New video shows Bryan Kohberger bragging about being ‘honest' when stopped by cop months before Idaho murders
The footage was being held for use in Kohberger's trial, but has now been released after he unexpectedly admitted to murdering roommates Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin, according to the Idaho Statesman, which shared the footage.
It shows him being pulled over around 11:40 p.m. on Aug. 21, 2022, in his white Hyundai Elantra — the same car he drove to murder the students in their home less than three months later.
3 Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty to killing four University of Idaho students.
Latah County Sheriff's Office
After being told he was stopped for going 43 mph in a 35 mph zone, Kohberger readily admits that he wasn't wearing his seat belt.
'I'm just being honest with you,' the cold-blooded killer tells the officer, with his iconic blank stare and bushy eyebrows visible through his window.
3 Kohberger was pulled over for driving 43 mph in a 35 mph zone, the newly released footage shows.
Latah County Sheriff's Office
'I appreciate that,' the cop kindly responds — telling Kohberger he's still giving him a $10 citation, while letting him off for speeding.
The deputy quickly runs Kohberger's information and issues him the ticket. But rather than just drive off, Kohberger asks the officer hypothetical questions about what would have happened if he lied about wearing his seat belt.
'Just for future reference, I'm obviously not this person, like I told you I wasn't wearing my seat belt — do people lie to you about that? Say I lied to you about that?' he asks the deputy.
'Could you honestly go back and look at that?'
The deputy says he noticed Kohberger was not strapped in when he walked up to his car, and was just trying to make clear how important it was for his safety to wear one.
3 Kohberger was pulled over in the same vehicle he drove the night he killed the four roommates.
via REUTERS
The 11:40 p.m. traffic stop took place along Pullman-Moscow Highway, which connects Washington State University Pullman — where Kohberger was attending as a graduate criminal justice student — and Moscow, Idaho, where the University of Idaho is located, according to the Idaho Statesman.
The white Hyundai was a key piece of evidence in the prosecution's case against Kohberger.
Kohberger will spend the rest of his life in prison after he pleaded guilty to killing the four college friends last week. By confessing, he dodged a lengthy trial and possibly the death penalty by firing squad, if found guilty by the jury.
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