Unsealed police records have now revealed that police interviewed a woman who said she Tinder-matched with Bryan Kohberger, not long before the Idaho 4 murders in the fall of 2022. According to the woman, whose name has been redacted, they discussed murder, and she broke off contact with Kohberger because his questions made her uncomfortable.
The woman, referred to as “C” or sometimes “KC” in the documents, said she matched with Kohberberger on Tinder in September or October 2022. It’s unclear where she was, but she was not in the Moscow, Idaho, or the Pullman, Washington area. She said she had broadened her Tinder parameters for better results.
He mentioned a Ka-Bar knife
An interview with a woman who claimed to have matched with Kohberger on a dating app may have foreshadowed the murders of the four University of Idaho students he killed.
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After matching with Kohberger, she said they spoke and discussed a murder in her hometown and horror movies, including the Rob Zombie Halloween trilogy, which she said were her favorites. She said Kohberger told her he was a WSU criminology student and asked her what she thought would be “the worst way to die,” and she said with a knife.
According to C, Kohberger then said something to the effect, “like a Ka-Bar?” — the weapon Kohberger used to kill Madisen Mogen, Xana Kernodle, Ethan Chapin, and Kaylee Goncalves in November that year.
C then told police she broke off contact with Kohberger because his questions made her uncomfortable. She recognized Kohberger after his arrest and contacted police, but they could not find any trace of Kohberger on Tinder or of their interactions. Because of this, police determined they could not corroborate C’s tip.
Kohberger covered his tracks
Kohberg’s lack of a digital footprint on Tinder also coincides with new information about the sophisticated steps the convicted murderer took to conceal his online activity, also revealed in police documents.
According to investigators, Kohberger turned off his cellphone during critical time windows surrounding the crime, deliberately avoiding location tracking. He also reportedly deleted portions of his internet history and may have used multiple phones or VPNs to conceal his online activity. Taken together, the gaps in his digital trail and his decision to change the Hyundai Elantra’s license plates indicate a concerted effort to conceal his movements.
Prosecutors emphasized that Kohberger appeared to intentionally avoid roads with surveillance cameras when driving to and from the victims’ home, further supporting the idea that the crime was premeditated. His background in criminology and detailed awareness of investigative techniques may have informed his attempts to conceal evidence and mislead authorities.
