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re: Kohberger sentencing day
Posted on 7/23/25 at 2:10 pm to CatfishJohn
Posted on 7/23/25 at 2:10 pm to CatfishJohn
Kaylee Goncalves father said she was stabbed more than 30 times and had quite a bit of damage to her face
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Posted on 7/23/25 at 2:18 pm to Gris Gris
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5 grand to each victim's family
Seemed a little insulting as if that is all their life was worth.
Posted on 7/23/25 at 2:25 pm to Lowdermilk
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Seemed a little insulting as if that is all their life was worth.
The judge said it was a civil fine, but there may be a limit in a criminal case for victim restitution. A civil case would reap a bigger award, but you can't get blood out of a turnip unless he gets a book deal or something like that. The judge also said even if he talked, who would know if he's speaking the truth, so it's better that he doesn't.
Posted on 7/23/25 at 2:28 pm to Ziggy
Posted on 7/23/25 at 2:35 pm to LRB1967
Immediate death. No need for appeals.
Posted on 7/23/25 at 3:43 pm to Dixie2023
Post sentencing updates.
Kohberger was not a 'serial killer in waiting,' prosecutor says
Investigators uncovered no evidence that Kohberger was a “serial killer in waiting,” Latah County Prosecuting Attorney Bill Thompson told reporters.
“There is no evidence of any criminal history of any significant nature,” he said. “There was no evidence of a history of violence. There was no evidence of a history of a factual predisposition to do the crimes that he committed here.”
He added: “If there are any concerns among your listeners or readers that somehow he was a serial killer in waiting with all of these prior actions, we are not aware of any behaviors like that that preceded what happened here in Idaho.”
Police believe Kohberger would have been caught even without knife sheath
Kohberger left behind a key clue — a Ka-bar knife sheath with DNA found on the button snap — at the crime scene.
The sheath was crucial because the DNA was found to be a statistical match to what was found on a Q-tip collected from garbage left outside Kohberger's parents' home.
But police told reporters that even if Kohberger took the sheath with him, they believe other evidence would have led them to him, including his white Hyundai Elantra seen in surveillance video in the King Road neighborhood.
"So we believe we would have got to it through that avenue," police said. "The time frame for that is uncertain. It could have been a week later. Could have been two months later. We just don't know."
Investigators found no link between Kohberger and the victims
Police investigators said they found no social media link, or any connection, between Kohberger and the four victims.
“We had every resource possible and we worked that tirelessly,” Idaho State Police Lt. Darren Gilbertson told reporters.
He said they examined social media linked to the defendant, the victims and their roommates.
“We have never, to this day, found a single connection between him and any of the four victims or the two surviving roommates,” he said.
Prosecutor explains why he didn't ask Kohberger to provide motive
After Kohberger declined to speak at his sentencing, Thompson told reporters that the law does not require a defendant to speak and that he also didn't think it would have benefited asking him to give a motive as part of a plea deal.
"I don't believe that there's anything that would come out of his mouth that would be the truth," Thompson said. "I don't believe there's anything that would come out of his mouth that would be anything other than self-serving, and I don't believe there's anything that would come out of his mouth that would not further victimize the families, and so that just simply wasn't a factor."
He added that he was emotional during the sentencing, as was the judge.
"There's no easy way to remain stiff-lipped and dry-eyed in this kind of tragedy," Thompson said.
NBC News
Kohberger was not a 'serial killer in waiting,' prosecutor says
Investigators uncovered no evidence that Kohberger was a “serial killer in waiting,” Latah County Prosecuting Attorney Bill Thompson told reporters.
“There is no evidence of any criminal history of any significant nature,” he said. “There was no evidence of a history of violence. There was no evidence of a history of a factual predisposition to do the crimes that he committed here.”
He added: “If there are any concerns among your listeners or readers that somehow he was a serial killer in waiting with all of these prior actions, we are not aware of any behaviors like that that preceded what happened here in Idaho.”
Police believe Kohberger would have been caught even without knife sheath
Kohberger left behind a key clue — a Ka-bar knife sheath with DNA found on the button snap — at the crime scene.
The sheath was crucial because the DNA was found to be a statistical match to what was found on a Q-tip collected from garbage left outside Kohberger's parents' home.
But police told reporters that even if Kohberger took the sheath with him, they believe other evidence would have led them to him, including his white Hyundai Elantra seen in surveillance video in the King Road neighborhood.
