Documents unsealed after Bryan Kohberger‘s July 23 sentencing hearing have offered new insight into the Idaho 4 murders and the police investigation. In one case, an adult dancer in Pennsylvania told authorities a customer at the bar where she worked, who she said was Kohberger, told her he wanted “to kill people.”
According to Idaho’s KIVI, the incident the woman described happened in 2019. She told police she worked as an exotic dancer at an adult establishment near Kohberger’s Pennsylvania home. One day, a man she believes was Kohberger, who was the only person in the club that day, said something about “wanting to kill people” while she danced.
Harrowing details of their encounter
The woman, whose name is redacted, said she assumed she had misheard him, so she asked him to repeat what he said, and he did. At that point, she said she thought the man who was allegedly Kohberger was joking or just trying to get attention, so she asked him who he would kill, and he said, “whoever I want.”
Still, she offered him a private dance, and at that time, she said he demanded she maintain direct eye contact while he asked her personal questions, like where she lived and what type of car she drove. She said she told club security to keep an eye on him, but he never came back.
Meanwhile, inmates in jail with Kohberger as the investigation progressed have described his behaviors, including pacing his cell for hours late at night and 45-minute long showers. One inmate called Kohberger “a f—ing weirdo,” and said he thought Kohberger was guilty because of his stare.
The Kohberger plea deal
Kohberger accepted a plea deal on July 2, 2025, pleading guilty to the murders of four University of Idaho students in November 2022. This plea allowed him to avoid the death penalty, a decision likely influenced by the substantial evidence the prosecution had compiled.
On July 23, he was formally sentenced to four consecutive life sentences without parole, plus an additional 10 years for burglary and approximately $270,000 in financial penalties to the victims’ families.
Immediately following sentencing, Idaho authorities unsealed over 300 investigative and crime‑scene documents, including police incident reports, autopsy results, witness interviews, and behavioral observations of Kohberger during incarceration.
The documents detailed disturbing incidents in the weeks before the murders. According to those interviewed, one victim, Kaylee Goncalves, reported feeling watched and allegedly saw a shadowy figure near the house; on at least one occasion, the front door was found ajar and dislodged from its hinges, prompting the roommates to arm themselves with golf clubs. Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin were also killed in Kohberger’s attack.
Despite these revelations, no motive or confirmed personal link between Kohberger and the victims has emerged. Kohberger did not provide a motive or full confession, which has frustrated victims’ families and the public.
Published: Jul 25, 2025 04:36 pm