Bryan Kohberger refused to explain why he slaughtered four University of Idaho students as a judge confirmed he will spend the rest of his life behind bars.
The cold, stone-faced 30-year-old was offered a chance to address the court about his savage knife rampage in Moscow, Idaho, on November 13, 2022 – but simply said: ‘I respectfully decline.’
The former PhD student spoke just three words during the extraordinary sentencing hearing, as anguished family members branded him ‘basic,’ ‘pathetic,’ and ‘evil.’
Judge Steven Hippler handed down four consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole for the brutal murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin.
Alivea Goncalves, Kaylee’s older sister, tore into Kohberger during her emotional victim impact statement. Ordering him to ‘sit up straight’ as she spoke, she called him a ‘delusional, pathetic, hypochondriac loser.’
Surviving roommate Dylan Mortensen broke down in tears as she faced the killer, calling him ‘less than human’ and a ‘hollow vessel.’
A statement read on behalf of Bethany Funke, the second survivor, described the massacre as the ‘worst day’ of her life.
Kohberger remained impassive throughout, occasionally smirking and nodding slightly as grieving relatives unleashed their fury over his depraved actions.