MURDERISH

As if the families of Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Kaylee Goncalves, and Maddie Mogen haven’t been through enough, the killer has forced his way back into the headlines. From a segregated cell south of Boise, where he’s serving four life sentences, Bryan Kohberger has launched a long-shot petition to vacate his guilty plea, alleging ineffective counsel, undisclosed evidence and a botched deal. In a handwritten motion provided to the New York Times in late July, the convicted murderer said he wants the state to prove its case at trial, even if it means facing the death penalty, an outcome taken off the table as part of his plea agreement. Even though Kohberger has been granted an evidentiary hearing scheduled for June 2027, legal experts say the motion has almost no chance of succeeding. The one-time PhD student proclaimed aloud in an Ada County Courthouse in July 2025 that he was responsible for the deaths of Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Kaylee Goncalves, and Maddie Mogen. The four college friends were murdered the morning of July 13th, 2022, inside a home they shared just off campus.

While the victims’ families await a judge’s decision on Kohberger’s motion, they remain embroiled in a lawsuit against WSU. The complaint alleges the quadruple homicide was “foreseeable and preventable,” and that the university’s inaction, administrative failures and refusal to enforce campus safety protocols allowed Kohberger’s escalating, predatory behavior to continue unchecked.

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Research and writing by: K. Brant.



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In April 2026, Brian and Lynette Hooker were sailing near Elbow Cay in the Abaco Islands of the Bahamas when Lynette fell overboard and vanished. Both seasoned sailors with more than a decade of experience, the Hookers spent a month exploring various parts of the Bahamas before Lynette’s disappearance. What’s been called into question about this case is why Lynette has never been located. If she drowned, surely her body would’ve washed up on shore. When she disappeared into thin air, the Hookers were riding an 8-foot dinghy en route to their yacht. The water depth was fairly shallow, anywhere from 3 to 14 feet deep, but the spot where Lynette went missing is prone to dangerous currents. Was this a tragic accident? Or did Lynette Hooker’s disappearance have nothing to do with unpredictable sailing conditions?

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Research and writing by: Alison Schwartz.



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In this episode of Serial Streamers Jami invites Aimée Baker and Vanessa Cicarelli, hosts of hit podcast “She Goes by Jane,” to help her break down the Netflix documentary Death of the Pastor’s Wife. This three-part docuseries chronicles the case of Mica Miller, a 30-year old devout Christian woman whose body was found in a remote forest having apparently died by suicide. Jami, Aimée and Vanessa break down the strange aspects of this case, and also discuss the apparent abuse Mica suffered at the hands of her estranged husband, pastor John-Paul (“JP”) Miller, before their separation and how it might be evidence of him potentially playing a role in her death. The ladies all agree there are more questions than answers in this tragic and peculiar case.

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On July 4th 2026, 18-year-old college football player Nolan Wells disappeared after sailing to Mississippi’s Horn Island to celebrate Independence Day with a group of friends. After an afternoon of partying, Nolan’s friends sailed back to the mainland, but Nolan wasn’t with them.

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Research and writing by: Alison Schwartz.



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On the morning of April 1st, 2019, a tall, skinny figure in a bright orange hunting jacket and ski mask walked into RJR headquarters in Mandan, North Dakota armed with a 14-inch blade and a 9-millimeter pistol. For 14 agonizing minutes, the killer transformed the bustling business into a house of horrors. When it was over, four people were dead: owner Robert Fakler and three employees: Bill Cobb, Lois Cobb and Adam Fuehrer. Seven years later, the question remains: Why did this happen?

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Research and writing by: K. Brant.



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