Overview

• Kohberger pleaded guilty in July to four first-degree murder counts and one burglary charge, receiving four consecutive life sentences without parole and removing the death penalty from his case.
• Moscow police released over 300 pages of investigative reports and body-worn camera footage this week, including a traffic stop video showing Kohberger speaking freely post-arrest.
• Prosecutors uncovered two women’s ID badges hidden in Kohberger’s car glove compartment, raising new questions about his behavior before the November 2022 killings.
• Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson indicated that some wounds on the victims could stem from a second weapon, and investigators have not ruled out its involvement.
• Despite DNA evidence linking Kohberger to the knife sheath, officials acknowledge they still lack a clear motive for the home invasion that killed four University of Idaho students.