For those like myself following the University of Idaho student murders the last two and a half years, it has been a long and windy road. 
Bryan Kohberger, who recently offered a guilty plea to the quadruple murders to get the death penalty off the table, is slated to be sentenced this Wednesday (July 23) in an Idaho courtroom. When he is, it may be the last we see of him for a long time to come.
While I will not say he wasn’t involved in the deaths of Kaylee Goncalves, Maddie Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin on Nov. 13, 2022, I won’t with 100 percent conviction say he acted alone.
Sure, no one else has been arrested and charged in the case. Yes, Kohberger admitted to the crimes and did not name any co-conspirators. That said, my gut tells me we are not getting the full story.
In a couple of previous posts, I noted that I had a number of questions still to this day. Honestly, the questions grow month after month.
Among the latest to cross my mind:
- Why would Kohberger reportedly make a carving with a knife on the body of Chapin? That sounds like something quite personal. Kohberger likely had no known prior interaction with Chapin. As such, why such a personal act if in fact it is true?
- If Kohberger had been staking out the house as many seem to think, would he have missed noticing that Chapin was spending much time there? Rumor is Chapin moved in with Kernodle. We believe some of his belongings (including golf clubs seen in a video inside a first floor room) were in the home at the time of the m*rders. So, wouldn’t Kohberger be concerned there was at least one sizable male in the home if he had planned to enter in the middle of the night? That is not to mention at least four vehicles out front in the driveway the early morning hours of the killings.
- Why would you risk allegedly s*xually a$$aulting Mogen in her bedroom with numerous other people at home? The risk-reward factor there is way out of balance.
- Why were roommates Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke spared? The first rule of committing such a heinous act of murder is never leaving witnesses behind who can finger you. As such, someone supposedly scoping out the home would know four women lived there regularly (Goncalves was back in town that weekend visiting after moving most of her belongings out in getting ready to graduate).
- Will we get the full autopsy results with the gag order being lifted? While such a report may not pinpoint the exact time and cause of death for the four victims, it should provide some important clues. From the start, the law enforcement timeline of the deaths has been up for debate.
- Why have we never scene pictures or videos of the removal of the bodies or leaked photos from the scene etc.? I know police reportedly kept the press off in the distance, but there were plenty of people in that neighborhood. I have never once seen body bags etc. going into or leaving that home.
- Finally, can we say without a single doubt there is no drug connection to these tragic deaths? I will never buy the idea BK stalked Mogen for a number of reasons. So, what else could be the reason or reasons for these four being brutally slain?
Although the case may end to a degree with this week’s sentencing, I guarantee you the questions are not going anywhere….
DavidAlanThomas 