Bryan Kohberger’s post-murder selfies reveal injury on ring finger ‘from victims fighting back’ during brutal attack

Newly released photos from the Bryan Kohberger investigation show the convicted murderer took several selfies after killing four University of Idaho students in November 2022. The disturbing images, obtained by NewsNation, include shirtless photos of Kohberger posing and flexing in the days following the brutal stabbings.

The most telling detail in these photos is a visible wound on Kohberger’s left ring finger. Law enforcement officials believe this injury came from his victims fighting back during the savage attack that claimed the lives of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin on November 13, 2022.

The selfies show an injury on Kohberger’s ring finger, purportedly from the victims’ fighting back during his savage 2022 attack. One photo shows a close-up of Kohberger’s face with what observers describe as a deranged expression. Another image captures him wearing a hooded sweatshirt while staring intensely into the camera. The photos were taken after Kohberger fatally stabbed the four students inside their off-campus house in Moscow, Idaho.

Evidence reveals the brutality of the murders

Police documents released after Kohberger’s sentencing reveal the extreme violence of the attacks. Officers found victims covered in so much blood that they initially could not determine all injuries. The coroner determined that a lot of force was used by the suspect. One victim, Xana Kernodle, showed clear signs of having fought for her life, with evidence of an intense struggle in her bedroom.

Kohberger, a criminology PhD student at Washington State University, was arrested at his parents’ Pennsylvania home on December 30, 2022. He had been under surveillance for days before his arrest, during which investigators observed him wearing surgical gloves and placing trash in separate bags.

The convicted killer pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary on July 2, 2025, accepting a plea deal that spared him from the death penalty. He was sentenced to four consecutive life sentences without parole on July 23, 2025, plus an additional 10 years for burglary charges.

Digital evidence linked Kohberger to the crime scene through DNA found on a Ka-Bar knife sheath left at the scene. Amazon records showed he had purchased a similar military-style knife, sheath, and sharpener eight months before the murders. His bizarre behavior behind bars continues to make headlines as he serves his sentence at Idaho Maximum Security Institution, where other inmates reportedly torment him through air vents in his solitary confinement cell.