Alert – Bryan Kohberger detectives release huge trove of files on Idaho murders after his arrogant court declaration

Moscow Police have released a trove of documents from the investigation into the murders at 1122 King Road, Moscow.

The document dump contains a staggering 314 files.

Daily Mail is reviewing them now.

Kaylee Goncalves' father, Steve Goncalves, revealed that his daughter was stabbed more than 30 times and there was 'quite a bit of damage' to her face.

'This guy's just an absolute monster,' he told reporters on Wednesday. 'When I was looking at him, we had a stare-down, and he's just filled with demons.'

Her mother, Kristi Goncalves, claimed she was also attacked with another weapon.

'We do know that another weapon was used on Kaylee. We don't know what that weapon was,' she said.

'Kaylee was not just stabbed. There was other things that happened to Kaylee.'

Quadruple murderer Bryan Kohberger will get to enjoy several cushy perks as he spends the rest of his life behind bars in Idaho's Maximum Security Prison.

Moscow Police Corporal Brett Payne told reporters that there is no evidence to prove Bryan Kohberger met victim Maddie Mogen at a restaurant where she worked.

Internet sleuths have alleged that Kohberger visited the restaurant where Maddie worked as a waitress, Mad Greek, a 40-seat establishment with a vegan-friendly menu.

However, Payne shut down that theory at a press conference on Wednesday while insisting that there is no evidence to show a connection between Kohberger and his victims.

'I can't say that he was never there at all, but we never found any evidence at all from interviewing everybody that we possibly could, talking to every person that would have that information to be able to show that he was there or that there was a connection through the restaurant,' he said.

Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson said there was no evidence to suggest that Bryan Kohberger would have become a serial killer.

At a press conference on Wednesday, Thompson explained that sealed court documents show Kohberger did not have a criminal history or history of violence.

'So if there are any concerns among your listeners or readers that somehow he was a “serial killer in waiting” with all these prior actions, we are not aware of any behaviors like that that preceded what happened here in Idaho,' he said.

Kohberger's lookalike sister Amanda wore a crimson dress as she watched her brother get sentenced to life in prison.

Amanda stared stonily ahead as she exited the courtroom on Wednesday, delivering a glare that hauntingly resembled the expression Kohberger sported in court.

She and mom MaryAnn traveled from their home in Pennsylvania to witness the conclusion of one of the most infamous crimes of the 21st century.

They were escorted from the courtroom by police after and did not make any statement.

From Daily Mail's Laura Collins

For the families and friends of his victims and for all affected by his heinous crimes today’s sentencing of Bryan Kohberger marks the just end to two and a half painful years.

But for a handful of people who came to Ada County Courthouse to witness the 30-year-old’s sentencing today this was just the beginning of the long march to 'justice.'

Sue Kopinski, 61, from Ogden, Utah is a proud ‘Proberger’ – someone who believes Kohberger is innocent, was framed and is the victim of corruption which, the way she sees it, extends from the Universities of Washington and Idaho to Moscow Police Department, Idaho State Police and the FBI,

Speaking to the Daily Mail after Kohberger’s sentencing Kopinski said, 'I just haven’t seen any facts to tell me he’s guilty.'

The surveillance footage that captured his car circling 1122 King Road in the early hours of November 13, 2022, the cell-phone pings that put him in its vicinity a dozen times between August and November that year, or that place him on the road from Moscow back to his home in Pullman on the night of the killings and, crucially, the DNA that ties him to the knife sheath found at the scene don’t count to Kopinski and her fellow believers.

There were at least two other 'Probergers' in court today.

She said, 'What has happened is horrific but when I started seeing all the holes and the evidence that the prosecution has withheld…they took it straight to the Grand Jury, they hid evidence.'

Kopinksi, who became interested in crime when she started following the Lori Vallow Daybell, or 'cult mom,' trial in 2023 has little – nothing really – to back up her talk of 'inconsistencies,' assertion that there are 'missing' minutes from the prosecution’s timeline or suggestion that the prosecution has hidden or erased evidence.

She considers Kohberger’s acceptance of a plea deal – taking four life sentences over the death penalty – as some sort of elaborate defense strategy to get the case 'away' from Judge Steven Hippler and prosecutor Bill Thompson who is set to retire.

She said, 'I do believe they will appeal.'

When it is pointed out that Kohberger has waived his right to appeal and that, while he can technically file a notice of appeal Judge Hippler informed the defendant that if he does it could be viewed as a breach of his plea deal, Kopinksi was undeterred.

She said, 'He will file an appeal. Mark my words. And he will get it.'

Idaho police believe they would have identified Bryan Kohberger as their culprit even if they did not have the knife sheath left at the scene.

'We've talked about this ad nauseum,' Moscow Police Corporal Brett Payne said at a press conference on Wednesday.

