Idaho Murder Victim's Sister Shares Haunting Last Text Before Quadruple Homicide

In a heartbreaking revelation, the sister of Ethan Chapin, one of the four University of Idaho students brutally murdered in November 2022, has shared the final text message she received from her brother just hours before the tragedy. Mazie Chapin, Ethan’s triplet sister, recounted in a new Amazon Prime documentary, One Night in Idaho: The College Murders, how Ethan invited her to hang out after a sorority formal they attended together. His last message, sent around 9 p.m. on November 12, simply read, 'I love you'—a rare expression between the siblings that now carries an haunting weight.

That night, Ethan, 20, along with Madison Mogen, 21, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, and Xana Kernodle, 20, were stabbed to death in a rental home near campus in Moscow, Idaho. The early morning attack on November 13 shocked the community and gripped the nation. Nearly two-and-a-half years later, Bryan Kohberger, 30, has confessed to the murders as part of a plea deal to avoid the death penalty. On July 1, 2025, he admitted to breaking into the house with premeditated intent and carrying out the killings with chilling malice.

In court, Kohberger’s guilty plea struck Ethan’s mother, Stacy Chapin, as eerily detached. She described his demeanor as 'cold and calculated,' devoid of any remorse or emotion. While the Chapin and Mogen families have expressed support for the plea deal, which ensures Kohberger faces life without parole and waives his right to appeal, the Goncalves family has publicly opposed it, feeling blindsided by the decision. Yet, for Ethan’s father, Jim Chapin, the resolution brings a long-awaited chance to move forward after years of pain.

Kohberger’s sentencing is expected to include four consecutive life terms plus an additional 10 years, closing a dark chapter for the families and the tight-knit university community. But for Mazie, that final text remains a poignant reminder of a bond cut tragically short.