Former FBI agent claims Bryan Kohberger ‘did not do it alone’ after Idaho murders documentary

Alongside revisiting the 2022 murders of Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Maddie Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves, Netflix’s The Idaho Student Murders: College Nightmare has reignited one of the biggest unanswered questions surrounding the case: Could Bryan Kohberger really have acted alone?

One moment in the Netflix series stands out in particular. During the documentary, a police officer says he struggles to believe the murders could have been committed by just one person, suggesting the brutality and logistics of the crime scene raise difficult questions.

Now, a former FBI agent has echoed that view.

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Christopher Whitcomb, who has written the book Broken Plea: The Explosive Search for Truth Behind the Idaho Murders, appeared on Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard where he explained why he believes Kohberger may have had an accomplice.

Although Whitcomb is clear that he believes Kohberger killed the four students, he said he doesn’t think he carried out every aspect of the crime on his own.

His recently released book also argues there were issues with the chain of custody surrounding the knife used in the investigation. Interestingly, Kohberger himself referenced concerns over the knife evidence in his recent appeal attempting to overturn his guilty plea.

Speaking on the podcast, Whitcomb said the evidence from inside the house simply doesn’t fit with the theory that one person was responsible for every part of the attack.

He pointed specifically to Ethan Chapin and Xana Kernodle, who were together in Xana’s bedroom that night. Ethan was staying over with his girlfriend, and Whitcomb questioned how one attacker could have controlled both victims.

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“How does one person use two hands to choke somebody then beat them and then stab them dozens of times while another woman is lying there,” he asked.

He continued: “The woman… would have been conscious… she would have woken up. Minimally, you’re getting up and running… The woman running away, she’d be screaming at the top of her lungs.”

Investigators have previously said Ethan is believed to have been attacked while asleep, while Xana suffered defensive wounds, suggesting she fought back against her killer.

For Whitcomb, that sequence of events makes the prosecution’s version difficult to reconcile.

“There’s a lot for one person to be managing especially under those circumstances… it makes no sense,” he said.

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He went on to make his strongest claim yet, adding: “I’m going to say somebody cleaned up the crime scene and I’m going to say he did not do it alone. And I’ll sit with any cop. I’ll sit with the prosecutor. I’ll sit with the defense. I’ll sit with anybody and say you show me how this is conceivable. There are things so wrong with what we know about this crime scene.”

Whitcomb’s theory has not been adopted by prosecutors, and Kohberger has never been charged alongside any alleged accomplice.

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