'The answer is yes, through the car most likely. We had some amazing people going truly line by line over tens of thousands of white Hyundai Elantras, so we believe we would've gotten to it through that avenue. The time frame for that is uncertain. It could've been a week later, it could've been two months later, we just don't know. We would've found it.'

A Ka-Bar brown leather knife sheath, featuring a US Marine Corps seal, was found next to Maddie Mogen's body in her bedroom on the third floor.

Touch DNA on the sheath was later found to be a statistical match to Kohberger, according to prosecutors. The murder weapon has never been found.

Kohberger's Amazon shopping history revealed he purchased a Ka-Bar knife, sheath and sharpener in March 2022.

Idaho police explained at a press conference on Wednesday that Bryan Kohberger shut down during his first interview with them after his arrest in Pennsylvania.

'When we spoke to Mr. Kohberger, we kept it pretty surface level to begin with. The idea being: Get him to speak and keep him speaking,' Moscow Police Corporal Brett Payne said.

'It was pretty surface level. And then, when we tried to get into things [with] more detail, he decided to end the interview.'

Idaho State Police Lt. Darren Gilbertson said that once Idaho detectives started to explain why they were in Pennsylvania, 'That's when he really started to shut down, and then they just shut it down.'

They also described Kohberger's demeanor as 'calm, 'relaxed' and very similar to how he appeared in court.

Kaylee Gonclaves' older sister, Alivea Goncalves, left the Ada County Courthouse with her head held high after she tore into Kohberger during her emotional victim impact statement.

Speaking at Kohberger's sentencing in Boise, Idaho, Alivea ordered the quadruple murderer to 'sit up straight when I talk to you'.

Watching him intently, Alivea said: 'I wont' stand here and give you what you want. I won't 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 of insecurity disguised as control. You spent months preparing, and still, all it took was my sister and a sheath.'

Alivea told Kohberger he was a ‘delusional, pathetic, hypochondriadic loser' who 'thought you were so much better than everyone else.'

Maddie's mother, Karen Laramie, and Kaylee's father, Steve Gonclaves, hugged after the daughters' killer was sentenced to life in prison.

The 30-year-old killer sat stone-faced as his victims' loved ones delivered gut-wrenching testimony before he was sentenced to life in prison.

Moscow Police Chief Anthony Dahlunger announced that the department will launch a website later today to document all police reports from this investigation.

The website is expected to be live by the end of the day.

Officials said they found no evidence of a connection between Bryan Kohberger and any of his victims.

'We have never, to this day, found a single connection between him and any of the four victims or the two surviving roommates,' Idaho State Police Lt. Darren Gilbertson said at a press conference on Wednesday.

He explained that they examined social media connections, but found nothing.

'We had every resource possible and we worked that tirelessly,' he said.

Investigators confirmed that Bryan Kohberger was not behind the Pappa Rodger social media account.

An online account named Pappa Rodger posted chillingly accurate speculations about the crimes in many groups, leading many sleuths to believe Kohberger used the account to weigh in on his own crimes on social media.

However, officials confirmed that the account did not belong to Kohberger after he was sentenced to life in prison for the brutal murders.

'There was no connection, there wasn't at all. We looked into every bit of it. We took a deep dive into it, we researched it, it was not,' FBI agent Brett Grover said.

Photos taken exclusively by Daily Mail show Bryan Kohberger's mom, sister and attorney Anne Taylor were escorted out of the Ada Count Courthouse by police after Bryan Kohberger was sentenced to life in prison.

Kohberger's mother, MaryAnn, quietly wept throughout the sentencing hearing, even briefly sobbed when Maddie Mogen’s grandmother said her heart goes out to the other victims’ families, as well as to Kohberger’s family.

Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson addressed concerns that some of the Idaho murder victims' families disagree with the plea deal.

'We have reached the conclusion of the judicial process and we believe we have achieved accountability and finality for everyone who suffered,' Thompson said at a press conference on Wednesday.

He pointed out that under the plea deal, there was no change or downgrading of the charges.

'He also received a life and death sentence… He will remain there until he dies,' Thompson said.

Thompson said he did 'not make a decision' on plea deal 'in a vacuum.'

'We accept and recognize that not everybody agrees with the decision we made, but this is not a popularity contest,' he said.

Thompson agreed with the judge that Kohberger speaking about motive wouldn't bring answers.

'It would give him power to control the dialogue… We can't allow that to happen,' he said.

Moscow Police Department Chief Anthony Dahlinger said that while the legal case is over, it is not over for the victims' families at a press conference on Wednesday.

'While this marks the end of a long and challenging journey through the criminal justice system, we acknowledge that for the families, friends and loved ones of these four young people, the grief does not end because the losses are permanent and the pain remain,' Dahlinger said.

University of Idaho stabbing victim Maddie Mogen's stepfather addressed the media outside of the courthouse, praising the justice system and Kohberger's multiple life sentences.

'The sentence will ensure that he won’t be able to terrorize another her family like he did ours,' he said.

