More chilling revelations about the University of Idaho killings have come to light following the alleged killer's appearance in court on Thursday.

Bryan Kohberger appeared in court in Moscow, Idaho for the first time where the release of his affidavit revealed some horrifying details of the murder of four students, including his alleged final words to his victims before killing them.

As per the Independent, one of the two survivors who had been in the house at the time of the brutal killings overheard the 28-year-old utter the words: "It’s ok, I’m going to help you," before viciously stabbing their friends in their off-site dorm room.

The release of the affidavit was soon followed up by new details about the suspect's alleged past which were revealed by former high school friends.

According to the outlet, friends claimed Kohberger was bullied before becoming a bully himself and allegedly started using heroin.

CBS News also reported that one former classmate knew Kohberger in college at Washington State University, and recalled him being opinionated but otherwise “comfortable around other people.”

"He was very quick to offer his opinion and thoughts," Benjamin Roberts said. "He would describe things in the most complicated, perhaps academic way possible."

He added: "It was like he was trying to convince people that he knew what he was talking about."

It's now been almost two months since the brutal killing of four Idaho university students.

Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20, were found dead in an off-campus college dorm with horrific stab wounds to the chest.

During a news conference on December 30, Moscow Police Department Chief James Fry said: "These murders have shaken our community and no arrest will ever bring back these young students. However, we do believe justice will be found through the criminal process."

"We developed a clear picture over time,” he said, “(but) be assured that the work is not done.

"This is just started," he added.

At the time of Kohberger's arrest, an attorney acting on behalf of the Goncalves family, Shannon Gray, stated: "Well, I think everybody was relieved, the family was relieved, and, you know, it's long from over. That chapter's kind of closed, at least, and then now the next chapter starts the whole criminal justice process. And so I think everyone had a little bit of relief and was able maybe to sleep at night.

"And then, now it's back to the grind again."

Kohberger was a Ph.D. student studying criminal justice and criminology at Washington State University (WSU) and was arrested at his parents' home in Pennsylvania after being under surveillance by the FBI.

Shortly following his arrest, WSU released a statement revealing that they had cooperated with law enforcement officials in relation to Kohberger's arrest.

"This morning, the Washington State University Police Department assisted Idaho law enforcement officials in the execution of search warrants at Mr. Kohberger's apartment and office, which are both located on the WSU campus," the school said. "WSU Police are working closely with local, state, and federal law enforcement officials as they continue their investigation."

The suspect is currently being held on four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary.

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More than a year after the brutal murders of four University of Idaho students, Bryan Kohberger faced sentencing Wednesday in a Boise courtroom, but offered no explanation for his actions.

The 30-year-old former criminology PhD student was handed four consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole for the November 2022 killings of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin.

He was also sentenced to 10 years for burglary and ordered to pay nearly $290,000 in restitution to the victims’ families.

As families and survivors sat in the courtroom waiting for answers, Kohberger was given the opportunity to speak. Rising slightly from his seat, he delivered just three words: “I respectfully decline.”

Judge Steven Hippler, who oversaw the hearing, addressed the moment directly. “The more we struggle to seek explanation for the unexplainable, the more power and control we give to him,” Hippler said, per Fox News. “In my view, the time has now come to end Mr. Kohberger’s 15 minutes of fame.”

Kohberger had previously pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree murder earlier this month, avoiding a death sentence through a plea agreement.

Prosecutors said he broke into the students’ off-campus home in the early hours of November 13, 2022, and used a military-style Ka-Bar knife to carry out the attack, BBC News detailed.

Investigators believe he began by killing Mogen and Goncalves in an upstairs bedroom before moving to the main floor to stab Kernodle and Chapin. All four students were found dead in their beds.

The crime shocked the nation and prompted a lengthy investigation that led authorities to Kohberger, a graduate student at nearby Washington State University.

In a press conference following the sentencing, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt addressed the families' grief, saying (via NBC News): “We are so sorry for the pain and the grief you have experienced at the hands of such a vicious and evil killer. Our nation grieves with you.”

She added: “If it were up to President Trump, he would have forced this monster to publicly explain why he chose to steal these innocent souls.”

Leavitt concluded her remarks by honoring the victims and offering condolences to their parents: “May God bless everyone affected by this unimaginable tragedy, especially the parents who lost their children.”

Meanwhile, prosecutors requested that the court extend the no-contact orders barring Kohberger from communicating with the victims’ families.

Those orders currently expire in January 2027, but prosecutors are seeking to lengthen them by an additional 99 years to protect the families from future harassment or trauma.