"So we believe we would have got to it through that avenue," police said. "The time frame for that is uncertain. It could have been a week later. Could have been two months later. We just don't know."
Investigators found no link between Kohberger and the victims
Police investigators said they found no social media link, or any connection, between Kohberger and the four victims.
“We had every resource possible and we worked that tirelessly,” Idaho State Police Lt. Darren Gilbertson told reporters.
He said they examined social media linked to the defendant, the victims and their roommates.
“We have never, to this day, found a single connection between him and any of the four victims or the two surviving roommates,” he said.
Prosecutor explains why he didn't ask Kohberger to provide motive
After Kohberger declined to speak at his sentencing, Thompson told reporters that the law does not require a defendant to speak and that he also didn't think it would have benefited asking him to give a motive as part of a plea deal.
"I don't believe that there's anything that would come out of his mouth that would be the truth," Thompson said. "I don't believe there's anything that would come out of his mouth that would be anything other than self-serving, and I don't believe there's anything that would come out of his mouth that would not further victimize the families, and so that just simply wasn't a factor."
He added that he was emotional during the sentencing, as was the judge.
"There's no easy way to remain stiff-lipped and dry-eyed in this kind of tragedy," Thompson said.
NBC News
This post was edited on 7/23/25 at 5:48 pm
Posted on 7/23/25 at 3:52 pm to bott18240
Wait... I thought it was common practice that in order for a guilty plea to be accepted, they had to confess, in detail, their crime...?
Posted on 7/23/25 at 3:55 pm to Gris Gris
Thank you for that. Did Dylan or Bethany speak out about losing their friends in the sentencing today?
Posted on 7/23/25 at 3:56 pm to sledgehammer
Dylan spoke. Bethany had a friend read her statement for her.
Posted on 7/23/25 at 4:03 pm to LRB1967
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It is a huge injustice. He should have been tried and sentenced to death
Hasn’t it been something like 25+ years since Idaho has put someone to death? Maybe I am naive but I feel like sitting through a trial would be awful for the families.
Posted on 7/23/25 at 4:07 pm to tpc63086
Every plea deal is different. They didn’t require him to confess and give details or motive. It’s a shame cause it will be hard for the families to always wonder why.
Kaylees sister was awesome, she really went at him and was very strong. She walked away with “if Kaylee wasn’t asleep when you came in, she would have kicked your fricking arse”. And then applause broke out.
Kaylees sister was awesome, she really went at him and was very strong. She walked away with “if Kaylee wasn’t asleep when you came in, she would have kicked your fricking arse”. And then applause broke out.
Posted on 7/23/25 at 4:14 pm to m57
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I understand why but man this guy was the poster child for receiving the death penalty
James Holmes says hello.
Posted on 7/23/25 at 4:40 pm to WG_Dawg
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you were downvoted to hell, although I imagine many, many people clicking the thread also have no clue who this is and in 5 pages no one has mentioned it still.
Google is your friend here
Posted on 7/23/25 at 4:47 pm to Gris Gris
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ETA: It doesn't appear that Idaho has a Son of Sam law. However, I think if he makes money, he might have to give it to fulfill the restitution fines imposed by the judge. He got 50 grand for each murder plus 5 grand to each victim's family.
There will be a wrongful death suit, and they will win. They will be able to go after any money he may make off of book deals.
Posted on 7/23/25 at 4:53 pm to ColoradoAg03
Holmes even had bombs in his apartment just in case the law tried to enter… how he did not get death puzzles ne to this day.
Posted on 7/23/25 at 5:24 pm to dukke v
This may have already been brought up in the thread, but are defendants like Kohberger required to attend sentencing? It's hard to imagine these guys wanting to face the ire of victims' families unless advised by an attorney it could negatively impact sentencing.
Posted on 7/23/25 at 6:07 pm to Gris Gris
Interesting read, thanks.
Posted on 7/23/25 at 6:08 pm to Gris Gris
You seem to follow the case closely. Do you think anything else will ever surface pertaining to these murders or will this be it since he’s already sentenced?
Posted on 7/23/25 at 6:28 pm to WG_Dawg
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you were downvoted to hell, although I imagine many, many people clicking the thread also have no clue who this is and in 5 pages no one has mentioned it still.
You're not alone solider.
Downvoted both of you.
Posted on 7/23/25 at 6:55 pm to jchamil
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There will be a wrongful death suit, and they will win. They will be able to go after any money he may make off of book deals.
Might even be able to block them as well.
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