He supported the plea deal handed to Kohberger as he said there was no guarantee of conviction and if convicted there may have been years of appeals from the defense.

Speaking of daughter Maddie, he said: 'We are lost without her. But we will find our way.'

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt addressed the Idaho murder victims' families after they delivered heart-wrenching testimony.

'We are sorry for the grief and pain you have experience at the hands of such a vicious and evil killer,' Leavitt said.

'Our nation grieves with you, and we will never forget the precious souls who were lost in this horrific act of evil.

'If it were up to the president, he would have forced this monster to publicly say why he chose to steal these innocent souls. May god bless everyone affected by this unimaginable tragedy, especially the parents who lost their children.'

After Idaho student murderer Bryan Kohberger was sentenced to jail for life, victim Kaylee Goncalves' father Steve spoke to press outside of the Ada County courtroom.

He said his daughter was not only stabbed, but was struck, as further damage was found to her face when her body was discovered.

'This guy is an absolute monster,' Steve explained.

'I was staring at him and he’s just filled with evil. He has demons. I looked at him straight in the eyes and saw black holes,' he continued.

Kaylee Goncalves' brother, Steven Goncalves, gave a statement outside of the courthouse after his sister's killer was sentenced to life in prison after taking a plea deal.

He called out prosecutor Bill Thompson for a pattern of 'prioritizing expedience over justice' in cases he prosecuted.

'It's clear our family never had a fair chance at justice,' Steven said. 'A plea deal handed down without a voice, it became clear Kaylee was being treated like another case.'

Judge Steven Hippler sentenced Bryan Kohberger for the brutal murders of Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen, Ethan Chapin and Kaylee Goncalves.

Kohberger was handed down a 10-year sentence for burglary and four consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole, along with $270,000 in fines and civil penalties.

Hippler also warned Kohberger that if he appeals, it could be seen as a violation of his plea agreement.

Judge Steven Hippler broke down with emotion as he called Kohberger a 'baseless coward' and said that 'no parent should ever have to bury their child.'

'Parents that took their children to college with moving boxes had to bring them home in hearses,' he said.

After the murders, for weeks, the killer was unknown.

Then, because of Kohberger's own mistakes and good police work, Kohberger was 'unmasked.'

'The person that slithered through that sliding door at 1122 King Road now stands before the world and court unmasked,' Hippler said.

Choking up, the judge paid tribute to the surviving roommates Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke and how 'courageous they have been despite the hell they have faced from uncaring theories about kids simply being kids.'

Bryan Kohberger refused to address the court at his sentencing hearing after the families of his victims gave impactful statements demanding answers for his crimes.

'Mr. Kohberger, you have an opportunity to make a statement,' Judge Steven Hippler said. 'I take it you are declining?'

'I respectfully decline,' Kohberger said, appearing emotionless.

There is no legal obligation for him to speak to the court or to explain his motive.

One person in the court said, 'Surprise, surprise,' after Kohberger declined. Another said, 'Coward.'

Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson teared up as he displayed photos of the victims and said Kohberger should be sentenced to life for each of the victims.

'We can never undo the horrors of the early morning hours of November 13, 2022, at 1122 King Road,' he said.

'Even God cannot change the past, but everyone in this room can take themselves forward.'

He showed one photo of the victims taken the day before they were murdered.

'You can see all six of these dynamic, vibrant, loving, innocent faces – taken together just across the street from their residence barely 12 hours before four of them would be brutally murdered in their sleep,' Thompson said.

After the victim impact statements concluded, Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson thanked the court for its rulings 'based on the law and fact' and criticized the defense for its numerous motions filed over the almost three years of proceedings.

On June 18, Kohberger's final motions were argued before the court – to delay the trial and to be able to accuse others of being alternate suspects.

'The following week, we were approached by the defense on a possible plea,' he said.

This was the first mention of a possible plea as the defense 'maintained from the beginning that he was innocent.'

Thompson said his office met with the victims' families about the potential of a plea deal.

'We understand, recognise and acknowledge that there was a difference of opinion among representatives of the different families,' he said.

His office decided to take the plea deal, but accepts that not everyone supported his decision.

'I accept that. It's my responsibility,' he said.

Slain university student Xana Kernodle's mom Cara Northington spoke of her faith to the court as she forgave her daughter's killer face to face.

She read a passage from the Bible before she declared:

'I am not going to share memories if Xana or the goodness of her as you dont deserve that. You dont deserve the good memories we have.'

'After today, I wash my hands of you.'

Judge Steven Hippler wiped tears from his eyes with a tissue as Northington spoke. Meanwhile, Kohberger showed no emotion.

Randy Davis, Xana Kernodle's stepfather, said Kohberger' contaminated, tainted their family.'

'I don't know what my limits are here. I am struggling, man,' Davis said.

He said he wished he had five minutes with Kohberger in the woods to teach him about loss and pain.

