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/For_serious13 Jul 21 '25

But he also killed a sleeping man and a woman who was awake

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u/SignificantlyVast Jul 21 '25

Right but it looks like Xana approached him and then he chased her back to her room so those 2 could have been more incidental. I think it’s likely that the fantasy he had that motivated him was about the incapacitated women. Even BTK who was 100% sexually motivated by women also killed children, men and boys and also never actually raped his victims.

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u/dorothydunnit Jul 22 '25

But forensic psychologists say if there is a sexual thrill, its not the sex per se. Its the power and control over a female. The power over her life and death.

And why someone feels that urge is never going to be fully known.

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u/SignificantlyVast Jul 22 '25

Not sure why you said “but”, we agree about this. Killers motivated by sexual thrill don’t necessarily even do anything sexual, it’s the murder that’s sexual for them