π¨ BOMBSHELL DROP: Never-Before-Seen Photos of Bryan Kohberger’s Bloody Knife Sheath Just Released β Plus the DoorDash Driver Who Claims She Parked RIGHT NEXT to the Killer Moments Before Slaughter! π±πͺ
That one tiny snap on the Ka-Bar sheath left under Madison Mogen’s body had Kohberger’s DNA all over it β the clue that cracked the Idaho murders wide open. Now, chilling new evidence pics show it up close, stained with victim blood… and a DoorDash driver drops a spine-tingling interview saying she saw “Bryan” at the house RIGHT as she delivered food to Xana Kernodle at 4 AM. Did she stare down a monster without knowing? This case just got even darker three years later!
You have to see these exclusive details β the full shocking reveal that sealed his fate:
Nearly three years after the brutal stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students, Idaho State Police have unleashed over 2,300 pages of investigative documents, including never-before-seen close-up photos of the Ka-Bar knife sheath that became the linchpin in convicting Bryan Kohberger. The tan leather sheath, emblazoned with a USMC logo and stained with traces of blood from victims Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves, was found snapped shut under Mogen’s body on the third floor of the off-campus house at 1122 King Road.
Kohberger, a former criminology Ph.D. student at Washington State University, pleaded guilty on July 2, 2025, to four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary in a deal that spared him the death penalty. He was sentenced on July 23 to four consecutive life terms without parole, plus 10 years. But the November 3, 2025, document dump β including lab reports, trash pulls, and the sheath images β has reignited public fascination with the case that gripped the nation.
The killings unfolded in the early hours of November 13, 2022. Victims Ethan Chapin, 20; Xana Kernodle, 20; Madison Mogen, 21; and Kaylee Goncalves, 21, were stabbed multiple times with a large fixed-blade knife. Prosecutors say Kohberger, then 28, slipped into the home around 4 a.m. through a sliding glass door on the second floor, ascended to the third floor, and fatally attacked Mogen and Goncalves first.
In his haste, Kohberger allegedly left the sheath behind next to Mogen’s body β a critical error. Forensic testing revealed a single-source male DNA profile on the sheath’s button snap, later matched to Kohberger with astronomical certainty. Blood from both Mogen and Goncalves was also detected on the item.
Investigators used investigative genetic genealogy to trace the DNA, leading them to Kohberger’s family. On December 27, 2022, they conducted a “trash pull” at his parents’ home in Albrightsville, Pennsylvania, recovering a Q-tip with DNA from Kohberger’s father β confirming the sheath DNA belonged to his son. Kohberger was arrested three days later on December 30.
The new photos show the sheath in stark detail: a brown leather case about 15 inches long, with visible wear and forensic markers. Additional images include Radians-brand gloves seized from the Kohberger family home, nail clippings from victims tested for defensive DNA, and swabs from the home’s back door.
Complicating the timeline is a DoorDash delivery to Kernodle around 4 a.m. β just minutes before the attacks began. In bodycam footage from a June 2024 traffic stop in Pullman, Washington, a woman identified as the driver told officers she had to testify in the “murder case with the college girls.”
“I’m the DoorDash driver. I saw Bryan there. I parked next to him,” she said repeatedly, claiming she would “testify against” Kohberger. The woman, whose initials match court records for the delivery, said she dropped off Jack in the Box food and spotted a man matching Kohberger’s description.
This makes her potentially the second eyewitness, alongside surviving roommate Dylan Mortensen, who saw a masked figure with “bushy eyebrows” flee the home. Prosecutors planned to use DoorDash records at trial, though Kohberger’s guilty plea mooted that.
Kohberger’s defense had floated theories the sheath was planted or contaminated, with experts arguing touch DNA didn’t prove presence at the scene. They also suggested alternate perpetrators, but courts rejected those claims as speculation.
Other evidence bolstered the case: Kohberger’s white Hyundai Elantra spotted near the home multiple times; cell phone data placing him in the area; Amazon purchases of a similar Ka-Bar knife in March 2022; and post-murder behavior like paying cash while wearing gloves.
Investigators believe Kernodle, awake after her delivery, may have interrupted Kohberger, distracting him and causing him to drop the sheath. She fought back fiercely, with defensive wounds indicating a struggle. Goncalves showed signs of possible blunt-force trauma, leading prosecutors to speculate a second weapon, though none was found.
The murder weapon β the knife itself β remains missing. Kohberger’s motive? Still unclear. He offered no statement at sentencing, declining to explain.
Families spoke emotionally at the hearing. Goncalves’ sister told Kohberger: “If you hadnβt attacked them in their sleep… Kaylee would have kicked your f—ing ass.” Mortensen hugged relatives after addressing the court.
Top cops like Idaho State Police Lt. Darren Gilbertson and Moscow Chief Anthony Dahlinger later revealed Kohberger fixated on crime news and avoided the area post-killings. No evidence linked him personally to the victims.
The document release, following a judge’s order blocking graphic crime scene photos, includes handwritten notes and lab inventories. It underscores how one overlooked item β that sheath β unraveled a killer’s plan.
As Kohberger serves life in prison, questions linger: Why these students? What drove a criminology scholar to carnage? The DoorDash driver’s account and sheath photos ensure the Idaho murders won’t fade soon.