What happened to Kaylee Goncalves' dog after it witnessed her being stabbed to death by Bryan Kohberger

Netflix’s new documentary on Bryan Kohberger’s horrific quadruple homicide has landed straight on the top of the streamer’s charts, and it tells a fairly complete story of the Idaho Student Murders.

As with any true crime documentary however it is impossible to fit everything about the case into one show or film.

This includes a major lawsuit in which the families of the four victims, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, Maddie Mogen, and Ethan Chaplin, accused Washington State University of having missed several red flags in Bryan Kohberger’s behaviour prior to the quadruple homicide.

The Netflix documentary does leaves viewers with some pretty major questions, one of which includes the fate of the dog that was owned by Kaylee Goncalves.

Called Murphy, the pup heartbreakingly was in the house when Bryan Kohberger stabbed Kaylee to death, with the documentary showing bodycam footage of police leading the dog out of the home.

Kaylee’s ex-boyfriend Jack, who was interrogated by police, took over as the dog’s owner

Murphy was co-owned by both Kaylee and Jack DuCoeur despite having broken up. DuCoeur’s police interrogation was released in the Netflix doc, however he was cleared as a suspect early on into the investigation.

Murphy was reportedly found in another room unharmed, however the two surviving housemates who saw Kohberger in a mask on the night of the killings reported that they heard a scream.

Police were forced to release a statement at the time of the investigation after speculation about Murphy being released when the dog may be relevant to the investigation, saying: “Officers did not find any evidence on the dog and there was no indication the animal had entered the crime scene.”

It is also speculated that, prior to the murders, Bryan Kohberger may have visited the area to try and win over Murphy to prevent his detection when he eventually attacked the inhabitants of the house.

Court documents report that, in the weeks leading up to the attack, the dog had developed a totally new habit in which he ran off into the nearby woods and would not return when called, leading some to speculate Kohberger was responsible for this.

Jack runs an Instagram account for Murphy which pays tribute to Kaylee

The Instagram account run by Kaylee’s ex-boyfriend is incredibly heartwarming, with Jack regularly taking the dog on trips and posting tributes to its late owner.

Posting a picture of the Goldendoodle alongside a beautiful sky in the backdrop, the caption read: “Missing my mom every day, but trying to live my best life. I got to admire her beauty in the sky this evening.”

He then posted a picture of the dog with Kaylee in June of 2023, saying ‘Happy Birthday Kaylee’ with a heart emoji.

The post continued: “In March of last year Kaylee had the spontaneous idea of getting a puppy together. Even though I wasn’t sure if I was ready for a puppy, I hesitantly agreed we should make it happen.

“Less than two weeks later we drove 16 hours to bring home baby Murphy. What a blessing this pup has been. Thank you Kaylee for being the bright, spontaneous soul you are as I wouldn’t have sweet Murphy if it wasn’t for you.

“I see every wag of Murphy’s tail as a tribute to the happiness you brought him. We love and miss you so much.”

Jack’s family have spoken about how the baseless online theories that he was the killer because Kaylee called him the night of her murder deeply effected him, with his aunt Brooke telling the New York Post: “He’s not only lost the love of his life, and what we all thought and he probably thought as well, would be his future wife — you know, get married and have kids, [but] half of America thinks he could be responsible [for the murders].”

The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare is available to stream on Netflix now.