BOISE, Idaho 鈥 The lives of four University of Idaho students were cut short in 2022 when a masked intruder entered their rental house and stabbed them to death as they slept, a crime that shocked the nation and ended their hopes and dreams.
Madison Mogen was a marketing major who ran a social media campaign for the Greek restaurant where she worked. Kaylee Goncalves was a senior planning a post-graduation trip to Europe. Xana Kernodle was a marketing major who was the kind of person who lifted a room. And Ethan Chapin was a freshman whose fellow triplets also attended the university.
Now, the man charged with the murders, 30-year-old Bryan Kohberger, asked a judge Wednesday to accept a plea deal that would spare him the death penalty.
The students' bodies were found stabbed to death on Nov. 13, 2022, at a rental home across the street from the university campus in Moscow, about 80 miles southeast of Spokane, Washington.
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Chapin, Kernodle鈥檚 boyfriend, was there visiting on the night of the attack. All of them were friends and members of the university鈥檚 Greek system. The killings left many of their classmates and residents reeling with grief and fear.
Autopsies showed the four were all likely asleep when they were attacked. Some had defensive wounds and each was stabbed multiple times.
Here are profiles of the students:

Triplets Maizie, left, Ethan, second from left, and Hunter, right, pose with their parents Stacy and Jim Chapin at Priest Lake in northern Idaho in July 2022.
Madison Mogen
Madison Mogen, 21, a senior, worked with Kernodle at a Greek restaurant in Moscow. She was a marketing major who ran a social media campaign for the business. She also was a member of Pi Beta Phi.
Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves grew up together in northern Idaho and were best friends.
Along with photos, Mogen collected quotes on her Instagram page.
鈥淚t鈥檚 not all sunshine and rainbows, but a good amount of it actually is,鈥 read one post.
Ben Mogen, Madison鈥檚 father, told a crowd at a 2022 vigil in Moscow that she was his only child, so 鈥渆verything she ever did was such a big deal.鈥 Talking about 鈥淢addie鈥 was his pride, Mogen said, and the two loved attending concerts together.
鈥淲hen I would meet people ever since she was first born, and they would say, 鈥楾ell me about yourself,鈥 the first thing I would say is, 鈥業 have this daughter 鈥 here鈥檚 a picture of her, she鈥檚 on the dean鈥檚 list at college, she works hard, she has all these friends at her sorority,鈥欌 Mogen said.
Kaylee Goncalves
Kaylee Goncalves, 21, was a senior majoring in general studies. She had joined the Alpha Phi sorority and was planning a trip to Europe the following year.
Kaylee and Madison met as sixth graders and became inseparable, Kaylee鈥檚 father, Steve Goncalves, said at the 2022 vigil.
鈥淭hey went to high school together, then they started looking at colleges, they came here together. They eventually got into the same apartment together,鈥 he said. 鈥淎nd in the end, they died together, in the same room, in the same bed.鈥
鈥淚t鈥檚 a shame and it hurts, but the beauty of the two always being together comforts us,鈥 he said.
Kaylee Goncalves chronicled some of her history with Mogen in an Instagram post celebrating Mogen鈥檚 21st birthday in May 2022.
鈥淚 wouldn鈥檛 have wanted anyone else to be the main character in all my childhood stories,鈥 she wrote.
Mogen replied, "love you more than life! My best friend forever and more,鈥 with a heart emoji.
Xana Kernodle

This Dec. 2021 photo shows father Jeff Kernodle, left, Xana, middle, and Jazzmin in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
Xana Kernodle, a 20-year-old junior from Post Falls, Idaho, was studying marketing and had joined the Pi Beta Phi sorority.
Jazzmin Kernodle described her younger sister as lighthearted, saying she was the kind of person who always lifted up a room.
鈥淵ou rarely get to meet someone like Xana,鈥 her sister said. 鈥淪he was so positive, funny and was loved by everyone who met her.鈥
For her high school graduation in 2020, Xana decorated her mortarboard with flower and butterfly cut-outs and the words, 鈥淔or The Lives That I Will Change.鈥
Kernodle and Chapin were friends before they began dating, according to Chapin's mother, Stacy Chapin, and Kernodle spent time with the entire Chapin family.
Ethan Chapin

