The Unimaginable: Bryan Kohberger

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Case Status: Ongoing
Last Update: 4/10/2025
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Summary

On November 13th, 2022, four college students were murdered inside their residence at 1122 King Road in Moscow, Idaho. Bryan Kohberger, a criminology student at nearby Washington State University, was subsequently charged with their murders and is set to go to trial in August of 2025. It only takes a few moments of 'Googling' this case to see the polarizing opinions on whether Bryan Kohberger is guilty or not. I also have my own opinions but, despite them, I've tried to remain as unbiased as possible and present only the facts in this case using reputable sources. If you notice anything missing or wrong, please contact me and let me know. You are also welcome to share this website with whomever you wish. Thanks for supporting me and thanks for reading!

Contents

Details
Timeline of Events
Evidence (Detailed)
The Use Of IGG
Addressing The Franks Hearing Motion
Theories & Other Findings
Addressing Others' Theories
The Life of Bryan (No Pun Intended)
Kohberger's College Paper
TapATalk Forum Posts
Exarr Soundcloud Account
Links

Details

Name: Bryan Christopher Kohberger
Sex: Male
Race: White
Birthdate: November 21st, 1994
Age:
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185 lbs.

Education: Pleasant Valley High School in Brodheadsville, Pennsylvania's Northampton Community College, DeSales University, Washington State University
Family: Michael Kohberger Jr. (father), MaryAnn Kohberger (mother), Amanda Kohberger (sister), Melissa Kohberger (sister)
Phone # (At time of murders): 509-592-8458
Known Aliases & Screennames: Exarr, [email protected] (Source), [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] (Source)
Vehicle: 2015 White Hyundai Elantra, Washington Plate #CFB8708 (Signed on November 18th 2022), Prior to date - had PA Plates

Charges: Arrested on Dec. 30 and charged with (4)four counts murder and (1)felony burglary
Victims: Kaylee Goncalves (21), Madison "Maddie" Mogen (21), Ethan Chapin (20) and Xana Kernodle (20). Surviving roommates, DM and BF, identified as such in court documents, are presumed to be Dylan Mortensen & Bethany Funke, two additional roommates known to live in the house the murders took place in. (Source)

Arrest Date: December 30th, 2022
Trial Set: Aug. 11, 2025 in Ada County, Idaho (Jury Selection begins July 30, 2025)
Method of Murder: Stabbing with a fixed-blade weapon (Source)

Evidence (so far): tan, leather knife sheath with "Ka-Bar" & "USMC" on it (Source) with single source male DNA. It was found next to victim Madison Mogen's body and subsequently linked to Bryan Kohberger through a 'tip' by the FBI, who had tested the DNA themselves and relayed the information back to Law Enforcement. This IGG data was subject to a Franks Hearing, but the courts ruled the evidence admissible and upheld law enforcement's probable cause. This evidence, along with DNA evidence collected from the Kohberger's residence and video camera evidence of the subject's car in and around the time of the murders was the basis, ultimately, for Bryan Kohberger's arrest. More evidence, such as the survivor's testimonies, cell phone data from the suspect's phone, and other items and objects obtained during warrant searches have also been admitted. The State is also relying on video surveillance and cell phone tower evidence to place the defendant in and around murder scene. The suspect is presumed innocent until the courts decide his guilt.

Timeline of Events

Below is a timeline of events that are related to the both the defendant (Bryan Kohberger), directly before, during and after the night of the murders, and anything having to do with the case itself. If I am missing anything OR if anything is inaccurate, please let me know at [email protected].

Moving forward, I am hereby referring to Bryan Kohberger, or his Defense team, as simply "The defendant" within the timeline, for simplicity (and uniformity) reasons.

2022

January 10th, 2022: The defendant purchased a black balaclava from Dick's Sporting Goods. This mask is the same type of mask described by DM that she witnessed worn by a male in the residence on November 13, 2022. (Source)

March 20th, 2022 to March 30th, 2022: It was reported by the State that the defendant purchased a Ka-Bar knife with sheath, and sharpener from Amazon.com in recent court documents within this time frame. (Source)

July/August 2022: It is reported that the defendant moved to his apartment in Pullman, Washington at some point July or early August. I've pulled this from various sources but cannot, unfortunately, validate the actual date he moved to the area.

August 21st, 2022, 10:34 PM - 11:35 PM: The defendant's cell phone records show it's location to be around the King Road Residence area. According to the affidavit, his phone records indicated he was in the area on at least twelve separate occasions leading up to the murders which occurred on November 13th, 2022. However, this has since been contested in the Franks Motion Hearing document where it is stated that law enforcement failed to mention that cell towers covering King Road, also cover the entirety of Moscow, an area where the defendant is known to shop. Therefore, there is no way of knowing if these cell phone records indicate intent or if the defendant was merely shopping/driving through the area. (Source)

August 21st, 2022, 11:37 PM: The defendant is detained at a traffic stop in Moscow, Idaho (Farm Road and Pullman Highway), driving 2015 Hyundai Elantra, license plate PA-LFZ8649. He provided his phone number as 509-592-8458 with carrier AT&T. The defendant is also given a citation, according to Idaho iCourt Portal, for not wearing a seat belt (NOTE: I was unable to provide a direct link from Idaho's ICourt Portal due to the way their website is designed - i.e. - You would have to search for him yourself to see the citation after clicking on the source). (Source) (Source)

September 23rd, 2022: It is reported that the defendant has an altercation with professor Snyder, a faculty member he supports at Washington State University (Source)

October 14th, 2022, 4:32 PM: The defendant is detained as part of a traffic stop by a WSU Police Officer in the Campus parking lot. He is driving a 2015 Hyundai Elantra, license plate PA-LFZ8649. (Source) (Video)

November 12th, 2022, 9:00 PM: Ethan Chapin and Xana Kernodle arrive at the Sigma Chi house on the University of Idaho campus at 735 Nez Perce Drive. (Source)

November 12th, 2022, 10:00 PM: Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen enter the Corner Club at 202 N. Main Street, in Moscow (seen by video footage). (Source)

November 13th, 2022, 1:30 AM to 1:53 AM: Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen leave the Corner Club and can be seen on video at a local food vendor called the "Grub Truck" at 318 S. Main Street in downtown Moscow. (Source) (Source #2)

November 13th, 2022, 1:45 AM: Chapin and Xana Kernodle return to 1122 King Road. (Source)

November 13th, 2022, 1:56 AM: Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen are given a ride to 1122 King Road. (Source)

November 13th, 2022, 2:10:29 AM: Mortensan texts E.G. (Uber Driver) inquiring if he is driving. (Source)

November 13th, 2022, 2:13:00 AM: E.G. texts Mortensan confirming he is driving. (Source)

November 13th, 2022, 2:44 AM: A security camera at Washington State University (WSU) campus in Pullman, WA allegedly observes (by video camera) the defendant's vehicle traveling north on southeast Nevada Street at northeast Stadium Way. It is unclear whether the State will be relying on this evidence anymore. (Source) (Source #2)

November 13th, 2022, 2:47 AM (or 2:54 AM, per Defendant's experts): The defendant's cell phone stops reporting to the network (turned off/no signal/airplane mode). (Source) (Source #2)

November 13th, 2022, 2:53 AM: Mogen Calls Funke. The defendant's vehicle is allegedly observed (by video camera) traveling southeast on Nevada Street in Pullman, WA towards SR 270. SR 270 connects Pullman, Washington to Moscow, Idaho. It is unclear whether the State will be relying on this evidence anymore. (Source) (Source #2) (Source #3)

November 13th, 2022, 3:02 AM: The defendant's vehicle is allegedly observed (by video camera) on State Route 270, between Pullman Washington and Moscow, Idaho, by video cameras stationed at Floyd's Cannabis Co., according to State documents. (Source)

November 13th, 2022, 3:26 AM: The defendant's vehicle is allegedly observed (by video camera) traveling westbound, along the 700 block of Indian Hills Drive in Moscow. It is unclear whether the State will be relying on this evidence anymore. (Source) (Source #2)

