Executive Summary
- Unsealed autopsy reports indicate the four victims sustained a combined total of approximately 150 stab wounds.
- Xana Kernodle suffered nearly 67 wounds and showed signs of defensive movement during the attack.
- Bryan Kohberger is currently serving a life sentence after pleading guilty to the murders in July 2025.
Newly unsealed autopsy reports have revealed that the four University of Idaho students murdered in November 2022 sustained a combined total of approximately 150 stab wounds. The documents, obtained by People and citing medical examiner findings, provide a comprehensive forensic accounting of the injuries inflicted by Bryan Kohberger, who pleaded guilty to the killings in July 2025.
According to the unsealed records, 20-year-old Xana Kernodle suffered the most extensive injuries, sustaining approximately 67 stab wounds. Investigators noted that evidence within the room suggested Kernodle moved during the assault, indicating a desperate attempt to fend off the attacker. Her boyfriend, Ethan Chapin, also 20, was found in Kernodle’s room and sustained 17 stab wounds, including fatal injuries to the neck and chest, along with wounds to his extremities.
The documents state that 21-year-old Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves were found together in Mogen’s bedroom. Goncalves sustained roughly 38 stab wounds, with significant injuries to her scalp, face, and neck, while Mogen suffered 28 wounds. The autopsy findings indicate that Goncalves also suffered blunt force trauma and asphyxial injuries. Authorities confirmed that, with the exception of Kernodle, the victims were attacked while they slept.
Forensic Documentation
The release of these detailed autopsy findings marks the conclusion of the documentation phase for one of the most high-profile criminal cases in recent Idaho history. With Bryan Kohberger currently serving a life sentence following his guilty plea to four counts of first-degree murder, these records serve to solidify the forensic timeline established by investigators. The unsealing of such graphic evidence provides the public and legal community with the final evidentiary context regarding the severity of the crime, closing the procedural loop on the investigation that began in late 2022.
