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 a theory that Bryan Kohberger may have positioned the two women together after their killings, according to a newly unsealed filing from prosecutors in the 2022 Moscow, Idaho, quadruple-murder case.

The claim was first raised by Dr. Brent Turvey, a crime-scene expert retained by the defense, after reviewing the autopsy reports, the filing states.

“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, according to the filing.

Turvey’s statement was made before Kohberger later entered guilty pleas in the deaths of Goncalves, Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin as part of an agreement that removed the death penalty from consideration.

Prosecutors said the theory relied, in part, on the location of Goncalves’ blood on a pillow — evidence they argued did not prove the bodies were intentionally posed, only that movement occurred.

Prosecutors described Turvey’s conclusion as “a possibility, but not a determination,” noting that blood patterns could have resulted from Goncalves moving during the attack or after sustaining blunt-force trauma to the head.

They also argued that even if the victims were moved, it would be impossible to determine the killer’s intent.

Goncalves and Mogen were found in Mogen’s bedroom, in the same bed. Goncalves had moved out of the house and was visiting for the weekend, the filing noted.

According to the autopsy reports, both women died from multiple sharp-force injuries. Mogen suffered 28 stab wounds, while Goncalves was stabbed at least 38 times.

The filing also states that Goncalves had additional injuries contributing to her death, including blunt-force trauma to the head and asphyxial injuries. Prosecutors described punctures involving the skull, injuries to the teeth and tongue, and bleeding into the chest cavities.

The autopsy reports further indicate that many of the wounds were concentrated around the head and neck. Mogen had 13 wounds in those areas, while Goncalves had at least 24, according to the filing.

It was also noted that neither woman had blood “on the bottoms or tops of their feet,” which prosecutors said suggests they were not upright or moving around during the attack.

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

Days later, he told the judge he was pleading guilty to all charges and admitted to killing each of the four victims.

Kohberger is now serving four life sentences without the possibility of parole.