Watch the Dateline episode 'The Terrible Night on King Road' now
Four University of Idaho students.
Kaylee Goncalves, Maddie Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin.
Stabbed to death in the house at 1122 King Road.
You also know the person accused of committing the crime.
Bryan Kohberger.
At the time, he was a doctoral student in criminology at Washington State University.
Now he's awaiting trial, a not guilty plea entered on his behalf.
What you didn't know is what we've learned in the past two years.
And what we've seen.
But you'll learn all about it when you watch the full episode 'The Terrible Night on King Road' available on Peacock now.
You can also watch on the NBC app or listen to it on our podcast.
When you're done with the episode, you can watch loved ones remember the four students who lost their lives that terrible night: Kaylee Goncalves, Maddie Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin.
Plus, learn about the Made with Kindness Foundation, a nonprofit organization created in honor of Kaylee, Maddie, and Xana, aimed at empowering college students by promoting safety and awareness through workshops and scholarships.
You can also listen to this week's episode of Talking Dateline with Keith Morrison and Blayne Alexander, in which they take you behind the scenes of filming the episode.
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Daily Mail
18 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Report: Bryan Kohberger files reveal missed clues of his massacre
Convicted killer Bryan Kohberger was spotted with fingernail-type scratches across his face and wounds on his knuckles around the time that he murdered four Idaho students in a brutal attack - but brushed the injuries off as a car accident. A teaching assistant and fellow criminology student at Washington State University told investigators he had noticed the injuries on the 30-year-old killer's face and hands on two separate occasions around October and November 2022, new police records show. One of the injuries was a large scratch on Kohberger's face which the student, whose name was redacted, described as looking like fingernail scratches, the records show. When he asked Kohberger what had happened to him, he claimed he had been in a car accident. It was around that time that Kohberger murdered Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, both 21, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin , both 20. In the early hours of November 13, 2022, the criminology PhD student broke into the victims' home at 1122 King Road, Moscow, and stabbed the four victims to death, many of them while they slept. It is not clear if Kohberger sustained his injuries while carrying out his stabbing rampage but records reveal Kernodle fought for her life against her attacker. Kohberger refused to reveal any details about the murders or his motive when he was forced to face the victims' families at his sentencing Wednesday. But, following his sentencing, Moscow Police has unsealed hundreds of records around the case, including eerie encounters the students had at 1122 King Road before they were murdered. In the police interview with the unidentified WSU student - who shared an office with the killer - he recalled Kohberger becoming chattier after the murders. On more than one occasion, Kohberger spoke to him about wanting a girlfriend. From what the student saw, the killer had used his authority as a TA to 'inappropriately interact with female students' at WSU. The student also revealed Kohberger liked to discuss his area of study 'which was criminal decision making and burglary type crimes' - a chilling interest that he then acted out himself. While the student considered Kohberger intelligent and a friend, he also described him as selfish and dishonest. Here are some of the other key revelations from the trove of documents: Keeping track of police On the night he decided to kill, Kohberger tried to keep an ear to the ground about the movements of local law enforcement. Investigators found he had searched Google for ' Pullman police and fire dispatch live audio feed' at 12.26am on November 13, 2022. Just three hours later, he carried out his attack. That same day, there had been a hit-and-run close to Kohberger's WSU housing in Pullman, which meant there was a heavy police presence near his home earlier that day. Kohberger had also screenshotted the jail roster of the inmate arrested over that crash. Kohberger's police interview after arrest Kohberger was arrested at his parents' home in Albrightsville, Pennsylvania, in the early hours of December 30, 2022. He was taken to Pennsylvania State Police Barracks at Stroudsburg to be interviewed by officers from the Moscow police department, Idaho