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Unsealed Police Files Reveal Grisly Details of Idaho College Murders as Kohberger Begins Life Term

Published after his sentencing, more than 300 records document the violence at King Road, underscoring the absence of a clear motive

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Bryan Kohberger appears at the Ada County Courthouse for his sentencing hearing on Wednesday in Boise, Idaho.
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File photo of Bryan Kohberger

Overview

  • Judge Steven Hippler on July 23 sentenced Bryan Kohberger to four consecutive life terms without parole plus a 10-year burglary sentence and $70,000 in fines
  • At sentencing, Judge Hippler lifted the case’s gag order, allowing public disclosure of more than 300 police and autopsy reports
  • Investigators’ records describe an “intense struggle” inside the King Road home, noting over 50 stab wounds on Xana Kernodle and facial disfigurement on Kaylee Goncalves
  • Surviving roommates Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke recounted hearing cries, spotting a masked figure and fleeing before uncovering the victims
  • Authorities confirm DNA on a knife sheath, surveillance footage and cell-tower data linked Kohberger to the scene but investigators say his motive remains unknown