Weeks before his arrest, Brian Kohberger’s mother sent him a link to a shocking article about the University of Idaho murders he was involved in.
Mobile phone records indicate that Maryann Kohberger texted her son, who is 30, a news report shortly after four students were killed in November 2022 at his off-campus home in Moscow. The article graphically described the injuries of one of the victims, Zana Kernodle, emphasizing the brutal nature of the attack and her struggle.
The specifics of their conversation remain unclear, but the data shows that Kohberger did not respond directly to the text.
However, records suggest he was in contact with his mother throughout that day via phone calls.
“He had been calling her for hours on November 17, 2022, and that night… he received a link from his mother,” forensic expert Jared Barnhart shared on NewsNation’s “Banfield.”
“Looking at the timeline, it’s evident they were discussing the Idaho murder that evening. Then, the following morning, there’s silence.”
Experts have speculated that Kohberger might have been deleting text messages with his mother.
“It’s complicated because they were in regular contact, so the context could be in those phone calls, and we don’t have those conversations to reference,” Barnhart noted.
There’s no indication that Kohberger’s mother was aware of her son’s crimes at the time of their text exchange.
Kohberger was arrested on December 30th.
This recent revelation comes after he was sentenced in July to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murders of Kernodle and three of her roommates, Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, and Ethan Chapin.
Maryann Kohberger was often seen in distress during his highly publicized trial, especially when the victims’ families shared their impact statements detailing their grief during the sentencing.
