Idaho murders

A suspect in the killings of four University of Idaho students was arrested Friday in Pennsylvania.

"Ethan, Xana, Maddie and Kaylee came to the University of Idaho and found their place. "Today's news of an arrest is a welcome one," said University of Idaho President Scott Green during the press conference Friday. Both women were seniors; Mogen was studying marketing and Goncalves was a general studies major in the College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences. Extra police flooded the city during the investigation, trying to bring a sense of security to the unsettled community. Kernodle, 20, was a junior studying marketing and was dating Chapin, whom police said was sleeping over at her house. Police on Friday said they had taken custody of a white Elantra but declined to elaborate. 13 stabbing deaths of [Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, and Xana Kernodle](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/11/14/university-idaho-student-deaths/10695891002/). "The only thing that we can do in law enforcement to honor their memories, that we know of, is to bring this to a successful conclusion." Kohberger has been accused of very serious crimes, but the American justice system cloaks him in a veil of innocence,” LaBar wrote in a prepared statement. The two universities are partners in several academic programs, and students sometimes attend classes and seminars or work at the neighboring schools. Fry declined to reveal additional details of the accusations against the suspect, who is being held without bond on possible first-degree murder and felony burglary charges. [unsettling late-night attack inside a rental home left college students and the community on edge](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2022/12/04/university-idaho-murders-investigation-mystery-questions/10803758002/) for more than a month as investigators worked on the case.

A suspect was taken into custody in connection with the investigation into the murders of four University of Idaho students, two federal law enforcement ...

The case prompted fear and anxiety in the community and [student body](https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/28/us/idaho-university-stabbing-monday/index.html), and questions mounted about the pace of the police investigation. Moscow police say they have worked with a property management services company to remove “potential biohazards and other harmful substances used to collect evidence,” the update said. Some of the victims had defensive wounds, a coroner has said. “In particular, this study seeks to understand the story behind your most recent criminal offense, with an emphasis on your thoughts and feelings throughout your experience,” the post said. “I knew that they would, but it’s just taking so long, and I’m so happy for their families and everybody that’s been worried that all the students, everybody that may not have come back to school,” she said. “We also want to extend our deepest sympathies to the families, friends, and Vandal colleagues who were impacted by these murders,” Chilton said. While he was being watched, investigators from the Moscow Police Department, the Idaho State Police homicide bureau, and the FBI worked with prosecutors to develop sufficient probable cause to obtain the warrant. Moscow Police Department Chief James Fry said at the news conference an Elantra has been located, but investigators are still looking for the knife used in the killings. “Sometime right before Christmas we were zeroing in on him being in or going to Pennsylvania,” the source told CNN. Once potential family matches were found, subsequent investigative work by law enforcement led to the identification of Kohberger, according to the source. Genetic genealogy helped investigators identify the suspect, a source with knowledge of the case said. Kohberger’s DNA has also been matched to genetic material recovered at the off-campus house where the students were stabbed to death, according to the sources.

Authorities have a suspect in custody in the Nov. 13 murders of four University of Idaho students, a high-ranking law enforcement source told Fox News ...

We appreciate the increased security presence of the Idaho State Police to bring comfort and calm to a community shocked and confused by this senseless crime. We are grateful for the hard work of law enforcement to protect our community and bring justice. and 4 a.m., according to the coroner and police. He was studying recreation, sport and tourism management, according to the school. From left to right: Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Ethan Chapin, 20, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Maddie Mogen, 21, the victims of Nov. The Idaho students — Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin — were stabbed to death at a rental home near campus sometime in the early morning hours of Nov. Kernodle and Chapin were dating and he was visiting the house that night. Kohberger is being held without bond in Pennsylvania and will be held without bond in Idaho once he is returned, Thompson said, and the affidavit for four charges of first-degree murder in Idaho will remain sealed until he is returned. This morning, the Washington State University Police Department assisted Idaho law enforcement officials in the execution of search warrants at Mr. University police assisted Idaho law enforcement in executing search warrants at Kohberger's home and office on campus, the university said. "We also want to extend our deepest sympathies to the families, friends, and Vandal colleagues who were impacted by these murders," Chilton said. The killings initially mystified law enforcement and shook the small town of Moscow, Idaho, a farming community of about 25,000 people that had not had a murder for five years.

A man was arrested in the Poconos in connection with the murders of four University of Idaho students, law enforcement sources tell ABC News.

