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Unsealed Records Expose Disturbing Keepsakes and Deepen Mystery in Idaho Student Murders

Investigators alongside victims’ families remain frustrated by the lack of motive, the absence of a confirmed second weapon or clear victim targeting

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Overview

  • Newly released police records include an account from a Tinder match who said Kohberger referenced his Ka-Bar knife weeks before the attack.
  • Prosecutors discovered two women’s ID badges in Kohberger’s car glove compartment, which he had kept as mementos before the killings.
  • Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson said certain wounds on Kaylee Goncalves may indicate the use of a second weapon at the crime scene.
  • Investigators have not determined Kohberger’s motive or how he selected the four University of Idaho students.
  • Survivor Dylan Mortensen told authorities that Kohberger panicked and fled through a sliding door after encountering him.