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.

Despite Kohberger's guilty plea in the Idaho murders, investigators still don't know his motive, who he targeted or where the murder weapon is after he covered his tracks.