'You are going to suffer, man. I'm shaking because I want to reach out to you but I hope you feel my energy,' he said, banging on his chest. 'Go to hell.'

The courtroom applauded as he walked away from the podium.

Jazzmin Kernodle started her statement by declaring she went to Washington State University – the same college as her sister’s killer.

'For your sake I hope one day you feel the full weight of what you did,' she continued.

She asked Kohberger to surrender himself to Jesus as she spoke.

'I come here to say this: I am strong, I am brave, I am a fighter just like Xana.'

Jazzmin's voice began to crack as she said: 'She’ll never get to be the Maid of Honor at my wedding, the aunt to my future children…[but] Xana’s story does not end with what happened to her.'

People in court clapped as Jazzmin finished speaking.

Kim Kernodle, Xana Kernodle's aunt, told Bryan Kohberger she has forgiven him and asked him to call her when he is ready to explain why he committed his crimes.

'You know, this is probably gonna bother everybody, but Bryan, I’m here today to tell you that I have forgiven you because I could no longer live with that hate in your heart,' she said.

'Any time you want to talk and tell me what happened, get my number, no judgment because I do have questions about what happened.'

Kohberger responded to Kim with a slight nod.

Xana Kernodle's dad, Jeff Kernodle, spoke of his regret that he almost went to see his daughter the night she was murdered.

'I was seven miles away when it happened,' Kernodle told the court. 'At 11.30 she said she wasn't feeling well.'

He was going to go over as he was nearby, but she told him not to. 'Don't drink and drive,' he said.

Choking with emotion, he said: 'I wish I had… they might have stood a chance.'

Bryan Kohberger stared coldly at the families of his victims and even appeared 'relaxed' as they shared their grief at his sentencing on Wednesday, a body language expert says.

The quadruple killer sat in an orange jumpsuit and was the only person in the courtroom unmoved by harrowing victim impact statements.

'The raw grief and distress displayed by the relatives of the victims was an impossible watch for almost everyone in the courtroom, apart from, emphatically and remarkably, Kohnberger,' body language expert Judy James told Daily Mail.

'Sitting looking relaxed in his chair with his elbows splayed out on the arm of the chair in a gesture of confidence and desired visibility, the opposite body language ritual of a desire to hide, which would include crossed arms, self-diminishing behaviors and eye cut-offs, he appeared to listen with what looked like a detached but forensic interest.

'Kohberger's eyes watched the relatives like a fascinated hawk. His eyes appeared to soak up every sob and every signal of distress.'

Kohberger's mother and sister are sitting in the gallery near the defense table as the 30-year-old killer is getting sentenced for the murder of four college students.

His mother has quietly wept throughout the hearing and briefly sobbed when Maddie Mogen’s grandmother said her heart goes out to the other victims’ families, as well as to Kohberger’s family.

His father is not at the sentencing hearing, but he was present when Kohberger pleaded guilty earlier this month.

Kaylee Goncalves' mother Kristi addressed her daughter's killer mercilessly during the sentencing hearing.

'When you murdered my daughter Kaylee Jade Goncalves you didn't just take her life… you left a trail of devastation far beyond that house.

'I live with constant ache of birthdays that are now memorials. I am forever changed,' she began.

She then ripped into Kohberger as he sat and listened without expression.

'But for you as a person? You’re not that good. In fact, you’re not that good at anything… you couldn’t even get a female to look in your direction,' she said.

'You’re now a joke in this courtroom.'

Said she was disappointed that he wouldn’t face the firing squad but warned that his ‘fellow inmates are anxiously awaiting your arrival.’

‘But it’s okay because they're there to help you'. This statement was what Bryan Kohberger allegedly was heard saying to Xana Kernodle before he murdered her.

'You’ll probably get the physical touch you wanted… just now how you wanted,' Kristi said of his prison sentence.

On behalf of Kaylee's younger sister Aubree, Kristi concluded:

'You may have received A's in high school and college but you're gonna be getting big D's in prison.'

‘The truth about Kaylee and Maddie is that they would have been kind to you…. In a world that rejected you, they would have shown mercy,' Kaylee Goncalves' sister Alivea began as she spoke to Bryan Kohberger directly.

Kohberger watched Alivea intently, showing no emotion or flicker of expression.

'I wont stand her and give you what you want, I won't give you tears… instead I will call you what you are: sociopath, psychopath, murderer,' she declared.

Loudly, she told him: ‘sit up straight when I talk to you.’

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.'

'The truth is you’re basic,' she continued. '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.'

‘You’re as dumb as they come. Stupid, dumb… weak, dirty.'

In a damning conclusion, she told Kohberger: 'If you hadn't attacked them in your sleep like a pedophile, Kaylee would have kicked your f****** a**.'

The courtroom erupted in clapping at the end of Alivea’s statement.

In a dramatic move, Kaylee Goncalves' dad turned the lectern to face his daughter's killer and force him to look at him head-on.

