Prosecutors Reveal Details Of Bryan Kohberger's Deadly Night

And in a hushed courtroom, the horror of what happened that night of Nov. 13, 2022, was revealed Monday, as Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty in one of the most chilling, gruesome murder cases in recent history. Bill Thompson, a prosecutor, made a visceral and tearful retelling at the Ada County Courthouse in Boise, Idaho, of the minutes before and after Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin, four University of Idaho students, were killed in a violent late-night spree.

As Thompson spoke, he laid out a timeline corroborated by phone records and surveillance video, detailing how Kohberger, 30, took his white Hyundai Elantra to Moscow, Idaho. His phone went off just before 3 a.m., a chilling indication of premeditation tracing back nearly two hours. The lack of any word on his device at that time reflected the horror in the off-campus home at 1122 King Road.

Read More: Anna Camp Responds To Public Reaction And Embraces Love

Kohberger crept through the dark house, having slid open a back door that led to a kitchen. He is accused of going to the third floor, where he met Madison Mogen, 21. He killed her with a stab of chilling violence, and he left behind one key piece of evidence: a knife sheath, which was ultimately tied to him through DNA testing.

Although the murder weapon itself has never been found, prosecutors said that Kohberger bought both the knife and sheath, with his own money from Amazon, earlier that year, another chilling element in a web of premeditated acts. The pain of the crime was palpable as Thompson's voice quivered when she read the names of each of the children and the fear they would have felt in their last moments.

As the trial progresses, the prosecution lays out the details of the case in a turning point, one that brings the tragedy to light in a way it never had been and gains more ground and momentum toward justice for the victims and their heartbroken families. The plea of guilty may close one chapter, but the memories of that tragic night will haunt a community and the nation for years to come.