The latest of many court filings related to Bryan Kohberger’s upcoming murder trial includes photo evidence prosecutors want the jury to see.

In the state’s response to a defense motion, filed with Ada County in Idaho on March 17, 2025, Latah County prosecutors pointed to eyewitness “D.M.” — identified in the media as Dylan Mortensen — who saw the “weird-looking ski-mask”-wearing killer in the early morning hours of November 13, 2022. That was the time, prosecutors claim, Kohberger allegedly stabbed University of Idaho students Madison Mogen, 21, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 21, and Ethan Chapin, 20, to death in the beds of their off-campus residence in Moscow.

Court documents, signed by Senior Deputy Prosecutor Ashley Jennings, quoted from several of Mortensen’s interviews with law enforcement, during which the surviving roommate couldn’t quite describe the killer’s facial features except for his distinctive “bushy eyebrows.” Prosecutors stated their intention to introduce a selfie Kohberger took after the murders so the jury can decide whether the detail matched.

Bryan Kohberger took a selfie after the murders

Kohberger took a selfie from his phone on Nov. 13, 2022, at 10:31 a.m., mere hours after the quadruple homicide, according to prosecutors. It would have been around the same time roommates found the victims dead and placed a frantic call to 911.

The photo, obtained and reviewed by Oxygen.com, shows Kohberger with a close-lipped smile and giving a thumbs-up in a white button-down shirt. His hair is slicked back, and it appears he’s standing in front of a pink, tiled shower, wearing black audio devices in his ears.

In addition to the selfie, prosecutors also provided a copy of Kohberger’s driver’s license, issued September 2020 from his home state of Pennsylvania.

“Defendant argues that evidence of ‘bushy eyebrows’ is not relevant. That is not the case,” prosecutors stated. “D.M. is the only living person who saw the person responsible for the four homicides at 1122 Kind [sic] Road on November 13, 2022. Her description of this individual, including characteristics such as ‘bushy eyebrows,’ has the tendency to make a fact (i.e. the identity of the killer) more probable than it would be without the evidence.”

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The issue with “bushy eyebrows”

The defense, in their initial motion (which remains sealed), moved to strike the eyebrow-related testimony from the courtroom because “its probative value is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice and confusion of the issues.”

In their response, prosecutors stated: “What is clear from the defendant’s filing is that the defendant doesn’t like this piece of the state’s evidence … and therefore would like to keep this piece of evidence from the jury. However, his arguments are without merit … This description is clear. It is not confusing and therefore will not confuse a jury.”

A judge has yet to rule.

Bryan Kohberger is charged with four counts of first-degree murder, with a trial start date slated for August 2025. He faces the death penalty if convicted.