Steve Goncalves said that Kohberger united everyone 'in our disgust, in our love for these children.'

'Today, you have no name because when this all started, even the media just called you BK. That's all you are,' he said.

'A Master's degree? You're a joke, a complete joke. But we took this disaster and we did what we could.'

Surviving roomate Dylan Mortensen took several moments to compose herself and had to sit down while giving her victim statement.

Through deep sobs and broken breath, Mortensen described Kohberger as being subhuman.

She told the court: 'He is a hollow vessel. Something less than human, a body without empathy, without remorse. He feels nothing.

'He chose destruction. He chose evil. He tried to take everything from me, my friends, my safety, their lives. He will stay here, empty forgotten and powerless.'

Mogen’s grandmother, Kim Cheeley, spoke to the court and praised the plea deal as something that punishes Kohberger, protects the public, and allows the families to grieve.

‘When the four kids were murdered, the bottom fell out of our world,' Cheeley said. 'Our family and I are so grateful to Bill Thompson and his prosecution team for his painstaking work.'

Cheely shared a heartfelt anecdote that as her first grandchild, Maddie picked ‘nana’ as the name she would be called. But, Maddie ended up calling her Deedle.

Cheeley revealed she attends grief classes and has dozens of books on grief as she has tried to learn to live with her granddaughter’s murder.

She said her heart also breaks for Kohberger’s family – as well as the families and friends of the victims.

‘Sometimes it surprises me that the parents are still upright,' she said.

Ben Mogen said he was grateful for the plea deal and for all those who made it possible.

‘Maddie was my only child that I ever had. The only great thing I ever really did and thing I was really proud of.’

Mogen struggled to get his words out, choking up with emotion as he said he thought they ‘would have the rest of our lives together to do all the stuff we were supposed to do.’

'A death sentence is one thing when you know it’s going to happen,' he spoke of Bryan Kohberger.

'Life without parole with a building full of people wo all eant you not to be around anymore…. that's not a very nice sentence either.'

Leander James, attorney for Mogen family, read a statement on behalf of Karen Laramie in court.

'Maddie was our hope in light…she carried that hope and light into the future for our entire family.

'Some may offer forgiveness for what the defendant has done however we cannot at this time… his acts are too heinous, the agony and grief he has caused too great.'

The 30-year-old killer sat stone-faced as the two surviving roommates from 1122 King Road addressed the court.

Kohberger sat next to his attorneys wearing a bright orange jumpsuit as the victims began their tearful statements.

The roommates – Bethany Funke and Dylan Mortenson – described the trauma they experienced since Kohberger broke into their home and murdered their friends.

'Maddie was taken senselessly and brutally in an act of evil,' Laramie said in his statement.

'First we felt disbelief. Next we felt disorientation. Then we felt grief,' he continued.

'The emotional wound will never fully heal. Since Maddie's loss, there is an endless void.'

He said Maddie's mother Karen is 'emotionally spiralling out' in anxiety and depression since Maddie's death. 'How am I supposed to go on when I've lost my favorite person in the world?'

Laramie chose to not directly address Bryan Kohberger during his statement.

'Evil has many faces, as we know this, but evil does not deserve our time and attention. We are done being victims, we are taking back our lives,' he said.

Surviving Idaho murders roommate Dylan Mortensen is struggling to deliver her statement through her emotion, weeping as she addresses the court.

'He is a hollow vessel, something less than human,' she said.

'He chose destruction, he chose evil. He tried to take everything from me.'

Bryan Kohberger appears emotionless as she speaks.

Dylan Mortensen is struggling to gain composure in court as she weeps through her statement in front of murderer Bryan Kohberger.

'He took away my ability to trust the world around me,' she said.

'What happened that night changed everything.

'Because of him, four beautiful, genuine, compassionate people were taken from this world for no reason,' she continued.

Dylan Mortensen was a 19-year-old sophomore at the time of the murders.

She moved into 1122 King Road in the summer of 2022, after being taken under the wing of the older students.

Like Kernodle and Mogen, Mortensen was a member of Pi Beta Phi and her ‘Big’ was Kernodle’s best friend Emily Alandt.

According to friends and court documents, she was a self-described ‘scaredy cat’ and had called Alandt over to the home multiple times because she had heard noises that freaked her out.

At around 4am on November 13, 2022, Mortensen was woken by strange noises inside the home.

When she looked around her bedroom door on the second story, she saw Kohberger walk straight past her in the direction of the back door.

He was dressed in all black, wearing a mask and with bushy eyebrows.

She had no idea that this intruder had just murdered her four friends.

On Wednesday at the Ada County Courthouse in Idaho, one of two surviving roommates of the Idaho murders, Bethany Funke, released a statement to the court.

She did not appear in court herself. A friend read the statement to the court on her behalf.

'I was roommates with Maddie, Kaylee, Xana and Ethan,' she said.

