Idaho Murder Case: DoorDash Driver Expected to Testify

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Bryan Kohberger’s murder case is set to gain an unexpected witness.

A female resident of Pullman, Washington, has expressed her intention to testify when the trial for the 30-year-old suspect takes place this summer. During the trial, a jury will decide whether he is accountable for the murders that occurred at a residence in Moscow, Idaho, in November 2022, involving Ethan Chapin, 20, Xana Kernodle, 20, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, and Madison Mogen, 21.

In recently released body camera video dated September 2024 and shared on YouTube, a woman under arrest for an unconnected charge disclosed to an officer, “I also need to testify regarding a major murder case, as I am a DoorDash delivery person.

After the officer inquired about the specific murder case the woman was alluding to, she responded, “I’m talking about the case involving the college students who were murdered.

The woman confirmed she’s a DoorDash delivery person, and then added, “I spotted Bryan over there.” (In 2023, a not guilty plea was made for Kohberger.)

Although she hasn’t openly declared her identity, the name given in the video coincides with the initials from court records reviewed by CNN for a DoorDash driver, who is believed to have made a delivery to Kernodle around the time of the crime.

TopMob News attempted to get a response from Kohberger’s legal team and the Pullman Police Department, but we have yet to receive any comments.

During a special broadcast in May, Dateline presented startling fresh insights into the quadruple murder case. Importantly, individuals close to the investigation claimed that Mogen might have been the prime target, as it seemed they went straight to her room first, while Chapin is suggested to have been the final victim targeted.

The browsing activity of Kohberger, who is accused, was also revealed, which included Google searches for pornography involving phrases like “forced,” “passed out,” “drugged” and “sleeping,” based on records from Kohberger’s phone that law enforcement has in their possession, as reported by Dateline.

TopMob News attempted to get a comment from the legal team of Brian Kohberger regarding the ‘Dateline’ special, yet no response was received at that moment.

Kohberger’s trial commences in August. In case he is convicted on every charge, he might receive capital punishment.

For more on the Idaho murders, keep reading.

The individuals named were university students residing in an off-campus apartment: Kaylee Goncalves (age 21), Madison Mogen (also 21), Xana Kernodle (at 20 years old), and Ethan Chapin (also 20), who was dating Xana.

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

Goncalves, who was close to graduation with a major in general studies from the College of Arts and Humanities, was expected to do so by December. According to her friend Jordyn Quesnell, she had plans to move to Austin, Texas for a job at a marketing firm after graduation.

Mogen, a marketing student, has been close friends with Goncalves since the 6th grade. It was reported by family friend Jessie Frost to The Idaho Statesman that she intended to relocate to Boise following graduation.

Back then, Kernodle was a junior studying marketing, as stated. She had been in a relationship with Chapin, who specialized in recreation, sport and tourism management, since the spring. This information was shared by their neighbor, Ellie McKnight, to NBC News.

On the day of the killings, two flatmates, Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke, were present at home. Text messages that were made public on March 6, 2025, reveal that Mortensen and Funke attempted to reach their roommates on November 13 following Mortensen’s sighting of a masked individual moving around their residence, 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 her roommates, encouraging them to reply. At 4:32 a.m., she messaged Goncalves saying “Pls respond,” and later at 10:23 a.m., she asked again, “Are you awake?

11:58 a.m. saw a 911 call being made, as detailed by new information acquired by TopMob News, following the discovery of Kernodle in an unresponsive state. In the call transcript, a woman identified as A1 explained the ongoing circumstances to the operator.

She mentioned over the phone, “One of the roommates is still unconscious from being intoxicated last night and they can’t seem to wake her up,” she explained. “Apparently, someone unknown was spotted in their residence last night.

Bryan Kohberger, currently facing charges for four counts of first-degree murder, was a doctoral student at Washington State University. Approximately one month after the bodies of Gonclaves, Mogen, Kernodle, and Chapin were found, Kohberger was arrested on December 30 in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. He was transported to Idaho on January 4.

