The University of Idaho student massacre survivor who came face-to-face with a masked man believed to be Bryan Kohberger is asking a Latah County judge to press pause on an order granting the release of video and images that could show her face in a firsthand letter describing how the trauma has upended her life."I worry that even appearing in the background of someone’s photo could lead to more people recognizing me or identifying where I am," Dylan Mortensen wrote in an affidavit to Judge Megan Marshall, asking her to reconsider the order.Mortensen added that she now uses an alias for delivery orders, at her job and even when introducing herself to new people.BRYAN KOHBERGER'S COURT HEARINGS ABRUPTLY CANCELED AS LAWYER WARNS OF LENGTHY LEGAL BATTLEDylan Mortensen gets a hug after speaking at the sentencing hearing of Bryan Kohberger at the Ada County Courthouse, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Boise, Idaho.(Kyle Green/AP via Pool)"Since November 2022, my family and I have had to move nine times in an effort to protect our privacy and safety," she wrote.
"Reporters and strangers investigating the case on their own have shown up outside our homes, followed family members, and invaded our privacy in ways that have made it difficult to feel safe."Mortensen was one of the first to speak with police after they responded to 1122 King Road in Moscow on Nov.13, 2022.Read Dylan Mortensen's affidavit:She also saw a masked man in her home after the 4 a.m.
murders and texted another surviving roommate about it — but didn't call 911.Police weren't called until around noon, after Mortensen and the other survivor, Bethany Funke, contacted friends who came to the house.One of them saw the remains of their roommate Xana Kernodle, 20, and her boyfriend, Ethan Chapin, also 20."Along with losing four of my friends and experiencing something incredibly traumatic, I have spent nearly four years dealing with public attention, harassment, threats, and constant speculation about my inv...