Dylan Mortensen, one of the survivors of the 2022 killings of four University of Idaho students, is asking a judge to preserve redactions that blur her face in unreleased police interviews and other investigative footage. In an affidavit, she described years of hateful messages, threats and unwanted public attention following the murders.

Mortensen’s motion seeks to protect her privacy as records and images related to the case are expected to become public. She acknowledged that her identity and some images of her are already widely available, but argued that lengthy interviews and body-camera recordings from a deeply traumatic period are different.

In the affidavit, dated October 29, Mortensen said she and her family have moved nine times over concerns about privacy and safety. She also described being recognized and approached in public, and said the scrutiny has affected how she interacts with others, where she feels comfortable going and what personal information she is willing to share.

Mortensen said she has saved more than 30 screenshots of messages sent by strangers over multiple years. Some accused her of involvement in the killings, called her a murderer or liar, and said she should have died. Others, she wrote, expressed hopes that she would be hurt or killed, threatened to find or confront her in person, or said they would expose her parents’ address.

“I understand the importance of transparency and why the public has an interest in this case,” Mortensen wrote, while asking the court to consider the possible effects of removing existing protections on her privacy and personal safety.

Bryan Kohberger received four life sentences on July 23, 2025, after pleading guilty to murdering students Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin in their Moscow, Idaho, home on November 13, 2022.

A hearing concerning Kohberger’s post-conviction relief requests, originally scheduled for October 15, was canceled two days beforehand and rescheduled for December 10, according to CBS affiliate KBOI-TV.

Sources: Us Weekly.