On the night of the tragic stabbings at the University of Idaho, two roommates, Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke, shared urgent texts after Mortensen spotted a masked figure in their house. The messages, which started around 4:30 a.m., depict their panic as they recall their attempts to reach the other roommates, who unfortunately did not respond. Their text conversation highlights the fear both felt during this harrowing night, as they decided to stay together for safety until the situation was resolved, which took several hours before anyone called for help.
I'm freaking out, she texted. Ms. Mortensen and Ms. Funke...began texting back and forth shortly before 4:30 a.m., soon after Ms. Mortensen had seen a masked man walking in the hallway outside her bedroom door.
The texts on the night of Nov. 13, 2022, give new insight into the confusion and fright of the two surviving roommates, who appear to have hunkered down in Ms. Funke's room until later that morning.
Ms. Mortensen called or texted each of the stabbing victims around 4:30 a.m., but received no response. No one called 911 until more than seven hours later.
It's better than being alone, she texted.
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