while Idaho slept page 9

 while Idaho slept page 9 by ric gustafson

At around 4:00 pm on November 13, Officer Brett Payne got a call. Payne was 33 and a military vet. He was a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division. He had only been an officer in the Moscow Idaho Police Department for only two years. He was Rookie of the Year in 2020. He had never conducted a domestic homicide investigation before.

On November 13, Payne a call to go to 1122 King Road. Officer Payne arrived at that address to secure the location and crime scene processing. He was told there were four homicides committed in the residence. The four students were murdered 8 hours before a 911 call was made. The call was done by Hunter Johnson a friend of Ethan Chapin.

When Officer Payne arrived at the address, a small crowd had already gathered. A State Police Forensic Services team had arrived. Some of Payne's fellow officers were already looking for potential witnesses.

Officer Payne began working with Officer Corbin Smith.

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