'I not only lost some of my best friends but I also lost a sister.'

Bryan Kohberger is sitting at the defense table between his attorneys.

He is dressed in orange prison garb – a departure from previous court hearings where he was allowed to dress in a shirt and tie.

Family members of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen and Xana Kernodle have been seen arriving at the courthouse.

Ethan Chapin’s parents Stacy and Jim Chapin said they would not be attending Bryan Kohberger’s sentencing. Instead, they plan to spend the day honoring their 20-year-old son in Priest Lake, Idaho, together with his triplet siblings Maizie and Hunter.

Steve and Kristi Gonclaves, father of Kaylee Gonclaves, enter the Ada County Courthouse, in Boise, Idaho

Ben Mogen and Korie Hatrock, Madison Mogen's, father and step-mother, enter the Ada County Courthouse

Bryan Kohberger will likely spend the remainder of his days inside Idaho Maximum Security Institution after he pleaded guilty to four counts of murder. 

The criminology PhD student struck a deal with prosecutors in which he admitted to killing Ethan Chapin, 20, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Madison Mogen, 21, in their home as they slept in November 2022.

The deal ensures he avoids the death penalty, and will instead spend the rest of his life in prison without any opportunity for parole or to appeal the punishment.

He is likely to be transferred out of maximum security at Ada County jail and into Idaho Maximum Security Institution after his sentencing hearing on July 23.

On Wednesday at the Ada County Courthouse, the court administrator briefed the public and media about the process of Kohberger's sentencing hearing.

The court does not anticipate the sentencing hearing will run into Thursday, the court administrator said.

Donald Trump weighed in on the Idaho murders case on Monday and said that quadruple killer Bryan Kohberger should be forced to explain why he committed the atrocities.

Trump demanded that the judge require Kohberger to give an explanation for his heinous crimes during his sentencing hearing on Wednesday after taking the plea deal.

'Bryan Kohberger, who was responsible, in Idaho, for the deaths of four wonderful young souls, has made a plea bargain deal in order to avoid the Death Penalty. These were vicious murders, with so many questions left unanswered,' the president said on Truth Social Monday.

'While Life Imprisonment is tough, it's certainly better than receiving the Death Penalty but, before Sentencing, I hope the Judge makes Kohberger, at a minimum, explain why he did these horrible murders.

'There are no explanations, there is no NOTHING. People were shocked that he was able to plea bargain, but the Judge should make him explain what happened. Thank you for your attention to this matter!'

As Bryan Kohberger is sentenced – listen to Daily Mail's hit new podcast On The Case: The Idaho Murders for a deep dive into all the questions that remain unanswered.

Early in the morning of November 13, 2022, four University of Idaho students were found brutally stabbed to death in their off-campus rental home in Moscow, Idaho.

The victims were Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin. Maddie and Kaylee, both asleep in Maddie’s bed, were killed first.

It was just after 4am but Xana was still up having ordered a food delivery; he stabbed her next before moving onto kill Ethan where he slept.

There were no signs of forced entry – the lock of the door he slipped through was broken – and two other roommates inside the house survived.

It was the middle of the night when armed officers stormed the quiet Pennsylvania home of Bryan Kohberger, the criminology student who pled guilty to killing four University of Idaho students in one of the most chilling murder cases in recent memory.

Now, shocking new details about the night of his arrest have come to light in the Daily Mail's new podcast On the Case: The Idaho Murders, hosted by Investigative Reporter Laura Collins.

In the first episode of the new mini-series released today, Collins and Pulitzer nominated author Howard Blum – whose bestselling book explores the case in depth – reveal the extraordinary lengths authorities went to when finally cornering their suspect.

According to Blum, law enforcement launched a high-stakes midnight operation with helicopters, SWAT teams, and snipers trained on the Kohberger family home.

And it wasn't just Bryan they were after.

As the officers burst in, they didn't know what—or who—they might encounter.

Why did Bryan Kohberger do it? Listen to the full episode of On The Case: The Idaho Murders here.

As large crowds gathered outside the Ada County Courthouse, police have taken extra measures to ensure public safety.

Those admitted into the courthouse were searched by an Idaho State Police explosives detection dog, according to the Idaho Statesman.

They then went through the court's regular security screening and an additional screening on the fourth floor, where the hearing will take place.

Xana Kernodle's family was allowed to enter through the back of the courthouse, and police warned that anyone caught loitering near the back entrance would be arrested.

Ethan Chapin, 20, was in his freshman year at the University of Idaho, where he majored in sports management and was part of the Sigma Chi fraternity.

The athletic, outgoing student grew up in Conway, Washington, with his parents Stacy and Jim Chapin and triplet siblings Maizie and Hunter – who attended the same college.

Chapin and Kernodle were dating, with the Chapins fondly noting how the young couple were ‘getting serious’.