November 13th, 2022, 3:28 AM: The defendant's vehicle is allegedly observed (by video camera) traveling westbound, along Styner Avenue at Idaho State Highway 95 in Moscow. I believe this to be the same footage being relied upon in the State's recent documents that originated from Sunset Mart on 1311 S. Main Street in Moscow.(Source) (Source #2)

November 13th, 2022, 3:29 AM: The defendant's vehicle is allegedly observed (by video camera) entering the King Road Residence area for the first time. The address of the video camera is 1320 Linda Lane, according to State documents. (Source) (Source #2) (Video Link)

November 13th, 2022, 3:30 AM to 4:00 AM: The defendant's vehicle is allegedly observed (by video camera) around the King Road Residence, via the camera located at 1330 Linda Lane, according to State documents. Reviewing the video footage from 1330 Linda Lane, there is three specific moments where a vehicle is traveling west from Queen Road and turns right, past the entrance of the Queen Road apartments. If you look specifically at the vehicle's windows, just before and after it passes the white post, all three appear to be the same vehicle and, more specifically, a white Hyundai Elantra. The time from the defendant's vehicle sighting on the 1320 Linda Lane camera to the 3:30 AM footage of a vehicle on the 1330 Linda Lane footage also seems to line up, being 1 minute apart. I've provided the timestamps and the video links below so you can do your own analysis.(Source #2)

November 13th, 2022, 3:51 AM: Mortensan creates a new contact in her phone. (Source)

November 13th, 2022, 3:59 AM: Xana Kernodle receives DoorDash order from Jack in the Box. (Source) (Source)

November 13th, 2022, 4:05 to 4:07 AM: The defendant's vehicle is allegedly observed (by video camera) entering the King Road Residence area. There are two events worth noting and both appear to be the same car, a white Hyundai Elantra. I've noted them below so you can do your own analysis. This also puts the time of the murders at no earlier than 4:07 AM. (Source) (Video Link)

November 13th, 2022, 4:07 AM to 4:17 AM: Surviving roommate Dylan Mortensen said she heard who she thought was Goncalves say something to the effect of "there's someone here." A review of cell records obtained say Kernodle was likely awake and using the TikTok app at approximately 4:12. Dylan stated she opened her door a second time when she heard what she thought was crying coming from Kernodle's room. Mortensen then said she heard a male voice say something to the effect of "it's OK, I'm going to help you." (Source)

November 13th, 2022, 4:17 AM - 4:20 AM: A security camera, less than fifty feet from the west wall of Kernodle's bedroom, picks up voices, or a whisper, followed by a loud 'thud'. Dylan Mortensen stated she opened her door for the third time and saw a figure clad in black clothing and a mask that covered the person's mouth and nose walking towards her. Dylan described the figure as 5'10" or taller, male, not very muscular, but athletically built with bushy eyebrows. (Source) (Source #2)

November 13th, 2022, 4:20 AM to 4:21 AM: The defendant's vehicle is allegedly observed (by video camera) departing the King Road Residence area at a high rate of speed. Reviewing the footage, I believe the camera at 1330 Linda Lane is only picking up the audio of the vehicle driving away, at around 4:21:20 AM (Video Link). Mortensan calls Kernodle twice (with no answer) and Funke for 41 seconds.(Source) (Source #2)

November 13th, 2022, 4:21 AM: Funke calls Kernodle. Mortensan calls Mogen. Funke calls Chapin. No answers on any calls. (Source)

November 13th, 2022, 4:22 AM - 4:24 AM: Text messages between Dylan Mortensen & Bethany Funke, released in new court documents according to news. (Source) (Source #2) (Source #3)

November 13th, 2022, 4:24 AM - 4:25 AM: Dylan Mortensen calls Ethan Chapin. Call goes unanswered. Texts between Dylan Mortensen & Bethany Funke. (Source)

November 13th, 2022, 4:27 AM - 4:28 AM: Dylan Mortensen calls Kaylee Goncalves and Xana Kernodle. Both calls go unanswered. Mortensen also sends 2 Snapchat messages. (Source) (Source #2)

November 13th, 2022, 4:29 AM - 4:31 AM: Funke calls Mogen and Goncalves. All calls go unanswered. (Source)

November 13th, 2022, 4:32 AM: Dylan Mortensen texts Kaylee Goncalves: "Pls answer." (Source)

Novvember 13th, 2022, 4:34 AM to 4:37 AM: Funke accesses Snapchat and Instagram. (Source)

November 13th, 2022, 4:48 AM: The defendant's cell phone is reactivated, pinging cell towers in the vicinity of State Highway 95, South of Moscow, Idaho, near Blaine, ID (North of Genesee). (Source)

November 13th, 2022, 5:26 AM: The defendant's vehicle is allegedly observed (by video camera) traveling northbound on Johnson Road. Johnson Road leads directly back to West Palouse River Drive in Moscow, which intersects with Conestoga Drive. The suspect was then allegedly observed (by video camera) turning north on Bishop Boulevard and northwest on SR 270. The State has indicated these video surveillance cameras are located at E&S Services, 1300 Johnson Avenue, Pullman, Washington. (Source) (Source #2)

November 13th, 2022, 5:26 AM: The defendant's vehicle is allegedly observed (by video camera) in Pullman, Washington, after the homicides, by cameras at the Sunset Mart located at 1455 SE Bishop Blvd., Pullman, Washington, per the States recent documents. (Source)

November 13th, 2022, 5:28 AM to 5:30 AM The defendant's vehicle is allegedly observed in or around Washington State University per State's recent documents. (Source)

November 13th, 2022, 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM: Various activity, as was brought forth by the defendant in a recent court document. (Source) (Source #2)

November 13th, 2022, 9:00 AM to 9:32 AM: Cell phone evidence shows the defendant leaves his residence, heads to the general vicinity of the Kings Road Residence/Moscow and then heads back to his apartment in Pullman. I searched and could not find any video evidence of the defendant's travels that the State intends to use. (Source)

November 13th, 2022, 10:30 AM:The defendant took a selfie of himself wearing a white button-up shirt, wireless earbuds on his ears and posing with a thumbs up. I haven't found the court documents clearly stating to whom it was sent and, definitively, what time, but will update when I have that information. (Source)

November 13th, 2022, 11:21 AM to 11:37 AM: Various activity, as was brought forth by the defendant in a recent court document. (Source) (Source #2)

November 13th, 2022, 11:39:09 AM to 11:44 AM: Dylan Mortensan has a text exchange with her father, however, it is indicated these texts would not be introduced/I don't know what they said. Mortensen on Instagram. (Source) (Source #2)

November 13th, 2022, 11:49 AM: Funke calls J.M., J.M. texts Mortensen. (Source)

November 13th, 2022, 11:50:58 AM: Dylan Mortensan calls her neighbor Emily Alandt and, sometime soon after, Hunter Johnson (Ethan Chapin's friend) and Emily Alandt (Hunter's girlfriend) arrive on scene. (Source)

November 13th, 2022, 11:51 AM to 11:57 AM: Various activity, as was brought forth by the defendant in a recent court document. (Source)

November 13th, 2022, 11:58 AM (or 11:56 AM, according to here): 911 call is placed by Funke after the unresponsive body of Xana Kernodle is found by Hunter Johnson. Below is the transcript, as I have read it in a redacted court document that was published. (Source)

Note: This transcript has been updated, based on new evidence, from the release of the 911 audio. The previously unidentified male and female neighbors on the call have since been identified as Hunter Johnson and Emily Alandt.

