Convicted Killer Kohberger Caught on Surveillance Footage After Idaho Murders

In October 2025, newly released surveillance videos have shed light on the movements of convicted killer Bryan Kohberger in the aftermath of the brutal murders of four University of Idaho students in November 2022. The footage, obtained by various news outlets, shows Kohberger, now 30 years old, being turned away from a Costco store for not having a membership card, as well as browsing and using a self-checkout register at another location.

Additional surveillance videos, which police said they would have used as evidence during a trial against Kohberger before he pleaded guilty in July 2023, show the 30-year-old's white Hyundai Elantra in multiple locations before and after the murders. Kohberger was charged with four counts of first-degree murder and one count of felony burglary for the slayings of Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen, and Ethan Chapin.

The motive behind the killings remains a mystery, nearly three years after the four college students' deaths. However, Kohberger's acquaintances and fellow criminology classmates at Washington State University have speculated to police that he wanted to see if he could get away with the crimes he often studied. In July 2023, Kohberger formally entered guilty pleas to the charges and was sentenced to four life sentences plus an additional 10 years for the burglary charge, as well as $270,000 in fines and civil penalties. He will not be offered parole.