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Prison Isn't Going Well for Bryan Kohberger

Inmate requests transfer to new wing, describing 'minute to minute' threats

(Newser) - Idaho killer Bryan Kohberger has asked to be moved to another section of the Idaho Maximum Security Institution, describing "minute to minute verbal threats/harassment." The 30-year-old first requested transfer from J block—a section for high-profile, high-risk prisoners, including death row inmate Chad Daybell—on July 30, his...

Kohberger Claimed Killer 'Must Have Been Pretty Good'

WSU faculty member feared he was stalking people, would become sexual abuser

(Newser) - Bryan Kohberger developed a reputation for being sexist and creepy while attending a criminal justice program in the months before he killed four University of Idaho students in 2022, fellow grad students told investigators, per the AP . His behavior was so problematic that one Washington State University faculty member told...

Witness Heard Kohberger Say Victim's Name

Surviving roommate Dylan Mortensen said male voice named 'Kaylee'

(Newser) - One of the two women to emerge alive from the Idaho house where four students were murdered heard killer Bryan Kohberger utter the name of one of his victims, a person to whom he had no known connection. Dylan Mortensen, who was drunk in the early hours of Nov. 13,...

After Murders, Kohberger Called Mom, Took Selfie
Shutdown of Kohberger's Phone
Was Actually Pretty Revealing
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Aug 17, 2025 7:30 AM CDT

Shutdown of Kohberger's Phone Was Actually Pretty Revealing

Digital forensics expert Heather Barnhart talks with People about what she found on the device

(Newser) - The digital forensics expert who analyzed convicted murderer Bryan Kohberger's phone made some interesting finds. For one thing, the man convicted of killing four University of Idaho students in an off-campus home called his mother less than two hours after committing the crime, shortly after returning to his home...

Officials: Kohberger's Complained About Prison 'Taunting'

Their take? 'Incarcerated individuals commonly communicate with each other'

(Newser) - The University of Idaho killer apparently feels he's being taunted in jail. The Idaho Department of Corrections revealed as much in a statement released Thursday, NBC News reports. "We are aware of [Bryan] Kohberger's complaints about what he considers taunting," it reads. "Incarcerated individuals commonly...

Police Release New Images of Idaho Murder Scene

Surveillance footage seemingly captured activity around 4:15am

(Newser) - Police in Moscow, Idaho, this week released close to 200 images—many blurred—along with area surveillance video from the scene of the 2022 University of Idaho murders, offering the public its clearest view yet into the now-demolished house where four students were killed. NBC News reports the newly...

Her Main Goal: Make Kohberger 'Feel Small'

Alivea Goncalves reflects on biting victim impact statement: 'I was prepared to be arrested'

(Newser) - Alivea Goncalves' dressing down of her sister's killer resonated throughout the Idaho courtroom and beyond. There was no holding back. "I was prepared to be arrested that day," Goncalves tells ABC News . "No, I'm not joking." She told Bryan Kohberger—who admitted to fatally...

After Kohberger Sentencing, Cops Release Brutal Case Files

Previously confidential files detail wounds, evidence, and responses at off-campus home

(Newser) - Newly released police documents are shedding light on the grisly scene that awaited officers at the University of Idaho murders in November 2022, East Idaho News reports. The Moscow Police Department made public a cache of more than 300 files from its investigation hours after Bryan Kohberger, 30, was...

Kohberger Declines to Speak, Will Die in Prison

The sentencing of the killer is now complete

(Newser) - After the families of his victims gave their impact statements , Bryan Kohberger replied, "I respectfully decline" when given the opportunity to speak. Judge Steven Hippler then sentenced him to four consecutive life sentences without parole, as well as 10 years for burglary, but not before calling him a "...

Idaho Murder Victims' Families Say It All
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Families Say It All
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Jul 23, 2025 12:19 PM CDT

Idaho Murder Victims' Families Say It All

They do not mince words

(Newser) - The two surviving roommates and families of the four Idaho murder victims gave their victim impact statements on Wednesday, and Kaylee Goncalves' family members are attracting attention for how strong and biting their words were. As Megyn Kelly put it on X , "Holy mother of God - Kaylee's...

