Convicted killer Bryan Kohberger largely ignored his sobbing mother and lookalike sister after he was sentenced to life in prison for the slayings of four University of Idaho students.
The cold-blooded quadruple murderer had no words for his mom, Maryann Kohberger, and sister, Amanda, as he was hauled out of the courtroom in cuffs — despite the pair being the only two members of his family to show up to his sentencing Wednesday.
Both women, who sat in the gallery near the defense table, were later spotted being escorted from the court by Kohberger’s defense attorney, Anne Taylor.
Bryan Kohberger ignored his mother and sister as he was hauled away in cuffs Wednesday. APKohberger’s sister — who bears a striking resemblance to the murderer and coincidentally once starred in a low-budget slasher movie — stared blankly ahead as she exited, while their mom shielded her face with sunglasses.
Kohberger, meanwhile, was transported to one of America’s worst prisons, Idaho Maximum Security Institute, where, if he made it in time for dinner, he would have dined on hot dogs, salad and Jello pie.
He was also photographed again for a brand new mug shot, which showed him sporting the same thousand-yard stare and orange prison garb he wore in the courtroom Wednesday.
The brief sighting of Kohberger’s family came after his mother wept at times as the loved ones of the four victims — Xana Kernodle, Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen and Ethan Chapin — gave crushing victim impact statements describing their grief during the lengthy hearing.
She sobbed briefly, too, when Mogen’s grandmother said her heart went out to Kohberger’s family.
“My heart aches for the kids’ roommates, and the families of the other victims and also the family of the perpetrator,” said Mogen’s grandmother Kim Cheeley.
Kohberger’s sister sat stone-faced, while his mother was emotional during the hourslong hearing. Getty Images
Kohberger’s mother and other sister, Melissa, were at a hearing in 2023.
At one point, Maryann could be seen “shuddering” and “putting her head in her hands,” the New York Times reported.
And she wiped tears from her eyes with a tissue when Kernodle’s uncle said Kohberger “contaminated, tainted their family name and pretty much made it a horrible, miserable thing to be ever related to him,” NBC News reported.
His decision to largely ignore his relatives came as it emerged in a trove of newly released documents tied to the investigation that he would video chat with his mom “for hours each day” after he was nabbed over the 2022 slayings.
Kohberger showed no emotion as his victims’ loved ones read heart-wrenching impact statements. KYLE GREEN/POOL/EPA/ShutterstockKohberger’s father didn’t attend the sentencing hearing, but he was present when he pleaded guilty earlier this month.
Meanwhile, his other sister, Melissa, also chose not to attend the sentencing.
In the wake of his arrest, it was reported that Kohberger’s two sisters had been fired from their respective jobs.
Melissa was canned from her job as a mental health therapist in New Jersey, NewsNation reported at the time.
His other sister, who was working as an actress, was also axed. It wasn’t immediately clear, though, from what role.
At one point, Amanda Kohberger had starred in a gory, low-budget 2011 horror movie, “Two Days Back,” where her character was brutally stabbed, slashed and hacked to death with knives and hatchets.
