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New Idaho Files: Killer Spoke Kaylee Goncalves’ Name as WSU Raised Repeated Alarms About Kohberger

The unsealed records add detail to a case now closed by Kohberger’s guilty plea, leaving the motive unresolved.

Overview

  • A newly released Idaho State Police summary says surviving roommate Dylan Mortensen initially reported hearing a male voice say, “It’s okay Kaylee, I’m here for you,” during the attack.
  • Mortensen later revised parts of her account and told investigators she could not confidently identify Bryan Kohberger from a photo or confirm which victim was crying.
  • More than 500 pages of records detail Washington State University complaints that Kohberger was sexist and creepy, prompting mandatory behavior training after multiple reports.
  • Witness interviews describe Kohberger commenting after the murders that whoever carried them out “must have been pretty good” and that the timing before winter break “made it a good choice.”
  • Investigators continue to cite DNA on a tan Ka-Bar knife sheath as a key link, while Kohberger serves four consecutive life sentences without parole after pleading guilty and waiving appeal.