Idaho Four Murder Victim's Sister Reveals 'weird' Three-word Text Message Hours Before Stabbings

Idaho execution unfortunate Ethan Chapin's sister shared nan past matter the University of Idaho freshman sent her conscionable earlier he was killed successful a location adjacent field connected Nov. 13, 2022.

Bryan Kohberger, 30, precocious accepted a plea woody and confessed to sidesplitting Madison Mogen, 21, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20, successful a 4 a.m. location penetration onslaught astir two-and-a-half years ago.

The nighttime earlier nan murders, Mazie Chapin — nan triplet sister of Ethan and Hunter Chapin — had her sorority general connected Saturday evening and invited Ethan to beryllium her day since she did not person 1 and his friends were going, Mazie says successful a caller Amazon Prime documentary bid astir nan murders titled, "One Night successful Idaho: The College Murders."

"I don’t usually induce anyone to formals, but immoderate of Ethan’s friends were going, and he wasn’t going," Maizie says successful nan docuseries. "So, I was like, ‘OK, you tin conscionable beryllium my date.’ It was ace fun."

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Ethan Chapin's family poses for a selfie. (handout)

They near nan general astir 9 p.m., and while immoderate students went connected to Ethan and Hunter's fraternity house, Mazie stayed behind.

"For immoderate reason, I stayed and went to bed," she says successful nan docuseries. "Ethan kept texting me, ‘Maizie, travel bent out.’ I went to sleep, truthful I wasn’t responding to immoderate of them. Last 1 said, ‘I emotion you,’ which was besides weird because we don’t opportunity that to each other."

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University of Idaho students from near to right: Ethan Chapin, 20; Xana Kernodle, 20; Madison Mogen, 21; and Kaylee Goncalves, 21. All 4 were stabbed to decease successful an off-campus rental location successful Moscow, Idaho, connected Nov. 13, 2022. (Jazzmin Kernodle via AP/Instagram/ @kayleegoncalves)

The adjacent morning, Ethan was recovered dead, on pinch Kernodle, his girlfriend; Goncalves; and Mogen. The 4 students had been stabbed to death successful their rental location conscionable steps from field successful nan early greeting hours of Nov. 13, a Sunday.

Two-and-a-half years later, connected July 1, Kohberger signed a confession arsenic portion of his plea woody to debar nan decease penalty. He admitted to breaking into nan off-campus location astatine 1122 King Road, successful Moscow, Idaho, connected Nov. 13, 2022, pinch nan intent to perpetrate murder. Then, pinch premeditation and malice aforethought, he stabbed Ethan Chapin, Kerndole, Mogen and Goncalves.

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Bryan Kohberger enters nan courtroom for his arraignment proceeding successful Latah County District Court, May 22, 2023 successful Moscow, Idaho. Kohberger is accused of sidesplitting 4 University of Idaho students successful November 2022.  (Zach Wilkinson-Pool/Getty Images)

Ethan's mother, Stacy Chapin, was successful tribunal connected July 2, erstwhile Kohberger pleaded blameworthy to his crimes successful person, a time aft signing nan confession.

"It was acold and calculated and weirdly, for illustration an automated telephone message," Stacy Chapin told "TODAY" of seeing Kohberger successful tribunal and proceeding his plea. "I mean, it was conscionable for illustration you expected some, I don't know, remorse, emotion, something. And location was zero."

FAMILY OF VICTIM IN BRYAN KOHBERGER CASE SAY THEY WERE SENT INTO 'PANIC MODE' AFTER PLEA DEAL

The family of Ethan Chapin including mother Stacy Chapin and begetter Jim Chapin get astatine Ada County Courthouse for Bryan Kohberger's plea woody proceeding connected Wednesday, July 2, 2025, successful Boise, Idaho. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

The Goncalves family has been vocal successful their disapproval of nan plea deal, while nan Chapin and Mogen families person supported nan move. But contempt their differing opinions, nan families person expressed that Kohberger's woody pinch prosecutors caught them disconnected guard. 

"If I could physically do a handstand, I'd astir apt do one, because I americium truthful ready," Jim Chapin, Ethan's father, told "TODAY." "I'm fresh for my kids to move on. I'm fresh for america to move on. I mean, it's been almost two-and-a-half years, and it's, just, it's over."

The family of Ethan Chapin including mother Stacy Chapin and begetter Jim Chapin locomotion to nan Ada County Courthouse for Bryan Kohberger's plea woody proceeding connected Wednesday, July 2, 2025, successful Boise, Idaho.  (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Stacy Chapin said their first consequence successful position of nan judicial process for Kohberger was "an oculus for an eye," but aft speaking pinch prosecutors, they agreed "this was a amended deal."

"He gets put away, and there's nary entreaty strategy to it," Stacy Chapin told nan outlet. "And location were truthful galore kids, including our own, that had been subpoenaed that nary longer person this hanging complete their heads."

BRYAN KOHBERGER ACCEPTS PLEA DEAL IN IDAHO STUDENT MURDERS CASE

In this photograph provided by Stacy Chapin, triplets Maizie, left, Ethan, 2nd from left, and Hunter, right, airs pinch their parents Stacy and Jim Chapin astatine Priest Lake successful bluish Idaho successful July 2022. Ethan Chapin was 1 of 4 University of Idaho students recovered stabbed to decease successful a location adjacent nan Moscow, Idaho field connected Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022. Police are still searching for a fishy successful nan case. (Stacy Chapin via AP)

Kohbeger is expected to person 4 consecutive position of life successful situation without parole, positive different 10 years.

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As portion of nan deal, he waived his right to appeal and nan correct to move for a early condemnation reduction.

Kohberger's proceedings would person begun successful August.

Fox News Digital's Michael Ruiz contributed to this report.