Was Slaughtered By His Jealous Ex Jodi Arias”, All Thats Interesting, November 6th 2024, https://allthatsinteresting.com/travis-alexander, Accessed August 4th 2025

We're back with our seventeenth Leave The Light On episode where we recap the cases we covered in the previous month, discuss crime headlines from the month, and give you a sneak peek at what is coming up in the next month. If we know!

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Hutchinson, Bill, “Timeline of Manhattan mass shooting: Suspect Shane Tamura allegedly drove from Nevada to commit attack” , ABC News, July 29, 2025, https://abcnews.go.com/US/timeline-manhattan-mass-shooting-suspect-shane-tamura-allegedly/story?id=124170934, Accessed July 31st 2025.

Sundel, Jenna, “Bryan Kohberger Sentencing: Heartbreaking Moments as Victim Statements Read”, Newsweek, July 23, 2025, https://www.newsweek.com/idaho-student-murders-victim-statements-bryan-kohberger-sentencing-2102986, accessed July 29, 2025

Silver, Lauren, “So long, farewell: Another attorney withdraws from Sarah Boone’s case”, CourtTV, July 29, 2025, https://www.courttv.com/news/so-long-farewell-another-attorney-withdraws-from-sarah-boones-case/, accessed Aug 1, 2025.

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