November 13th, 2022, 11:59 AM: Defendant's car is allegedly observed (by video camera) at Costco in Clarkston, Washington, according to State's documents. (Source)

November 13th, 2022, 12:09 PM: Moscow Police Officer Mitch Nunes interviewed Dylan Mortensen at the scene, outside the King Road Residence. Mortensen told Nunes she saw a male, "not insanely tall", "wearing all black", and a "mask that was just covering his forehead and mouth". Mortensen repeated this description a second time, stating "He was a little bit taller than me", "I couldn't really see much of him", and "I'm almost positive he was wearing a full black outfit and he had this ski mask that was just over his forehead and over his mouth". Mortensen gave the description a third time, repeating that he had a mask and stating he was "basketball player kind of skinny" and used a voice she did not recognize. (Source)

November 13th, 2022, 12:42 PM to 12:44 PM: The defendant's car is allegedly observed (by video camera) near US Chef Store in Clarkston, Washington. (Source)

November 13th, 2022, 12:46 PM to 1:06 PM: The defendant's car is allegedly observed (by video camera) at Albertson's in Clarkston, Washington, according to State's evidence. (Source)

November 13th, 2022, 1:47 PM: Detective Lawrence Mowery interviewed Dylan Mortensen. She reported she saw a white male she did not know, "maybe my height, a few inches taller", "skinny, athletic built", wearing "all black", "wearing this mask that covers just his forehead and here". She also reported "I'm 5'1-" so he's probably around 6'" and "didn't recognize eyes," but "definitely a white guy". (Source)

November 13th, 2022, 4:00 PM: Moscow Police Department (MPD) Sergeant Blaker and Officer Brett Payne respond to 1122 King Road, Moscow, Idaho, to assist with scene security and processing of a crime scene associated with four homicides. A sheath is recovered next victim Madison Mogen's body. (Source)

November 17th, 2022: Detective Victoria Gooch and Captain Dustin Blaker interviewed Dylan Mortensen. Mortensen gave an account of what she did on Saturday, November 12, 2022, until she went to bed at approximately 3:20 AM. Sometime between 4:00 AM and 4:20 AM, Mortensen woke up and heard a male's voice say "It's okay, I'm going to help you." Mortensen opened her door and saw (Source):

"someone ‘cause it – from my mind, it’s, like, I was almost wearing these, like, blurry glasses. Like, it’s fuzzy and cloudy, but it was, like, a figure of someone wearing all black. And it was, like, they had a ski mask that was covering their forehead, and their chin, and mouth. But I could see the – I – all I remember was seeing their eyebrows. And I don’t – I don’t remember what their eyes looked like, but I remember their eyebrows. I don’t remember the color the eyebrows were. I just remember, like, bushy eyebrows. That’s all I could think about."
Mortensen then described the male as "skinny tone, that basketball kind of type". She stated she was 5'10" tall so she thought the male was "around 5'10" and then 6', somewhere around there". In reference to how close the male was, she stated "I would say about 3 feet, from what I remember. Again, that could be m- m- off cause I - obviously, probably still a little bit drunk. I just woke up. I don't remember fully." She went on to again describe the male, "I know he looked at me 'cause I could see his eyebrows. I think it - I think I just - I think I just saw one eyebrow. I don't know w- why or how".

Captain Blaker then asked Mortensen what was covering the male's face, in which she responded:

"I don’t know…weird-looking ski mask. It wasn’t like the regular ski mask with, like, eyes and, you know, because I saw his eyebrows, and I could –I think I saw his nose and, like, this part of his face, but I don’t know"
In response to whether Mortensen could see the male's mouth:
"No. And I don’t remember if I saw it – like I don’t remember if I saw his nose, but I know I saw eyebrows. And I don’t remember his eyes. I just feel like I can see eyebrows, but I mean, that could be it. I mean, that would make sense why the forehead was covered and this part of his face was covered."
Investigator's then asked if Mortensen could provide a composite for an artist, in which she replied:
"No, I don’t’ remember what his eyes looked like. I don’t remember what his nose looked like. I just remember eyebrows. I don’t know exactly what the eyebrows looked like at all really. I just remember thinking, like, eyebrows. … Yeah, bushy, but that’s all -- like I don’t remember the shape. I don’t remember, like, the color. I just remember, like, bushy eyebrows. That’s the only thing I can remember."
November 17th, 2022: Autopsies were conducted by the Latah County Coroner. Their cause and manner of death as homicide by stabbing. The coroner stated the four victims were likely asleep, some had defensive wounds, and each was stabbed multiple times. There was no sign of sexual assault. (Source)

November 18th, 2022, 4:00 PM: The defendant registered his car with Washington plates and later receives a new license plate number - WA-CFB8708. (Source)

November 23rd, 2022: Media Post by DailyMail shows floor plans/blueprints of the King Road Residence. (Source)

November 25th, 2022: Moscow Police asked law enforcement to be on the lookout for white Hyundai Elantras in the area. According to the affidavit, the only reason I can find for this is because of the initial video canvas conducted in and around the King Residence Area at the time of the murders and the discovery of a white Hyundai with no front license plates. (Source)

November 29, 2022, 12:28 AM: Washington State University (WSU) Police Officer, Daniel Tiengo, searches for any white Elantras (the defendant's car's make and model) registered at WSU. He gets a hit for one, license plate PA-LFZ8649, registered to The defendant at 1630 NE Valley Road, Apartment 201, Pullman, Washington. (Source)

November 29, 2022, 12:58 AM: Washington State University (WSU) Police Officer, Curtis Whitman, locates the defendant's car at 1630 NE Valley Road. The license of the vehicle's registered driver, Bryan Kohberger, is also reviewed and his physical details are consistent with those that Dylan Mortensen reported to police. (Source)

December 1st, 2022: Forensic Interviewer Erin Williamson interviews Dylan Mortensen (Source). She describes the ski mask as:

"I couldn’t see any of his hair…But I remember just like, seeing like, it was like, almost rectangular like not the circle ones. … It was rectangular ‘cause I remember seeing like, just like, I don’t know how to explain it. Just seeing like, this. Maybe, I’d be able to see like, a cross. But I don’t’ remember seeing his eyes, but I feel like his eyes were there. I could just see like, an eyebrow. I feel like that’s how I know he saw me ‘cause I could see his eyebrow. Like, if I can see his eyebrow, he can see me."
Mortensen then reiterates:
"From what I remember, I think he was like just, like, walking past that little wall and going towards the kitchen. And I don’t know – like I just remember seeing an eyebrow. I don’t know why I just see one -- it was just, like, one bushy eyebrow. I don’t remember the color, like the full shape. I just remember it being bushy."
Mortensen then describes the male's clothing as black long sleeves, black pants and black boots. She gave a consistent description of the mask and noted the eyebrows: "I don't remember if I saw one or two. Like, it was - it was just weird"

December 9th, 2022: It is reported that the defendant has another altercation with professor Snyder, a faculty member he supports at Washington State University (Source)

December 13th, 2022: The defendant's vehicle is detected by a license reader in Loma, Colorado. (Source)

December 15th, 2022, 4:22 AM: Brent Lee Kopacka, who lived at 1000 block of SE Latah Street in Pullman, is shot to death by Whitman County Regional SWAT Team. While authorities have stated that there is no connection between Kopacka, Kohberger and the murders, there have been numerous conspiracy theories set forth from armchair detectives attempting to say otherwise. (Source) (Source #2)

December 15th, 2022, 10:42 AM: The defendant is pulled over in Hancock County, Indiana for tailgating. Both Bryan and his father can be heard, on video, talking about the SWAT shooting of Brent Lee Kopacka. (Source) (Video #1 - 10:43 AM)

December 15th, 2022, 10:50 AM: The defendant is pulled over in Hancock County, Indiana once more for tailgating. (If you are confused as to why the time stamps on the two videos seem so far apart, the time stamp on this video is Zulu time vs the EDT time in the first video. Therefore, 10 AM would be 1500 ZULU time). (Source) (Video #2 - 10:50 AM)

December 16th, 2022, 2:26 PM: The defendant's vehicle is seen (by video camera) in Albrightsville, Pennsylvania. (Source)

December 19th, 2022: The defendant receives a termination letter for his job as a teaching assistant at Washington State University. (Source)

