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Idaho murders survivor asks judge to keep her face blurred in released footage
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NewsNation, The Daily Beast and Fox News report that Dylan Mortensen, one of two surviving roommates in the 2022 University of Idaho murders, has asked a judge to keep her face blurred in previously released video and images. In an affidavit, Mortensen says she and her family have moved nine times since November 2022 for safety reasons and that she uses an alias. The request follows an order allowing the release of investigative records sought by an independent media company, footage that could show her face. Her mother and attorney also filed affidavits, NewsNation reports.
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Mortensen asked a judge to keep her face blurred in previously released video and images.
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Mortensen says she and her family have moved nine times since November 2022.
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An Idaho judge ordered the release of footage and images that could show Mortensen's face.
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Mortensen says she uses an alias in daily life, including at work and when meeting new people.
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Mortensen says reporters and strangers have come to her family's homes and followed family members.
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Her mother and attorney also filed affidavits supporting the request.
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All three outlets report that Mortensen asked a judge to blur her face in released footage and that her family has moved nine times. The main difference is emphasis: the left headline stresses her changed identity, the center one threats, and the right one strangers following her family.
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Headline leads with the survivor changing her identity and moving nine times, putting her personal flight from attention first.
Idaho Murders Survivor Reveals She’s Changed Her Identity and Moved 9 Times
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Headline leads with death threats and nine moves for safety, framing the story as her response to threats rather than the court request.
Idaho murders survivor reveals death threats, nine moves for safety
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Headline uses the words college massacre and leads with strangers following the family after nine moves, linking the story to the Kohberger case; the outlet's headline names a single writer.
MICHAEL RUIZ: Idaho college massacre survivor says family moved 9 times as strangers followed them
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pleading with a court
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pleading with a courtMore neutral: asking a court
Pleading implies desperation beyond the request itself, which the outlet describes as asking a court to leave her face blurred.
One of the surviving roommates is pleading with a court to leave her face blurred in videos surrounding the 2022 murders.
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- nine moves in four years
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Idaho Murders Survivor Reveals She’s Changed Her Identity and Moved 9 Times
A survivor of the University of Idaho murders has asked a judge to keep her face blurred in video and photo evidence released to the public, fearing for her safety. Dylan Mortensen, 23, is one of two surviving roommates of the four students killed in their Moscow home in 2022. …
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- death threats
- nine moves for safety
- request to blur her face
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Idaho murders survivor reveals death threats, nine moves for safety
(NewsNation) — One of the surviving roommates in the 2022 University of Idaho murders is asking a judge to keep her face blurred in previously released police interviews and body-camera footage, citing years of harassment and threats following the killings. …
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- strangers following the family
- nine moves
- link to Bryan Kohberger case
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MICHAEL RUIZ: Idaho college massacre survivor says family moved 9 times as strangers followed them
University of Idaho massacre survivor Dylan Mortensen reveals she moved nine times and uses an alias to fight for privacy in the Bryan Kohberger case.
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8 hr 23 min later
Its first report, Nov 3, 2:22 PM EST
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11 hr 15 min later
Its first report, Nov 3, 5:15 PM EST
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