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Hindustan Times
6 hours ago
- Hindustan Times
Idaho victim Ethan Chapin's family opts out of Bryan Kohberger's sentencing: Here's why
Nearly three years after the brutal murder of four University of Idaho students that shocked the nation, emotions ran high as the murderer, Bryan Kohberger, was sentenced to life without parole on Wednesday. After accepting a plea deal, he came face-to-face with the grieving families of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, and Xana Kernodle, who delivered heart-wrenching victim impact statements. However, Ethan Chapin, the fourth victim's family, was absent from the courtroom. As Bryan Kohberger was sentenced to life without parole, Ethan Chapin's family opted not to attend the sentencing. (AP Photo/Kyle Green, Pool)(AP) Also Read: Bryan Kohberger brutalized one Idaho victim more than the rest, chilling documents reveal Why was Ethan Chapmin's family missing from the courtroom? Ethan's family mentioned it time and again that they do not deem it necessary to see Kohberger in court. In the Prime documentary, One Night in Idaho, the family candidly shared their loss, where Ethan's parents, Jim and Stacy, spoke about the time they received a call after the murders. The grieving parents expressed that they do not wish to attend any of the court hearings regarding the case, as reported by Evoke. Meanwhile, Ethan's triplet siblings, Hunter and Maizie, recalled their last days at college together and how his loss has devastated them. Also Read: Inside Bryan Kohberger's life sentence with luxuries behind bars Ethan's parents' response to the plea deal Following the announcement of the plea deal at the beginning of July, Jim and Stacy revealed their feelings about it on the Today Show. Ethan's father expressed that he was beyond ready for the case to be over, as he said, 'If I could physically do a handstand at that time, I would probably do one, because I am so ready for it to be done.' Stacy, for her part, said, 'I think our first initial response was an eye for an eye but then we've spent a ton of time talking about it with prosecutors and for us, we always felt like this was a better deal. I mean, he gets put away and there's no appeal system to it.' She added that they are also more accepting of the plea deal because it would mean that other young people, like their son's friends and classmates, will not have to speak in court.
Metro
8 hours ago
- Metro
Idaho killer's Tinder match reveals disturbing question he asked on date
As Idaho murderer Bryan Kohberger's motive in stabbing four university students remains a mystery, many other details about him have emerged, including a disturbing question he allegedly asked a Tinder date. The day after Kohberger was sentenced to life in prison for the quadruple killings, police released a trove of documents from the investigation revealing chilling red flags before he slaughtered the students on November 13, 2022. A woman who claimed she matched with Kohberger on Tinder and went on a date with him in September or October 2022 told police that they talked about a murder that had happened in her town a couple years prior. The woman, identified as C, told police that Kohberger then asked what her favorite horror movie was. 'C told Kohberger she liked the Rob Zombie Halloween movies. To this, C said Kohberger asked what she thought would be the worst way to die,' states the police report. 'C said she thought it would be a knife.' The woman said Kohberger asked her if she thought it would be a Ka-Bar knife. That was the type of knife and sheath that was purchased on Amazon before Kohberger killed the University of Idaho students. C said she did know know the brand and 'eventually stopped talking to Kohberger because his questions made her uncomfortable', according to the report. The officer who wrote the report said the woman no longer had access to her Tinder account, so there was 'nothing to corroborate'. There was also 'no record' of her calling the FBI about the incident. It was not clear when she called police with the tip. More Trending Kohberger left a leather sheath at the Moscow town off-campus housing unit where he murdered Kaylee Goncalves, 21; Madison Mogen, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Ethan Chapin, 20. The weapon used in the killings has not been recovered. Victims' families were divided on Kohberger's plea deal, which spared him the death penalty. Family members of three of the victims delivered emotional impact statements at Ada County Courthouse in Boise on Wednesday, as Kohberger sat emotionless and stared. Asked by the judge if he would speak, Kohberger answered: 'I respectfully decline.' Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Ghislaine Maxwell 'answers every single question' in Epstein file jail grilling MORE: Pastor and wife took $3,400,000 from congregation in crypto scam attributed to God MORE: Man charged with murder after boy, 15, killed in e-bike crash in Middleton
The Independent
10 hours ago
- The Independent
Bryan Kohberger's Tinder messages made woman ‘uncomfortable,' police report says
Newly released police documents detail Bryan Kohberger 's disturbing behavior with women before and after the Idaho university killings. A woman who matched with Kohberger on Tinder claimed he asked her about the 'worst way to die' and mentioned a Ka Bar knife, the brand linked to the murders. Another woman, a dancer, reported that Kohberger spoke about 'wanting to kill people' during a private dance in 2018-2019, making her uncomfortable. Professors at Washington State University discussed an 'intervention' regarding Kohberger's inappropriate interactions with female students, according to text messages and a former teaching assistant. These revelations emerged after Kohberger was sentenced to four consecutive life sentences for the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin in November 2022, with his motive still unknown.
