Roommates Address Bryan Kohberger at Sentencing: "Something Less Than Human"

Impact of the Murders on Surviving Roommates

• 💡 Dylan Mortensen, a surviving roommate, delivered a powerful statement denouncing the perpetrator without naming him.
• 📌 She described intense fear, including being unable to sleep alone and experiencing panic attacks, stating, "I was too terrified to close my eyes."
• 🎯 Mortensen characterized the killer as "something less than human," embodying "destruction" and "evil" with no empathy or remorse.

Bethany Funke's Statement on Survivor's Guilt

• 💬 Bethany Funke, the other roommate present, had her friend Emily Alandt read her statement.
• ⚠️ Funke expressed profound survivor's guilt, questioning why she lived while her friends did not.
• 😥 She admitted to feeling immense guilt when facing the victims' families, fearing her presence worsened their pain.

Tributes to the Slain Students

• ✨ Zana is remembered as "one in a million" and the "life of the party."
• 💖 Kaye is recalled for her beautiful smile, kindness, and humor.
• 😊 Ethan is described as the sweetest, most genuine guy who was always smiling.
• 👭 Maddie is honored as a best friend and the older sister figure the speaker always wanted.