Family and friends remember Chapin for his lively, fun personality, with his mom telling Daily Mail 'he was the clown of the family and he lifted any room that we were all in’.

‘I would say he was the top of the triplet pyramid. All things went through Ethan. He kept us all in check,’ she said.

Slain University of Idaho student Xana Kernodle with Ethan Chapin

Kaylee Goncalves, 21, grew up in a big family – the middle of five children to Kristi and Steve Goncalves – in Rathdrum, Idaho.

She and Mogen went to school together and were inseparable from sixth grade, even choosing to go to the University of Idaho together. Goncalves was in her senior year majoring in general studies and was a ‘Big’ sister in the Alpha Phi sorority.

Ambitious and driven, she had already lined up a job in IT for when she graduated. The role meant she was about to move across the country for a new start in Austin, Texas.

Friend Shayla Anderson told Daily Mail Goncalves had a ‘strong-willed, fierce personality from the day that we met.’ ‘She was the best person to give advice, although I regret not always taking it. But Kaylee was such a strong person and young woman,’ she said.

Kaylee Goncalves is pictured below

Xana Kernodle, 20, was in her junior year at the University of Idaho where she majored in marketing and was a Pi Beta Phi sorority sister. She also worked at the Mad Greek restaurant.

Before going off to college, Kernodle grew up in Avondale, Arizona, and then Post Falls, Idaho, with her dad Jeff Kernodle and older sister Jazzmin Kernodle. Her mother had battled drug addiction and was in and out of jail throughout her childhood.

To those who knew her, Kernodle was the life and soul of the party – someone who was always having fun and acting spontaneously.

Best friend Emily Alandt pointed to the way Kernodle first introduced herself to the sorority as a representation of her vibrant, outgoing character. ‘I’m Xana, pronounced ‘Xanax’ without the -x,’ she recalled in new book ‘The Idaho Four: An American Tragedy.'

Xana Kernodle's dad Jeff Kernodle, left, Xana, middle, and sister Jazzmin Kernodle, right

Maddie Mogen’s family has publicly supported the plea deal, saying it allows them to ‘embark on a path of hope and healing.’

Outside the courthouse at the change of plea hearing on July 2, Leander James – attorney for her mom Karen and stepdad Scott Laramie – said they believe it ‘is the best outcome for the victims, their families and the state of Idaho.’

Mogen’s father Ben Mogen told CBS News he was also ‘relieved’ that the deal means Bryan Kohberger will never be freed.

It is not clear if the family plans to speak at the sentencing hearing.

Xana Kernodle and her older sister Jazzmin Kernodle were raised by their dad Jeff Kernodle.

Their mom Cara Northington has grappled with drug abuse and spent much of their childhoods in and out of prison.

Earlier this month, Jeff said he was ‘disappointed’ with the prosecution for striking a plea deal and said he wished it had at least required Bryan Kohberger to reveal details about his crimes.

Northington told the Daily Mail earlier this month she also plans to attend the hearing and deliver a statement to the court.

Madison ‘Maddie’ Mogen, 21, grew up as an only child in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho, with her mom Karen Laramie and stepdad Scott Laramie.

On the surface, she was a quiet, girly girl who loved pink – a balance to her more outgoing best friend.

But, Mogen was also known for her funny sense of humor and unwavering kindness towards others.

‘We were in Seattle one time, and I’m watching her as an adult, going shopping and being in these stores, and I’m like: 'You’re just so kind to everybody. Like, did we really ingrain that in you? That’s amazing,'’ her mom told NBC’s Today show. ‘She just had that genuine love that’s just impossible to describe.’

Mogen was in her senior year studying marketing, was a member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority and worked at the Mad Greek restaurant in Moscow. She had planned to move to Boise after graduating, where her boyfriend of two years Jake Schriger was living.

Madison Mogen is pictured, left, with her mother Karen Laramie, right

Judge Hippler is expected to sentence Kohberger to life in prison without the possibility of parole, in line with the controversial plea deal struck between the defense and prosecution in the case.

In an unexpected change of plea hearing on July 2, Kohberger pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary.

Under the terms of the plea deal, Kohberger will avoid the death penalty and will be sentenced to four consecutive life sentences for each of the murders, plus the maximum penalty of 10 years on the burglary count.

Kohberger also agreed to waive his right to appeal the plea and sentence as part of the agreement.

Bryan Kohberger grew up in a quiet, rural neighborhood in the Poconos region of Pennsylvania with his parents Michael and MaryAnn and older sisters Amanda and Melissa.

As a child, he was shy and overweight – with former classmates saying he was bullied.

In his teenage years, Kohberger began using heroin – an addiction that resulted in multiple rehab stints and an incident where his father called police after he stole his sister’s cell phone and sold it for drugs.

After getting clean, Kohberger turned his attention to pursuing an education in criminology.

First, he went to DeSales University, Pennsylvania, where he earned a degree in psychology and a Masters in criminal justice under renowned serial killer expert Dr. Katherine Ramsland.

