A newly unsealed trove of documents has revealed chilling details about the savage murders committed by Bryan Kohberger, who was sentenced this week to four consecutive life terms for the brutal stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students in November 2022.

Kohberger, 30, used a Ka-Bar knife with “a lot of force” to kill Xana Kernodle, Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, and Ethan Chapin at their off-campus home in Moscow, Idaho. The documents confirm what many feared: Xana Kernodle suffered the most. She endured over 50 stab wounds, including two to her heart, and had deep defensive injuries on her hands — evidence of a desperate fight for her life.

Police described her bedroom as the scene of a violent struggle. Ethan Chapin was found nearby, blood-splattered and partially covered.

Kaylee Goncalves was stabbed more than 20 times, leaving her unrecognizable. She suffered both sharp force and blunt force trauma, with injuries to her lung, liver, and arteries. Her best friend, Madison Mogen, was beside her in the same bed, wrapped in a blood-soaked blanket. Goncalves’ goldendoodle, Murphy, was found unharmed but terrified.

Gruesome Evidence and Shocking Behavior

The murder weapon was never recovered, but a knife sheath was left behind. Interviews with inmates and former associates painted Kohberger as deeply disturbed — described as a “weirdo” who obsessively washed his hands and took hour-long showers in jail. One teaching assistant noticed scratches on his face and hands days after the murders, which Kohberger brushed off as from a car accident.

Dylan Mortensen, one of the two surviving roommates, reportedly told a friend she didn’t call 911 after seeing a masked man in the house because she was intoxicated and “didn’t want to believe what was happening.”

Kohberger’s behavior remained cold and calculated. At his first interview, he casually chatted about school before invoking his Fifth Amendment rights when asked about the murders. During sentencing this week, he offered no apology or explanation — just three chilling words: “I respectfully decline.”

Families Confront the Killer

During the sentencing, families of the victims delivered devastating statements. Kaylee’s father, Steve Goncalves, called Kohberger “a joke” and said, “You’ll be nothing but two initials forgotten to the world.”

Dylan Mortensen broke down in tears, facing the man who stole her friends’ lives. Ethan Chapin’s parents did not attend, saying they had already found their “closure.”

Kohberger was ordered to pay $200,000 in restitution but will spend the rest of his life behind bars, never eligible for parole.

His motive remains a mystery — and he has never revealed why he committed one of the most horrific mass killings in recent memory.