Watch: Bryan Kohberger Murders: Crime Scene Photos Released By PoliceAuthorities are sharing more insight into Bryan Kohberger's life before he committed his gruesome killings. After the former criminology student was sentenced to life in prison for the 2022 murders of University of Idaho students Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20, investigators released information on what he kept stored in his phone leading up the night of his horrific crimes. And while Kohberger went to great lengths to delete his search history from his device, officials revealed that he didn't remove any of his photos, which were mostly comprised of shirtless selfies and unidentified women in various states of undress. Describing some of the images he took of himself, investigator Hannah Barnhart told People in an interview published Aug. 15, "Lots of him posing half naked in the mirror while flexing." And as for the snaps he stored of other women, Barnhart noted that the photo subjects were often "in bikinis" or "completely naked." She added, "These were all cache files saved to his device."photosBiggest True Crime MysteriesAdditionally, she said Kohberger snapped several vanity photos of his car-the same 2016 white Hyundai Elantra that he drove on the night of the murders. Ultimately, Barnhart believes the pictures provide a glimpse at how Kohberger spent his time leading up to the murders, but clarified that none of the photos he had saved were ever sent or shared with anyone else. Ted S. Warren-Pool/Getty ImagesFor the investigator, these findings lead her to believe that Kohberger-who confessed to all four murders as part of a plea deal ahead of his July 23 sentencing-was both isolated in his daily life and conceited, with her comparing him to Christian Bale's serial killer character Patrick Bateman in the 2000 film American Psycho. "Very vain," she said of his phone's camera roll, "like American Psycho." These aren't the first images that have been uncovered in Kohberger's case. During his trial, prosecutors released another selfie from the 32-year-old's photo collection that showed him giving a thumbs up in the bathroom of his apartment on the Washington State University campus after driving back from the murder scene in Moscow, Idaho, the morning of Nov. 13, 2022. Plus, the Moscow Police Department recently shared several photos of the scene of his crimes, including one of a bed covered in blood and another of the sliding glass door through which police believe Kohberger entered the now-demolished house on King Road. KYLE GREEN/POOL/EPA/ShutterstockAnd though the pictures were ultimately released, Steve Goncalves-dad to victim Kaylee Goncalves-previously shared his wish for them to be kept from the public. "You don't get that those are our children, and we're not settling for that type of thing," he said during an appearance on NewsNation's Banfield Aug. 6. "I hope that we can give these kids some dignity and we don't have to go there." For a deeper dive into the Idaho murders, keep reading. InstagramWho Were Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Ethan Chapin and Xana Kernodle?Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and her boyfriend Ethan Chapin, 20, were University of Idaho students who lived in an off-campus apartment. On Nov. 12, 2022-the night before their bodies were found-Goncalves and Mogen were at a nearby sports bar, while Kernodle and Chapin were at the latter's fraternity party. By 2 a.m. on Nov. 13, the four roommates and Chapin were back at the three-story rental house. Goncalves was a senior majoring in general studies at the College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences. She was expected to graduate in December before heading to Austin, Texas, for a job at a marketing firm, her friend Jordyn Quesnell told The New York Times. Mogen, who was studying marketing, was best friends with Goncalves since the sixth grade. She had plans to move to Boise after graduation, family friend Jessie Frost shared with The Idaho Statesman. Kernodle was a junior majoring in marketing, the University said at the time. She and Chapin-who majored in recreation, sport and tourism management-had been dating since the spring, the roommates' neighbor Ellie McKnight told NBC News.
InstagramWere There Any Survivors?Two roommates, Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke, had been home at the time of the murders. In text messages that were unsealed March 6, 2025, Mortensen and Funke tried contacting their roommates on Nov. 13 after the former saw a masked man moving through the house, according to documents obtained by E! News. "No one is answering," Mortensen texted Funke at 4:22 a.m. "I'm rlly confused rn." She continued to reach out to their roommates, urging them to respond. "Pls answer," she texted Goncalves at 4:32 a.m. and again at 10:23 a.m. "R u up??" At 11:58 a.m., a 911 call was placed after Kernodle was found unresponsive, per an additional motion obtained by E! News. A woman na