Chilling Selfie of Bryan Kohberger Emerges Just Hours After Idaho Murders

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It is claimed that Bryan Kohberger snapped a selfie just a few hours following the murder incident at the University of Idaho.

The image was presented in court records, which NBC News and TopMob News have both reviewed, as part of a statement from one of the surviving housemates. This statement detailed the intruder who entered their home on the night when Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin were tragically killed.

The photograph captures Kohberger, wearing a collar shirt and sporting Bluetooth earphones, posed in what seems like a bathroom, possibly near a shower. He’s giving a friendly thumbs-up gesture while grinning at the camera in this snapshot.

The court documents indicate that the State plans to present an image from Kohberger’s phone, which was captured on November 13, 2022, around 10:31 a.m., shortly after the homicides, as a result of a witness (referred to as D.M.) who claims she spotted a man in the students’ residence wearing a ski mask that exposed only his nose and eyes.

She informed the police that her only clear memory was of their eyebrows. She doesn’t recall the appearance of their eyes, but she does remember their eyebrows distinctly. To her, they seemed quite bushy and this detail stood out in her mind.

The State plans to disclose Kohberger’s driver’s license details, as it indicates his height as six feet tall. This information will be compared with the eyewitness’ description which includes: male, white, slim/athletic build, slightly taller than a certain individual (5’10”), not someone known to them, with bushy eyebrows.

As an ardent admirer, I ponder over the question if Bryan Kohberger possesses those distinctive, bushy eyebrows. However, it’s the esteemed jury who will make the definitive call on this matter.

This recently discovered selfie is being shared at a time when both the defense and prosecution are working diligently to decide whether specific pieces of evidence should be allowed or not during the upcoming trial, set to begin on August 11th.

Previously this year, as reported by NBC News, Judge Steven Hippler permitted the use of cell phone and email records, surveillance footage, Kohberger’s Amazon purchase history, and DNA evidence related to a knife sheath button allegedly discovered near two of the deceased in the trial.

As a die-hard admirer, I can’t help but share that the individual known as Kohberger, who stands accused of heinous crimes including four counts of first-degree murder, has asserted his innocence by entering a not guilty plea. If found guilty, he may face the ultimate punishment—the death penalty.

For more on the chilling case, keep reading. 

The following individuals – Kaylee Goncalves (aged 21), Madison Mogen (also 21), Xana Kernodle (at 20 years old), and Ethan Chapin (who was 20) – were students at the University of Idaho, residing in an off-campus apartment together.

On November 12, 2022, Gonclaves and Mogen spent their evening at a sports bar nearby, while Kernodle and Chapin attended a fraternity party. By 2 a.m. on November 13, all four roommates and Chapin returned to their shared three-story rental house.

Goncalves, a senior student majoring in general studies at the College of Arts and Humanities, was anticipated to graduate in December. Her pal, Jordyn Quesnell, shared that she would be moving to Austin, Texas, for work at a marketing company after graduation, as reported by The New York Times.

Mogen, a marketing student, has been close friends with Gonglaves since the 6th grade. Following her graduation, she intends to relocate to Boise, as family friend Jessie Frost informed The Idaho Statesman.

Back then, Kernodle was a marketing major in her junior year, as stated by the university. She and Chapin, who specialized in recreation, sport, and tourism management, had been together since the spring, according to their neighbor Ellie McKnight, who shared this information with NBC News.

On the day of the murders, two flatmates, Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke, were present at home. Text messages, unsealed on March 6, 2025, revealed that Mortensen and Funke attempted to reach their roommates on November 13 after Mortensen spotted a masked individual wandering around the house, as suggested by documents obtained by TopMob News.

“No one is answering,” Mortensen texted Funke at 4:22 a.m. “I’m rlly confused rn.”

She persistently contacted their housemates, encouraging them to get back to her. At 4:32 a.m., she sent Goncalves a text saying “Pls respond,” and followed up with another message at 10:23 a.m., asking “Are you awake?

11:58 a.m. saw a 911 call being made following the discovery of an unresponsive individual, Kernodle, as detailed in extra information acquired by TopMob News. In the transcript, a woman identified as A1 provided a briefing on the current state of affairs to the operator.

She mentioned over the phone, “One of our flatmates is still unconscious from being too intoxicated last night, and she won’t wake up. They spotted a stranger in their home last night.

Bryan Kohberger, who is currently facing four counts of first-degree murder charges, was a Ph.D. student at Washington State University. Nearly a month after the gruesome discoveries of Gonclaves, Mogen, Kernodle, and Chapin’s bodies, Kohberger was apprehended on December 30 in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. He was subsequently transferred to Idaho on January 4.

In June 2023, court documents disclosed by NBC News stated that the authorities linked him to the murders through DNA found on a knife sheath abandoned at the crime scene.

When the DNA didn’t find a match in the FBI database, authorities cross-checked it against public ancestry websites to generate a list of possible suspects, as stated in the court documents. Upon discovering that Kohberger had visited his parents’ home in Monroe County, local authorities scoured through their trash and discovered DNA links between it and the one found on the sheath.

Currently, no specific reason for the attack has been disclosed, as a restraining order prohibits most parties involved in the case from making public statements. Nevertheless, certain unsealed records offer some understanding of their line of reasoning. (NBC News reported this.)

lawyers for Kohberger made a request to discard the death penalty in a motion they obtained, stating that if found guilty on all charges, a judge decided this in November 2024, Kohberger has Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). They argued that executing him would conflict with the Eighth Amendment’s ban on “inhumane and unusual punishment.

In simpler terms, the defense claimed that Kohbereger tends to have inflexible thought patterns, often focuses excessively on certain subjects, handles information in bits and pieces rather than as a whole, finds it challenging to think ahead, and shows limited understanding of his own actions and feelings.

In simpler terms, the statement suggests that due to Mr. Kohberger’s Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), he may struggle to conform to standard social norms. This could potentially lead to a situation where he might face execution not based on his guilt, but because of his disability.

At his court appearance in May 2023, the judge entered a plea of not guilty on behalf of Kohberger for the first-degree murder charges he was facing, as he chose not to speak during the arraignment. Originally scheduled to start on October 2, 2023, his trial was postponed, as Kohberger relinquished his right to a swift trial in August 2023.

Mark my words, folks, I’ve got some important news to share. The trial that’s been on everyone’s minds is finally getting a definite start date. It’s scheduled to commence on August 11, 2025, and here’s the twist – it won’t be happening in Latah County, where the tragic events unfolded, but instead, in Ada County, over 300 miles away. Stay tuned for more updates as this story continues to unfold.

In September 2024, Judge John Judge of Latah County decided to grant Kohberger’s legal team’s petition for a change of location due to potential bias if the trial were to continue in Latah County. However, Judge Steven Hippler, who is now handling the case in Ada County, refused the defense’s attempt to exclude crucial DNA evidence, cell phone and email records, surveillance footage, previous Amazon purchases, and DNA proof from being presented at trial.

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