In the summer of 2022, he then moved across the country to enroll in a criminology PhD program at Washington State University – just over the border from the University of Idaho campus. As part of his education, Kohberger learned about the minds of killers – and intricate details about crime scenes.

The father of one of the University of Idaho murder victims revealed that Bryan Kohberger's 'weird porn fetishes' may provide insight into the motive behind the 2022 killings.

Steve Goncalves, whose daughter Kaylee was among the four students murdered, voiced his frustration over the lack of public disclosure about Kohberger, a criminology graduate student at Washington State University.

Kohberger's motive remains the biggest mystery in the case, and one that prosecutors had been unable to determine after a nearly-three-year-long investigation.

Following the sentencing, Kohberger will be transferred to the custody of the Idaho Department of Correction, which will determine which prison will become home for the rest of his life.

Due to the severity of his crime – and the high-profile nature of the case – Kohberger is expected to be sent to the state’s only maximum security facility.

Idaho Maximum Security Institution, which has been open since 1989, is home to other notorious inmates including doomsday cult killer Chad Daybell, who sits on death row.

While Kohberger begins his lifetime behind bars, more information is expected to come to light about the murders.

The gag order was lifted last week, finally allowing attorneys, law enforcement and other officials to speak about the case.

At the time, both the prosecution and the defense said they would not make any statements until after the sentencing.

Judge Hippler said the court will also begin the painstaking process to review all the records in the case to determine what can be unsealed and made public.

Judge Hippler is expected to sentence Kohberger to life in prison without the possibility of parole, in line with the controversial plea deal struck between the defense and prosecution in the case.

In an unexpected change of plea hearing on July 2, Kohberger pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary.

Under the terms of the plea deal, Kohberger will avoid the death penalty and will be sentenced to four consecutive life sentences for each of the murders, plus the maximum penalty of 10 years on the burglary count.

Kohberger also agreed to waive his right to appeal the plea and sentence as part of the agreement.

Before the judge hands down his sentence, Kohberger will also be given the opportunity to speak to the court – giving him one final opportunity to reveal why he decided to commit his heinous crime.

After pleading guilty, a defendant is given a formal opportunity – called an allocution – to address the court to express remorse, accept responsibility and explain any mitigating circumstances they want the judge to consider in deciding their sentence.

It is unclear if Kohberger plans to take that opportunity.

There is no legal obligation for him to speak to the court or to explain his motive.

Some of the victims’ families have voiced their frustration that this was not a requirement of his plea deal.

President Donald Trump has also weighed in on the matter, taking to Truth Social Monday to urge the judge to force Kohberger to ‘explain why he did these horrible murders’ in Wednesday’s hearing.

Since his arrest, Kohberger has cut a largely silent figure.

At his change of plea hearing earlier this month, he gave only one-word answers to the judge’s questions confirming he was guilty of the horrific crime.

He offered no answers to the questions lingering in the case, including his motive for the murders, who his intended target was and how he chose his victims.

During the sentencing, the families and friends of the victims will be given the opportunity to confront the man who slaughtered their loved ones when they deliver victim impact statements to the court.

Many have already revealed their plans to do so, including members of the Goncalves family and Kernodle’s mom Cara Northington.

Chapin’s parents have said the family will not attend the hearing, instead planning to do something together in their son’s memory.

As well as the families, the two surviving roommates Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke and other friends of the victims will also have the chance to speak publicly for the first time.

Those who do want to address the court can speak in-person themselves or have a representative read out a statement on their behalf.

Hours before a heinous crime which instilled fear into the small college town of Moscow, Idaho, and rattled the entire nation, six friends stood smiling on the porch of their off-campus student accommodation.

Bryan Kohberger, dressed in dark clothing, donning a mask and without any obvious motive, would that night sneak into their home at 1122 King Road and stab four of them to death, spattering walls with blood as he prowled from room to room.

University of Idaho student killer Bryan Kohberger will be sentenced today for the brutal killings of Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves.

The sentencing hearing is scheduled to begin at 9am MT on July 23 in Ada County Courthouse and is expected to last the full day.

Judge Steven Hippler has also set aside Thursday should it run into a second day.

Public seating in the courtroom is first-come, first-served. The hearing will also be livestreamed.

Unlike other court hearings where Kohberger has been allowed to wear his own clothes, he will be forced to appear in court in prison garb.

Outside Ada County Courthouse, around 40 members of the public and media were already in line by 4am local time.

The court has a strict no camping rule but some people began lining up outside by around 9pm Tuesday – 12 hours before the hearing begins.

The court cleared the line and said people could only line up from 4am.

A makeshift line had formed over the road from the court before the Daily Mail arrived around 3am.

Some arguing broke out as people cut in front just before the line relocated to the courthouse.

There seems to be a mix of media and crime sleuths – including a group who have traveled to many cases together.