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After Bryan Kohberger entered a formal guilty plea to four counts of first-degree murder, most of us assumed the University of Idaho mass slaying case had reached its close. A trial—and possible death penalty—had been avoided, and he was expected to spend the rest of his life at the infamous Idaho Maximum Security Institution. Over a year later, Kohberger is now challenging his conviction, with a claim that he was “convinced to falsely confess.” VF’s Savannah Walsh spoke with Alivea Goncalves, the older sister of one of the victims, about what this means for her still-grieving family—and why she believes Kohberger made his stunning reversal.

Also sharing their story with Vanity Fair this week are Liz Stein, Maria Farmer, Annie Farmer, Lara Blume McGee, and Dani Bensky, all survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s far-reaching criminal enterprise. “We want justice, transparency, accountability. We want people investigated,” McGee tells VF contributors Abby Ellin and Stacy Schneider. “We’re not saying that everybody in the files is guilty, but let’s investigate them and let’s follow the money.”

Heavy, important stuff. For a change of pace, I suggest chasing those reports with the following: Margaux MacColl’s look at the tech bros who’ve “discovered” the tough business of mining; Kenneal Patterson’s conversation with Ella Rubin, star of summer streaming sensation Sterling Point; and Vanity Fair Italy’s chat with Simone “Sinck” Moncada, a hip-hop dancer who pivoted to stunt work—and can now be seen in another summer sensation you might have heard of, The Odyssey.

EVE BATEY,
EDITOR

A BILLION TO ONE

The Tech Bros Trying to Make Mining Sexy Again

BY MARGAUX MACCOLL

Silicon Valley is headed underground.

TELEVISION

Why Sterling Point Is Your Post–Off Campus Obsession

BY KENNEAL PATTERSON

Ella Rubin, who’s at the center of this summer’s hottest love triangle, talks twinning with costar Keen Ruffalo, almost killing her castmates in Canada, and why it’s cool to be embarrassing (even in front of Jeffrey Dean Morgan).

INTERVIEW

“A Series of Escalating Boundary Violations”: Five Women Who Survived Jeffrey Epstein Speak

BY ABBY ELLIN AND STACY SCHNEIDER

VF spoke to five women who survived Epstein. Their stories are remarkably similar, from the grooming to the abuse to the fight for justice. And each is different in its particular horrors.

FILM

What It Takes to be a Stuntman on The Odyssey

BY ALICE POLITI

Simone “Sinck” Moncada spoke with VF Italia about what it means to be a professional stunt performer—and shared details of his experience on the set of the epic blockbuster, including the training to steer Odysseus’s ship and sharing a scene with Zendaya.