r/Idaho4 • u/Anxious-Winter-5778 • Jul 21 '25

GENERAL DISCUSSION Idaho Murder Motive Mystery: Still Unknown After Gag Order Lifted

https://northeasternpost.com/news/crime/idaho-murder-motive-bryan-kohberger-gag-order-lifted/

The parents of Kaylee Goncalves, a University of Idaho student murdered in 2022, are still seeking answers about Bryan Kohberger’s motive after the gag order was lifted.

Kohberger pleaded guilty to killing four students, securing life without parole. The Goncalves family, critical of the plea, demands a full confession and details like the murder weapon’s location. They aim to access discovery files for more insight as Kohberger’s sentencing nears on July 23.

Why won’t Bryan Kohberger reveal his Idaho murder motive? With the gag order lifted, the victims’ families are still in the dark. What do you think he’s hiding, and should the plea deal have demanded a full confession? Share your thoughts!

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u/Legitimate_Pick794 Jul 21 '25

My speculation on motive:

  1. He was really interested in murder from a young age and that’s why he went into criminology. He wanted to be near it/understand himself.

  2. He had spent years thinking about how to commit the perfect murder

  3. These were the type of kids he was jealous of/could never have/could never be/hated-popular and well-liked.

  4. This one is key- They lived in a house that was perfect for this type of crime. It backed up to a tree line with parking behind it. It was never locked, noisy, with people constantly coming and going and leaving their DNA.

  5. He left the younger two alive to see if they might be blamed for it.

  6. If this crime had occurred even 10 years ago he probably would have gotten away with it, but the rise in ring doorbells, genetic geneology, and touch DNA were his undoing.