Best of: Bonus on The University of Idaho Murders, True Crime and Kindness with Julia Cowley

Julia Cowley, a retired FBI profiler and the host of The Consult podcast, and I set out to discuss the University of Idaho murders and the killer of four college students, Bryan Kohberger. But something strange happened when we began discussing the survivors who were in the house.

It was during a week when a beloved podcaster, friend, and researcher for this podcast died. In this emotionally charged bonus, we explore grief, trauma, and the importance of kindness within the true crime community and in life.

Our conversation touches on how loss, children and age have changed the way we view true crime stories. NOTE: In July 2025, those roommates, Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke , broke their silence at Kohberger’s sentencing in the murders of 20-year-olds Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin, and 21-year-olds Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen.

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