(NewsNation) — Court documents in the upcoming trial of Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students in 2022, have yielded new information, including records of his alleged online purchase of a combat knife.
The potential evidence was featured in a trove of material issued Wednesday. Kohberger is accused of fatally stabbing Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, Ethan Chapin and Kaylee Goncalves as they slept in a Moscow, Idaho, home.
Among the information is the revelation that prosecutors say they have online records showing Kohberger purchased a military-style knife, sheath and knife sharpener about eight months before the killings.
Who is Bryan Kohberger?
Kohberger was a graduate student at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington. He has been charged with first-degree murder and is expected to go to trial in August.
Prosecutors say a knife sheath found at the crime scene links him to the killings through DNA evidence. He also drove a white Hyundai Elantra, the type of vehicle that was reportedly seen in the area during the time of the killings.
Bryan Kohberger takes selfie morning of murders: Documents
Court documents also showed a selfie that Kohberger is said to have taken the morning of Nov. 13, 2022, hours after the killings. In the picture, Kohberger is seen smiling and giving a thumbs-up, possibly in front of a tiled shower.
Prosecutors have indicated they would like to use the photo of Kohberger to show jurors he has the type of “bushy eyebrows” described by a surviving roommate who said they saw a stranger in the house at the time of the killings but did not know what was happening.
In addition, the court documents include a map that shows the alleged location of Kohberger’s vehicle at the time of the killings.
Kaylee Goncalves’ father on new information: ‘Man, it feels good’
Steve Goncalves, the father of victim Kaylee Goncalves, reacted positively to the release of the information after more than two years, saying, “Man, it feels good.”
He said the selfie of Kohberger is telling.
“That’s an ‘F you’ to Idaho.,” Goncalves said. “‘I just went into your state. I just killed your kids in their beds, and you’re not going to catch me. I’m just going to shower up here, clean off the last bit of the evidence.’”