After eight years as chief and nearly 29 years overall with the city police department, Fry retired from his post in May 2024. His decision came about a year and a half after the arrest of Bryan Kohberger, who stabbed the four college students to death for reasons detectives said they still don’t know.

Bryan Kohberger remained calm during his first police interview after the University of Idaho murders, discussing his criminology Ph.D. before invoking his Fifth Amendment rights.