Bryan Kohberger Did Not Identify Victim by Name, Police Say

Update: 08/18/25 18:35 HE – Idaho police clarified the surviving roommate Dylan Mortensen initial complaint that Byran Kohberger identified Kaylee Goncalves by name.

“Investigators do not believe that the suspect said names,” said Moscow police chief Anthony Dahlinger said The statesman Monday, August 18. “What was confirmed is that Dylan said he heard the voice of a man indicating something:” It’s good, I’m going (or I’m here to) help you. “”

Idaho’s state detective Jeff Talbott wrote in his report that the information from the initial interview with Mortensen was relayed to him by Moscow Police SGT. Dustin BlaksAnother officer who was among the first to respond to the crime scene in November 2022. However, throughout the investigation, the detectives did not discover any corroboration that Kohberger said the name of a victim.

Original story below:

Bryan KohbergerThe man who admitted to having killed Four students from the Idaho University In November 2022, it was accused of having said one of the names of the victims while committing odious crime, according to newly non -sealed police documents.

Surviving roommate Dylan Mortensen Kohberger, 30, had identified to the Idaho police Kaylee Goncalves by name during the quadruple massacre, according to the documents obtained by People And Newspaper.

“Very early in the morning, [Mortensen] was awakened and opened the door of his room [redacted] And heard a man say: “It’s good, Kaylee, I’m here for you” and cry “, the police of the state of Idaho TPR. Jeffory Talbot wrote in a summary based on a discussion with the SGT. Dustin Blaker of the Moscow police service.

“She then closed the door. A short time later, she opened her door again and saw someone about 5’10” high, dressed in black with a ski mask, standing in the kitchen, “continued the documents.

In response, Kaylee’s father, Steve Goncalvessaid Tmz On Sunday August 17, that it was the first he had heard of frightening details.

“The only more disturbing thing than the murder of your child is that the killer called his name while committing this odious act – then discover that the prosecutor deliberately hidden this fact to families,” said Steve.

According to Steve, “Kaylee knew she was hunted – but no one in this city has raised a finger to stop it.”

A later interview with the investigators, however, revealed that Mortensen had later retracted this version, omitting the name of Goncalves from the quotation, by documents obtained by ABC News.

Mortensen said that she “tried to determine what was real,” said documents. She allegedly alleged that she “was honest, but part of what she discussed, she is not sure is factual” and “she worked through it to try to remember what happened.

According to ABC News, the docs declares that Mortensen said in the police interview that she had heard who she thought she was goncalves walking upstairs to her third floor room and “heard Kaylee say” someone here “, and she seemed frantic”, and that Mortensen “described the tone of Kaylee as somewhere by speaking and shouting”.

She “believed it was Kaylee who went up the stairs with [her dog] Murphy “, then” heard who she thought she was Kaylee flowing on the stairs, “said the interview, according to the point of sale.

Mortensen added that she does not know if she really heard this, or if she was drunk, “according to the documents.” She then heard a male voice, that she said that she had never heard before, saying “it’s good, I’m going to help you.” “

In early July, Kohberger pleaded guilty to Kaylee murders, Madison Mogen,, Xana Kernodle And Ethan Chapin As part of a plea agreement to avoid the death penalty.

The killer was handed over four consecutive life sentences During a condemnation hearing on July 23.

Mortensen Delivered an impact declaration on the victim At the hearing, describing Kohberger as a “hollow ship, something less than human, a body without empathy, without remorse”.

“He chose destruction. He chose evil. He doesn’t feel anything. He tried to take everything from me: my friends, my security, my identity, my future, “she said.

“He will stay here, empty, forgotten and helpless,” she added.

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The order of Bâillon on the case of the Idaho University was lifted after the conviction of Bryan Kohberger – and more details on the murders are revealed. On November 13, 2022, Kohberger entered the residence of 1122 King Road in Moscow, Idaho and stabbed students Maddie Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin to death. […]

After the conviction of Kohberger, the County Prosecutor of Latah Bill Thompson Theorized why Kohberger had spared Mortensen, who said he saw the attacker of his roommates overnight.

“From what Dylan has described, I find it hard to imagine that the killer has not seen Dylan,” he said.

Thompson continued: “At that time, he was probably in the house probably longer than expected, and he had killed more people than he had planned.