University of Idaho students Xana Kernodle, right, and Ethan Chapin on a boat on Priest Lake, in Idaho.聽
Ethan Chapin, a 20-year-old freshman from Mount Vernon, Washington, was a triplet. His brother and sister also attended the university and this spring the family celebrated their graduations in a social media post. The brothers were both members of the Sigma Chi fraternity.
Chapin spent his last day with his siblings, attending a dance hosted by Chapin's sister鈥檚 sorority, according to their mother. Ethan Chapin was his sister鈥檚 date and their brother was her roommate鈥檚 date, Stacy Chapin said.
鈥淭hey all spent their last day together, all dressed up, and had a great time,鈥 she said. 鈥淲e鈥檙e all thankful that they spent that time together.鈥
Stacy Chapin described her son as 鈥渃arefree鈥 and said he could 鈥渞ead any situation and make it better.鈥
鈥淪ince attending the University of Idaho, Ethan lived his best life,鈥 according to his obituary. 鈥淗e loved the social life, intramurals and tolerated the academics. He also continued to play sports.鈥
鈥淚f he wasn鈥檛 on the golf course or working, you could usually find him surfing, playing sand volleyball or pickle ball,鈥 the obituary said.
The Chapin family created the Ethan鈥檚 Smile Foundation in his memory to provide scholarships that enable others to follow their dreams.
Photos: Scenes following the killings of 4 University of Idaho students

Red evidence markers and yellow police tape are wrapped on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022, on the front door of the home where four University of Idaho students were found dead on Nov. 13, 2022 in Moscow, Idaho. The university will be holding a system-wide vigil on Wednesday evening, Nov. 30, 2022, in memory of the students, as investigators continue to look for a suspect and motive in the killings. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Flowers, a stuffed animal, and a framed image featuring the photos of the four people found dead at a house on Nov. 13, 2022 in Moscow, Idaho, rest in the snow in front of the house on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022. The university will be holding a system-wide vigil, Wednesday evening, Nov. 30, 2022 in memory of the students, as investigators continue to look for a suspect and motive in the killings. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

People attending a vigil for the four University of Idaho students who were killed on Nov. 13, 2022, hold up their phones during a moment of silence, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, in Moscow, Idaho. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

A person attending a vigil for the four University of Idaho students who were killed on Nov. 13, 2022, cries as she listens to family members talk about the victims, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, in Moscow, Idaho. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

People attending a vigil for the four University of Idaho students who were killed on Nov. 13, 2022, fill the Kibbie Dome before the start of the event, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, in Moscow, Idaho. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Idaho State Police Trooper Brandalyn Crapo stands guard on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022 as she works near the podium at a vigil for the four University of Idaho students who were killed on Nov. 13, 2022, in Moscow, Idaho. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Two people attending a vigil for the four University of Idaho students who were killed on Nov. 13, 2022, lean against each other as they listen to family members talk about the victims, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, in Moscow, Idaho. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

People attending a vigil for the four University of Idaho students who were killed on Nov. 13, 2022, listen to family members talk about the victims, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, in Moscow, Idaho. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

FILE - The moon rises on Nov. 29, 2022, as a Moscow police officer stands guard in his vehicle at the home where four University of Idaho students were found dead on Nov. 13, 2022 in Moscow, Idaho. It's been nearly three weeks since four University of Idaho students were found stabbed to death in a home near campus, but there are still more questions than answers surrounding the investigation. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

FILE - Bracelets with the names of the four University of Idaho students who were killed on Nov. 13, 2022, are displayed on a table at a vigil for the victims, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, in Moscow, Idaho. Investigators have yet to name a suspect in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students who were found dead in a home near campus last month. But would-be armchair detectives and internet sleuths have come up with several of their own, the conclusions often based on conjecture and rumor. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

FILE - A photo and the names of four University of Idaho students who were killed over the weekend at a residence near campus are displayed during a moment of silence, Nov. 16, 2022, before an NCAA college basketball game in Moscow, Idaho. Investigators have yet to name a suspect in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students who were found dead in a home near campus last month. But would-be armchair detectives and internet sleuths have come up with several of their own, the conclusions often based on conjecture and rumor. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

FILE - A Moscow police officer stands guard in his vehicle, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022, at the home where four University of Idaho students were found dead on Nov. 13, 2022 in Moscow, Idaho. Idaho Police investigating the stabbing deaths of the students say they're working with law enforcement in Eugene, Ore., to determine if a white sedan found on the side of the road there is related to the Idaho case. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren,File)

Bare spots are seen on Nov. 29, 2022, in the snowy parking lot in front of the home where four University of Idaho students were found dead on Nov. 13, 2022, in Moscow, Idaho, after vehicles belonging to the victims and others were towed away earlier in the day.