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Bryan Kohberger's Professors Discussed Staging ‘Intervention' After He ‘Offended' Female Students: Report
Convicted killer Bryan Kohberger sparked concerns about how he treated fellow classmates prior to the murders of the Idaho Four, according to newly released police documents. Kohberger, 30, who was a criminal justice student at Washington State University, allegedly 'offended' several 'female students' at the school, causing two professors to discuss via text message whether they should 'do an intervention' with him. WSU police chief Gary Jenkins also recalled hearing about a 'situation where Kohberger had followed a student out to her car, like trying to flirt with her, and she reported it to someone in the criminal justice department,' in Prime Video's One Night in Idaho: The College Murders documentary. Prior to his time at WSU, Kohberger earned his master's degree in criminal justice at DeSales University in Pennsylvania. A former classmate named Brittany Slaven recalled that the future killer took an interest in studying the case of mass murderer Elliot Rodger, who was a part of the 'incel' or involuntary celibate community online. In 2014, Rodger murdered his roommates before opening fire outside of a sorority house near the University of California, Santa Barbara. Rodger's manifesto revealed that he'd planned a 'Day of Retribution' to 'exact revenge' on those who had 'denied' him sexual intimacy and love. He also noted that he intended on targeting a sorority house that included 'the kind of girls I've always desired but was never able to have.' Slaven said in the documentary that Kohberger was 'interested in a lot of things that we learned, but he did have more of an interest in Elliot Rodger.' 'I talked to other girls in the class, where we were all bothered by what Elliot Rodger did,' she added. 'But Bryan did not seem bothered.' As the National Enquirer previously reported, roommates Ethan Chapin, 20, Xana Kernodle, 20, Madison Mogen, 21, and Kaylee Goncalves, 21, were found dead in their shared home in Moscow, Idaho, on Nov. 13, 2022. Kohberger was not arrested until late December of that year, but according to Idaho State Police Lt. Darren Gilbertson, his behavior changed in the days after the murders. 'He stops using his debit card, his credit cards. He starts only using cash,' Gilbertson pointed, per CNN. '[In] video and surveillance that we would collect and pick up after that, he's often wearing gloves.' It's also been reported that Kohberger erased data on his electronics. Investigators were unable to find pictures or texts on his devices that could serve as evidence of a link to the four victims or their roommates. While there are many theories, it is still unclear why Kohberger targeted them. Earlier this year, the 30-year-old accepted a plea deal and was sentenced to four consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole on July 23. He declined to speak out in court on the murders at his sentencing hearing. Solve the daily Crossword
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Bryan Kohberger's Jail Habits Revealed: Washed Hands ‘Dozens of Times' a Day, Stayed Awake ‘Almost All Night'
Bryan Kohberger will spend the rest of his life behind bars for the horrific quadruple murders of the Idaho Four – and according to newly released reports, he exhibited some strange habits during his time in jail. Corporal Brett Payne, the lead investigator in the case, spoke with an inmate at Latah County Jail who alleged that Kohberger, 30, 'became annoying' to share space with as he would spend '45 minutes to an hour in the shower,' and washed his hands 'dozens of times' per day. He also reportedly kept an odd sleep schedule and 'would be awake almost all night' and could be heard 'moving around.' As for Kohberger's temperament behind bars, the inmate recalled him losing his cool once when he misunderstood a a comment. According to Payne's report, the inmate shouted 'you suck' at an athlete on television and Kohberger 'immediately got up' and 'aggressively asked' if he'd been referring to him or his mother. Other than the brief altercation, the inmate said the convicted killer was 'highly intelligent and polite for the most part.' While Kohberger allegedly chose not to speak about his own charges, he would 'often question' the inmate about what he did to land himself in jail. As the National Enquirer previously reported, aside from his chat with the inmate, Detective Payne also spoke with Kohberger when he was taken into police custody after the brutal slayings of Ethan Chapin, 20, Xana Kernodle, 20, Madison Mogen, 21, and Kaylee Goncalves, 21. He said they initially made 'small talk,' as the 30-year-old admitted that he'd once 'thought about being a police officer' himself, according to the released case documents. Kohberger also spoke about his interest in criminal justice and his appreciation for the 'beauty' of the state of Washington, where he attended college. However, when the subject shifted to the Idaho murders, Kohberger invoked his Fifth Amendment Rights. More than two years later, he officially confessed to killing the four University of Idaho students in 2022 as a part of a plea agreement that would allow him to avoid the potential of receiving the death penalty if the case went to trial. At his sentencing hearing on July 23, Judge Steven Hippler appeared to become emotional as he addressed Kohberger in court. 'I listened intently to the stories and pain that have been shared today with great awe at the courage and resilience of the surviving family members of those wonderful children,' Hippler said at the time. Kohberger was sentenced to serve four consecutive life sentences.