December 19th, 2022: Law Enforcement first learns about The defendant a result of investigative genetic genealogy that was being undertaken by the FBI. (Source)

December 27th, 2022: Trash is recovered from the Kohberger family residence in Albrightsville, Pennsylvania. (Source)

December 28th, 2022: A DNA match is made between the trash recovered from the Kohberger family residence and evidence found at the crime scene. (Source)

December 29th, 2022: A search warrant is obtained for the defendant's apartment located at 1630 NE Valley Road, Pullman, Washington. (Source)

December 29th, 2022: A criminal complaint is filed, probable cause is found and an arrest warrant is issued, by the state of Idaho, for the defendant. (Source) (Source #2) (Source #3)

December 29th - 30th, 2022: The defendant is arrested in Pennsylvania and charged with four counts of first-degree murder and one count of felony burglary. Anne Taylor is appointed as the defendant's public defender. (Source) (Source #2)

December 30th, 2022: An order to preserve the crime scene and all evidence is put in place for the King Road Residence until February 1,2023, or until further notice from the court. (Source)

December 30th, 2022: The defendant's car is searched. (Source)

December 30th, 2022: The defendant's family home in Albrightsville, Pennsylvania is searched, according to warrant. (Source)

December 30th, 2022: Detectives Joe Lake and Gary Tolleson interview Dylan Mortensen. When asked if Bryan Kohberger is the man she saw in the house (Source), she states:

"I have no clue. From what I remember, I just remember seeing this figure that was, like, not fat, obviously but more of like the skinnier tone build, and some mask on. I don’t know what the mask exactly was. But when I thought about it, it was just, like, covering here and here. I don’t know if it was covering his mouth, his nose, or below his mouth and nose. I just remember knowing that he was white, but I didn’t know how he was white. I just knew he was. And this knowing there’s -- like I knew he had looked at me because of the bushy eyebrow. That’s all I remember. … But I have no idea what he looked like. I don’t like --when I looked at his picture, nothing came back to me at all. So that like -- I don’t know. I feel like if I saw that, my mind would be like, oh, yeah, that’s him, but it just – I don’t remember at all."
Regarding Mortensen telling Funke the male had a big nose, Mortensen stated:
"All I remember…but I don’t remember big nose at all, like at all. That’s like – all I remember is like some bushy eyebrow in all black and some sort of mask, but it wasn’t like one of those circle ski masks. That’s all I remember."
December 31st, 2022: The defendant signs a trespass order from Washington State University barring him access from University property. (Source)

2023

January 4th, 2023: The defendant is extradited from Pennsylvania to Idaho. (Source)

May 15th, 2023: Dylan Mortensen testifies at grand jury proceeding (Source). She states she woke up at 4:00 AM to noises (music, Murphy, talking and/or singing). She states she opened the door and heard a man's voice say "It's okay, I'm going to help you. And I didn't know who the man's voice was." She testified she opened her door again and saw:

"a figure in all black, which I believe was a person. … I knew the person was white. I don’t know how, but I just knew it. Knew it was male. I think I knew that because of the voice. The person was around my height or a few inches taller. … And then I knew his build wasn’t like scrawny, and he wasn’t fat, so I figured it was like the basketball toned, lean build."
Regarding what the person was wearing, Mortensen testified:
"There was like, form what I think I remember, it was like a black mask, almost like a ski mask, but not – it just like covered the head, and then maybe up to the mouth, maybe more. I can’t remember if it covered just the chin, the mouth, or the nose or lower."
She testified the clothing was "all black" and "Well, the thing I can really remember was something about a bushy eyebrow. I don’t remember seeing anything else, just something about a bushy eyebrow."

May 22nd, 2023: The defendant entered the courtroom for his arraignment hearing in Latah County District Court where he plead "standing silent", which as I understand, is interpreted as "not guilty". (Kohberger In Court)

June 9th, 2023: A motion hearing surrounding the gag order takes place on June 9th, 2023. Shanon Gray, the attorney representing the family of Kaylee Goncalves, argues against the gag orders which prohibit his clients from speaking to the media. (Kohberger In Court)

June 27th, 2023: Judge clarifies gag order to cover prosecution, defendant, all agents (people who act for another) and all witnesses. Defendant makes motions to compel Prosecution for evidence. (Kohberger In Court)

August 18th, 2023: Dr. Larkin testifies on DNA for the defendant in motion hearings. More genetic evidence discussions takes place during motion hearing and questions about juror selection processes. THe State brings up Kohberger's alibi and that the defendant has not complied with any information to support his alibi. The judge sets a date for September 8th, 2023. (Kohberger In Court) (Kohberger In Court #2)

September 13th, 2023: Motion hearings - defense touches on cameras in the courtroom. (Kohberger In Court)

October 26th, 2023: Motion hearings - Defense argues, for a long time, in regards to a Grand Jury should require beyond a reasonable doubt vs. probable cause. The judge denies the motion. (Kohberger In Court)

2024

January 26th, 2024: Motion hearings - probably cause vs beyond reasonable doubt in Grand Jury revisited - Judge's previously ruling sustained. The court discusses scheduling. Defendant asserts they will not be ready by Summer of 2024. (Kohberger In Court)

February 8th, 2024: Motions hearings - Defendant dives into IGG evidence further/requests full access to IGG evidence. Scheduling conversations. Discussions of change of venue. Judge extends alibi deadline to defendant. (Kohberger In Court)

April 4th, 2024: Motions hearing - The State argues the questionnaire given out by the agents of the defendant is reckless and in direct violation of the gag order since it injected facts of the case via random phone calls to 400 Latah County citizens. (Kohberger In Court)

April 10th, 2024: Motions hearing - Arguments continues regarding the defendant's questionnaire. The defendant brings expert witness in charge of the questionnaire, Bryan Edelman. (Kohberger In Court)

May 2nd, 2024: Motions hearing - Defendant argues they are not receiving the evidence they have requested; conversations regarding a pretrial public hearing; the State argues a pattern on bad behaviors on the defendant's side.(Kohberger In Court)

May 23rd, 2024: Motions hearing - defendant's motions to compel; Detective Mowry testifies regarding CAST and camera video. (Kohberger In Court)

May 30th, 2024: Hearings continue - defendant calls Brett Payne, the officer who penned the original affidavit; the defendant calls Sy Ray; Defendant lists issues with discovery and State responds. (Kohberger In Court)

June 27th, 2024: Scheduling conference. (Kohberger In Court)

September 26th, 2024: First Appearance in Boise Courthouse and new judge. (Kohberger In Court)

November 7th, 2024: Defense team fights to remove the death penalty. (Kohberger In Court)

2025

January 22, 2005: Judge considers motions from the media/press (Kohberger In Court)

January 23rd, 2025: The defendant goes over their Franks motions; A suppression hearing is held - the defendant arguing that the DNA evidence should not be allowed. They argue that the gathering of the touch DNA found on the sheathe violates Kohberger's 4th Amendment rights and that the FBI used unlawful methods to trace the defendant's DNA via public genealogical websites GEDMatch and MyHeritage. (Source) (Kohberger In Court)

(Kohberger In Court #2)

February 19th, 2025: Judge accepts DNA evidence and rules that the defendant's 4th Amendment rights were not violated and that the FBI's use of public genealogical sites (GEDMatch & MyHeritage) only violated Terms of Service and not any actual laws. Judge denies Franks hearing for Defendant. (Source) (Source)

February 24th, 2025: The state concludes to allow a large swath of evidence at trial, including Amazon records, surveillance video records, banking details, etc. A full list of the evidence in, pertaining to this specific document, can be found here. This is particularly interesting since there were past articles stating that the defendant had purchased a Ka-Bar knife from Amazon months before the murders. (Source)

February 24th, 2025: The defendant motions to remove the death penalty as a sentencing option because of his Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The defendant also petitions to have the use of the words "psychopath", "sociopath", "murder", "murderer", "murdered", "murder weapon", and "bushy eyebrows" barred within the trial, by both lawyers and witnesses. (Source) (Source #2) (Source #3) (Source #4)

