Autopsy reports on the four University of Idaho students who were stabbed to death by Brian Kohberger revealed that all four died of blunt force trauma.
Kaylee Goncalves was stabbed at least 38 times, Madison Mogen was stabbed 28 times, Jana Kernodle 67 times and Ethan Chapin 17 times.
Mogen, Goncalves and Chapin were probably sleeping or in bed when they were attacked. According to their autopsy, however, Kernodal was awake and fought back
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New details have emerged about the final moments of four University of Idaho students killed by Brian Kohberger.
Kylie Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Jana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin were stabbed at least 150 times on the night of November 13, 2022.
Goncalves was stabbed at least 38 times, Mogen 28 times and Chapin 17 times. Kernodal was stabbed 67 times.
That’s according to a newly unsealed supplemental filing from prosecutors in the case regarding expert testimony obtained by PEOPLE.
The report does not include the full autopsy reports of the four victims, only key findings.
Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves Kaylee Goncalves Instagram
Goncalves and Mogen are found together in Mogen’s bedroom.
An autopsy report determined that both young women died from multiple blunt force injuries, with additional contributors to Goncalves’ death being blunt force trauma to the head and asphyxiation.
He had at least 24 stab and stab wounds to his head, face and neck; 11 stab and slash wounds to the chest; and three stab wounds and upper extremity injuries.
Injuries to the teeth and tongue and bleeding in the chest cavity were also mentioned in the filing.
The blunt force injuries sustained by Goncalves included head injuries, bleeding around the brain, a broken nose, contusions around the eyes, and lacerations to the lower face.
Mogen inflicted 13 stab wounds to the head, face and neck; five stab wounds to the chest; and 10 lacerations to the upper extremities, according to court filings.
The report also noted lacerations to the lungs and liver, subclavian veins, arteries and blood vessels in the chest wall, and incisions in the nasal septum.
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Chapin and Kernodle were found in Kernodle’s room, Ethan on the bed and Kernodle on the floor.
Multiple blunt force injuries were also the cause of death for the couple.
Chapin was stabbed in the upper chest. four stab and stab wounds to the head, face and neck; Six upper extremity lesions; and six stab and lower extremity injuries.
He also had perforations of the gular vein, subclavian vein, and subclavian artery.
The three victims were attacked while sleeping and never stood up or had a chance to fight back, but Kernodle fought back.
He had lacerations and injuries to his head, torso and legs: 23 stab and incised wounds to his face and neck; seven stab wounds to the chest; four stab wounds to the abdomen; three cuts and puncture wounds on the back; 25 lateral wounds of the upper leg; and five incised wounds of the lower extremity.
There were also punctures on the outer table of the skull; perforation of the jugular vein, heart, lungs, and pulmonary blood vessels; Bleeding into the chest cavity; Sores extending to bones of right arm; and scratches and bruises on the face, torso and extremities.
Kernodle also had blood on the bottom of his leg during the attack.
Ethan Chapin Courtesy Chapin Family
It was during the examination of the body that investigators found the evidence that broke the case – the KA-AR knife left behind by the man Kohberger had caught in his roommate’s room.
That man would provide trace DNA used to link Kohberger to the crime scene.
After killing his four victims, Kohberger left the house but he was not unscathed.
The killer locked eyes with Dylan Mortensen, a surviving roommate and the only eyewitness in the case.
That eyewitness and his forgotten man are likely why Kohberger entered a guilty plea in July to four counts of first-degree murder as part of a last-minute deal that allowed him to avoid the death penalty.
Kohberger stood before the courtroom and told the judge he was entering guilty pleas before admitting to murdering each of the four victims.
Kohberger is currently serving four life sentences for those murders.
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