Residents of Moscow, Idaho will have to bear the haunting presence of a tragic event a bit longer. The University of Idaho has made the decision to postpone the demolition of a house where four students were brutally murdered, as reported by NBC. The owner of the six-bedroom house generously donated it to the university, and originally, the demolition was set to take place in August before the fall semester began. However, the university has now opted to wait until October, according to the Idaho Statesman. This decision comes after lawyers representing the victims’ families requested that the demolition be delayed until after the trial of the suspect, Bryan Kohberger, which is scheduled for October 2.
Ethan Chapin, Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, and Xana Kernodle tragically lost their lives in this home on November 13. Shanon Gray, an attorney representing the Goncalves family, urged the university to hold off on demolishing the house, stating that it would honor the families’ wishes and support the judicial process if the home were to be used in the future by the prosecution, defense, or jurors. Gray emphasized the immense evidentiary value of the house and explained that seeing the layout of the home would help jurors understand how the killer could navigate through it, as well as how sound traveled within the building.
This home, now under constant security guard protection, has become a popular destination for true-crime enthusiasts from all over the country, as noted by the New York Times. While Chapin’s parents acknowledge that August may seem “very early” for demolition, they believe that removing the house will aid in the healing process for the community as well as their two surviving triplets, both of whom are University of Idaho students and have to pass by the house every day. Steve Goncalves, father of Kaylee Goncalves, pleaded with the university to postpone the demolition, questioning whether turning the house into a mere hole in the ground would actually serve any purpose, the Times reports. (Read more University of Idaho stories.)
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