Surveillance footage from Walmart has surfaced, revealing that Bryan Kohberger, a convicted murderer, was a frequent visitor to the store during his brief academic tenure in the Pullman-Moscow region, and notably began wearing gloves while shopping following the brutal slaying of four University of Idaho students.
According to Fox News, these videos were acquired through a public records request and were integral to the extensive investigation against Kohberger, who entered a guilty plea in July to avoid the death penalty for the November 2022 killings. The footage documents Kohberger's presence at the Pullman Walmart on at least 13 occasions between October 28 and December 8, 2022, predominantly after nightfall.
The heinous murders occurred on November 13, and Kohberger reportedly departed the area around December 15, embarking on a cross-country journey with his father to Pennsylvania, where he was apprehended at his parents' residence on December 30.
The last recorded instance of Kohberger shopping without gloves was on November 12, when he checked out at 10:34 p.m., mere hours before committing the murders. Subsequent visits to Walmart show him donning gloves, with only his thumb exposed when retrieving his credit card, except for his final visit on December 8, when he removed the gloves before paying.
On December 2, Kohberger was seen entering and exiting the store with another individual, although they paid separately, and there is no indication that this person was involved in the crime.
Kohberger was pursuing a Ph.D. in criminology at Washington State University, located approximately 10 miles from the crime scene across the state border. The Walmart store lies between the two educational institutions. Court documents previously released mention a Walmart employee reporting a suspicious White male inquiring about a black ski mask.
Police confirmed that Kohberger used the same debit card for all 13 visits, purchasing only two items of interest: a beanie on November 7 and "utility clothes" on December 1. The beanie's specifics, including whether it was a ski mask, remain unknown, while the utility clothes were identified as a nine-pack of gray hand towels.
Search warrants revealed that police seized a Walmart receipt from Kohberger's residence and served warrants on the retailer to trace the purchase of the murder weapon, a Ka-Bar knife. Investigators later determined that Kohberger bought one on Amazon and searched for another post-murders. Although the murder weapon was never recovered, a Ka-Bar sheath with Kohberger's DNA was left at the crime scene.
The killer reportedly entered the home at 1122 King Road in Moscow, Idaho, wearing a black balaclava, through which the sole eyewitness glimpsed his "bushy eyebrows."
Inside, he brutally murdered Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin, all aged between 20 and 21. Authorities noted that all but Kernodle were asleep when the attack commenced. Kohberger is now serving four consecutive life sentences without parole, plus an additional 10 years.
Despite the overwhelming evidence, he has offered no explanation for his actions, leaving many questions unanswered about the motive behind this senseless act of violence.
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