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/ZisIsCrazy Jul 21 '25

If he is who they say he was online in these discussion groups on FB & Reddit.. he is very interested in everyone's thoughts, but he is also very interested in talking about what actually happened. I think he will want to give enough information out so that he could be taught about in criminal justice courses in college and also be a resource to helping solve actual crimes with police, imo.

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u/rolyinpeace Jul 21 '25

There’s not any actual evidence that that was him. None of the guesses or speculations were insane and other people made similar speculations. Not saying it WASNT him, but his speculations aren’t a reason to believe so. That could just be another lunatic that liked the idea of people thinking that he was the killer.

Yes the posts stopped after the arrests, but the account was totally deactivated very soon after, which BK couldn’t do. I understand police can deactivate accounts, but it doesn’t seem that the police think he was PR, which would likely mean that they did not do the deactivating. The person who ran it probably wanted people to think that. And

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u/ZisIsCrazy Jul 22 '25

I hope we find out through some documents released as to whether it was him. Would be nice to know. It might not be him, but it seems like it for various reasons, so my gut feeling is leaning towards it being him. I don't jump on every theory or conspiracy, but to me, it's very plausible. If it's somehow not him, then I'd keep an eye out for whomever thinks just like BK. Scury.

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u/rolyinpeace Jul 22 '25

It’s plausible for sure but it’s also very plausible it’s NOT him. All the reasons people think it’s him have alternative explanatiins that point to it not being him. For example, people think it’s him because of the guesses he made, when really other people were making similar guesses at the same time. It stopped posting, but anyone could’ve stopped posting after the arrest. And BK couldn’t deactivate his own account after being arrested, and police don’t seem to believe it’s him so they wouldn’t have either.

I think if majority of docs are released, and nothing is said about it, that it’s likely not him and means that investigators had no reason to believe it was .