Mom of Idaho Murders Victim Madison Mogen Speaks Out on Delayed Trial: 'Legal System Is Not About Victims'

Mar. 15, 2025

Madison Mogen and mom Karen Laramie.Photo:Madison Mogen/Instagram; NBC

Madison Mogen/Instagram; NBC

Two years after thebrutal murders of four University of Idaho students, a parent of one of the victims is speaking out for the first time.

Karen Laramie, the mother ofMadison Mogen, appeared on theTodayshow on Wednesday, Dec. 18, speaking withHoda KotbandSavannah Guthrieabout her daughter’s legacy and the delayed trial forBryan Kohberger— the man accused of her daughter’s murder.

Karen Laramie, the mother of University of Idaho murder victim Madison Mogen, speaks on ‘Today’ Dec. 18, 2024.NBC

NBC

And thoughtwo years have passedsince her daughter’s killing, Laramie said that Madison, who was 21 at the time of her death, remains a staple in her life.

“Sometimes I see her in dreams when she’s a toddler, in those days when they still hug you,” Laramie said. “And sometimes I see her in dreams where she’s more of an adult. It’s always about hugs and appreciation. It’s beautiful.”

However, there is one painful part of the dreams — waking up.

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Madison Mogen, one of the victims from the 2022 University of Idaho murders.Maddie Mogen/instagram

“I’m not gonna say ‘was,’ ” she explained. “Madisonisabsolutely amazing and always has been.”

Now Laramie is continuing Madison’s legacy with her friend Angela Navejas, the mother of another of Madison’s friends. They have started theMade With Kindnessfoundation to promote the way Madison lived her life.

“We’re missing our kids,” Laramie said, “and to have something to put your heart into positively, it’s… there are no words.”

Madison was one of four students, includingKaylee Goncalves, 21,Ethan Chapin, 20, andXana Kernodle, 20, who were murdered in November 2022. The students were stabbed to death in their off-campus home. On Dec. 30, 2022,Kohberger was arrestedin connection with the students’ deaths.

source: people.com