Idaho Murder Victims Were Possibly ‘Posed in Their Shared Bed’ After  Being Disfigured By Bryan Kohberger 

Autopsy reports for Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen appear to support the idea that Bryan Kohberger may have positioned the two young women together after their killings, according to a newly unsealed filing from prosecutors in the 2022 quadruple-murder case in Moscow, Idaho.

The filing says the theory was raised by Dr. Brent Turvey, a crime-scene expert working for the defense, after he reviewed the autopsy findings.

“The evidence suggests that after both victims were killed or unresponsive they were posed in their shared bed. Kaylee was moved from a position with her head on her pillow to partially atop of Madison. Then the comforter was placed over them both,” Turvey said about the scene, according to the filing.

The statement, prosecutors noted, was made before Kohberger later entered guilty pleas in the killings of Goncalves, Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin as part of an agreement that removed the death penalty from the table.

According to the filing, the theory focused on where Goncalves’ blood was found on a pillow. Prosecutors have argued that the evidence does not prove deliberate “posing,” saying it could also be consistent with movement during the attack or shifting afterward.

Prosecutors described Turvey’s conclusion as “a possibility, but not a determination,” and said the blood could have spread if Goncalves moved while being attacked or after suffering a blow to the head.

They also argued that even if either victim’s position changed, it would be impossible to know the killer’s intent from that fact alone.

Goncalves and Mogen were found in Mogen’s bedroom, sharing her bed. Goncalves had moved out of the home and was back visiting for the weekend.

The autopsy report determined that both young women died from multiple sharp-force injuries. Mogen suffered 28 stab wounds, and Goncalves was stabbed at least 38 times, according to the filing.

The filing also cited additional injuries contributing to Goncalves’ death, including blunt-force trauma to the head and asphyxial injuries, along with punctures to the outer table of the skull, injuries to the teeth and tongue, and bleeding into the chest cavities.

Investigators noted that many of the wounds were concentrated around the head and neck. The reports state Mogen had 13 wounds in that area, while Goncalves had at least 24.

It was also noted that neither woman had blood “on the bottoms or tops of their feet indicating they were not upright or moving about the area” at any time during the attack.

The case had been scheduled for trial last July, but Kohberger accepted a plea deal shortly before proceedings were set to begin.

In the days that followed, Kohberger entered guilty pleas to all charges and admitted to killing each of the four victims. He is now serving four life sentences without the possibility of parole.