Investigators say they don't know who Bryan Kohberger was targeting

(NewsNation) —Idaho investigators revealed Wednesday that they don’t cognize who Bryan Kohberger was targeting erstwhile helium killed 4 college students successful 2022. 

“We don't cognize who the people was, and we're not going to speculate connected that up present today, but we tin archer you that for immoderate crushed Mr. Kohberger chose that residence,” pb investigators connected the lawsuit said erstwhile asked wherefore they initially called the onslaught "targeted."

The investigators besides said determination was nary transportation betwixt Kohberger and an relationship nether the username “Pappa Rodger” that commented successful a Facebook radical dedicated to the treatment of the Idaho murders case. 

That relationship was taken down astir the clip Kohberger was arrested, starring to speculation that the relationship could person been linked to him. 

“There was nary connection,” an researcher said. “We looked astatine each spot of it. We took a heavy dive into it. We researched it.” 

The pb investigators besides said they did not find a "a azygous connection" connected societal media betwixt Kohberger and the victims. He was not pursuing oregon engaging with immoderate of the four, they added.

Investigators and prosecutors made their archetypal statements since the gag bid connected the lawsuit was lifted by Judge Steven Hippler past week. 

Kohberger was formally sentenced during a proceeding Wednesday, wherever respective victims' household members made interaction statements.

He brutally murdered Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin successful an off-campus Idaho home. 

Koehberger took a plea deal, agreeing to service 4 beingness sentences for the slayings. He confessed to sidesplitting them successful court, avoiding a proceedings wherever prosecutors intended to question the decease penalty.