Family of University of Idaho murder victim calls Ethan Chapin ‘One of the most incredible people

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MT. VERNON, Wash. — Just over a week after their son was murdered near the University of Idaho, friends and family gathered to remember Ethan Chapin.

Chapin, who turned 20 in late October, was one of four U of I students killed in an off-campus home.

He had been staying with his girlfriend, who was among the victims.

“Today, we’re here to honor the life and legacy of our son and brother Ethan Chapin, one of the most incredible people you will ever know,” said Stacy Chapin, Ethan’s mom.

She was joined by her husband and children outside of McIntyre Hall in Mt. Vernon, just before they went inside for his memorial service.

Chapin was a triplet who grew up in Conway, Washington. During COVID, his family packed up and moved to their place in Priest Lake, Idaho, where Ethan worked at Hill’s Resort.

They returned home for their senior year and graduated from Mount Vernon High School.

All three triplets attended the University of Idaho.

In his obituary, Chapin’s family said he lived in best life at U of I.

“He loved the social life, intramurals and tolerated the academics,” the obituary said. “He was kind to all and a friend to all. May we all try to make the earth a better place…and may we all live like Ethan.”

Before the service Monday, Chapin’s family also extended their gratitude to the communities, families and friends that have supported them.

Ethan’s mom Stacy also thanked the Moscow Police Department, “who now carry the burden every day, not only for us but for all of the impacted families.”

They also thanked “the many strangers across the country. Your outreach and kind words are profoundly touching. Please know, we now consider all of you friends.”

His family requests donations to help Tyler Amaya, who coaches youth basketball programs in Skagit County.

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There’s nothing that I we can say that make family feel better…this is terrible. As a mom myself, my heart goes out to this family.

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Can’t imagine what his brother and sister must be feeling. Such a sad story

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I didn't even know that this young man had a brother always a triplet but the other night after church I fell asleep and had a dream that the perpetrator of this evil looked exactly like or could fit the same physical description as the victim! I saw him in a vision! He was also wearing shorts with no shirt and was there to do something bad. The dream was definitely more like a vision because I was experiencing the emotion of being in the house. Very creepy! I saw the brother standing behind an open door in a hallway of some kind. I hope I'm wrong but I feel very strongly that I'm not because I had not even watched any of these videos because I wasn't interested in any of the details but after church the other night I had a vision that the perpetrator looked exactly like the victim which was weird to me and I didn't understand why I would think that until I was jolted awake between 3:30 and 4:30 a.m. and started watching videos about the story and that's when I found out he had a twin brother or he was a triplet! The picture of his brother standing behind the mom when they did the press conference and he was wearing a blue dress shirt, that's the face I saw in the vision that I had of the perpetrator. This is not like me to talk about things like this or to engage in any type Well, I'll just say I'm a Christian so I don't entertain things that God forbids such as psychics and other phenomena like that but that dream I had after church was so absolutely real that I couldn't get my heart to stop shaking for almost an hour after being jolted awake in fear. In my dream the dog was in the room with me and my boyfriend. I thought someone might be in the house and my boyfriend was laughing and being silly and goofy and also another odd detail was that my boyfriend needed a shirt because he was cold and I told him there was one laying in a pile of clothes on a dresser and the shirt was yellow with white stripes. Seems like he was wearing some type of jogging pants pajama pants or something casual but that nature. After he put the shirt on I left the room to see why I was feeling scared and the dog went with me but when we saw the other guy that looked like my boyfriend and my dream, the dog didn't seem at all alarmed almost as if he knew the other person and was completely comfortable with it with him being in the house. I've never had a dream like that in my life except for the day my dad died in 1997. Pray that I'm wrong but I feel very strongly that it was the brother!

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God bless Ethan Chapin and his family. May his soul reside in God’s house. ❤

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