Bryan Kohberger Called His Parents Multiple Times in the Hours After Quadruple Idaho Murders

Bryan Kohberger made several attempts to contact his mother and father mere hours after his brutal murders of the Idaho Four.

University of Idaho students Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, Ethan Chapin, 20, and Madison Mogen, 21, were believed to have been killed around 4 a.m. on November 13, 2022. Roughly two hours later, Kohberger, 30, called his mother, Maryann Kohberger.

The first call went through at 6:13 a.m. that morning, according to digital forensics expert Heather Barnhart, who spoke with People about her findings. When she did not answer, the now-convicted killer immediately placed another call to his father at 6:14 a.m.

This was not uncommon, as Barnhart revealed he had a history of calling one parent and then quickly calling the other if they didn’t answer.

“He would go back and forth texting: ‘Father, why did mother not respond? Why is she not answering the phone?” she told the outlet.

Kohberger called his mother again at 6:17 a.m. and they spoke for 36 minutes before hanging up. But less than two hours later, he called his mother again and they talked for nearly one hour. It’s been reported that Kohberger returned to the scene of the crime around 9 a.m. that morning, meaning that he was likely driving back to his victims’ shared Idaho home during that conversation with his mom.

Later that day, he talked with his mother for two minutes around 4 p.m., then they had another conversation that began at 5:53 p.m. and lasted for 96 minutes.

It is unclear what they spoke about for any of these conversations.

Kohberger was not arrested in connection with the murders until December 30, 2022. He initially pleaded not guilty, but later admitted his guilt as a part of a plea agreement.

On July 23, he was sentenced to serve the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole.