Police Unleash Shocking Details After Gag Order Lifted in Bryan Kohberger Murder Case

Nearly three years after the savage slayings of four University of Idaho students stunned the nation, police are finally speaking out — and what they’re revealing is chilling.

With the gag order now lifted, law enforcement officials are opening up about the man who pled guilty to the 2022 murders: 30-year-old Bryan Kohberger, a criminal justice PhD student who lived just minutes away from the victims and once applied for a police internship.

“This was a horrendous act,” said Moscow Police Chief James Dahlinger. “Our mission from day one was justice. We believe we’ve delivered that.”

On the night of November 13, 2022, roommates Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Ethan Chapin, and Xana Kernodle were butchered in their off-campus rental home. The brutality of the murders shocked not just the college town of Moscow, but the entire country. There was no known motive, no clear connection between killer and victims — only bloodshed and silence.

Now, with Kohberger having admitted guilt in a July plea deal, police are sharing the details they’ve held in for nearly three years.

“He showed no emotion,” said a courtroom observer at Kohberger’s hearing earlier this month. “It was like he didn’t have a soul.”

In a stunning revelation, Washington State University police chief Gary Jenkins said he personally interviewed Kohberger for an internship at his department in early 2022 — months before the murders.

“When I saw his name tied to the case, the hair on the back of my neck stood up,” Jenkins told ABC News. “I remembered that face. I still had his resume on file.”

Kohberger wasn’t selected for the position. Jenkins said he felt the student lacked the kind of empathy required for police work. “He didn’t have a conversational manner. No ability to build rapport,” Jenkins said.

Professors in the WSU criminal justice department, where Kohberger was pursuing his PhD, reportedly feel deep remorse for not spotting any red flags.

“They feel responsible,” Jenkins admitted. “But I’m a trained law enforcement officer and even I didn’t see what he was capable of.”

The plea deal that spared Kohberger from a lengthy trial — and potentially the death penalty — has been met with fury by victims’ families.

“This is a deal with the devil,” said Steve Goncalves, father of Kaylee. “We deserved a trial. We deserved answers. And now, we may never get them.”

Kohberger’s sentencing is scheduled for July 23. Prosecutors have not announced whether they will seek the death penalty, though Idaho law still allows for capital punishment. The state, however, hasn’t carried out an execution since 2012.

As the sentencing date approaches, the town of Moscow is holding its breath. Closure may be near, but the scars of that November night will never fully heal.

“We hope the families and this community can finally begin to heal,” said Chief Dahlinger. “Because what happened here was pure evil.”