Chilling photos show Bryan Kohberger’s bleak apartment during Idaho student murders

The chilling aftermath of the quadruple homicide at the University of Idaho three years ago is once again brought to light with new evidence photos showing the inside of Bryan Kohberger’s dreary college apartment. The eerie images captured barren walls, near-empty closets, stripped shelves, and a curtainless shower in the killer’s one-bedroom apartment at Washington State University, where he was studying for a PhD in criminology.

The released photos by Idaho State Police reveal a trail of personal belongings left behind by the convicted killer before he fled the state. Among the items found were criminology books, graded papers, parking tickets, election pamphlets, and a disciplinary letter from the university. Some of the books found in his apartment included titles such as “Unsafe in the Ivory Tower: The Sexual Victimization of College Women” and “Why the Innocent Plead Guilty and the Guilty Go Free.”

Investigators also discovered two birthday cards that Kohberger received just days after the slayings, one of which seemed to be from his parents. The heartfelt message in the card expressed a parent’s love and pride for their son. Another card addressed to “Bryern” featured a cartoon of President Theodore Roosevelt on a dinosaur, with the personal message redacted.

In one unsettling photo, a whiteboard in Kohberger’s office displayed messages like “TAKE IT EASY!” and “DON’T GIVE UP,” written in black marker. The apartment also featured a barely furnished bedroom with a desk, computer, and bed, showcasing the stark emptiness of the killer’s living space.

Kohberger shocked many by taking a surprise plea deal in July, just weeks before his trial was set to begin. The deal allowed him to avoid the death penalty but left the families of his victims without answers as to his motive for the heinous murders. Kohberger confessed to killing Xana Kernodle, Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, and Ethan Chapin in their off-campus house in Moscow.

Currently serving four life sentences at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution in Kuna, Bryan Kohberger’s desolate apartment serves as a haunting reminder of the tragic events that took place on that fateful day in November 2022.