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Hindustan Times
24-07-2025
- Hindustan Times
Bryan Kohberger brutalized one Idaho victim more than the rest, chilling documents reveal
The release of disturbing new documents about the horrific Idaho murders shed light on the slaying of four University of Idaho students, revealing gruesome details about the crime carried out by the convicted murderer Bryan Kohberger. The massive trove of documents was released by Moscow police on Wednesday night, as reported by The New York Post. Bryan Kohberger, 30 turtured one student more than the others, new documents reveal. Kyle Green/Pool via REUTERS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY(via REUTERS) Also Read: Inside Bryan Kohberger's life sentence with luxuries behind bars Gruesome details of the four students' murder The new documents revealed that Kohberger used a suspected Ka-Bar knife with 'a lot of force' to kill Xana Kernodle, Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, and Ethan Chapin in their Moscow house, which was located off campus on November 13, 2022. 20-year-old Kernodle was stabbed over 50 times, including two stab wounds to the heart. The police suggested that she fought off the 30-year-old monster in the blood-stained bathroom on the second floor before she died. Police added that they found her lying in the bathroom, wearing a shirt and underwear with defensive wounds on her hand, including a deep cut between her thumb and pointer on the left hand. The police shared, 'I looked inside the bedroom Xana was lying in and it was obvious an intense struggle had occurred,' where they also found Chapin, also 20, dead under the blanket with "arterial blood spray'. Kohberger stabbed Goncalves, 21, more than 20 times, the police revealed, 'unrecognizable' as he lay in a pool of blood on the bed in the bedroom located on the third floor. She was found alongside Mogen, also 21, who was covered with a blanket that turned pink from the blood. The records revealed, 'Kaylee was unrecognizable as her facial structure was extremely damaged,' describing that she sustained blunt force and asphyxia injuries, resulting from the sharp, single-edge blade, which pierced her lung, liver, and various arteries. Also Read: Idaho murder victim's aunt forgives Bryan Kohberger; gives killer a 'no judgement' offer Roommate saw masked man but did not call 911 Dylan Mortenson, one of the surviving roommates, reportedly told a friend she never called 911, even after seeing a masked man inside the house on the night of the murders. According to documents, she did not call the police because 'she was intoxicated and didn't want to believe what was going on.' Before locking herself in a room with Bethany Funke around 4:30 am, she called a friend to come over to 'check the house because she was too scared'. Both survived the massacre. While the Ka-Bar sheath was found at the scene, the actual murder weapon was never found.
Hindustan Times
03-07-2025
- Hindustan Times
Bryan Kohberger pleads guilty: Over 2 years after Idaho murders, 5 chilling questions remain unanswered
Jul 03, 2025 01:37 PM IST Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger has finally admitted to killing four University of Idaho students in the early morning hours of November 13, 2022, at a rental home near their campus in Moscow, Idaho. He pleaded guilty to four counts of murder, a deal that will help him dodge the death penalty. Kohberger is accused of killing Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves. Bryan Kohberger pleads guilty: Over 2 years after Idaho murders, 5 chilling questions remain unanswered (Kyle Green/Pool via REUTERS REFILE)(via REUTERS) The judge asked Kohberger, 'Did you kill and murder Madison Mogen, a human being?' Kohberger, wearing a too-short tie and slacks, replied, 'Yes.' He repeated the same answer for the three other victims. 'I accept the plea. I direct that it be entered,' the judge, according to the New York Post. However, even as the two and a half-year saga seems to have finally come to a close, five chilling questions remain unanswered. Five questions that remain unanswered in the Idaho case Why did Kohberger kill the four students? – Despite pleading guilty, Kohberger never revealed why he targeted and slaughtered the youngsters, leaving the motive unclear. Where is the murder weapon? – Kohberger used a KA-BAR military-style knife to kill the students. He is believed to have purchased the knife, sheath, and sharpener from Amazon in March 2022. Although police found the knife sheath at the crime scene with Kohberger's DNA on it, the knife was never recovered. About an hour after the murders, Kohberger was near a rural village outside Moscow, according to cell phone tower records. This means he could have ditched or hidden the knife anywhere, including some fields or pastures along the way. Did Kohberger know any of his victims? – It was revealed after the murders that cell phone tower records placed Kohberger in the victims' neighborhood 23 times in the months before the crime. Security camera footage even showed his car circling their block before he carried out the attack. This indicates that he did not just break into a random house, but it remains unclear if he knew any of the victims. It was previously reported that Kohberger cyberstalked one of the victims and even sent her several messages on Instagram. Kohberger's lawyers, however, have asserted that he did not know the victims at all. Why did Kohberger return to the victims' neighborhood? – Cell phone tower records revealed that Kohberger returned to the victims' neighborhood about five hours after the murders. It remains unclear why he did so, whether to recover a piece of evidence, or to simply admire his gruesome deed. He indeed seemed proud of what he did, as he took a grinning 'thumbs up' selfie after getting back home. Is Kohberger a psychopath? – Kohberger's defense earlier revealed that he had OCD and mild autism, but insisted that these traits had no connection to the crimes he has been accused of committing. Whether or not he had psychopathic, sociopathic or any other similar traits remains unclear. Had there been a jury trial, there would perhaps have been a psychological evaluation of Kohberger.
Hindustan Times
02-07-2025
- Hindustan Times
Why Bryan Kohberger murdered 4 University of Idaho students. Here's what his confession says about motive
Bryan Kohberger, the 30-year-old former criminology PhD student accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students, pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary on Wednesday. The plea was accepted by Judge Steven Hippler in Boise's Ada County Courthouse. It ensures Kohberger will serve four consecutive life sentences without parole. The four victims were: Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin. Bryan Kohberger, charged in the murders of four University of Idaho students, appears at the Ada County Courthouse(via REUTERS) Bryan Kohberger's confession During a Wednesday hearing, Kohberger verbally admitted to murdering Goncalves, Mogen, Kernodle, and Chapin, responding 'Yes' when Judge Hippler asked if he committed each killing. The confession was part of a plea deal initiated by his defense team, which approached prosecutors in late June. However, Kohberger provided no detailed explanation of his motive in court, and the prosecutors' letter to the victims' families did not specify a reason for the killings. What we know about Bryan Kohberger's motive? The Goncalves family demanded a 'full confession' including the 'true facts' and location of the murder weapon, but no such details were disclosed. Prosecutors have not publicly outlined a motive, a point emphasized in pre-trial rulings. Evidence tying Kohberger to the crime includes DNA on a KA-BAR knife sheath found near Mogen's body, cellphone pings showing his white Hyundai Elantra near the victims' home multiple times, and surveillance footage of his car circling the area. Despite this, no apparent personal connection between Kohberger and the victims was established, though the Goncalves family provided screenshots suggesting he followed Mogen and Goncalves on Instagram. Speculated motives Kohberger's background as a criminology PhD student at Washington State University, 8 miles from Moscow, Idaho, and his prior Reddit posts seeking insights into the 'crime commission process' suggest an academic obsession with criminal behavior. His 2018 message about working with 'high-profile offenders' and interest in serial killers like Ted Bundy (evidenced by his phone's search history) hint at a possible desire to study or emulate such acts. Kohberger's teenage posts on Tapatalk revealed struggles with depression, dissociation, and suicidal thoughts, alongside a history of heroin use. His autism spectrum disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder diagnoses, raised by the defense, may have contributed to his social isolation. Victim and family Reactions The plea deal sparked division among the victims' families. The Goncalves family expressed fury, calling it a 'secretive deal' and demanding a full confession.
