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The biggest unanswered questions in University of Idaho slayings after Kohberger plea, according to ex-FBI agent
NYPost ^ | July 15, 2026 | Priscilla DeGregory and Zoe Hussain

Posted on 07/15/2026 5:53:13 AM PDT by Ahithophel

Bryan Kohberger’s plea deal left several burning questions unanswered about the final moments of the four University of Idaho students he butchered to death, an ex-FBI agent said in the latest episode of “Pod Force One.”

Chris Whitcomb told “Pod Force One” host Miranda Devine that a vacuum of evidence was left behind in Kohberger’s quadruple homicide case when the convicted killer took a plea deal last July — dodging a much-anticipated trial and skirting the death penalty.

Whitcomb’s book, “Broken Plea: The Explosive Search for the Truth Behind the Idaho Murders,” released in late April, details the overlooked inconsistencies in the November 2022 murders through court records, investigative timelines and witness statements.

Among the questions that remain in the closed case was how Kohberger, now 31, managed to enter the off-campus home in Moscow and brutally knife Kaylee Goncalves, Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, and Madison Mogen to death within the timeframe of five minutes.

“The timeline, depending on what the prosecution says at any given time during the course of this, is probably somewhere less than five minutes, maybe less than four minutes, and that’s pretty hard to understand,” said Whitcomb, who spent 15 years as an elite FBI Hostage Rescue Team Sniper.

“So, you ask those questions, he went into the house, he went to the third floor, he found two women in bed, committed two horrific murders, went downstairs, went to another part of the house, committed two more horrific murders, somehow got back to his car, drove his car around, ” Whitcomb said.

The former agent, who also penned the 2001 book “Cold Zero,” also raised questions about a lack of blood or DNA inside Kohberger’s car or apartment.

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Miranda Devine's podcast interview of Christopher Whitcomb is excellent, fwiw.
1 posted on 07/15/2026 5:53:13 AM PDT by Ahithophel
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To: Ahithophel

Then why did Bryan Kohberger’s attorneys take a plea deal if evidence shows that their client is innocent?


2 posted on 07/15/2026 5:57:10 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

“Then why did Bryan Kohberger’s attorneys take a plea deal if evidence shows that their client is innocent?”

exactly ... and what REAL life actual working detectives emphasize over and over again is that often not EVERYTHING gets tied up in a neat package with a bow on top in these kinds of crimes when there are no videos and/or reliable eye witnesses, that there are almost always a few things things that can’t be explained except by the convict, and they usually aren’t talking ...


3 posted on 07/15/2026 6:59:30 AM PDT by catnipman ((A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil))
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To: catnipman

Are you really that stupid?


4 posted on 07/15/2026 11:04:52 AM PDT by Az Joe (Pope Marx I)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Are you really that stupid?


5 posted on 07/15/2026 11:05:02 AM PDT by Az Joe (Pope Marx I)
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