The authorities linked him to the murders through DNA evidence. A knife sheath abandoned at the crime scene was found to have his DNA, as disclosed in court documents from June 2023 by NBC News.

When the DNA didn’t correspond with anyone in the FBI database, law enforcement agencies cross-checked the DNA with public genealogy websites to generate a list of possible suspects, as stated in the documents. Upon discovering that Kohberger had visited his parents’ residence in Monroe County, local investigators then examined their trash and identified DNA links between it and the one found on the sheath.

Currently, the specific reason behind the attack remains undisclosed due to a court order that prohibits those involved in the case from making public statements. Nevertheless, certain insights into their arguments have been revealed through the release of related documents. (NBC News reported this.)

Lawyers for Kohberger made a request to exclude the death penalty option in court documents, citing his diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). If found guilty of all charges, Kohberger could face capital punishment. However, this was ruled as a possibility in November 2024. They argue that imposing the death penalty on an individual with ASD would contradict the Eighth Amendment’s protection against “cruel and unusual punishment.

In simpler terms, his defense claims that Kohbereger tends to think in a very inflexible manner, often fixates on certain subjects, handles information fragmentedly, finds it challenging to anticipate future events, and shows limited understanding of his own actions and feelings.

The statement mentions that Mr. Kohberger struggles to behave according to typical social norms due to his Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). This difficulty could potentially lead to him being punished based on his disability instead of his actions, which is deeply unfair.

At his court appearance in May 2023, the judge entered a ‘not guilty’ plea on behalf of Kohberger for the first-degree murder charges he faced. Despite this, his trial was initially scheduled for October 2, 2023, but Kohberger chose to relinquish his right to a swift trial in August 2023.

The commencement of his fresh trial, happening in Ada County over 300 miles away from Latah County where the murders occurred, has been scheduled for August 11, 2025.

In September 2024, Judge John Judge from Latah County granted the motion for a change of venue, which was presented by Brian Kohberger’s legal team, due to concerns about potential bias if the trial were to continue in Latah County.

In the ongoing trial, Judge Steven Hippler, currently handling the case, rejected the defense’s plea to exclude crucial DNA evidence, cell phone and email records, CCTV footage, past Amazon purchase history, and DNA samples as evidence.

On March 2025, a selfie taken by Kohberger the day after the murders was presented. In this picture, he stands before a shower with a thumbs-up gesture, which aligns with the description provided by a witness referred to as “D.M.” in court documents. This witness stated that the suspect had bushy eyebrows.

In response to the photo, Steve Goncalves, who is Kaylee’s father, referred to it as a “trophy” during an interview on Fox and Friends.

According to Goncalves, he was aware of the sequence of events. It appears that the individual had recently revisited the crime site and subsequently came back. Upon his return, it seemed as though no one had dialed emergency services (911).

In my perspective, for some individuals, achieving small victories serves as their personal trophies, signaling to themselves, “I’ve managed to slip through unnoticed, no one’s catching up to me just yet.

In a Dateline documentary concerning the murders, a previous classmate of Kohberger’s shared an account of a “strange” message she got from him following their encounter at a party.

Holly stated that she felt somewhat compelled to talk to him, given he appeared slightly uneasy. One could imagine this situation for a doctoral student unfamiliar with others at the gathering, attempting to socialize and forge friendships.

The following day, Holly said she received a text from him, which she described as overly formal. 

Hey there, I believe we discussed hiking excursions yesterday,” Bryan texted on July 10, 2022 at 1:19 p.m., as reported by Dateline. “I really love that pastime, so do keep me posted. Cheers!

In another part of the Dateline documentary, it was discovered that Kohberger’s online browsing history contained queries about Ted Bundy, Britney Spears’ song “Criminal,” and the phrase “Idaho University Murders.

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