Idaho murders survivor Dylan Mortensen asks court to blur her face in video records release Dylan Mortensen, who survived the 2022 University of Idaho student killings, says years of harassment and threats have forced her and her family to move nine times as she asks a judge to blur her face in investigative video records set for release. Dylan Mortensen, a roommate who survived the 2022 University of Idaho student killings, has asked a court to blur her face in an upcoming release of investigative video recordings, saying she has endured years of harassment and threats after the case drew global attention. According to court documents, Mortensen filed an affidavit and a motion to intervene in Latah County, where Judge Megan Marshall is handling the public records dispute over police files from the investigation. Mortensen told police she saw a strange man with bushy eyebrows and a ski mask in the home the night her four roommates were stabbed to death on Nov. 13, 2022, in Moscow, Idaho, a case that deeply scarred the close-knit college community.She said in an Oct. 29 affidavit that the amount of attention and hostility she has received has affected nearly every aspect of her life, and that her life has changed in ways I never could have imagined. The harassment, she said, forced her and her family to move nine times while enduring years of hateful messages and threats from strangers across the country and online.Survivor Seeks Protection From HarassmentBryan Kohberger was sentenced to life in prison last year after pleading guilty in the stabbing deaths, and he is currently trying to withdraw that plea. No motive has emerged for the killings, and it remains unclear why Mortensen and another roommate were spared. Judge Marshall last month ordered the release of records after EWU Media, a company that produces crime documentaries, sued the city of Moscow for the files.In her affidavit supporting her motion to intervene, Mortensen asks Marshall to help ensure her face is blurred in any police interviews, body-camera footage, and other investigative recordings that will be released. She said people can already hear her statements to law enforcement through recordings that have been released, and she worries that adding footage of her face would make it easier for strangers to identify her in everyday situations.I am already being recognized despite the privacy protections currently in place, and I worry that making additional footage of my face available would make it even easier for strangers to identify me in everyday situations, Mortensen wrote. Marshall wrote in an Oct. 20 decision that the city did not demonstrate that specific records were properly withheld and ordered the city to disclose them, absent any applicable exemption under the Idaho Public Records Act.Court Orders Release Of Police RecordsMarshall also said the act does not broadly exempt the identity of witnesses in an investigation, a finding that opened the door to the release of material Mortensen wants restricted. The Associated Press reached out to the city of Moscow by email and phone on Tuesday for comment. The AP also emailed EWU Media and Mortensen's attorney requesting comment. A motion hearing is set for next week.Mortensen said she has received numerous unsolicited messages from strangers accusing me of participating in my friends' murders, blaming me for their deaths, and making cruel statements about what they believe should happen to me. She said in the affidavit that she uses an alias at her job and often introduces herself using a different name. She said she does not use her real name for package deliveries because she does not want people to know where she lives.Victim Asks For Blurred Face FootageShe acknowledged that there are already photographs and videos of her online and that her identity is publicly known, but she believes there is a significant difference between those images and the lengthy police interviews and body-camera recordings taken during one of the most traumatic and vulnerable periods of my life. Mortensen said the release of extended footage showing how she talks, reacts, and expresses herself could make her more recognizable, and she does not want her facial expressions used as fodder for people to analyze, criticize, or make accusations.I want to be able to work, meet new people, attend concerts, celebrate important moments with friends, and enjoy ordinary experiences without constantly worrying about being recognized or confronted, she wrote. The case has drawn intense public interest since the four students were found stabbed to death in an off-campus home, and Mortensen's filing adds a new chapter to the legal fight over how much investigative material should become public.