State Police and the FBI. After Kohberger was read his Miranda rights and confirmed he understood, he told the officers he was concerned about his parents and his dog following the raid on their home. They then made small talk about sports and Kohberger's studies at WSU. Kohberger went into detail about his education at DeSales University, Northampton Community College and now WSU and regaled the officers with how he became interested in criminal justice and considered becoming a police officer. He told them he wanted to become a professor 'because he loved being in college' and stated that 'knowledge was far more important to him than money'. When asked if he would be a TA again the following semester, Kohberger said he would. In reality, Kohberger had already been fired as a TA. After engaging freely in small talk, things took a turn when the murders were brought up - with Kohberger then shutting the interview down. Kohberger had asked what he was doing there. He was told it was 'because of what occurred in Moscow'. When asked if he knew what had happened, he replied: 'Of course.' One of the detectives then asked if he wanted to talk about. 'Well, I think I would need a lawyer,' Kohberger replied, ending the interview. Stalking at 1122 King Road The records reveal the victims had seen a man lurking in the trees outside their home and noticed a string of bizarre incidents at 1122 King Road in the weeks before the murders. Around one month earlier, Goncalves had told multiple people including surviving roommates Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke and her ex-boyfriend Jack DuCoeur that she had seen a man watching her in the trees around the home when she took her pet dog Murphy outside. Friends also recalled multiple occasions when, during parties at the home, Goncalves' dog Murphy would run barking into the tree line and wouldn't return when he was called. This was out of character for the dog, they said. On November 4, 2022 - just nine days before the murders - the roommates had come home to find the door to their three-story house open. Funke said that they had grabbed golf clubs and gone room to room, thinking there was an intruder. Goncalves had also mentioned someone following her around two or three weeks before her murder. Around that same time, a female student living on Queen Road - close to the King Road home - said a man tried to break into her home but the door was locked. Evidence indicates Kohberger was watching the home in the lead-up to the murders. From July 2022 through to November 13, 2022, Kohberger's phone placed him in the vicinity of the King Road home at least 23 times, mostly at night. Moscow Police Corporal Brett Payne said Wednesday Kohberger 'targeted' 1122 King Road, but authorities still don't know why. Photos of students on killer's cell phone A WSU student told police Kohberger appeared to have kept photos from her Instagram on his cell phone. A recent Dateline episode revealed that Kohberger had several photos of women on his cellphone, many of them students at WSU or the University of Idaho and some of them in swimwear. After the show aired, a woman told police she recognized herself and one of her friends in the photos. She believed they had been taken off her Instagram account which had been public back in 2022. The woman had been in a class at WSU where Kohberger was the TA and recalled him being socially awkward. Creepy Tinder and club encounters with women The records reveal that, following his arrest, several women came forward to police about creepy interactions they had with Kohberger. One unidentified woman claimed to have matched with Kohberger on Tinder in September or October 2022 - just weeks before the murders. Kohberger told her he was a criminology student at WSU and she confided that one of her friends had been murdered a few years earlier. They went on to talk about their favorite horror movies, she said. Kohberger then allegedly asked the woman a chilling question: what did she think would be the worst way to die? She told police that when she told him by knife, he responded with an eerie comment to the effect of, 'like a Ka-Bar?' Around one month later, Kohberger is believed to have used a Ka-Bar knife to slaughter his victims. Surviving roommates' harrowing accounts Court documents previously revealed Mortensen was woken by noises in the home and came face-to-face with the killer as he walked past her bedroom door and left through the back sliding door on the second floor. The documents reveal for the first time that Funke - whose bedroom was on the first floor - was also woken up by the noises inside the home that night. In her police interview, she told officers she went to bed around 2.30am but was