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Episode Date: January 5, 2023

This is the full Idaho Student Murders Affidavit. This Affidavit descibes in detail all of the facts surrounding the murders of Madison Mogen, 21; Kaylee Goncalves, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Ethan Chapin, 20. Much of this affidavit is tough to hear. We will have a follow up episode to discuss the Affidavit and everything we know so far on the Idaho Student Murders.

Hello and welcome to Investigator's podcast. I'm your host, Chad, and my wife Sherry is not joining us on this one. This podcast episode will be strictly to cover the affidavit that was recently released today on the Idaho student murders. And so let's get right into it. This is Exhibit A Statement of Brett Payne. The below information is provided by Brett Payne, who is a duly appointed, qualified, and acting peace officer within the county of Lataw, state of Idaho. Brett Payne is employed by Moscow Police Department in the official capacity of position of corporal and has been a trained and qualified peace officer for approximately four years. Corporal Payne is being assisted by members of the Idaho State Police and agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. On November 13, 2022, at approximately 4 p.m., Moscow Police Department, Sergeant Blaker and I responded to 1122 King Road, Moscow, Idaho,

hereafter, the King Road residence, to assist with scene security and processing of a crime scene associated with four homicides. Upon our arrival, the Idaho State Police Forensics team was on scene and was preparing to begin processing the scene. MPD officer Smith, one of the initial respondent officers to the incident, advised he would walk me through the scene. Officer Smith and I entered the King Road residence through the bottom floor door on the north side of the building.

Officer Smith and I then walked upstairs to the second floor. Officer Smith directed me down the hallway to the west bedroom on the second floor, which I later learned through Zana's driver's license and other personal belongings found in the room was Zana Kurnodl hereafter Kurnodl's room. Just before this room, there was a bathroom door on the south wall of the hallway. As I approached the room, I could see a body, later identified as Kurnodles, laying on the floor. Kurnodal was deceased with wounds which appeared to have been caused by an edged weapon. Also in the room was a male, later identified as Ethan Chapin, hereafter, Chapin.

Chapin was also deceased with wounds later determined, which is showing an autopsy report provided by Spokane. And let's scroll down here. County Medical Examiner dated December 15, 2022 to be caused by sharp force injuries. I then followed Officer Smith upstairs to the third. floor of the residence. The third floor consisted of two bedrooms and one bathroom. The bedroom on the west side of the floor was later determined to be Kaylee Goncaves. Hereafter, Goncave's room. I later learned from her view of Officer Nunes' body camera. There was a dog in the room when Moscow police officers initially responded.

The dog belonged to Goncaves and her ex-boyfriend Jack. I found out from my interview with Jack on November 13, 2022, that he and Goncaves shared the dog. Officer Smith then pointed out a small bathroom on the east side of the third floor. The bathroom shared a wall with Madison Mogan's, hereafter Mogan's bedroom, which was situated on the southeast corner of the third floor. As I entered the bedroom, I could see two females in the single bed in the room.

Both Goncaves and Mogan were deceased with visible stab wounds. I also later noticed what appeared to be a tan leather knife sheath sheath laying on the bed next to Mogan's right side, when viewed from the door. The sheath was later processed and had a K-bar, USMC, and the United States Marine Corps Eagle Globe and anchor insignia stamped on the outside of it. The Idaho State Lab later located a single source of male DNA, suspect profile, left on the button snap of the ninth sheet.