The fatal stabbings of four University of Idaho students on Nov. 13, 2022, might be unprecedented for the amount of speculation and unfounded rumors that have swirled online. Police messaging was confusing and provided few details about the killings, only creating more frenzy among people seeking answers. In each news release from the Moscow Police Department, it seemed as if investigators were playing an endless game of rumor whack-a-mole, listing people whom they had already cleared as suspects people whom TikTok, Facebook and Reddit posters had identified and doxxed, further traumatizing grieving families and loved ones.

A probable cause affidavit in Idaho and an arrest warrant in Pennsylvania were recently released, providing new details and raising new questions like why 911 wasnt called until eight hours after a surviving roommate in the off-campus house the victims shared confronted the alleged killer face-to-face. But a gag order has prevented authorities and even the victims families from elaborating or clarifying the details, creating another information vacuum to fill with speculation and wild theories. Anticipation was high for suspect Bryan Kohbergers June preliminary hearing, when prosecutors would publicly present the evidence they believed should persuade a judge to move forward with a murder trial.

However, a bomb dropped on May 22, when it was revealed that Kohberger had already been indicted by a grand jury in Moscow, Idaho an action so shrouded in secrecy that it essentially means the public will not learn about any of the evidence against Kohberger from authorities until the trial, scheduled for October.

Once again, people are rushing to fill the gaps in the deaths of Ethan Chapin, 20, Xana Kernodle, 20, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, and Maddie Mogen, 21. Some have concocted bizarre theories while others are citing single, anonymous sources that are impossible to verify. Heres a roundup of some of the latest theories and whether they are true, false or unconfirmed.