Is Kohberger a lone wolf or did he have help?

While the prevailing theory online is that quadruple murder suspect Bryan Kohberger acted alone in the early morning hours of Nov. 13, 2022 at 1122 King Road in Moscow, Idaho, others have different ideas.

The 28-year-old Pennsylvania native remains in jail in Moscow, charged with four felony counts of murder and one felony count of burglary.

Kohberger stands accused of breaking into a home shared by five University of Idaho women at or around 4ish a.m. on Nov. 13. Kohberger is alleged to have killed three of the five females living in the home and the boyfriend of one of the female victims.

As countless people continue mourning the loss of Kaylee Goncalves, Maddie Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin, onlookers to the case have their focus on a planned Oct. 2 trial date. If Kohberger is found guilty of the murder charges, he could end up getting the death penalty.

So, was the Washington State University criminal justice graduate student allegedly acting alone or did he have help?

My thoughts are the following:

• How could one individual only as we know to now armed with a knife kill four young, healthy adults? While some or all are thought to have been in some stage of sleep at the time of the incident, it still would take the right kind of attack and timing to pull it off in the span of some 13 or so minutes. While the timeline for the murders has jumped around to some degree, it is generally thought that the suspect acted from approximately 4:05 a.m. to around 4:20 ish a.m. If the suspect had a gun instead of a knife, it seems much more plausible to kill so effectively and quickly, but he did not to the best information we have.
• How would the individual know who was sleeping where in the six-bedroom home? This is where I begin to wonder if the suspect had some help. Could someone out to get one or more of the roommates tipped off the suspect? That is who was sleeping where and if they would have anyone staying the night with them?
• How did the individual leave the home with barely a trace of blood outside the home? If the stabbings were as gruesome as we are led to believe, one would expect a bloody trail from the kitchen slider door all the way out to where the suspect’s vehicle was located. At least from police reports to now, there was no such massive trail of blood. So, could someone have helped the suspect disrobe and then do away with the clothes worn during the attacks?
• It is not a big secret that 1122 King Road was known as a party house. As such, it is not too far of a stretch to think drugs may have been in the home at times. Could this quadruple homicide been payback for a drug deal gone wrong? Why were two roommates left unharmed? While I am not accusing the two survivors (Dylan and Bethany) of being involved, you do wonder why the suspect did not finish off all potential witnesses.

As the months go by and we arrive at a trial, there will continue to be a lot of speculation.

With that in mind, if I was placing a bet in Vegas, I’d say BK had help to one degree or another.

What do you think happened in those early morning hours at 1122 King Road?

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