EXCLUSIVE TO FOX: Bryan Kohberger, convicted for the murder of Idaho students, has been receiving financial support from his family and unidentified “third-party” benefactors while incarcerated, according to a recent court filing that challenges his legal team’s attempt to reduce his restitution payments.

Earlier this month, Kohberger’s attorneys filed a motion claiming that he lacks the present and future ability to pay restitution, given his four consecutive life sentences plus an additional 10 years.

In a response filed this week, prosecutors disclosed that “the defendant has a history of receiving financial compensation from family and third parties.” They also submitted a sealed exhibit detailing Kohberger’s financial transactions during his time in the Latah and Ada County jails.

In a poignant image, Madison Mogen is seen smiling on the shoulders of her best friend, Kaylee Goncalves, alongside Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, and two other housemates in Goncalves’ final Instagram post, shared just a day before the tragic stabbing that claimed the lives of the four students. (@kayleegoncalves/Instagram)

As part of a plea agreement to avoid the death penalty, Kohberger consented to pay over $250,000 in criminal fines and fees, along with an additional $20,000 in civil judgments to each of the families of Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20.

His lawyers argued earlier this month that he shouldn’t have to pay another roughly $20,000 to Goncalves’ parents or nearly $7,000 more to Mogen’s mother, Karen Laramie, in travel and accommodation expenses requested by the prosecution.

Read the filing:

“The additional funds sought do not qualify as an economic loss under Idaho Code 19-5304 because Steve and Kristi Goncalves and Karen Larmie (sic) received extensive funds through multiple GoFundMe campaigns that specifically asked for and covered the expenses sought,” attorneys Anne Taylor, Elisa Massoth and Bicka Barlow wrote in a court filing.

There have also been questions about whether Kohberger will eventually break his silence on the case. He is a former student of the prominent forensic psychologist, Dr. Katherine Ramsland, who has written a number of books about serial killers, based on in-depth interviews with them.

Bryan Kohberger appears at the Ada County Courthouse for his sentencing hearing, July 23, 2025, in Boise, Idaho, for brutally stabbing four University of Idaho students to death nearly three years ago. (AP Photo/Kyle Green, Pool)

She previously told Fox News Digital she would be open to telling Kohberger’s story, if he shared it with her.

If Kohberger eventually speaks out, he likely will not be able to profit, Fox News Digital reported earlier this year. Like New York’s 1977 “Son of Sam” law, Idaho has legislation that helps prevent criminals from making money through detailing their offenses.

Maryann Kohberger (wearing sunglasses), mother of Bryan Kohberger, along with her daughter, Amanda Kohberger, exit Ada County Courthouse in Boise, Idaho, July 23, 2025. They were in Boise to attend Bryan’s sentencing. (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)

According to Idaho law, if a criminal signs a deal to profit from telling their crime story — including through a movie, book or magazine article — the profits first go to the state treasurer to be sent to an escrow account. Victims or their families, who must be notified, can claim the money through civil lawsuits within five years.

Bryan Kohberger’ is serving four consecutive life sentences, plus 10 years, at the Idaho State Correctional Complex in Kuna, Idaho, pictured here on July 22, 2025. (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)