This Friday, May 9, 2025, at 9/8c, Dateline NBC presents “The Terrible Night on King Road”, a new investigation into the chilling Idaho murders that have captivated the nation. Correspondent Keith Morrison reports on the brutal slayings of four University of Idaho students in November 2022, and the man charged with their deaths, Bryan Kohberger.

The episode will reveal new details about the case, including interviews with former classmates who interacted with Kohberger when he was a graduate student at Washington State University. Former graduate student Holly recounts her interactions with Kohberger at a pool party and the strange text message she received afterward, with Kohberger’s peculiar and overly formal wording about hiking. This insight into Kohberger’s behavior prior to the murders raises chilling questions about what he might have been planning.

Kohberger, who was studying criminal justice and criminology at the time of the murders, faces four counts of first-degree...