The Idaho Murders | The Case Against Bryan Kohberger

The families of the Idaho Four have taken Washington State University to federal court, alleging the school received 13 formal complaints about Bryan Kohberger's stalking and predatory behavior — and allowed him to keep his teaching position, housing, and salary until four students were dead. A professor reportedly warned he would become dangerous. Female students developed their own protection systems because the institution wouldn't act.
Former FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer analyzes the lawsuit, the Title IX implications, and what federal discovery might reveal. She also breaks down the Michael McKee case — another alleged institutional failure where death threats, strangulation allegations, and pre-offense surveillance reportedly went unaddressed for eight years before Monique and Spencer Tepe were murdered.
Two cases. Two institutions. And the same devastating question: why didn't anyone stop this?
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"Mark my words — if we give him a Ph.D., that's the guy that in that many years when he is a professor, we will hear is harassing, stalking, and sexually abusing his students."
That's what a WSU professor reportedly told colleagues about Bryan Kohberger while he was still on campus. Female students and staff developed informal warning systems — alerting each other when he was present, arranging escorts after 5 p.m., leaving doors open because they feared being trapped alone with him. At least 13 formal complaints were filed about his behavior in one semester.
The families of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin have moved their lawsuit against Washington State University to federal court. The claim: the university had threat assessment protocols, received documented warnings, and allowed Kohberger to keep his position, housing, and salary until four people were murdered ten miles from campus.
Former FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer analyzes what this lawsuit exposes about institutional failure — what documented internal foreknowledge means for civil liability, what the move to federal jurisdiction changes, and what discovery might reveal about how badly WSU failed.
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This is the forensic breakdown we've been waiting for. Newly unsealed court filings in the Bryan Kohberger case finally reveal the wound counts, blood pattern evidence, and autopsy findings that paint the clearest picture yet of what happened inside 1122 King Road.
The numbers: Kaylee Goncalves — 38 sharp-force wounds. Madison Mogen — 28. Ethan Chapin — 17. Xana Kernodle — 67. Xana sustained more wounds than the other three victims combined, and the forensic evidence explains why.
Kaylee, Maddie, and Ethan had no blood on the bottoms of their feet or socks. They never stood up. They were attacked in their beds and died there. But Xana had blood on the bottoms of her bare feet — proof she moved during the attack. And blood from Kaylee and Maddie was found on the stairwell and bannister leading from the third floor to the second.
The implication: Xana went upstairs, saw or heard what was happening, and ran — with Kohberger in pursuit. Police documented defensive wounds between her fingers and cuts that extended into the bones of her hand. She fought. Hard. And investigators believe that's why Kohberger left behind the knife sheath with his DNA — the evidence that solved this case.
We also cover the Idaho State Police disaster: 2,800 crime scene photos released, then pulled hours later. Families got less than 15 minutes' notice despite a court order. What happened, and who's accountable?
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A judge in Bryan Kohberger's case said the quiet part out loud in November 2025: under current Idaho law, Kohberger could potentially profit from book deals, streaming rights, and paid interviews within just five years of conviction. The statute "leaves open the potential for Defendant to receive money from media contracts in the future." Idaho's Son of Sam law hasn't been meaningfully updated since 1978—nearly fifty years ago, when serial killer David Berkowitz terrorized New York City and publishers lined up to pay him for his story. The Supreme Court gutted most of these laws in 1991, declaring them unconstitutional. Idaho never bothered to fix theirs. This week, that finally changed. State Senator Tammy Nichols introduced legislation to modernize the statute, addressing digital monetization, streaming platforms, podcasts, and ongoing royalties—none of which existed when the original law was written. The bill unanimously advanced out of committee for a public hearing. For the families of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin, this represents the bare minimum of accountability. The idea that the man accused of murdering their children could one day profit from telling his version of that night is unconscionable. But Idaho has become America's true crime epicenter, and Kohberger isn't the only case raising these questions. Lori Vallow Daybell owes over $700,000 in restitution she'll never pay. Chad Daybell's self-published doomsday novels may still be generating income somewhere. In this episode, we break down the full history of Son of Sam laws, why the Supreme Court struck them down, how Idaho's current statute fails victims, and what the new legislation actually does. Idaho became a true crime epicenter by accident. What they do next is a choice.
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Bryan Kohberger pled guilty to murdering four University of Idaho students. Michael McKee stands charged with executing his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband Spencer in their Columbus home. One was a criminology PhD student. The other is a fellowship-trained vascular surgeon. Both allegedly believed their intelligence would protect them from investigators. Both were wrong.
When you compare what we know about how each man allegedly operated, the parallels are disturbing. Kohberger turned his phone off for two hours during the Idaho murders—but it came back online and traced his route home. McKee allegedly left his phone at the hospital for 17 hours straight, creating a complete blackout during the time police say he drove 325 miles to kill two people and drove back. Better operational security on paper. Same result in practice.
Kohberger's white Hyundai Elantra was captured on 17 surveillance cameras. McKee allegedly swapped stolen Ohio plates and Arizona temp tags on his silver SUV—but the vehicle was still registered to addresses in his name. Police tracked it to his workplace parking lot. Fresh scrape marks showed where he'd hastily removed a sticker that was already documented in pre-murder footage.
Both men allegedly conducted surveillance before striking. Kohberger's phone pinged near the King Road house 23 times in the months before the killings. McKee allegedly spent hours on the Tepe property during a reconnaissance trip 24 days before the murders—while the family was at the Big Ten Championship game.
Intelligence got them into elite programs. It didn't get them away with murder. This is the pattern of educated killers who think preparation equals protection—and discover that knowing what investigators look for isn't the same as avoiding it.
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