Bryan Kohberger’s mom told police they’d made ‘really bad mistake’ arresting her killer son, new book claims

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime NewsBryan Kohberger’s mom told police they’d made ‘really bad mistake’ arresting her killer son, new book claimsMaryann Kohberger told investigators her son ‘would not do this’ and that she’d ‘stake her life’ on his innocenceJasmine Fernández in Austin Saturday 02 May 2026 21:50 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2969546","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/bryan-kohberger-mother-idaho-student-murders-b2969546.html","title":"Bryan Kohberger’s mother reportedly told police his arrest was a ‘mistake’"}}CloseRelated video: Mogen and Goncalves families speak out at Bryan Kohberger sentencingThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"US Crime News",...