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Anderson Cooper 360

Father of Idaho victim Maddie Mogen: She was smart, funny, beautiful and a great friend

Anderson Cooper 360

CNN

News

3.73.8K Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2023

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

The father of Maddie Mogen, one of the four University of Idaho students who were murdered last November, joins AC360 to remember his daughter who he says was “so bright and good with people.” Plus, Republican Rep. Brandon Williams of New York has called for Rep. George Santos to resign over the growing list of lies he’s told about his education, religion and past work experience. Williams tells Anderson Cooper what he thinks of House Speaker McCarthy’s response to Santos and his fabrications.   To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Good evening.

0:01.0

We're going to have a live reporting on the fighting in Ukraine, new developments in the

0:05.0

Biden documents case, and a CNN exclusive yet another bizarre twist in the saga of Congressman

0:09.9

George Santos in connection to an alleged Ponzi scheme.

0:13.0

But we're going to start tonight with a father who is mourning the death of his daughter

0:17.8

who was murdered in Moscow, Idaho.

0:20.1

Her name is Madison Mogan.

0:21.9

She was 104 University of Idaho students, stabbed to death in their off-campus house in

0:26.5

November.

0:27.5

As you probably know, a 28-year-old man named Brian Coburger is charged with the murders

0:32.4

and how the New York Times has uncovered disturbing online postings from the alleged killer

0:36.6

when he was a teenager.

0:38.4

He writes, in one, quote, as I hug my family, I look into their faces.

0:42.6

I see nothing.

0:43.6

It is like I'm looking at a video game, but less.

0:46.5

He went on to write that he could do, quote, whatever I want with little remorse.

0:51.8

Coburger is in custody and maintains his innocence.

0:55.2

Now these murders of these four students have gotten widespread coverage, but often lost

0:59.8

in all of that is the quiet and isolating and lonely grief for the families that they

1:04.6

leave behind.

1:06.3

So tonight we just want you to hear from one dad, Ben Mogan, who misses his daughter,

1:11.3

Maddie, very much.

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