Six weeks before the tragic stabbing of four University of Idaho students on November 13, 2022, Bryan Kohberger, a 27-year-old doctoral criminology student at Washington State University, faced mounting pressures in his role as a teaching assistant. Reports indicated that students found him overly demanding and uncomfortable, prompting a meeting with a dean regarding his professional conduct. Amid these tensions, an unsettling pattern emerged: Kohberger’s cellphone showed a fixation on female students at both universities, including some who were friends with the victims.
On the night of the murders, the victims—Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin—were celebrating and returned home around 2 a.m. Kohberger’s phone data revealed numerous visits to the area, including a surveillance camera capturing a white Hyundai Elantra, matching Kohberger’s vehicle, circling the neighborhood multiple times before the stabbings occurred. Reports indicate that an intended target of the attack may have been Mogen, as the assailant went directly to her room.
In the aftermath, Kohberger’s phone usage showed searches related to the murders, serial killers, and even questioning sociopathic traits. Law enforcement later identified DNA from a knife sheath found at the crime scene, leading to Kohberger’s arrest on December 30, 2022. He was charged with four counts of first-degree murder and burglary but maintains his innocence, with his defense hinting at an “alternate suspect.”
As the trial approaches, scheduled for August 2023, Kohberger’s actions and digital footprint before and after the incident have raised numerous questions, painting a complex picture of the events leading to this devastating crime.
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