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Two surviving roommates of the University of Idaho students killed in the 2022 quadruple homicide addressed the court during Bryan Kohberger’s sentencing hearing, delivering powerful victim impact statements that described the trauma and lasting impact of the attack.

Dylan Mortensen, who was present in the off-campus Moscow, Idaho, home at the time of the killings, appeared visibly distressed as she addressed the court.

Kohberger, 30, showed no visible reaction as Mortensen described him as “less than human” and “a hollow vessel.”

“I believe he is a body without empathy, without remorse,” Mortensen said through sobs. “He tried to take everything from me; my friends, my safety, their lives. He will stay here, empty, forgotten and powerless.”

Mortensen was asleep on the lower floor of the house on November 13, 2022, when Kohberger entered and fatally stabbed four students: Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin. A second surviving roommate, Bethany Funke, did not appear in court but issued a statement through a spokesperson describing the date of the murders as “the worst day” of her life and spoke of the profound personal impact of the events.

Families of the victims were also invited to speak during the hearing, which marks the final stage in the high-profile case. Kohberger, a former PhD criminology student at Washington State University, has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder. He accepted a plea deal that will see him sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, avoiding the death penalty.

Opinions on the plea deal were divided among the victims’ families. Kim Cheeley, grandmother of Madison Mogen, told the court she supported the agreement. “It punishes the defendant, protects the public, and allows the families to grieve,” she said.

Cheeley recalled a personal memory of her granddaughter, sharing that Mogen was her first grandchild and had affectionately called her “Deedle.”

She described the deep grief she has experienced since the loss, including attending bereavement support groups and reading extensively about grief to cope.

“I have so many books on grief,” she said. “Sometimes it surprises me that the parents are still upright.”

Cheeley also acknowledged the pain felt by Kohberger’s own family, as well as others close to the victims, adding that the emotional toll of the murders has extended far beyond those who were killed, the Daily Mail reported.

The parents of Ethan Chapin, Stacy and Jim Chapin, chose not to attend the sentencing hearing.

The Goncalves family, meanwhile, has been vocal in its criticism of the plea deal and previously called for the death penalty, even suggesting the use of a firing squad if convicted.

Kohberger has not offered an explanation for the attack. The sentencing hearing marks what may be the final public proceedings in a case that drew national attention and left a lasting impact on the University of Idaho community.

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A 911 call has been released following the brutal murders of four college students in 2022, in a case that made headlines.

Bryan Kohberger, now 31, a former Washington State University criminology student, was formally charged with the fatal stabbing of four college students on November 13, 2022, in Moscow, Idaho.

Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20, were found brutally killed in their off-campus residence while two of their roommates were unharmed.

Following an investigation, Kohberger was arrested and charged with four counts of first-degree murder and one count of felony burglary.

The suspect pleaded not guilty ahead of his trial, which is set to begin in August in Boise, Idaho.

Two surviving housemates, who were unharmed, made the shocking 911 call in the early hours of that morning.

Now, for the first time, the recording has been made public after being obtained by KXLY Spokane and published by the New York Post.

"Hi… Something happened here, something happened in our house and we don’t know what," a frantic young woman tells the 911 dispatcher in the distressing audio.

Through sobs and panic, the caller tries to explain the unthinkable scene inside the home, saying: “One of the housemates is passed out… she’s not waking up.”

Then, another voice jumps in, delivering a terrifying detail: “And they saw some man in their house last night.”

As the call continues, the phone is passed between three to four people - believed to be the two surviving housemates, a female friend, and another male friend who rushed to the scene.

Their voices are shaking, confused, and desperate, forcing the dispatcher to repeatedly ask for their address and clarify details as they struggle to explain what they’ve found.

“I need to know right now if someone is passed out! Can you find that out?” the dispatcher urgently asks.

A young woman cries out in distress: “What’s wrong? She’s not waking up!”

Shortly after, a police officer arrives, and the call abruptly ends.

The haunting four-minute recording has now become key evidence in the case against Bryan Kohberger, 31, the PhD criminology student arrested in December 2022 for the killings.

Prosecutors allege Kohberger entered the home just before 4:30 AM, murdered four students, and left two housemates alive.

The mention of a “man in the house” in the 911 call supports the earlier testimony of one of the surviving housemates, who told investigators she saw a man in a black mask with “bushy eyebrows” leaving through the back door that night.

Although the court had previously kept the 911 audio private, the defense fought to keep it out of the trial entirely, dismissing it as "hearsay."

The 911 call isn’t the only piece of evidence that Kohberger’s defense team has worked to keep from the jury.

