A main character in The Idaho Four is James Fry, the Moscow Police Chief at the time of the Idaho College murders. He subsequently retired and is now the police chief of West Richland, in Washington State.
I’ll say straight out that Chief Fry never broke the gag order and told me any of the specifics of the investigation into Bryan Kohberger. That’s not the kind of guy he is.
But he did kindly agree to let me profile him in the book. He gave me a window into his life, both personal and professional. He talked about past cases and what it was like to confront the biggest crime of his career in the spotlight of the national press.
A lot of journalists wanted to get to Chief Fry after the murders in November 2022, and he refused to be interviewed.
So I am increasingly being asked: how did you get to him?
Well, on every story, you need a bit of luck. And you also need to create that luck.
So watch the video to find out what happened!
A reminder: you can pre-order The Idaho Four Here.
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