Bryan Kohberger’s younger sister said she once warned her brother to be careful after learning that a killer was on the loose following the 2022 murders of four University of Idaho students — unaware he was responsible for the crime.
In an interview with The New York Times, Mel Kohberger described conversations, family dynamics, and the shock that followed her brother’s arrest, offering a rare look at how the case unfolded from inside the Kohberger family.
The DX Brief
- Kohberger’s sister said she warned him a “psycho killer” was on the loose after the November 2022 murders in Moscow, Idaho
- Bryan Kohberger later pleaded guilty to killing Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Kaylee Goncalves
- Mel Kohberger said her brother often went on late-night jogs and left his door unlocked, prompting her concern
- She told the Times that Kohberger was bullied as a teenager and struggled socially
- The family believed he had turned his life around after overcoming heroin addiction and completing treatment
- Kohberger was arrested on Dec. 30, 2022, following an FBI raid at his parents’ home in Pennsylvania
- Mel Kohberger said she would have reported her brother if she had believed he was responsible for the murders
Read the full The New York Times article.
