Unsealed Records Detail Wound Counts and Final Movements in University of Idaho Killings — Warning: Graphic Content

WARNING: Graphic Content — Newly unsealed court documents provide a detailed forensic account of the November 13, 2022, killings of four University of Idaho students, including wound counts and analysis of each victim's final movements inside the home where the attacks occurred.

Background

The documents, part of a supplemental expert disclosure reviewed by news outlets, summarize findings from a bloodstain pattern analyst who examined autopsy materials, crime-scene photographs and laboratory test results. The filing outlines anticipated testimony and key forensic conclusions relevant to the case.

Madison Mogen, top left, smiles on the shoulders of her best friend, Kaylee Goncalves, as they pose with Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle and two other housemates in Goncalves' final Instagram post, shared the day before the four students were stabbed to death.(Fox News)

Forensic Findings

The filing reports the approximate sharp-force wound counts attributed to each victim: Kaylee Goncalves — about 38 wounds, Madison Mogen — about 28 wounds, Xana Kernodle — about 67 wounds and Ethan Chapin — about 17 wounds. The document did not attach complete autopsy reports but summarized principal autopsy findings for each person.

Victims' Final Movements

Bryan Kohberger appears at the Ada County Courthouse, for his sentencing hearing, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Boise, Idaho, for brutally stabbing four University of Idaho students to death nearly three years ago.

Investigators concluded all four victims were found inside their bedrooms at 1122 Kings Road and there was no evidence any of them exited their rooms after the early-morning attacks on Nov. 13, 2022. Specific movement indicators noted in the filing include:

• Goncalves and Mogen were found together in Mogen's third-floor bedroom, lying in bed beneath a comforter. Examiners reported no blood on the soles of either woman's feet, a finding interpreted as indicating neither stood or walked after sustaining fatal injuries.
• Chapin was found on the bed in Kernodle's second-floor bedroom, partially covered by bedding. Examiners reported no blood on the bottoms of his socks, suggesting he did not walk after being wounded.
• Kernodle was the only victim with evidence of movement after the attack. She was found on the floor of her bedroom, and investigators reported blood on the soles of her bare feet, indicating she stepped in blood and moved around inside her room during the assault.

Legal Outcome

Defendant Bryan Kohberger later entered a guilty plea. In July 2025 he pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree murder under a plea agreement that removed the death-penalty option. He received four consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole and is being held at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution.

Idaho prosecutors released images of a 3D model of the house at 1122 King Road.

Reactions and Next Steps

The families of the victims have expressed outrage after crime-scene photographs were accidentally released. The Idaho State Police did not immediately respond to requests for comment regarding the newly unsealed filings.

Methodology Note

The findings described in the supplemental disclosure derive from the bloodstain pattern analyst's review of autopsy materials, crime-scene photos and laboratory testing; the filing describes what the analyst expects to present at trial but does not include full autopsy reports in the public filing.

Sources

Details summarized from the unsealed court filing and reporting by news outlets that reviewed the supplemental expert disclosure.