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6 days ago
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Bryan Kohberger Grilled Tinder Match About the ‘Worst Way to Die' Weeks Before Idaho Murders
Bryan Kohberger waved red flags to a former match on Tinder by questioning her about murder weapons and death in the weeks that led up to the gruesome slayings of four college students. A woman only referred to as 'KC' and 'C' in newly-released documents obtained by E! News told an investigator that she matched with Kohberger one or two months before the Idaho four – Ethan Chapin, 20, Xana Kernodle, 20, Madison Mogen, 21, and Kaylee Goncalves, 21 – were killed. Kohberger, 30, mentioned that he was a criminology student at Washington State University during their conversation, and at one point, the woman said she discussed her friend who had been murdered in her town 'a couple years prior,' Detective Brett Payne wrote in a March 2024 filing. 'The conversation turned to horror movies and which ones C liked the most. C told Kohberger she liked the Rob Zombie Halloween movies,' the report continued. 'To this, C said Kohberger asked what she thought would be the worst way to die.' C told Kohberger that she 'thought it would be a knife,' and he allegedly responded 'something to the effect of 'like a Ka-Bar?'' The woman wasn't sure what that was and had to Google it. Prosecutors confirmed they had evidence that Kohberger had bought a Ka-Bar knife, sheath and a sharpener on Amazon some time between November 1 and December 6 in 2022, per CBS. This would mean that the purchase happened either roughly two weeks before the Idaho Four murders on November 13, or about three weeks after the crime. 'C said she eventually stopped talking to Kohberger because his questions made her uncomfortable,' the report stated. The detective also noted at the time that there was 'nothing to corroborate C's tip' as she no longer had access to her Tinder account and they would need to 'compare the Tinder records located on Kohberger's phone.' More than two years after the murders, Kohberger accepted a plea agreement and pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree murder and one count of felony burglary. On Wednesday, July 23, he was ordered to serve four life sentences without the possibility of parole, as well as an additional 10 years for the burglary charge. He declined the judge's offer to speak in court at his sentencing hearing. While the Goncalves family was left frustrated that the death penalty was no longer on the table, according to a statement shared to Facebook, Chapin's parents, Jim and Stacy, said they were satisfied with the agreement during a July 14 appearance on the Today show. 'I think our initial response was like, an eye for an eye,' Stacy explained. 'But 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, [Kohberger] gets put away, and there's no appeal system to it.'
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6 days ago
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Bryan Kohberger Torn to Shred by Murder Victim Kaylee Goncalves' Sister in Scathing Court Statement
Alivea Goncalves dubbed Bryan Kohberger a 'sociopath, psychopath, murderer' in a fiery victim impact statement as he awaited his sentencing for the brutal slayings of the Idaho Four. Ethan Chapin, 20, Xana Kernodle, 20, Madison Mogen, 21, and Kaylee Goncalves, 21, were discovered dead in their shared Idaho home on November 13, 2022. More than two years later, Kohberger pleaded guilty to their murders as a part of a plea deal. 'The truth is, you're basic,' Alivea told Kohberger, 30, directly in court on Wednesday, July 23. 'Let me be very clear: Don't ever try to convince yourself you matter just because someone finally said your name out loud. I see through you.' 'You want the truth? Here's the one you'll hate the most. If you hadn't attacked them in their sleep, in the middle of the night, like a pedophile, Kaylee would've kicked your f**king ass,' she said, sparking applause in the courtroom, per CNN. In his own impact statement, Kaylee's father, Steve Goncalves, took shots at Kohberger's intelligence. 'Police officers tell us within minutes they had your DNA. Like a calling card,' he shared. 'You were that careless. That foolish. That stupid. Master degree? You're a joke. Complete joke.' Madison's father, Ben Mogen, heartbreakingly confessed that he'd struggled with addiction in his past and his daughter was what kept him from 'just not caring' anymore when he 'wasn't wanting to live.' 'Maddie was my only child that I ever had. She was the only great thing I ever really did,' he said. 'And only thing I was ever really proud of.' Xana's mother, Cara Northington, refused to share recollections of her late daughter in court, telling Kohberger: 'You don't deserve our good memories that we have.' Her stepfather, Randy Davis, called Kohberger 'evil' and said he was going to 'suffer' for what he did. 'I'm shaking because I want to reach out to you,' he continued. 'I hope you feel my energy. Okay? Go to hell.' Elsewhere in the sentencing hearing, Bethany Funke — one of the roommates who survived the attack — said she still thinks about the murders 'every day' in a statement read in court by a friend. 'I hated and still hate that they're gone, but for some reason, I am still here and I got to live,' her statement said. 'Why me? Why did I get to live, and not them?' Kohberger was sentenced to serve four consecutive life sentences in prison for the murders.
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Kaylee Goncalves Left ‘Disfigured' by Bryan Kohberger After She ‘Ruined His Plans,' Ex FBI Agent Suggests
Bryan Kohberger declined to share his reason behind the horrific killings of the Idaho Four at his Wednesday, July 23, sentencing hearing – but former FBI agent Jennifer Coffindaffer has a theory. Kohberger, 30, killed Ethan Chapin, 20, Xana Kernodle, 20, Madison Mogen, 21, and Kaylee Goncalves, 21, in the early hours of November 13, 2022, but his attacks against Goncalves were particularly gruesome. According to released reports on the case, she was stabbed more than 30 times and the structure of her face itself was left so 'extremely damaged' in the attack that one of her surviving roommates misidentified her body to police. Aside from the knife wounds, there was also evidence of blunt force trauma and strangling in the autopsy report. Coffindaffer suggested in an interview with TMZ that Kohberger's violence against Goncalves was because he'd broken into their home to rape Mogen, but he became enraged when he found Goncalves in bed with her. 'Kaylee ruined his plans on how the night would go, that's why her face was completely disfigured,' she surmised. Kohberger was sentenced to four consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole for the slayings of the four students. At the hearing, Kaylee's mother, Kristi, issued a scathing statement to her daughter's killer. '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,' she said in a video that has since been shared to X. 'You will finally get what you wanted, physical touch, just probably not how you were expecting it.' '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,' she continued. '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.' Kaylee's sister Alivea also took aim at Kohberger in court in her own victim impact statement, per CNN. 'You want the truth? Here's the one you'll hate the most,' she told him. 'If you hadn't attacked them in their sleep, in the middle of the night, like a pedophile, Kaylee would've kicked your f**king ass.' Steve Goncalves, Kaylee's father, also insulted Kohberger's intelligence for getting caught so easily. 'Police officers tell us within minutes they had your DNA. Like a calling card,' he said at the time. 'You were that careless. That foolish. That stupid. Master degree? You're a joke. Complete joke.' Solve the daily Crossword
