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Unsealed Idaho Murder Files Reveal Eyewitness Voice Testimony and Campus Misconduct Complaints

New testimony deepens unanswered questions about Kohberger’s motive in the fatal 2022 stabbing spree.

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Bryan Kohberger appears at the Ada County Courthouse, for his sentencing hearing, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Boise, Idaho, for stabbing four University of Idaho students to death nearly three years ago.

Overview

  • Surviving roommate Dylan Mortensen told police she heard a male voice say “It’s okay Kaylee, I’m here for you” moments after the Nov. 13, 2022 attack in the off-campus Moscow residence.
  • Mortensen later revised her account to say she believed Xana Kernodle was the one crying despite her certainty about the male voice identifying Kaylee Goncalves.
  • Documents include statements from Washington State University peers and faculty who described Kohberger’s rude, condescending and inappropriate behavior and lodged multiple complaints.
  • Unsealed records show victim Kaylee Goncalves raised repeated stalking fears, reporting that she saw a man watching her and that someone followed her to her car before the murders.
  • Investigators still lack a clear motive or explanation for why Kohberger targeted the four students despite reinforced ties to the crime scene and detailed eyewitness accounts.