Even Trump Wants Kohberger to Say Why He Did It

Kaylee Goncalves' family voiced their appreciation to Trump

(Newser) - Bryan Kohberger's sentencing is set for Wednesday, and the families of his four victims will have the chance to address him—Kohberger will also have the chance to speak, though whether he will remains anyone's guess . President Trump has made clear his opinion of what should transpire, writing...

Big Question for Kohberger: Will He Explain Himself?

Admitted Idaho murderer could tell victims' families why he did it—but has no incentive to do so

(Newser) - Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty earlier this month in the murders of Idaho college students Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin after two years of claiming his innocence. The move avoided the death penalty in the Nov. 13, 2022, stabbings, but Kohberger faces his sentencing—and the victims'...

Idaho Victim's Mom Sees 'Lord's Hand' in Plea Deal

Xana Kernodle's mom is now supportive of it

(Newser) - The mother of slain University of Idaho student Xana Kernodle says she's found an unexpected sense of peace in the plea deal that ended her daughter's high-profile murder case. In her first public comments on Bryan Kohberger's deal, Cara Northington told Fox News she initially felt...

Victim's Father Speaks Out After Kohberger's Guilty Plea

'I'm sorry Kaylee,' Steve Goncalves says

(Newser) - After Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty Wednesday to murdering four University of Idaho students, the father of one of the victims apologized to his daughter. Before the hearing, Steve Goncalves, father of Kaylee Goncalves, criticized the plea deal, which allowed Kohberger to avoid the death penalty. "It's my mistake....

Kohberger Admits His Guilt in Idaho Slayings

Judge accepts his plea

(Newser) - Bryan Kohberger on Wednesday pleaded guilty as part of a deal that has allowed him to avoid the death penalty. In doing so, he waived his right to appeal. "Are you pleading guilty because you are guilty?" District Court Judge Steven Hippler asked him prior to accepting his plea....

Slain Student's Family Wanted Kohberger's Deal Amended

Prosecutors said they couldn't ethically make changes at this point

(Newser) - Bryan Kohberger is due in court on Wednesday, where he is expected to plead guilty to four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary in the killings of four University of Idaho students. Assuming he does so, he will be sentenced to four consecutive life sentences in late...

Kohberger Agrees to Plea Deal in Idaho Students' Slayings

Family of one victim says, 'We are beyond furious'

(Newser) - Bryan Kohberger, who's charged with stabbing four University of Idaho students to death in 2022, has agreed to a plea deal that would let the 30-year-old avoid a murder trial and the possibility of the death penalty. One of the victims' family members was informed of the deal in...

Bad News for Witnesses in Kohberger Case

Judge orders them to travel to Idaho to testify in murder trial, despite claims of hardship over travel

(Newser) - A Pennsylvania judge has ordered that reluctant witnesses must travel to Idaho this summer to testify in the murder trial of Bryan Kohberger, who's accused of killing four University of Idaho students in November 2022. The victims—Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, Ethan Chapin, and Kaylee Goncalves—were found...

Idaho Judge Rejects Bryan Kohberger's Delay Request

Judge also denied defense request to present 'alternate perpetrators' to jury

(Newser) - An Idaho judge says he won't postpone the quadruple murder trial of a man accused in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students. Fourth District Judge Steven Hippler made the ruling Thursday, telling Bryan Kohberger's attorneys that jury selection will begin Aug. 4 and opening arguments...

DoorDash Driver Says She Saw Kohberger

'I parked right next to him,' woman says in newly emerged police bodycam video

(Newser) - A new witness has emerged in the Idaho student murders case, potentially complicating the upcoming trial for Bryan Kohberger. A woman claiming to have been the DoorDash driver who delivered food to one of the victims just minutes before the November 2022 killings says she saw Kohberger at the...

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