2022 Idaho student murders

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ID
79420af5-abb9-4dce-ae9a-e658d3518d76
Trending date
2026-07-29
Title
2022_Idaho_student_murders
Normalized title
2022 Idaho student murders
Link
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Idaho_student_murders
Wikipedia
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Extract
<p>In the early morning hours of November 13, 2022, four University of Idaho students—Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Ethan Chapin, and Xana Kernodle—were fatally stabbed in an off-campus house in Moscow, Idaho. On December 30, authorities arrested 28-year-old Bryan Christopher Kohberger in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, on four counts of first-degree murder and one count of felony burglary. At the time of the murders, Kohberger was a PhD student completing his first semester at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington, located less than eight miles (13 km) west of Moscow.</p>
Summary
Four University of Idaho students fatally stabbed; PhD student arrested for murders.
View count
62619
Rank
24
Mystery rank
32
Newly trending
true
View delta %
172
Mystery
false
Trending reason
Trending reason (short)
Trending reason source
Search query used
2022 Idaho student murders
Prompt version
v2.3
Flag for test
false
Created at
2026-07-30T05:13:05.323588+00:00
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Evaluations(2)

From eval_results matching this article's title (or normalized title) and trending date. Reasoning is shown in full.

  • Field

    trending_reason_short

    Score

    2

    Pass

    No

    Prompt version

    v2.3

    Created

    Jul 30, 2026, 5:14 AM

    220d3f02-e8e5-4db6-8d4f-f361c03a0104

    Reasoning

    Fails 'No title mention' rubric by referencing '2022 Idaho student murders' in the summary; otherwise faithful and concise but this violation is critical.
  • Field

    trending_reason

    Score

    4

    Pass

    Yes

    Prompt version

    v2.3

    Created

    Jul 30, 2026, 5:14 AM

    eed60132-cc21-4cfe-9a36-31eefea8cd26

    Reasoning

    Explanation is relevant, well-grounded in search results (Kohberger's petition to withdraw guilty plea citing bad legal advice is confirmed across multiple sources, and Netflix documentary is mentioned), appropriately concise without filler, and properly formatted; minor deduction only because "compounding attention" is slightly interpretive rather than directly stated in sources.