March 10th, 2025: The defendant agrees to not raise any issues related to IGG evidence and the State agrees it will only seek to introduce evidence/testimony that law enforcement received a “tip”, without mention of the source or substance of the tip, and that law enforcement then followed up and identified the Defendant. (Source) (Source #2)

March 17th, 2025: The defendant reinforces his alibi (which was originally submitted July 24th, 2023, in that he was driving south and west of Moscow, at the times of the murders. While the defendant has no actual witness to corroborate his whereabouts, he plans on using the testimony of his expert Sy Ray and the cell phone location data to partially corroborate his alibi. (Source)

March 17th, 2025: The defendant argues that the State did not disclose the entire picture, as related to the text messages and phone activity for Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke, and that their activity directly contradicts the State's argument that the texts are not considered hearsay since they represent excited utterances and present sense impressions. (Source)

March 21st, 2025: The State argues: The Defendant’s objection/response to the State’s motion offers nothing new or substantively different. In fact, Defendant appears to now acknowledge that he does not have any witnesses (potentially other than himself) to establish where the Defendant was “at the time of the alleged offense” as required by Idaho Code § 19-519 and I.C.R. 12.1: “partial corroboration does not cover the time alleged in the State’s charging documents or any affidavit in support of searching and seizing Mr. Kohberger’s person or property.” Because of this, the State pushes to have an order preventing the defendant from providing any evidence in support of his alibi except for the defendant's own testimony. (Source)

March 24th, 2025: The State argues both the 911 calls and the text messages are not hearsay and break down each line indicating that fact in recent court documents. (Source) (Source #2)

March 24th, 2025: The state responds to defendant's claims on the evidence presented being too expansive by honing in on what parts they intend to use. I've also updated my own evidence section to reflect the changes indicated in this document. (Source)

March 24th, 2025: Jury selection is set to begin on July 30, 2025. I just found this out via court documents, so forgive me if this was announced prior. (Source)

March 24th, 2025: New records are unsealed, including the defendant's college paper entitled "Crime-scene Scenario Final". (Source)

April 9th, 2025: Motions hearing (I'll try and transcribe what took place in an accurate, readable way).

Evidence (Detailed)

Here I'll try and lay out all the evidence (as I have found) that is being used, has been collected or has been implied by sealed/redacted court documents.

DNA On Sheath

According to Officer Brett Payne's affidavit, upon entering Madison Mogen's bedroom on the third floor of the King Road Residence, he noticed a tan leather knife sheath laying on the bed next to Mogen's right side. The sheath had "Ka-Bar" & "USMC" and the United State's Marine Corps eagle globe and anchor insignia stamped on the outside of it. The defendant later challenged this affidavit in their Franks Hearing Motion, stating that Idaho State Police were the ones who actually located and collected the sheath, not Officer Payne, per this statement from Sergeant Blaker: "I was later advised by ISP investigators they located a tan leather knife sheath laying on the bed next to Mogen's right side".

However, the courts ruled that this was, essentially, 'a quibble over nothing more than semantics'. Officer Payne was the one to initially discover the sheathe and then notified Idaho State Police officers to collect it. It was found that in no way does this small detail constitute a malicious misrepresentation or reckless omission, which was the defendant's burden to prove.

Subsequently, the Idaho State Lab identified a single source of male DNA left on the button snap of the leather sheath. This DNA was later tested against CODIS by the Idaho State Police Forensics Lab. When this produced no hits, the sample was given, in person, on November 22nd, 2022, to Othram Labs, too be involved in the next steps of testing. Othram stopped work on December 10th, 2022 after finding two main DNA matches. However, those matches were low: 70.7 and 60 centimorgans. Their recommendation was to test 1 of 4 brothers within the family tree of the two main matches to get a better picture of where the DNA found at the crime scene might fit. The brother's names were redacted, but it is known, during the IGG Hearing that was held on January 23rd, 2025, that the last name of these 4 brothers was not 'Kohberger'.

The FBI, who took over the IGG work soon after, had better results, and a phone call was made on December 19th, 2022 informing law enforcement to look into Bryan Kohberger. It was later learned that the FBI had violated TOS by using the public versions of both GEDMatch and MyHeritage to get these results and the defendant motioned to have the evidence suppressed, along with all evidence that was collected based on the FBI's findings. The courts ruled that the FBI had not broken any laws, only the TOS of both GEDMatch and MyHeritage, therefore the evidence stayed.

On March 10th, 2025, The Defendant agreed to not raise any more issues related to IGG evidence and the State agreed it would only seek to introduce evidence that law enforcement received a “tip”, without mention of the source or substance of the tip.

DNA in Kohberger Residence Garbage

On December 27, 2022, Pennsylvania Agents recovered trash from the Kohberger family residence located in Albrightsville, PA. On December 28,2022 the Idaho State Lab reported a DNA match from the sheath found at the crime scene, to the garbage and recognized this match as being to Mr. Kohberger's father. This was the last bit of evidence, per the affidavit, that was submitted to gain an arrest warrant for Bryan Kohberger.

Video Surveillance Evidence

The affidavit from law enforcement lists numerous surveillance cameras capturing the defendant's car. I've listed them below for convenience sake. If this evidence is accurate, it would directly contradict the defendant's statement of not having been in the vicinity of the murders, at the time they occurred.

Cell Phone GPS Evidence

The affidavit from law enforcement lists GPS evidence of the movements of the defendant, based on historical cell site location information (CSLI) for the defendant's phone, between November 12th, 2022 and November 13th, 2022. I've listed that data below for convenience sake.

If we were to coordinate the GPS data we have from the affidavit to the video surveillance evidence, it certainly seems to line up. Of particular notice to me is the video footage of the defendant's car being seen departing the King Road Residence at 4:21 AM, and the defendant's phone reactivating around 4:48 AM near Blaine, Idaho. According to Google Maps, this trip could have taken anywhere from 18 to 23 minutes, depending on the route, which is well within the 27 minute window given between the two events.

Items Obtained During Kohberger Warrant Searched

The following are what I could find on what was found during the searched of the defendant, Bryan Kohberger's, property. Whether any of this is relevant/will be used as evidence in this case remains to be seen.

The Defendant's Car
Sourced From: PA Courts Documents
Date of Search: December 30th, 2022
Make/Model: 2015 Hyndai Elantra

Collected Items:

Bryan Kohberger's Apartment
Sourced From:Full WSU Search Records
Date of Search: December 30th, 2022
Address: 1630 NE Valley Rd, #G201, Pullman, Washington

Collected Items:

Presumptive Blood Tests: The Defendant's Family Home
Sourced From: PA Court Documents
Date of Search: December 30th, 2022
Address: 119 Lamsden Drive, Albrightsville, PA 18210

Collected Items:

Update: In a separate court document, I found a list of other evidence removed from the family's home during an FBI led search. That document was found here. I've included the items, stated in this document, that were collected, below.

Collected Items:


Other Evidence The State Intends To Introduce

The following is evidence I found within this redacted court document that the state intends to introduce at trial. What the evidence will (or won't) show is currently debatable, however, I thought it worth taking a look at.

Update: The State has modified some of their evidence being submitted. I've reflected those changes below as well. The source document can be referenced here.


Various Other Search Warrants

The following are search warrants that were obtained for various information, indicated by the court documentation I reviewed. Whether this information will be introduced as evidence is yet to be seen as most of it had been sealed and redacted.

The Use Of IGG

IGG, or Investigative Genetic Genealogy, played an important role in this case, although it was left out of the original documentation provided by Officer Brett Payne. I've tried to relay some of the more important details and quotes related to this and how it helped form the opinion that the defendant was the main Person of Interest in this case below. For the most part, this initial tip, given by the FBI to Law Enforcement on December 19th, 2022, was what guided Law Enforcement to look at the defendant as a suspect.