woken to a sound she described as a firecracker and a flash. She also heard what sounded like the beer pong table moving and cups falling in the living room above as well as Murphy barking. Funke told investigators she initially thought it could be a prank from some of Chapin's frat brothers. Around 4am, multiple neighbors said they heard a dog - believed to be Goncalves' pet Murphy - outside and barking for about 45 minutes. Officers found Murphy on the third floor of the home inside Goncalves' bedroom, with the door open. Murder kit purchases Several tips came into police about individuals shopping for items matching the description of what the killer wore the night of the murders. Mortensen saw Kohberger masked and dressed head-to-toe in black as he exited the home. During a police canvass of local businesses on November 14, 2022, a worker at Walmart told officers that two to three weeks earlier a man had come in looking for a black ski mask that would cover his face The man, a white college-aged male, left when the worker said they only had camo masks. It is not clear if the man was Kohberger. At that time, Mortensen's eyewitness account had not been made public. Following his arrest, purchase records show Kohberger did buy a beanie from Walmart on November 7, 2022 - six days before the murders. The clothing Kohberger wore when committing the murders has never been found. Harrowing details of victims' injuries H arrowing new details were revealed about the injuries Kohberger inflicted on his victims by the accounts of some of the f irst officers on the scene. Kernodle's body was on the floor of her bedroom covered in blood. She had suffered more than 50 stab wounds - including two to the heart and multiple defensive wounds, including a deep gash between her finger and thumb. 'It was obvious an intense struggle had occurred,' the officer wrote. 'There was blood smeared on various items in the room and all over the floor.' Chapin was partially covered with a blanket in her bed, with his jugular severed, the police files said. On the floor above, officers found the bodies of Mogen and Goncalves. As well as more than 20 stab wounds, Goncalves' face was so badly damaged she was 'unrecognizable.' Mogen had wounds to her forearm, hands and a huge gash from her right eye to her nose. Both were covered in blood, which had covered the pink blanket they were sharing. Jailhouse incidents Since his arrest, Kohberger's behavior inside prison has also raised eyebrows with some fellow inmates. One inmate told investigators Kohberger would spend hours on video calls with his mom MaryAnn. The inmate reported one incident when, during one of these calls, he had said 'you suck' at a sports player he was watching on TV. The remark rattled Kohberger, causing him to respond aggressively, thinking the inmate was speaking about him or his mother, the records show. He 'immediately got up and put his face to the bars' and asked if he was talking about him or his mom, the inmate told investigators. Other than that incident, Kohberger came across as highly intelligent and polite behind bars, the inmate said. But he also displayed unusual habits such as washing his hands 'dozens of times a day,' spending '45 minutes to an hour in the shower' and staying awake almost all night, only napping during the day. Sightings at possible dump sites The murder weapon has never been found. Investigators learned that, later on November 13, 2022, Kohberger drove to the areas of the Clearwater River and the Snake River in the Lewis and Clarkston Valley - around 30 miles south of Moscow and Pullman - stopping at various businesses in the area. It is unclear what Kohberger did during that time or if he disposed of critical evidence of the murders. The records reveal that several tipsters reported sightings of a man believed to be Kohberger and his vehicle around the area at that time - and investigators carried out searches looking for evidence. One woman told police she had seen a man walking in the grassy area between the river and the highway by Red Wolf Bridge and 'thought this was strange as there was nothing for anyone to be doing there.' She said the man looked like Kohberger, was wearing 'nice clothes' and appeared to avoid her gaze.
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Daily Mail
Kaylee Goncalves' sister describes what was like to face killer Bryan Kohberger: 'He is not human'
