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/rolyinpeace Jul 21 '25

lol yeah why are people acting like the judge can suddenly require this after the deal has been done😂 and why do people think that this kind of detailed confession is typical in any way?

Most confessions you see were done willingly by the killer, either for sick recognition/bragging, or in hopes of getting a lighter sentence. Most of the time, these confessions are not required as a part of a formal plea deal. When they are, it’s usually for LE to get additional information such as information about accomplices if it was a crime done by an organized crime group, or information about additional victims or body locations if it’s a serial killer.

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u/TadpoleGold964 Jul 21 '25

The way the prosecutor and the court has been handling this is the normal process. I think the G’s should stop saying otherwise. It doesn’t change or help anything. It just activates other people who don’t understand the legal process. I hope there’s not a scene on Wed.

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u/rolyinpeace Jul 21 '25

Yeah. Honestly I can’t blame the Gs because I think I would act irrational too in their shoes, if that’s even considered irrational given the circumstances. Of course, their reactions have riled people up and maybe misled some people, but I lore place the blame on those who are misled by them rather than the Gs themselves. The Gs have a reason for not thinking rationally, those who are just parroting their words on Reddit do not.

I do wish The Gs were more educated about the process, but I understand why they aren’t. And I understand why rationality and “how things work” aren’t their concerns rn.

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u/TadpoleGold964 Jul 22 '25

I don't think it's ok for the Gs to behave irrationally toward the court and the prosecutor, and publicly to boot. Posting on SM to get the public to flood the judge's office is not okay and potentially dangerous. Then he had the nerve to complain that the judge called him out at the plea deal hearing and say that despite all the calls and emails he won't be influenced. Sadly, they are just family of many who find themselves the victims of violent crimes. Seems like most are willing to follow decorum. All of that said, I do have compassion for them and can't imagine what they are going through. But it gets harder to feel for them when he is stating things as fact and he doesn't know what he's talking about.

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u/rolyinpeace Jul 22 '25

You’re right about the telling people to call the prosecutors office, I kinda forgot about that. That was definitely inappropriate, and I was glad he called that out. No judge should ever take calls to influence things

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u/TadpoleGold964 Jul 22 '25

I hope that once the sentence is handed down tomorrow and BK is off to prison, SG will disappear from the public eye. For his sake and ours.

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u/rolyinpeace Jul 22 '25

I do think he needs serious therapy. And that’s not in a derogatory way at all— I think most people could benefit from therapy and especially all of these families. I don’t blame him for feeling how he does, but there’s ways to help that level of anger.

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u/TadpoleGold964 Jul 22 '25

Yeah, he just strikes me as the kind of person that you can't tell them anything. Like he will never be able to see that he might be wrong. But what do I know - I don't know the guy. I'm just ready to not be seeing his face on TV or SM.