Kohberger's Defense argued that the FBI ignored internal federal policy by submitting DNA to the public versions of GEDMatch and MyHeritage and that Kohberger's constitutional rights had been violated (a violation of the 4th Amendment). However, the judge ruled that there is no reasonable expectation of privacy for evidence collected at a crime scene. Furthermore, the FBI's use of the public databases only violated term of services, not any laws.

Transcript From Hearing on January 23rd, 2025

A hearing was held on January 23rd, in relation to the Law Enforcement's and the FBI's use of IGG. Below are excerpts from Page 9 & Page 15, where it is discovered that Law Enforcement had no suspect until the FBI gave them the 'tip', based on their use of IGG. You can view the entire testimony here: 022125-Transcript-Redacted-hearing-held-Jan23-2025.pdf

Page 9

Page 15

Additional DNA Profiles Discovered

The transcript from the January 23rd, 2025 hearing also mentions two other DNA profiles, which were not pursued, and still remain unknown ( i believe) to this day, as to whom they belong to (pages 18-19). (Source)

Note: I have yet to re-review the evidence found at the scene regarding the additional DNA profiles found. I will though. I promise!

Addressing The Franks Hearing Motion

I thought it wise to summarize the Franks Hearing Motion put forth by the defendant's Defense. I'm going to (try and) walk through each of the Defense's claims, and the whether that Franks burden was met, based on this document, i.e. the Defendant's Motion for a Franks Hearing. Also, to explain quickly, a Franks Motion is basically an attempt to null and void a search warrant and suppress all the evidence found subsequently, based on the idea that there was intentional and reckless disregard for the truth used to obtain probable cause. The defense's motion was denied (except in the case of the Frank's Hearing on IGG on January 23rd, 2025) but I'm going to (once again try) to walk through the key sections anyways, for clarification of what the Defense brought up.

Challenges to Exhibit A - Section A, Page 5

Eyewitness Testimonies - Section B, Page 9

Vehicle Identification - Section C, Page 17

Dog Barking - Section E, Page 22

Cell Phone Data - Section F, Page 23

Footprint Outside Dylan Mortensan's Door - Section G, Page 30

Grand Jury Subpoenas - Section H - Page 31

Lack of Connection Between Defendant and Victims - Section I, Page 31

Lack of Victim DNA in Apartment and Vehicle - Section J - Page 32

Defendant's ID by IGG - Section K - Page 34

Theories & Other Findings

This section is reserved for any theories I, personally might have, or findings, based on any of the evidence I've reviewed. Everything here is purely subjective, on my behalf, and has not been proven by the court system (unless specifically stated). Enjoy.

The Winco Connection

Update: As on 3/24/2025, the state no longer intends to rely on this evidence. It may be there is no connection here between Kohberger and any of the victims or survivors. (Source)

On page 5 of this document, which details certain evidence that has been allowed to be used by the courts, there are the following two items:

It is reasonable to think, based on these two line items, that law enforcement is, at the very least, trying to figure out if any of the victims and the defendant were in the same place at the same time. While I have 'heard' of rumors that one of the victims reported being stalked months earlier, I haven't investigated those claims. Still, the Winco evidence is compelling as it stands out with some of the only evidence that involves the same location (sans the crime scene itself) and both parties involved.

The Defendant's Travel Route

Using the State's evidence they plan to submit, I've tried my best to map out the most logical route of travel that the defendant might have taken the night of the murders. I've also included this data into a shared Google Earth link, however, go easy on me as that data is still under active development!

Google Earth Data: Located Here

Travel Route, Version A

UNDER DEVELOPMENT

3:28 AM
Defendant is traveling west, along Styner Avenue. Wording in court documents suggests defendant crosses I-95 and continues west on Lauder Avenue, then turns left onto Taylor Avenue and passes the security camera located at 1320 Linda Lane.
Approx. Time: 1 to 2 minutes

3:29:49 AM
Defendant's car is seen on

Addressing Others' Theories

There are hundreds, if not thousands, of people like me who are enamored by the topic of True Crime. Sadly, this obsession can lead to misinformation, wild conspiracy theories and even pollution of the entire well by people who's sole objective is to hijack the narrative (whatever the reason). My goal with this site is to provide evidence and theories that are actually backed by the evidence. This section's goal is to try and refute theories which I find harmful, or even intentionally misaligned, with nothing more than solid evidence and critical thinking.

The Roommates

During my 5 whole minutes on social media regarding this case (in which I became far too angry for my own good at the things I saw people posting), I noticed a lot of fingers being pointed in the direction of the roommates, or even the victims themselves. While I have my own VERY PASSIONATE stance on victim blaming, I can also (to a certain extent) understand the curiosity surrounding the roommates. After all, it only takes one post from one misinformed person to start a world wide rumor these days. Therefore, I'm going to spend only a few paragraphs on the subjects of the delay in calling 911 and the call itself. I WON'T be addressing anything else, in relation to the roommates as I find 99.9% of the things related to them incredulous and without any real evidence other than hearsay. Keep in mind, most of you are about to read are logical rebuttals to speculation, backed up by the evidence on hand.

The Timing of the 911 Call

I've seen people continuously question the 911 call placed by the roommates. Specifically, why it took so long to make it and why there was no mention of the blood or the brutality of the scene OVER the 911 call. While we may not be able to specifically answer these questions, we can take a look at the evidence we do have. Regarding the time it took for the 911 call to be placed, there is no actual evidence that Dylan Mortensan thought she, or her roommates, were in immediate danger. At this point in the case, the interpretation of the evidence is completely up to the individual reviewing it, and I have seen this debated in numerous social media posts.

However, what we do know, According to both the affidavit submitted by Officer Payne, and the State's documents that Dylan was in her bedroom, in the southeast side of he second floor when she was awoken at around 4AM by what she stated sounded like Kaylee Goncalves playing with her dog in one of the upstairs bedrooms. A short time later (At or after 4:12AM), Dylan is reported to have heard the words "there's someone here" from someone she thought was Kaylee Goncalves. However, law enforcement has also stated this could have actually been Xana Kernodle, based on phone records, which showed that Xana was was awake and on Tiktok at around 4:12AM. Dylan is stated as looking out her bedroom door but not seeing anything.

Dylen Mortensan is noted as opening her bedroom door a second time when she reports hearing what she thouht was crying coming from Kernodle's room. She is also stated as hearing a male voice say something to the effect of "It's okay, I'm going to help you."

At 4:17AM, a security camera less than fifty feet from the west wall of Kernodle's bedroom, located at 1112 King Road, a residence immediately to the northwest of 1122 King Road, is noted as picking up what sounds like voices or a whimper followed by a loud thud. A dog can also be heard barking numerous times.

During the Franks Motion set forth by the defendant, it was stated that the dog continued to park for, roughly, thirty minutes. The defendant contested that, since there was no blood found on the dog and the dog was found inside Kaylee Gonvalves bedroom after the murders (and given the length of time the dog can be heard barking for), that it meant someone would have had to have brought the dog back inside after the vehicle reported as the defendant's had already left. However, this was only speculation from the defendant and was not backed up by any evidence. To the best of my knowledge, it was never proven that the dog was ever outside. Nor was there any evidence that the dog (if it were outside at any time) hadn't come back inside, given that the sliding glass door was found to be open the morning after the murders. The explanation as to why the dog had no blood on it, in my opinion, can have as many answers to it as one's imagination can allow. We simply do not know the answer to it or have any concrete evidence either way.

Dylan opens her door a third time after hearing crying and sees a figure in black clothing and a mask covering their mouth and nose walking towards her. She described the figure as 5'10", not very muscular with bushy eyebrows. The male walks past her, towards the glass sliding door. Dylan locks herself in her bedroom at this point, before eventually ending up in Funke's room on the first floor later.

When we look at the text messages that follow, we can clearly see that both Dylan and Bethany are confused as to what is occurring. Bethany, at one point, even says "Xana was wearing all black" during their text exchanges.

