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'Live life like Ethan. Be kind': The Chapin family honors son Ethan one year after heartbreaking Moscow murders

"I thought if anybody had a story to tell - it's me, mom." It's been one year since four University of Idaho students were murdered in the college town of Moscow.

Kara Valentine

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Published: 9:27 PM PST November 14, 2023
Updated: 6:53 AM PST November 15, 2023

This publication is Part III of a four-part series.

Ethan Chapin was brutally murdered in the early morning hours of Nov. 13, 2022. He was one of the four University of Idaho students killed in a house on King Road in the quaint college town of Moscow. He was only 20 years old.

On the one-year mark of their son's death, Stacy and Jim Chapin talk about on their efforts to move forward, preserve Ethan's memory and "live life like Ethan. Be kind."

"Literally one year ago...we were celebrating these amazing kids that we raised," Stacy recalled with tears in her eyes. "We were like 'okay, maybe we can step back, take a deep breath and say: They [Ethan, Hunter and Maizie] are going to be okay.'" 

In an interview with Ethan's parents at his former fraternity house, they talked about their lives after the loss of their son. The last time they saw Ethan alive was at the university's annual 'Parents' Weekend' in 2022, two weeks before he was killed.

Ethan was a triplet. He, his brother Hunter and his sister Maizie all attended the University of Idaho - a decision they made together.

"We thought: 'They have each other and they are going to live the best life. You know, the three of them together.'"

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