In a series of suppression motions, defense attorneys have requested the court to disqualify: Security camera footage showing a car similar to Kohberger’s near the crime scene, DNA evidence found on a knife sheath left at the scene, and additional DNA samples discovered under a victim’s fingernails.

Kohberger’s lawyers have also pushed to ban the use of words like “murder,” “murder weapon,” “psychopath,” and “bushy eyebrows” during the trial, arguing that they could prejudice the jury.

Despite the release of the 911 call, Kaylee Goncalves’ father, Steve Goncalves, says it does little to bring him closure or understanding.

“Your brain wants to gravitate to ‘make this make more sense,’” he told NewsNation.

“But the truth is, murder never makes sense. This is a psychopathic person who does something that breaks the norm.”

Hunter Johnson, a close friend of Ethan Chapin who was at the scene that morning, can also be heard on the 911 call searching the house.

“I talked to Hunter directly and it sucks, he had a broken soul,” Steve Goncalves said.

“This is a man who had seen his best friend dead. He was literally just responding to what he probably thought was a prank.

“Thinking his friend, his best buddy, had these girls rolling. He showed up there and he saw the opposite of a prank.”

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Newly released images from inside the home where Bryan Kohberger murdered four University of Idaho students have offered a chilling look into the aftermath of the brutal killings.

Kohberger, now 30, was sentenced to four consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole for the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin.

The photos, captured by Moscow police, show unsettling scenes from inside the Moscow home where the crime occurred.

Taken after the murders in November 2022, the images include haunting shots of the victims' rooms and the aftermath of Kohberger’s attack.

One heavily redacted image shows a pink blanket, which was later confirmed to have covered the bodies of Mogen and Goncalves, per the Sun.

Investigators noted that Goncalves was “unrecognizable” after Kohberger’s attack, which saw some victims stabbed more than 30 times.

Other images reveal scattered personal items, such as shoes and accessories, and another detail being disturbing handprints on the home’s windows, alongside blood spatter on white wooden doors.

According to police reports, Kohberger’s attack occurred after he spent over 30 minutes driving past the home, stalking the area between 3:30AM and 3:58AM.

Investigators believe the killings took place over a span of just 13 minutes. Kohberger was later seen leaving the scene in his white Hyundai at 4:20AM, driving at a "high rate of speed."

Just before his departure, security footage captured a whimpering sound, followed by a thud and the repeated barking of a dog for over 15 minutes.

These pictures surfaced just weeks after Kohberger was sentenced to life in prison without parole.

The release of the photos came after Steve Goncalves, Kaylee’s father, voiced his concerns that the images might eventually be leaked.

“We’ve been worried that we would see those leaked at any time,” he shared with NewsNation. The families of the victims had feared the photos would surface in the media, adding to their trauma.

Further unsettling details have emerged about Kohberger's past. The former criminology student, who once applied for a position with a local police force, was previously investigated in a 2021 break-in 10 miles from where the murders took place.

A woman at the scene of the break-in had reported seeing a knife-wielding intruder, though Kohberger was later cleared of any involvement.

Additionally, a trove of files released earlier this week revealed that Kohberger had kept ID cards belonging to two women from his past.

These items were discovered at his parents' home when he was arrested in December 2022. Although the women said they were never threatened, the discovery added another chilling layer to Kohberger's background.

Kohberger’s behavior during his time in jail has also raised eyebrows. A recently released report from the Moscow Police Department describes his interactions with other inmates. Kohberger, who kept mostly to himself, was described as “highly intelligent and polite” by his cellmate.

However, his routine habits — spending long hours in the shower and washing his hands multiple times a day — made him a difficult cellmate. The inmate also noted that Kohberger was often awake at night, pacing and disturbing his cellmate’s sleep.

The only time Kohberger seemed visibly upset was during a phone call with his mother. An inmate watching a nearby sports game shouted at the TV, prompting Kohberger to confront him aggressively, believing the comment was directed at him and his mother.

However, the situation quickly diffused once the misunderstanding was clarified.

While Kohberger did not express any aggression toward his fellow inmates, his meticulous routines and withdrawn nature made him an unsettling presence.

Kohberger, who remains housed at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution in Boise, is now awaiting final placement within the state’s prison system.

The emotional toll of the murders has also been felt by the victims' families. Kaylee’s sister, Alivea, delivered a scathing statement at Kohberger's sentencing, calling him a “hypochondriac loser” and emphasizing how he was no longer a threat to anyone in the courthouse.

Mogen’s family spoke of the "effects of traumatic grief" that they continue to live with daily.

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