The question set forth by people has constantly been "Why didn't either Dylan OR Bethany call 911 the night of the murders?" and, it is a good question, one that Ethan Chapin's sister-in-law even asked, according to this this article. One thing we know is that the Franks Motion Hearing documents did address the legitimacy of Dylan Mortensan's testimony, and, Dylan herself is stated as saying the following when asked to re-tell her accounts of the night -

While we can't know for sure, we can speculate, based on her statements and the text messages, and combined with the general atmosphere of the house (being a college house that had frequent parties) that Dylan may have been too inebriated at the time to interpret what was going on. With that said, we CAN definitely determine, based on the text messages, that both Dylan and Bethany saw someone dressed in all black.

In my opinion, based on the evidence we have, it would appear the decision not to call law enforcement at the time of the murders was nothing more than a bad decision, based on Dylan's immediate interpretation of the situation. In no way do I find any verifiable evidence that the decision to wait to call law enforcement was based on anything nefarious.

Update: On 3/17/2025, the defendant argues that the State's representation of the timeline, specifically the phone activity of both Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke, should be considered hearsay and do not meet the burden of being 'excited utterances and present sense impressions'. This is laid out here. While I can't speculate what the outcome will be, I can say that, in my own opinion, I do not believe the added activities 'taint' the State's argument of excited utterances. We don't know the content of these activities, merely that these activities took place. It would be interesting to know the content as, while it could support the defendant's argument, it could just as easily reinforce the State's.

The 911 Call Itself

There has been questions surrounding the 911 call, both when it was just the transcript that had been released, and even now, after the audio has been released. The main question I have seen asked by persons is why it was not immediately mentioned to the 911 operator that there were murders that took place. According to documents we have, Dylan Mortensan wakes up sometime before 10:23 AM. We know this from text messages showing Dylan attempted to reach both Kaylee Goncalves and Maddie Morgan via text, starting at 10:23:23 AM.

Next event, records show that Dylan texted her father at 11:39:09 (although the contents of that text message have not been revealed). At 11:50:58 AM, Dylan calls her neighbor Emily Alandt. Soon after, Hunter Johnson (Ethan Chapin's friend) and Emily Alandt (Hunter's girlfriend) arrive on scene. It is noted that Hunter Johnson found the body of Xana Kernodle and directed both Dylan Mortensan and Emily Alandt to call 911. There is audio evidence within the 911 call itself that infers that no one besides Hunter had seen Xana's body before, or during, the 911 call that took place. This would explain why neither Dylan or Emily were able to tell the 911 operator anything more than Xana being 'unresponsive'.

See 911 call transcript entries:

* In the above excerpt, it would appear that both Dylan and Emily are outside Xana's bedroom, while Hunter is relaying what is wrong with Xana to them, and they are relying that information to the 911 operator. When the girls do attempt to enter the room, Hunter can be heard telling them to get out.

For every theory regarding why there was no mention of the state of the bodies, there is also a valid theory as to why there wasn't. In my opinion, based on the evidence we have, I find nothing nefarious about the 911 call and believe only Hunter Johnson knew the true condition of Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin, at least for the majority of the call. It is anticipated that both Dylan Mortensan and Bethany Funke will testify during trial regarding the events that morning as well as the 911 call itself.

Who Was Brent Lee Kopacka?

On December 15th at 4:22 AM, Brent Lee Kopacka was shot and killed by the Whitman County Regional SWAT Team. He was 36 years old and had previously served in the US Army from 2005 – 2009 in the 2nd Battalion, 508TH Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division. During his time in Afghanistan, he suffered a traumatic brain injury which led to a long bout of PTSD up until his death. (Source)

The entire incident seemed to stem from Kopacka threatening to shoot one of his roommates that later led to the 5 hour standoff. The alleged dispatch audio from the event was uploaded here. The standoff itself occurred at Coffee House Apartments at 1000 SE Latah, Pullman, Washington however, there is, at least, some discrepancies with where he was living, given this video, which is body cam footage of law enforcement responding to an 'event' having to do with Kopacka at Room 315 at the Hampton Inn By Hilton in Pullman, Washington on June 29th, 2022.

I evaluated the video and can verify it is Brent Kopacka by the birth date he gives and his appearance, despite spelling his last name K-o-p-a-c-k, In the video, Brent appears to be manic and talks about someone who just got out of jail for murder trying to kill him. He also mentions his address as 1455 NE Brandi Way at the Pimlico, Apartments. As it happens, this is .3 miles from the apartment Bryan Kohberger rented at the time of the murders.

However, that's where the connection ends for me. I couldn't find one shred of evidence linking Brent to Bryan (so far anyways) and, while the discrepancy in where Brent lived in December vs. June is interesting, I couldn't find any records indicating he lived at either apartment. The fact is, he could have simply lived in the Pimlico apartments and moved to the Coffeehouse apartments before the December 15th event. And while it's also interesting that Brent was .3 miles away from Kohberger's apartment, it doesn't really prove much. Could Kohberger have known Kopacka? Sure. Anything is possible.

Sadly, the lack of a connection between Kopacka, Kohberger and the murders didn't prevent armchair detectives from creating their own theories surrounding Kopacka, ranging from him being Kohberger's accomplice to full on conspiracy theories involving drug rings, the FBI and cover-ups. Everything I've found seems to be anecdotal, with absolutely no evidence and that, my friends, is where it stands for me. No evidence = no connection.

The Life of Bryan

Note: Below is an attempt to piece together Bryan Kohberger's life up until the point the Idaho murders took place, based on things I could find, including social media posts, news articles and interviews. At times, I may also interject my own thoughts and theories into these summaries, where I see fit, based on my own subjective experiences. A word of caution, most of this will probably be anecdotal.

Pleasant Valley High School in Brodheadsville, Pennsylvania

Bryan Kohberger reportedly lost a large amount of weight just before his senior year at Pleasant Valley High School in Brodheadsville, Pennsylvania.


It was also reported by various news agencies who interviewed Bryan's classmates that he was the target of bullying, mainly from the girls in his class. Sarah Healey, a classmate from Pleasant Valley High School, noted that classmates, especially girls, mocked and threw things at him.


Rich Pasqua, a former classmate of Kohberger, was quoted as saying the following, in this article: According to Tanya Carmella-Beers, who oversaw student's discipline and mental health at Monroe Career & Technical Institute (MCTI), Bryan Kohberger was removed from the Law Enforcement program during his sophomore year for an incident she labeled "pretty serious". She did not disclose the incident, but stated it did involve other female students. After being dropped from the program, he switched to heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), but did not go back his senior year, choosing instead to finish his diploma requirements by way of Pleasant Valley’s online program. (Source)

Casey Arntz, a high school friend of Bryan, sent a text message accusing him of tricking her into driving him around when he was secretly buying heroin and needles. (Source)

Northampton Community College in Bethleham, Pensylvania

Bryan made dean's list for both the 2016 and 2017 years at Northampton Community College as noted in both these articles: (Source) (Source #2)

According to multiple reports, Kohberger frequented the Bethlehem brewery Seven Sirens while he attended college in the area. People who have been interviewed said Kohberger allegedly made multiple women uncomfortable, so much so that records of his strange interactions were kept. (Source)

DeSales University in Center Valley, Pennsylvania

Kohberger met 'Ferraro", a classmate at DeSales whom he did a biology project with. He had these things to say, according to article from March 15th, 2023.

Washinton University in Pullman, Washington

Christian Martinez, who lived in the same apartment complex as Kohberger in 2022, had these things to say, according to this article: During a pool party that Martinez invited Kohberger to, he met Zach Cartwright, who had these things to say, based on this article:

Other

Kohberger's College Paper

Below is a transcription of the college paper Bryan Kohberger wrote when at Desalles University entitled "Crime-scene Scenario Final" and dated 5/5/2020. It was submitted in recent court documents, located here.