The sister of Kaylee Goncalves, who was murdered by Bryan Kohberger, has recounted the chilling moment she came eye-to-eye with her sibling's killer. Alivea Goncalves delivered a fiery and unwavering victim impact statement during Kohberger's sentencing in Boise, Idaho, on Wednesday, directly confronting the quadruple murderer and commanding him to 'sit up straight when I talk to you.' In an interview released Friday with NewsNation correspondent Brian Entin, Alivea recounted the moments leading up to her powerful courtroom statement, delivered in the harrowing presence of her sister's killer. She explained that no words could truly convey the reality of standing just feet from him - and the only way she could describe it was: 'He is not human.' 'When I tell you... there is not a human there,' she said during the interview. 'I'm not scared of this individual, I'm not intimidated by him - truly I'm not,' she added. 'But when I tell you there is... a primal sense of alarms. My body was telling me, "Run. Get out. This is a threat. This is not a human capacity."' Alivea has since been widely praised on social media for her powerful victim impact statement, where she spoke with unwavering confidence - directly confronting Kohberger and boldly calling out his failures. While speaking with Entin, she explained that although she initially felt confident in her words, once inside the courtroom, the overwhelming emotions made her fear that her statement might not fully do justice to the victims and their families. It wasn't until her father, Steve Goncalves - known for his outspoken presence since the murders - boldly turned the podium toward the defendant, despite warnings not to, that the atmosphere in the courtroom 'shifted.' As she sat in the pews, making last-minute tweaks and notes to her statement while listening to others deliver their emotional speeches, she steeled herself to deliver hers - determined to say everything she had been planning. 'My speech wasn't to Kaylee and Maddie - it was for them,' she said during the interview. 'If Kaylee and Maddie had been here today, it would have been something that I feel like would have rung true to them.' Her goal, she explained, was to hold eye contact with him for as long as she could - but as she stared into his eyes, every instinct in her told her she wasn't looking at a human being. 'The best description I can give you is, like, if I had come face-to-face with an alien,' she described. 'Because, back behind there, there's no human being - there's no humanity.' Alivea recalled seeing 'raw anger' and 'raw rage' in Kohberger's eyes as she confronted him, but despite the intensity, her focus remained steadfast - seeking justice for her sister Kaylee and Madison. 'I could feel that specific stare the entire time. It was unrelenting,' she explained. 'All I remember feeling is, "This guy's pissed,"' she added. 'This is anger I've never experienced firsthand before.' 'I was ready to stand on business. There was nothing that was going to make me back down from that moment. All I felt was rage, almost from the very beginning.' During Alivea's blistering impact statement on Wednesday, she said: 'I wont stand her and give you what you want. I wont give you tears instead. I will call you what you are: sociopath, psychopath, murderer.' 'The truth is you're basic. You're a textbook case as insecurity disguised as control. You spent months preparing and still all it took was my sister and a sheath,' she added. 'You're as dumb as they come. Stupid, dumb, weak, dirty', Alivea continued, before she then hit him with the very same questions that Kohberger posed in a survey on Reddit as part of his criminology degree at DeSales University. She went on to blast Kohberger's past and all his failings, including unanswered questions in the Idaho murder case. Alivea told Kohberger he was a 'delusional, pathetic, hypochondriadic loser' who 'thought you were so much better than everyone else.' In a damning conclusion, she added: 'If you hadn't attacked them in your sleep like a pedophile, Kaylee would have kicked your f****** ass.' The courtroom erupted in clapping at the end of Alivea's statement. Koberger remained emotionless throughout. 'My whole purpose of that speech was taking back this power and giving it back to Kaylee and Maddie. Xana and Ethan as well. I wanted to give them the hero moment that I truly feel like they deserve,' she told Entin regarding her statement. 'For me, it was about taking back that control from him… getting under his skin, as best as I psychologically could with my limited understanding of what he is,' she added. 'It was all genuine. It was all incredibly true. Everything I did say was accurate to who he is and who they were.' In the closing moments of her interview, filmed less than 24 hours after the sentencing, Alivea told Entin with conviction, 'I truly believe Kaylee would've kicked his ass.' Kohberger, a 30-year-old PhD candidate, declined to speak at the hearing as he was told he would spend the remainder of his life behind bars without parole.