RNZ News
11 hours ago
- RNZ News
New police documents detail 'socially awkward', 'annoying' Idaho killer Bryan Kohberger
By Brianna Morris-Grant , ABC Bryan Kohberger was sentenced this week to life in prison for the 2022 murders of four Idaho university students inside their off-campus home in Moscow, Idaho. Photo: Kyle Green/Pool/AP via CNN Newsource A convicted mass killer's co-workers, cellmates and former Tinder matches have labelled him "socially awkward" and "annoying" in newly released police documents. Bryan Kohberger was sentenced this week to life in prison for the 2022 murders of four Idaho university students inside their off-campus home in Moscow, Idaho. Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen, both 21 years old, and Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin, both 20 years old, were all killed on November 13, 2022. Earlier this month Kohberger accepted a plea deal and admitted to the killings, offering no motive for the crime. Minutes after his sentencing, the Moscow Police Department released hundreds of pages of documents online. The files reveal new details about the case, spanning from the moment police arrived on the scene to the months following Kohberger's arrest. Roommates of the four students had already detailed hiding from a stranger clad in black in the early hours of that November morning. One of the two surviving roommates, Dylan Mortensen, told police she heard Ms Goncalves "scream and announce there was 'somebody' inside", according to a police report dated November 13. "[She] said she locked herself in her bedroom and continued to hear a commotion," the report said. "[She] said eventually she stopped hearing a struggle and heard a male voice say, 'You're gonna be fine. I'm gonna help you.'" Other documents described the aftermath of the brutal attack as officers entered the home. One report, dated November 21, 2022, described dozens of "mostly defensive" injuries to Ms Kernodle. The four University of Idaho students were found dead at an off-campus home in Moscow, Idaho, in November 2022. Photo: Angela Palermo/Idaho Statesman/TNS/Getty Images via CNN Newsource An officer wrote it was "obvious an intense struggle had occurred" between Ms Kernodle and Kohberger. Authorities have previously suggested the other three victims were asleep when they were attacked. Ms Goncalves's sister, Alivea Goncalves, confronted Kohberger while delivering a victim impact statement at his sentencing hearing. "You want the truth? Here's the one you'll hate the most," she said. "If you hadn't attacked them in their sleep, in the middle of the night like a paedophile, Kaylee would have kicked your f***ing ass." One tip among the thousands received by police came from a woman who believed she had matched with Kohberger on Tinder several months before the killings. The woman said Kohberger had told her he was a criminology student , and that she had discussed the murder of a friend in her town with him. "The conversation turned to horror movies and which ones [she] liked the most," the police offer wrote in the March 18, 2024 report. "[She] told Kohberger she liked the Rob Zombie Halloween movies. To this, [she] said Kohberger asked what she thought would be the worst way to die. "[She] said she thought it would be a knife. [She] said Kohberger then asked her something to the effect of 'like a Ka-Bar?'" A Ka-Bar brand knife sheath was found in the Moscow home following the killings. Kaylee Goncalves, Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle and Madison Mogen were victims in the Idaho student killings. Photo: (Obtained by CNN) via CNN Newsource The prosecution said Kohberger bought the same brand of knife with the sheath and a sharpener in the months leading up to the killings. The murder weapon has never been found. The woman said Kohberger's questions "made her uncomfortable" and she eventually stopped speaking to him. Kohberger moved to Pullman, Washington, from Pennsylvania, to pursue a PhD in criminology at Washington State University. He had been called in on multiple occasions for inappropriate and troubling behaviour on campus. A former teaching assistant who shared an office with Kohberger at the university told police he thought Kohberger was "very intelligent but also selfish", describing him as "dishonest". The man added Kohberger began to talk "much more than usual" following the November murders. "[He] characterised Kohberger's conversations as those coming from someone who wanted to vent," the police offer wrote in the October 2023 report. "[He] stated Kohberger attempted to use his authority as a TA to inappropriately interact with female students." The former co-worker also noted injuries he saw on Kohberger's face and hands "on two separate occasions" in October and November 2022. "[He] stated one injury was a large scratch on Kohberger's face which [he] described as looking like the scratches from fingernails," the officer wrote. "[He] said he also saw wounds to Kohberger's knuckles on two separate occasions. "When [he] asked Kohberger about what happened to him, Kohberger replied he had been in a car accident." Other former staffers and students at Washington State University have recalled Kohberger often made female staff uncomfortable. One report noted a former student who described him sitting in "close proximity" to her "on the rare occasions he would attend class". "[The student] told me she thought Kohberger was socially awkward but was not able to provide me any other information about him," the police officer noted in his report. The student's mother contacted police after watching a Dateline special about the Moscow killings. During a segment talking about photos of university students found on Kohberger's phone, the woman said she identified several photos as being of her daughter and her friends. Dateline