The horror inside 1122 King Road has never faded from public memory. On November 13, 2022, four University of Idaho students were slaughtered in an attack investigators say unfolded in just 15 minutes. 

Now, months after Bryan Kohberger began serving life behind bars, newly released autopsy findings are shedding disturbing new light on what truly happened and why. 

According to one forensic psychologist, the wounds themselves may expose Kohberger’s chilling, deeply personal motive.

Bryan Kohberger’s 15-Minute Rampage Detailed In Autopsy Findings

Bryan Kohberger stabbed Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin more than 150 times combined, according to newly unsealed autopsy records. 

The attack began after he entered the off-campus home through a rear sliding door and went straight upstairs. Mogen and Goncalves, both 21, were asleep in the same bed. 

Each died from multiple sharp-force injuries. Goncalves suffered at least 38 stab wounds, including devastating injuries to her head, neck, and chest, as well as blunt-force trauma and signs of asphyxiation. 

Mogen sustained 28 stab wounds, including fatal injuries to vital organs and blood vessels. Forensic psychologist Dr. Gary Brucato believes the pattern matters. 

“This was a targeted psychosexual fantasy probably aimed at one individual in the house,” he told the Daily Mail. 

In his view, the violence was not random but part of a deeply distorted plan.

Kohberger’s Intended Target May Have Been Madison Mogen

Investigators have long suspected that Bryan Kohberger did not plan to kill four people that night. 

Evidence suggests he went directly to the third-floor bedroom, fueling speculation that either Mogen or Goncalves was his intended target.

While some might assume the victim with the most wounds was the focus, Brucato sees it differently. “There is a school of thought that would say the person with more wounds might be the object of passion and therefore the target,” he explained. “So some people would think Kaylee was the target.”

However, Brucato believes otherwise. He said, “But my belief is he went in and made a beeline for Maddie [Mogen], who was his target, and found Kaylee unexpectedly there.”

He argues the comparatively lower number of wounds on Mogen suggests she was attacked first in a more controlled manner, while Goncalves endured greater fury after disrupting the plan. 

“That’s why you see so much rage towards Kaylee. I think Maddie was the primary target, and Kaylee was not supposed to be there,” he said.

Bryan Kohberger’s Fury Escalated When The Fantasy Fell Apart

The violence intensified downstairs. Twenty-year-old Kernodle was awake, scrolling TikTok and having just received a DoorDash order. 

Blood on the soles of her feet indicates she stepped in her own blood while fighting back.

Kernodle suffered 67 stab wounds, the highest number of any victim. Chapin sustained 17 wounds, the fewest overall.

Brucato believes Kernodle’s resistance shattered Kohberger’s control, noting that she made a mockery of his fantasy. 

“He went in there thinking he was going to destroy and dominate a woman, and a woman saw him and fought with him. So he was furious with her,” the psychologist added.

Brucato further explained that becoming disorganized because of a situation out of one’s control could result in “a frenzied thrashing out at a person who is fighting.” 

According to him, Kohberger overestimated himself and underestimated women.

Kohberger’s Obsession Revealed Through Digital Evidence

Court records show Bryan Kohberger’s cell phone pinged near the home at least 23 times before the murders, mostly at night. Investigators believe he was surveilling the house and may have even entered it previously.

Digital forensics later uncovered disturbing online searches. Experts found queries related to “sleeping,” “passed out,” “voyeur,” “forced,” “raped,” and “drugged.” He also showed interest in serial killers and home invasions.

Brucato described his mindset in unsettling terms. “He was probably obsessively watching his victim from afar and thought he knew everything about the movement of this foreign body – almost scientifically – but could never touch it. He could never have a conversation with her,” he said.

Brucato revealed that something was odd about how Kohberger related to human beings. 

According to him, the killer understood them in a mechanical, detached way, thinking of people almost like insects in a jar. 

Bryan Kohberger’s Crimes Point To A Disturbing Pattern

Unsealed documents also raise questions about whether any victims were repositioned or whether the killer attempted to clean up before fleeing. 

While some details remain disputed, Brucato noted that posing a body or taking a trophy can be done “for arousal or so that you can remember it a certain way.”

To him, the motive is unmistakable. “When the motive is fantasy, you have to keep doing it to get the fantasy perfect. He was motivated like a serial killer,” Brucato said.

He added, “I doubt that he had ever killed before, but let’s just say, if he had not been captured, I have no doubt that after a period of time, he would have had more victims – and I think he would have gotten better.”