Bryan Kohberger Selfie Taken Hours After Murders Revealed
Originally appeared on E! Online
Bryan Kohberger allegedly took a selfie mere hours after the University of Idaho student murders took place.
The image has been introduced in court documents—obtained by NBC News and viewed by E! News—in relation to a witness statement given by one of the surviving roommates that described the intruder in her home the night students Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin were killed.
The selfie shows Kohberger, dressed in a button-down shirt and with Bluetooth earbuds in, standing in front of what appears to be a shower. In the image, he smiles at the camera as he holds a thumbs up.
The State, according to the court documents, intends to introduce the image of Kohberger which was 'taken from his phone on November 13, 2022, only hours after the homicides at 10:31 a.m.' because of the witness—who is only identified as D.M.—who says she saw a male in the students' home wearing a ski mask that only revealed his nose and eyes.
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'All I remember was seeing their eyebrows,' she told police, as recounted in the documents. 'I don't remember what their eyes looked like, but I remember their eyebrows. […] I just remember, like, bushy eyebrows. That's all I could think about.'
According to the documents, the State also intends to share Kohberger's driver's license—which lists him at six feet tall—to compare against the witness' description of 'male; white; skinny/athletic build; a few inches taller than D.M. (5' 10'); not someone she knew; with bushy eyebrows.'
'Whether or not Bryan Kohberger can be described as having 'bushy eyebrows,'' the document reads, 'is a factual determination to be decided by the jury.'
The newly surfaced selfie comes amid both the defense and prosecution's ongoing efforts to have certain evidence deemed either admissible or inadmissible ahead of the trial's scheduled August 11 start date.
Earlier this year, per NBC News, Ada County Judge Steven Hippler allowed for cell phone and email records, surveillance footage and Kohberger's Amazon purchase history to be used in trial, as well as DNA evidence concerning the button of a knife sheath that police say was found near two of the bodies.
Kohberger—who was charged with four counts of first degree murder—has entered a not guilty plea and could face the death penalty if convicted.
For more on the chilling case, keep reading.
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Who Were Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Ethan Chapin and Xana Kernodle?Were There Any Survivors?Who Is Bryan Kohberger and How Was He Found?What Is Kohberger's Defense Arguing?Where Does the Case Stand Today?
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