KOHBERGER'S CASUAL CONVO W/ CLERK ON MURDERS HE COMMITTED
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace
iHeartPodcasts and CrimeOnline
4.2 • 8.1K Ratings
🗓️ 31 March 2026
⏱️ 45 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Newly-released video shows Bryan Kohberger getting his license plates replaced at a Washington DMV office days after killing four University of Idaho students in 2022.
On November 18, 2022, just five days after the murders, Kohberger is seen on the surveillance footage at a Department of Motor Vehicles building in Pullman. During the visit, a DMV worker told Kohberger that the area appears safer than San Francisco, which is where she is from.
The employee commented, “I like how small, quiet and I would say safe. But the whole Moscow thing, kinda makes it feel a little less,” before Kohberger said, “Yeah,” and nodded his head in agreement.
Notably, Kohberger was later filmed filling out paperwork while wearing black gloves. Kohberger, who requested non-specialty plates, told the DMV worker that he was a Ph.D. student at Washington State University, where he studied criminology.
Joining Nancy Grace today:
- Philip Dubé - Court-Appointed Counsel, Los Angeles County Public Defenders: Criminal & Constitutional Law; Forensics & Mental Health Advocacy
- Dr. Bethany Marshall - Psychoanalyst, Author: "Deal Breaker," and featured in hit show "Paris in Love" on Peacock; Instagram & TikTok: drbethanymarshall, X: @DrBethanyLive
- Joseph Scott Morgan - Professor of Forensics: Jacksonville State University, Author of "Blood Beneath My Feet," and Host: "Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan;" X @JoScottForensic
- Germania Rodriguez Poleo - Independent Journalist, X: @iamGermania
- Dave Mack - 'Crime Stories' Investigative Reporter
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.3 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.6 | Crime Stories with Nancy Grace. |
| 0:09.4 | Busted Brian Coburgers' casual, casual conversation with a clerk caught on camera, |
| 0:20.6 | a conversation about the murders he just committed. |
| 0:27.0 | I'm Nancy Grace. This is Crime Stories. I want to thank you for being with us. |
| 0:31.6 | I'm going. |
| 0:32.6 | Pretty good. I've got to get my license. |
| 0:36.0 | We woke up this morning. |
| 0:39.2 | No one was waking up at all. |
| 0:41.3 | Like me was answering, which was really weird. |
| 0:46.6 | Brian Coburgar, kind of made a little less safe right now. |
| 0:52.0 | Brian Coburg are caught on camera. |
| 0:52.6 | Busted. |
| 0:57.4 | Having a very lighthearted and casual conversation with the DMV clerk, including about the murders he just committed. I noticed so much nonverbal communication, |
| 1:07.8 | which I would love to point out to a jury. |
| 1:11.4 | But the prosecutor in that jurisdiction was too weak, spineless, gutless to take this thing to trial |
| 1:18.4 | so we could finally hear the facts and the families can note the truth, even if it's a terrible |
| 1:23.4 | truth, the truth about what happened to their children. |
| 1:27.3 | I notice that as he's talking, |
| 1:29.2 | he's like looking, who does that? Why is he doing that? Obviously, he's looking around to see if |
| 1:35.2 | anybody's noticed him. He's in a government office. Is he worried he's going to be apprehended |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from iHeartPodcasts and CrimeOnline, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of iHeartPodcasts and CrimeOnline and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.

