Today's students at the University of
Idaho are returning to campus after winter
break. This comes almost two weeks after
police arrested a suspect in the murder
of four University of Idaho students.
Cremations Nicole Hernandez has
been in Moscow since this story
first broke two months ago.
Nicole, you're back on campus this morning.
What are things looking like today?
So Tim Channing, like you mentioned,
I am live here at the University of
Idaho's campus. And as you can see,
things are quiet right now on campus.
But as the morning starts to pick up,
classes will start.
We'll start seeing more students
walking around heading to their
first day of the spring semester.
And for many students,
this is the first time since those
murders that they've been back on campus.
You have, I says there will
still be a police presence here,
but not as much as before.
Investigators caught the suspect
University of Idaho vice president.
Rory Lawrence says despite this tragedy,
enrollment this semester is
up compared to last spring.
This is shown that Moscow is not immune
to to violence like this, but you know,
it's still a very safe community.
So the university is also
considering adding self-defense
classes for students looking ahead.
Brian Kolberger will be
in court again tomorrow.
It will be a status hearing starting
at 8:00 AM status hearings are
typically a time for the judge
to make sure both the defense
and prosecution are on track.
Then in the next week and a half,
the suspect will need to have
his preliminary hearing.
There is where we're expecting him
to either plead guilty or not guilty.
In Moscow.
Nicole Hernandez, Crime 2 news.
In our commitment to more to every story,
we are taking a look back now at
what students have experienced
over the last two months.
The murder shook the tight
knit community in Moscow,
a place that has very low crime,
let alone one of this magnitude.
This is rocking their world.
Many of them come from small
communities where things like
this that have never happened.
This is stuff that shouldn't happen,
especially in a small quiet town
like Moscow is where we're heavily
involved with the university.
And these are things that affect
not just town, but the university,
the students, lens,
everybody to a sense of insecurity
about what's going on here and why.
And it's a very tragic and
sad situation all around
right after the murder students.
Felt uneasy without a suspect in
custody, especially those who
live near the camp crime scene.
A lot of people left last night.
And then we were like,
I know we were like the only,
like one of the only ones who, like,
actually stayed here last night.
My mom has called me every
single hour for like, since,
like 7:00 AM this morning.
So yeah, they.
But they they want me to come home and,
like, if I don't feel safe,
well, the murders happened
just before Thanksgiving break.
The University of Idaho gave students
the option of finishing the semester
from home if they did not feel safe.
Many took them up on that offer.
Definitely like a ghost town here.
Weird seeing everyone
just pack up and leave.
Since so many students left campus,
the University of Idaho decided to
postpone the candlelight vigil until after
Thanksgiving break on November 30th.
Zana kernodle.
Ethan Chapin.
Kaylee gonzalvez.
Madison mogan.
Well, this was that candlelight vigil.
It was held at the Kibbie
Activity Center on campus.
The memorial included a moment of
silence for each of the victims.
Idaho Governor Brad Little
was also in attendance.
Vigils were also held at the
same time in Boise, ID Falls,
Coeur, d'alene and McCall.
You will buy students and the
entire vandal and Moscow community
will remember this season forever.
There's no question about that.
But they are still vandal strong.
And are leaning on each other
as they move forward together.