Bryan Kohberger , convicted in the quadruple murder of four University of Idaho students , called his mother multiple times in the hours following the killings, including while he returned to the crime scene, according to a new report.

Bryan Kohberger appears at the Ada County Courthouse, for his sentencing hearing, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Boise, Idaho, for brutally stabbing four University of Idaho students to death nearly three years ago. (AP Photo/Kyle Green, Pool)

Forensic expert Heather Barnhart, who analyzed Kohberger’s phone and devices, spoke to PEOPLE about the case and said that she found that he called his mother at 6:13 a.m. on November 13, 2022 — less than two hours after the murders. He called her again at 8:54 a.m. when he returned to the crime scene.

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