reported "dozens of photos" of women from Washington State University and the University of Idaho found on Kohberger's phone. The student told police she believed they had been taken from her public Instagram account. A fellow inmate described Bryan Kohberger as "a f***ing weirdo". Photo: Supplied / Police Kohberger was arrested on December 30, 2022. A police report included among the released documents stated his name first came to the attention of police on December 18. Within two years, police had begun to receive information from Idaho inmates regarding Kohberger's behaviour. In August, a video supplied to police by a prosecutor showed a male inmate talking about being in "max" security with Kohberger. Asked, "how is he" by another inmate, the man responded: "A f***ing weirdo." "He continued to say if he wasn't worried about further legal repercussions he would have physically assaulted Kohberger," the officer noted in the report. "[The other inmate] asked if Kohberger 'did it', referencing the homicides. [He] affirmed this statement and added he had pretty good judgement of people and '[Kohberger's] eyes tell a story.'" In September, another inmate housed at the Latah County Jail and kept in the cell next to Kohberger for several weeks spoke to police. "[He] told me Kohberger was highly intelligent and polite for the most part," the officer wrote. "[He] told me Kohberger quickly became annoying because of some of his habits. "He told me Kohberger would wash his hands dozens of times each day and would spend 45 minutes to an hour in the shower. "I asked [him] if Kohberger slept at night. He told me Kohberger would be awake almost all night and would only take a nap during the day. "[He] said Kohberger did not mention his alleged offenses at all [and] was excited to move to Ada County [Jail]. "[The inmate] stated he had served time at Ada County and noted he did not think Kohberger would like to be there." Kohberger has been sentenced to four life sentences without the possibility of parole, and waived his right to an appeal. An Idaho Department of Corrections spokesperson told media he will face two weeks of evaluation before likely being transferred to the state's only maximum-security facility. In sentencing, Judge Steven Hippler labelled Kohberger a "coward" who "slithered through the sliding glass door at 1122 King Road". He added the motive behind the murders may never be known. "[But] by continuing to focus on why, we continue to give Mr Kohberger relevance, we give him agency, and we give him power," he said. - ABC
Yahoo
12 hours ago
- Yahoo
Bryan Kohberger Reacts Chilling Statement From Victim's Mother After Life in Prison Sentence
A mother of one of the victims in the Idaho University murders had a chilling message to their killer, Bryan Kohberger, following his life prison sentence. 'A dead killer doesn't kill again. So while I'm disappointed that the firing squad won't take their shots at you, I'm confident the men in prison will have their way with you in more ways than one,' Kristi Goncalves, who was the mother of victim Kaylee Goncalves, said to Kohberger, 30 in court on Wednesday, July 23, per a video shared via X. 'You will finally get what you wanted, physical touch, just probably not how you were expecting it.' Kristi continued: 'See you haven't beat the system, you've simply entered a new one where the rules are cruel and the consequences will never end. You are entering a place where no one will care about who you are and no one will ever respect you. You will be forgotten, discarded, used and erased. You will always be remembered as a loser and an absolute failure.' She added that she hopes that the "silence echoes in your heart for the rest of your meaningless days.' Bryan Kohberger Sentenced to Life in Prison Without Parole After Idaho College Murders 'I hope it reminds you of what we all already know, you are nothing,' she said. 'May you continue to live your life in misery. You are officially the property of the state of Idaho, where your fellow inmates are anxiously awaiting your arrival. But it's OK cause they're there to help you. Hell will be waiting.' Kristi shared that she also had a message for Kohberger from her youngest daughter, Aubrie. 'Aubrey wanted to say, 'You may have received As in high school and college, but you're going to be getting big Ds in prison,'' she quipped. After concluding her speech, Kohberger blinked before returning to his stoic expression. Kohberger was sentenced to four lifetimes in prison on Wednesday for the murders of Kaylee, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin. The group of students from Idaho University were stabbed to death by Kohberger in their home in Moscow, Idaho, in November 2022. Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke also lived in the house and were present for the murders. They survived the attack. Kohberger, who was a criminology PhD student at Washington State University at the time of the murders, was arrested in December 2022. The crime garnered interest across the United States and was the subject of a docuseries titled "One Night in Idaho." New Docuseries Tries to Answer Why 4 College Students Were Murdered in Idaho: Biggest Revelations He initially entered a not guilty plea with a trial scheduled for August. In July, Kohberger ultimately took a plea deal that removed the option of the death penalty. (The death penalty could have been possible if the case went to trial.) After accepting the deal, Kohberger signed a confession admitting to four counts of first-degree murder and one count of felony burglary. 'This unfathomable and senseless act of evil has caused immeasurable pain and loss. No parent should ever have to bury their child,' Ada County District Court Judge Steven Hippler stated on Wednesday. 'This is the greatest tragedy that can be inflicted upon a person.'
