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On a late summer evening in Moscow, Idaho, the life of 22-year-old Kathryn Marguerite "Katy" Benoit was tragically cut short. On August 22, 2011, the University of Idaho graduate student was shot and killed outside her off-campus home. The promising young woman, who had just begun her graduate studies in psychology, was the victim of a violent act that stemmed from a troubled relationship with a former professor.

The man responsible for her death was Ernesto Bustamante, a 31-year-old form ...Read More
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Victim Details

Kathryn Benoit

Female

Moscow

ID

2011-08-22

22

Kathryn

Benoit

Primary Suspect Deceased

11/23/2025