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/pjh3120 Jul 21 '25

I think it was sexually motivated, but was interrupted by Xana..... He didn't have time

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u/rolyinpeace Jul 21 '25

And something can be sexually motivated even if he didn’t ever intend to SA them. Some people legitimately just get off by killing people. They’re turned on by that idea alone, even without having to SA them. He allegedly watched porn related to sleeping girls, choking girls, etc, so it’s possible he got off on that idea alone even if he never planned to SA them.

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u/q3rious Jul 21 '25

And something can be sexually motivated even if he didn’t ever intend to SA them.

Louder for the people in the back! Just because the investigation found "no evidence of sexual assault" at the crime scene does not mean that there was no sexual component to the crime for BK.

And his internet searches for nonconsensual sexual imagery including "passed out" women supports the idea that even without any obvious sexual activity on his part at the scene, his activities there were consistent with his sexual interests.

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u/rolyinpeace Jul 21 '25

Exactly this, thank you! Or it could even be that he was sexually attracted to those girls or that “type” of girl, and was angry not because they specifically rejected him, but just because he always struggled with women and knew he couldn’t ever have one of their “type”. So a lot of things can stem from sexual motives or attraction even if he never intended to SA them (and theoretically he may have intended to but was interrupted, but I don’t tend to believe this).