The Idaho Four

An American Tragedy

De: James Patterson, Vicky Ward

Narrado por: Elisabeth Rodgers

The murders of four innocent college students attending the University of Idaho left us all with so many questions.

Now, after more than 300 interviews, James Patterson and prize-winning journalist Vicky Ward finally have some answers.

We know what it was like to live in Moscow, Idaho, on November 13, 2022, the day of the cold-blooded killings.

We know what the local police and FBI did right. And what they did wrong.

We’ve learned so much about the four heartbroken families—the Mogens, Goncalveses, Kernodles, and Chapins.

And we have the backstory for Bryan Kohberger, brilliant grad student, loner, apparent incel—now indicted and facing trial.

Now you are the jury.

The evidence is in.

©2025 James Patterson, Vicky Ward (P)2025 Little, Brown & Company

Too much attention on unimportant details

The authors give way too much credit and attention to interviews with Doug Wilson of Christ Church. As someone local to the area it is frustrating to see he is given so much time in this book by the interviewers. They allow him to establish narratives on the reasons for the community taking issue with his church without doing further research on why the community actually takes issue with Doug Wilson and Christ church. They state early on that Doug Wilson hoped to use this as an opportunity for good publicity and it’s very clear they allowed him to capitalize on that. He shouldn’t have been included at all and it’s disappointing he

Just to get the background, was a great listen.

Really good combination of storytelling about truth and evidence that was collected… Was really hard to keep track of who everybody was and what their role was, especially after the event… Very well done

Just Sad

Learning more about each individual victim and their families, was heart aching. So senseless, such promise from each victim. The victims come alive in the book. The toll that this horrible crime took on everyone involved, made the story even more sad, very few books have given me nightmares, this one did. I pray for each of the families and I say an extra prayer for Steve’s healing. His rage leaps off the page. Narration is excellent,

God Bless Ethan, Xana, Maddie, Kaleigh & Families

Bryan Kohlberger deserves everything coming to him. Such a terrible event. These poor families. I look forward to seeing justice delivered for/to this individual.

❤️

Good read, if only they had waited just a month more they would have had the ending. But best one out of the competition written..

Researched facts- very interesting

Loved the fact based reaccounting of this horrible event- quick, informative, easy read. Page turner

Heartbreaking story

I remember the day this all happened. Tragic. It’s a story that still haunts me. The families/friends are included in my daily prayers.

I know where he buried the knife

Great book, you truly humanized these victims in a way no one has been able to. I wish you would have known about a few things he did and wrote about separate and aside from the papa Rodger posts. You missed the post he made where he spoke of knowing the girls were in the bed together dead long before it came out in the media. That post was in a FB group the Monday following the murders. He also wrote on a 4chan thread exactly the coordinates of where the knife was buried (look up Sweetie Pielo on YT) that was posted Sunday Nov 20th 2022. He was posting obscene material of stabbings and speculating on how the killer changed out of their clothes and there would be no dna found in car. Also one of the psychics that came in very early to channel the killer, Donna Seraphina, was super accurate describing him at 6 foot, dark wavy hair and he was older than college age, that he was tempted to murder his mom if she confronted him whatsoever. That he killed Kaylee different than the others since proven to be true. She also stated that Maddie was the target and that a body part was taken from Kaylee. When reading with Xana friend she perceived that they first met at a pool party. All of this was before we even knew Bryan was the killer. To learn more about these things mentioned go to YouTube and type in part 1 “they met at a pool party” Idaho 4. There’s so much to know and you probably are unaware of these things if you weren’t in the threads like a few of us were.

Very well done!

I thought this was extremely well written and it shares details I didn’t know before.

Outstanding

Stellar narration. Solid story that embraces the four students. Researched well. Authors handled sensitive subject with dignity and the right tone. A very sad story told but concludes with hope and optimism for the families who lost their children.