A dog was also at the home, unharmed. After they woke up, they called friends to come to the house because they believed one of the victims found on the second floor had passed out and wasn't waking up. 13, according to a police timeline of the evening. She lived at the rental home with the other two women who were stabbed, and she was dating Ethan Chapin, who was visiting the night of the killings. All four were friends and members of the university's Greek system. Goncalves and Mogen went to a bar, stopped at a food truck and then caught a ride home around 2 a.m. Chapin, also 20, was from Conway, Washington, and was a triplet. The posts linked to a survey that asked detailed questions about committing crimes. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims' families during this difficult time." The family said they are "happy, relieved and thankful" that there's been an arrest. The university is located about 40 miles south of where he was arrested. Two other roommates -- who police said are not suspects -- survived and likely slept through the murders, according to officials.

The college town has been reeling since the attack last month, in which four students were killed overnight, apparently as they slept.

Erin Staheli, who has lived in Moscow for about three years and delivers food for DoorDash, said she started crying out of relief when she heard news of the suspect’s arrest. He left the district in the summer of 2021. Andrew Chua, a graduate student who lived in the same building as Mr. She said his mother had sometimes worked as a substitute teacher at the high school. The two spoke about their degrees and where they were from, and Mr. The complex includes about a dozen apartment buildings, and a children’s playset sat behind the unit where Mr. Kohberger, said that he continued attending classes after the killings had occurred and seemed more animated at that time than he had been earlier in the semester. She said Mr. Norton, who was in the same graduate program as Mr. Chief Fry said on Friday that the police had found a car matching that description. Kohberger as a student investigator working with two colleagues at DeSales, and it asked respondents to describe their “thoughts, emotions and actions from the beginning to end of the crime commission process.” 13 in a crime that horrified the small Idaho college town and prompted many students to stay home and finish classes online after Thanksgiving break.

(NEW YORK) — A 28-year-old man, Bryan Kohberger, was arrested Friday morning in Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains in connection with the murders of four ...

Two other roommates — who police said are not suspects — survived and likely slept through the murders, according to officials. It’s been weeks since police and city officials have gathered for a news conference, choosing instead to release small updates through social media. It’s been over six weeks since roommates Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen and Xana Kernodle, as well as Kernodle’s boyfriend, Ethan Chapin, were all stabbed to death in the girls’ off-campus house in the early hours of Nov.

U.S.. Suspect arrested in killings of 4 Idaho college students, authorities say. By Allison Elyse Gualtieri. Updated on: December 30, 2022 / 2:38 PM ...

"Tracking down rumors and quelling rumors about specific individuals or specific events that may or may not have happened is a huge distraction for investigators and oftentimes is the result of social media propagation. Early on, police had said they did not believe a surviving roommate or the friends who had called 911 had been involved in the killings. "We are grateful for the hard work of law enforcement to protect our community and bring justice." And it is very, very frustrating to investigators and hard to stay on track," Moscow Police Capt. They had initially seized three dumpsters and five cars from the crime scene, but had announced earlier this month they would start returning some of the victims' belongings to their families. This complex case took extensive work to develop a clear picture of what occurred," he said. Mogen and Goncalves were both 21-year-old seniors at the university, and were best friends. Kernodle, 20, was a junior and dating 20-year-old Ethan Chapin, a freshman. leading up to everything we were doing," Moscow Police Chief James Fry said Friday. Word of the arrest came more than six weeks after roommates Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen and Xana Kernodle were found stabbed to death in their home in Moscow, Idaho, along with fellow student Ethan Chapin. He was expected to be back in court in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, Thompson said. He is facing four counts of first-degree murder and felony burglary, said Bill Thompson, Latah County prosecutor.

Sources confirm to NBC10 that a person of interest in the killings of four University of Idaho students has been arrested in Monroe County, Pennsylvania.

Police said Thursday the rental home would be cleared of “potential biohazards and other harmful substances” to collect evidence starting Friday morning. Kernodle and Chapin were dating and he was visiting the house that night. “One thing he would always do, almost without fail, was find the most complicated way to explain something,” he said. The county seat, Stroudsburg, is about 100 miles (161 kilometers) north of Philadelphia. Fears of a repeat attack prompted nearly half of the University of Idaho's over 11,000 students to leave the city and switch to online classes. The case also enticed online sleuths who speculated about potential suspects and motives. Mogen, Goncalves and Kernodle lived in the three-story rental home with two other roommates. [stabbed to death](https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/national-international/coroner-idaho-students-were-stabbed-to-death-in-their-beds-likely-as-they-slept/3429928/) in an off-campus house rented by the three female students in the middle of the night, some with wounds that suggest they fought back against their attacker. “In fact, this is a new beginning.” The arrest took place at a home in Chestnuthill Township, court docs say. He is currently at the Monroe County Correctional Facility awaiting extradition. Bryan Kohberger, 28, is a suspect in custody in Monroe County, Pa., sources confirm to NBC10's Deanna Durante and Brian Sheehan.