Bryan C. Kohberger

Professor Dave Seip

CJ 361

05/05/2020

Crime-scene Scenario Final

Arriving at the crime-scene

Equipment I will have on hand for the investigation: Entering the home for crime-scene documentation and initial photography/videography The crime-scene sketch The more comprehensive crime-scene search using the strip search method The collection of items of evidence Packaging the evidence for the forensic lab Evidence chain of custody and inventory receipts Outreach to other agencies and immediate elements of the investigation The compilation of evidence in the preliminary report, progress report, closing report, and prosecution report

Bryan Kohberger's TapATalk Posts on The Visual Snow Forum

Bryan Kohberger was a regular poster in the Visual Snow TapATalk Forums between 2009 and 2012. Below are some of the more relevant posts he made

September 23rd, 2010: "I can't remember anything recent or anything from childhood. I used to be able to remember everything from my childhood and everything evey day for a month before me... now I am just a blank soul living in the now... what hurts the most is knowing that every time I try to remember things from the past, I can't, and my mind is so hung up with vs, all the migraine ( vs) effects mentally, the buzzing in my ear, that I can't even focus on that. I got it september 21st of last year, and ever since then i have been depressed. I can't remember anything at all. And I always have this horrible pressure in my head.. My mind is never not on visual snow and i always wonder what a normal person would be doing while i sit there and suffer. This whole thing has made me crazy, I feel like my life is pointless because people can think about times with parents/ childhood memories and be happy, and I won't be able to." (Source)

January 15th, 2011: "I have had VS since september 21st of 2009. Since then I have changed, mainly from the anxiety and sense of derealization and hopelessness. Today, I felt a deep heartbeat in my head, one that felt through my eyes and all over my head. I get this a lot but never think about it. At times when I lay down, and then get up for something I get this feeling in my head that is weird and then i see this bright white version of VS. I also feel the beat. My theory is that VS seems to be migraine related, but in reality it is just a weird thing that occurs for some people where the arteries and blood vessels in ones head are inflamed for a large amount of time. I am sure no MRI would pick up slight inflamation from the veins/ arteries that pump through our heads. I always have this weird feeling in my head and to me, it feels like something inflamed in my head. We need to try to figure out a way to stop the inflamation. I think that anxiety causes "VS". why do you think migraine pills dont work for VS? obviously because we dont have inflamed parts of our brain, we have inflamed blood vessles/ veins (whatever you want to call them)." (Source)

May 12th, 2011: "I always feel as if I am not there, completely depersonalized. Mentally I experience: (Source)


June 10th, 2011: "I feel blank and so generic, I can barely remember my eventful childhood... As I try to think of my childhood, I become upset and into a dperessed state..." (Source)

July 4th, 2011: "I have had this horrible Depersonalization go on in my life for almost 2 years. I often find myself making simple human interactions, but it is as if I am playing a role playing game such as oblivion; I can see what is going on, I am slightly into it, but I can pause the game and focus on my real life. In this case, my life is the game and my old self can be reached by pausing the game, but how? I often think of things that humans do, things I have done my whole life, I feel like an organic sack of meat with no self worth, as I am starting to view everyone as this. Everything I have ever done, makes no sense. How did things get this way? How am I wearing this shirt, and who decided that humans shall wear shirts like this? Are we all just advanced ANIMALS with possession, or is there more, more that I can't see? I can't connect. I view everything as I would if I was playing oblivion, pointless and full of nothing, out of reality. I am moving out of my house, my last holidays were already lived, but where was I? As my family group hugs and celebrates, I am stuck in this void of nothing, feeling completely no emotion, feeling nothing. I feel dirty, like there is dirt inside of my head, my mind, I am always dizzy and confused. I feel no self worth. I am intelligent but I feel the opposite. I say things I don't mean. The last holiday in my house, the house I grew up in, the house I once contributed to, the house I once felt at home in, is passed. As I hug my family, I look into their faces, I see nothing, it is like I am looking at a video game, but less. I feel less than mentally damaged, it is like I have severe brain damage. I am stuck in the depths of my mind, where I have to constantly battle my demons, am I here or am I fake? I feel myself slipping away, I hear screams faintly, but I constantly battle away from it. What if I let go... where would I be? Would I ever come back to reality? I try to remember where I originated from, but I can't. I barely remember my childhood. I often fear being 80 years old, alone, and having faint memories of my parents, everything I missed out on. I think about my father, what a good man he is, how I treat him like dirt because I have this condition, and I can't take it. I might spiral out of control and lose myself in the void, I can't let it all go. All of these regrets I predict for my future self... all of these thoughts of remorse... I got this when I was in my stage of discovery. Now I look in the mirror and I see this sickly, tired, useless and stupid man int he mirror, he is a complete disgrace, he doesn't even deserve to live! I remember when I was 15, I would wander alone at 2 am, everything was so generic, nowhere felt like home, I saw things that were not there, a different reality. I felt eerie and alone, I died during those nights. I felt like a criminal, but where was my record? I can't talk without flinching now. I used to be this healthy blonde haired boy with blue eyes, and in a few years I have darker hair and darker eyes, half the body weight. Where did I leave off? I try to sleep, I try to clear my head, but the pressure won't go away, the pain and depression won't leave. Being me is this horrible disease that I was given. I think of this as I succumb to sleep, but I see a large intensity of black/yellow/white fuzz; it makes my mind fizzle and I can barely keep in the bounds of reality. It is as if the ringing in my ears and the fuzz in my vision is simply all of the demons in my head mocking me. I fall asleep, but I wake up quickly to bloody screams. Is any of this here? Am I brain damaged? NO?! Then why am I like this? I have these thoughts all in my head, I search for someone to relate to me, everyone looks down upon me, no one can relate. As I try to read, suddenly my eyes look right through the words,when I look up, I see blue dots near the center of my vision. When I feel slightly calm, it gets hard to breath, and I see bright dots in my vision. Nothing I do is enjoyable. I am blank, I have no opinion, I have no emotion, I have nothing. Can you relate?" (Source)

December 19th, 2011: "I have had this for over 2 years, and I have it bad in every single way. Not one night have I slept normal since and I feel like I am trapped here. I have been able to block it out for awhile now but I realize what is wrong and it suddenly becomes unbelievable. I am desensitized in every way now.People say these are supposed to be the years I enjoy and cherish, well I cant say I will cherish these days." (Source)

February 20th, 2012:"I have just accepted my visual snow finally. I don't even feel the need to stay away from the forum, it doesn't scare me anymore! anyone else come to terms? I feel like comign to terms could be a bad thing though.." (Source)

Bryan Kohberger's Soundcloud (Exarr)

A popular topic as of late is Bryan's soundcloud account where a rap song he wrote called Rise Up was uploaded in 2012. I transcribed the lyrics I heard below.

Interestingly enough, this New York Times article seems to have gotten the song all wrong - they quote Bryan as saying "You are not my equal / You are evil but I’m devil" when it's clear to me the line is "you are evil but I'm feeble". I don't know if this was just a misheard lyrics or an attempt to distort the facts to paint an even worse picture (let's face it, we don't need to do that - his crimes speak for themselves).

This song, in my opinion, is actually related to a post Bryan made on April 25th, 2011 on the TapATalk Visual Snow forums:

Releasing a rap song for everyone with VS
"I want to express our struggles through rap, I think people should know.

Rise up instrumental- test (2012/Bryan Kohberger/Exarr) (Source)

Always the same thing that disrupts my life
wonder when I'll change
I guess when the time is right

Procrastinating my deranged to change would be a fight
so I'm pacifist
like I'm afraid to get a buddy fix

look at this my mind is pissed and I keep running
why is this
when I hit it always losing leaves them stunning

always gentle giant
no defiance
i'll build an alliance
then still think that I am peasant

I'm stuck in the future
but I'm never looking at the fucking present
keep it up, act like you're all that
here's a cookie too and a present

lead from a desert eagle
deagles going louder than my motherfucking beagle
end your life you get no sequel
leave your love ones crying like some seagulls
you are not my equal

you are evil but I'm feeble
and now I'm going regal

don't fuck with us
if you learn your lesson
next time you'll see

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