Idaho Student Murder Autopsies Unsealed, Detail Knife Wounds And Suffering
Ada County court unsealed autopsy reports Thursday showing the four University of Idaho students killed Nov. 13, 2022, suffered multiple sharp-force knife wounds and "a high degree of pain and/or suffering." Fox News
Ada County coroner Dr. Veena Singh found all four victims died of multiple sharp-force injuries consistent with a Ka-Bar Full Size US Marine Corps fighting knife, the reports state.[1] The reports say three victims were attacked while sleeping around 4 a.m.[1] Kaylee Goncalves had blunt-force facial injuries, signs of asphyxia and evidence an unidentified object covered her mouth, and Xana Kernodle had defensive wounds.
The four students were killed on Nov. 13, 2022, in off-campus housing near the University of Idaho. Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty to the murders to avoid a death sentence and is serving four life terms plus 10 years.
The unsealed autopsy reports add detailed medical findings to the public record in a case that drew national attention.
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- On June 4, 2026, Ada County court unsealed autopsy reports for the four University of Idaho students killed on November 13, 2022.
- Dr. Veena Singh found all four victims died of multiple sharp-force injuries consistent with a Ka-Bar Full Size US Marine Corps Fighting Knife.
- The reports say the victims 'endured a high degree of pain and/or suffering' and that three were attacked while sleeping around 4 a.m. on November 13, 2022.
- Kaylee Goncalves had blunt-force facial injuries, signs of asphyxia and evidence an unidentified object covered her mouth, while Xana Kernodle had defensive wounds.
- Bryan Kohberger previously pleaded guilty to the murders to avoid a death sentence and is serving four life terms plus 10 years.
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