Idaho killer Bryan Kohberger was seen shopping at a Costco just hours after brutally murdering four University of Idaho students.
Newly released surveillance video depicts the 30-year-old former criminology student nonchalantly stepping into a Costco Wholesale store on the morning of November 14, 2022, just hours following a heinous crime.
The prior evening, Kohberger had intruded into an off-campus rental residence in Moscow, Idaho, where he brutally murdered Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin.
The video, initially secured by crime podcaster Gray Hughes and subsequently broadcasted by NewsNation, reveals Kohberger entering the members-only warehouse club, where an employee briefly halts him.
Dressed in a button-up shirt and gray trousers, Kohberger seems to have a cordial interaction with the greeter before exiting the store peacefully.
Throughout the encounter, he holds a water bottle in one hand, while his other hand remains tucked in his pocket, likely attempting to hide injuries inflicted during the violent event.
“And interesting how he has his hand kind of in his left pocket. And that’s the hand that has the Band-Aid on it that was cut,” noted NewsNation’s Ashleigh Banfield as she examined the footage during a segment.
‘So, trying to hide that as he’s walking around.’
Idaho killer Bryan Kohberger was seen shopping at a Costco just hours after brutally murdering four University of Idaho students
On November 13, 2022, Kohberger had broken into an off-campus rental home in Moscow, Idaho, where he fatally stabbed Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin
Later that afternoon, he was seen inside a supermarket, where he purchased a drink using the self-checkout kiosk
Kohberger was seen with a wound on his hand in selfies taken after the murders.
That same morning, Kohberger was also spotted driving his white Hyundai Elantra into the parking lot of a local coffee shop, though he did not appear to order anything while inside.
Then, after a brief pause in the lot, he drove off.
Later that afternoon, he was seen once again – this time inside a supermarket, where he purchased a drink using the self-checkout kiosk.
The new video footage comes just months after Kohberger sensationally decided to plead guilty to the murders after years of maintaining his innocence.
In avoiding a jury trial, Kohberger has never had to reveal his motive for the brutal slayings.
He accepted a plea deal resulting in four consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole, along with an additional 10 years for burglary.
A motive for the brutal killings has never been confirmed. Pictured: Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin
Heavy equipment is used to demolish the house where Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves were killed in 2022
Since being incarcerated, Kohberger has reportedly complained about the food and harassment from fellow inmates
By pleading guilty, Kohberger avoided the death penalty. He will serve his time at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution.
Since being incarcerated, Kohberger has reportedly complained about the food and harassment from fellow inmates, according to NewsNation.
On July 30, he filed an initial complaint claiming that other inmates were deliberately flooding their cells and subjecting him to ‘minute-by-minute verbal threats/harassment,’ documents obtained by NewsNation revealed.
In a follow-up statement on August 4, Kohberger reported receiving threats of sexual assault.
Meanwhile, the release of certain case files and crime scene photographs has been blocked after the victims’ families filed a lawsuit seeking to keep those materials sealed.
