Bryan Kohberger’s mother messaged him regarding the murder of four University of Idaho students before he was apprehended for the killings of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Ethan Chapin, and Xana Kernodle on November 13, 2022.
Digital forensic experts Heather and Jared Barnhart joined “Banfield” on Tuesday to discuss the revelation, as well as other newly released evidence.
Bryan Kohberger receives link to murder
“He was on the phone with her for hours (on Nov. 17, 2022), but that night … he received a link from his mom,” Jared told .
The message referenced a news article, according to Jared, which described how Xana had bruises and had resisted fiercely. Kohberger did not respond to the text.
“Examining the timeline, it’s apparent that they were conversing over the phone. This suggests that they discussed the Idaho murders that night, yet by the next morning, there was silence,” Jared noted.
Jared added it appeared Kohberger may have been deleting text messages with his mother.
He also mentioned, “However, they frequently communicated by phone calls, which complicates things, as we lack the details of what was said.”
The Idaho State Police released photographs of Kohberger’s apartment in Pullman, Washington, and his workspace at Washington State University, where he worked as a teaching assistant.
Kohberger was issued performance plan
Information surfaced that Washington State University, where Kohberger was working towards a doctorate in criminology, provided him with a performance improvement plan, a document found on his phone and laptop.
“He wrote not one but two letters of grievance, explaining … why he needed the teaching assistant role, what it meant to him,” Heather told “Banfield.”
“And then in a second one was saying why the professors were wrong. So why they were wrong; He is a good student, he has a good GPA, he can be both a good student and a TA, and deserves that role.”
The article link was sent to Kohberger by his mom the same day he was working on his grievance letters, Jared told Banfield.