Scottish Sun
3 days ago
- Scottish Sun
Bryan Kohberger ‘mentioned knife used to kill Idaho students' in creepy chat with Tinder match about worst ways to die
NOT A MATCH Bryan Kohberger 'mentioned knife used to kill Idaho students' in creepy chat with Tinder match about worst ways to die Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) CHILLING accounts of Bryan Kohberger's behavior before killing four Idaho students have come to light in new police documents. A woman who matched with Kohberger on Tinder weeks before the tragedy said he overwhelmed her with disturbing questions and mentioned the Ka-Bar knife he used in the quadruple murders. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 6 Bryan Kohberger, 30, arrives at the Ada County Courthouse during his sentencing hearing in Boise, Idaho on July 23, 2025 Credit: EPA 6 A Ka-Bar USMC knife, the kind of knife that Kohberger used to stab four University of Idaho students to death Credit: Rich Bowen/CC BY 2.0 6 University of Idaho students Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Ethan Chapin, and Xana Kernodle were killed in an off-campus home on November 13, 2022 Credit: Instagram/kayleegoncalves The terrifying conversation was detailed in police files released on Thursday, just hours after Kohberger, 30, was sentenced to four consecutive life sentences in prison for the murders of Xana Kernodle, Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, and Ethan Chapin. The new documents reveal insight into the police investigation into Kohberger, including tips from people who came in contact with him. In March 2024, a woman identified only as "KC" and "C" in the redacted files told detectives she matched with Kohberger on Tinder one or two months before the 2022 murders. However, she ended things after the conversation turned alarming. READ MORE IDAHO MURDERS SICK SMIRK Victim's family slams 'disgusting' Bryan Kohberger selfie taken hrs after murder KC said she began talking to Kohberger after she bought Tinder's Passport feature, which allowed her to match with people anywhere in the country instead of just her area. Kohberger told the woman he was a criminology student at Washington State University. The two made a plan for Kohberger to visit her for a date when he came back to Pennsylvania for Christmas break that year. But the conversation took a turn when the two started talking about horror movies. KC told Kohberger she liked the Rob Zombie Halloween movies, which are notoriously graphic slasher films. Then, Kohberger asked her what she thought would be the worst way to die. Bryan Kohberger stares in silence as Idaho murder victims' brave surviving housemate breaks down over horror of attack When KC responded that she thought it would be a knife, she said Kohberger's response confused her. "Kohberger then asked her something to the effect of, 'like a Ka Bar?'" Detective Brett Payne wrote in the file. The convicted killer purchased a Ka-Bar military-style knife on Amazon in the months before the murders. Police found a Ka-Bar sheath with Kohberger's DNA on it next to Mogen and Goncalves' bodies. University of Idaho murders timeline On November 13, 2022, a brutal home invasion claimed the lives of four University of Idaho students. Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20, were stabbed to death in a Moscow, Idaho, off-campus home. A six-week manhunt ensued as cops searched for a suspect. On December 30, 2022, Bryan Kohberger, 30, was arrested at his parents' home in Pennsylvania - 2,500 miles away from the crime scene. He was taken into custody and charged with four counts of first-degree murder. Kohberger, a former criminal justice student at Washington State University, was linked to the crime scene through phone records, his car's location, and DNA evidence found at the home where the murders took place. The house was demolished in December 2023 despite backlash from the victims' families. Kohberger was held at Latah County Jail where he awaited trial. On September 9, 2024, an Idaho judge ruled to move the upcoming murder trial out of Moscow after Kohberger's lawyer argued that the town was prejudiced against him. The trial was expected to start in August 2025. But on June 30, 2025, Kohberger struck a deal with prosecutors and pleaded guilty to the charges on July 2. The move was blasted by the victims' families, who wanted Kohberger to face justice through a trial. On July 23, Judge Steven Hippler sentenced Kohberger to four consecutive life sentences in prison with an additional 10 years for burglary. Friends and family members of the four victims shared powerful impact statements at the sentencing hearing, as roommates Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke also spoke out for the first time. The Tinder date told investigators she had to Google the knife after Kohberger brought it up. "[KC] said she eventually stopped talking to Kohberger because his questions made her uncomfortable," Payne wrote. When Kohberger was arrested in December 2022, KC said she tried to call the tip line, but cops couldn't verify her story. 6 The knife sheath was found next to the bodies of Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves Credit: Instagram/autumngoncalves 6 The house in Moscow, Idaho, where the four students were killed Credit: Alamy 6 Kohberger in his police booking photo after he was handed four consecutive life sentences in prison Credit: Reuters She told cops she didn't have access to her Tinder profile anymore. Police noted there was nothing to verify KC's tip. The documents also showed that cops obtained a warrant for Kohberger's Tinder account while investigating the case. On Thursday, Kohberger was sentenced to spend the rest of his days in prison after his victims' family and friends shared devastating impact statements. After a two-week evaluation process, he will likely be locked behind bars at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution.