Police named the man as Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28. He was arrested in Pennsylvania over 2,500 miles (4,020km) from the crime scene. The students were ...

He was found and arrested at his parents home in Albrightsville, officials tell CBS, the BBC's US partner. Their roommates, and other students who discovered their bodies, were cleared of any wrongdoing by police. Moscow's population of 25,000 includes 11,000 university students. In the wake of the attacks, nearly half of pupils have switched to online classes for the rest of the semester, and Idaho State Police have sent in patrols to monitor the campus. "But we still need to be vigilant, right?" US police say they have arrested a criminology graduate in the mysterious killings of four university students in the state of Idaho over six weeks ago.

Bryan Christopher Kohberger was identified Friday as a suspect in the killing of four University of Idaho students, he was a doctoral student at nearby ...

Seven months ago, a person with the name Bryan Kohberger took part in a research project that required him to reach out directly to people who had been arrested. "As a Catholic, Salesian community, we are devastated by this senseless tragedy. He was listed as a Ph.D. He was being held at the Monroe County Correctional Facility, according to court records. [face a 'daunting task':](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/idaho-murders-dna-digital-evidence-rcna59840)the DNA [charged in the killing of four University of Idaho](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/live-updates-university-of-idaho-murders-person-custody-police-rcna63745) students was a doctoral student at nearby Washington State University studying in the criminal justice and criminology department.

Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, is being held for extradition in the criminal homicide investigation. The students were stabbed to death at a home near ...

Safety concerns also had the university hiring an additional security firm to escort students across campus and the Idaho State Police sending troopers to help patrol the city's streets. Police said Thursday the rental home would be cleared of "potential biohazards and other harmful substances" to collect evidence starting Friday morning. Mogen, Goncalves and Kernodle lived in the three-story rental home with two other roommates. The Idaho students — Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin — were stabbed to death at a rental home near campus sometime in the early morning hours of Nov. But the case broke open after law enforcement asked the public for help finding a white sedan seen near the home around the time of the killings. The slayings initially mystified law enforcement, with investigators unable to name a suspect or locate a murder weapon for weeks.

The college town of Moscow, Idaho, has been reeling since the attack last month, but the police gave no motive for the murders.

Erin Staheli, who has lived in Moscow for about three years and delivers food for DoorDash, said she started crying out of relief when she heard news of the suspect’s arrest. Andrew Chua, a graduate student who lived in the same building as Mr. Mr. The two spoke about their degrees and where they were from, and Mr. The complex includes about a dozen apartment buildings, and a children’s playset sat behind the unit where Mr. She said Mr. Kohberger, said that he continued attending classes after the killings had occurred and seemed more animated at that time than he had been earlier in the semester. Norton, who was in the same graduate program as Mr. Chief Fry said on Friday that the police had found a car matching that description. In a post on Reddit from about seven months ago, a user who identified himself as Bryan Kohberger asked people who had spent time in prison to take a survey about crimes they had committed. But the arrest of a criminology student added another unsettling element to an already macabre case. 13 in a crime that horrified the small Idaho college town and prompted many students to stay home and finish classes online after Thanksgiving break.

Bryan Kohberger was arrested in connection with the gruesome November murders of four college students.

Fry said police have not found the murder weapon, but that they had recovered a Hyundai Elantra. Those sources told CBS News that FBI agents had conducted surveillance operations on Kohberger in Pennsylvania, tracking his movements on the days before he was taken into custody. Law enforcement sources told CBS News that forensic analysis allegedly linked Kohberger to the crime scene in Idaho. Ben Roberts said he took several courses with Kohberger after the two started the program together in August. Police said they were assisting the Moscow police department, the Idaho State Police, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the apprehension. A law enforcement source told CBS News Kohberger was arrested at his parents' home in Albrightsville, Pennsylvania.

Suspect, 25, reportedly apprehended in Monroe county in relation to stabbing deaths of four young people at University of Idaho.

[According to CNN](https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/idaho-university-student-murders-update-12-30-22/index.html), law enforcement homed in on Kohberger after linking him to the white Hyundai Elantra. DeSales University in Pennsylvania said that he received a bachelor’s degree in 2020 and completed graduate studies there in June 2022. [Autopsies showed](https://apnews.com/article/moscow-idaho-spokane-university-of-fdbabdb55c38409cd567a7332db4dae5) all four were probably asleep when they were attacked. Authorities did not disclose the discovery of a murder weapon, nor proffer any possible motive. Thompson said the suspect is charged with four counts of first-degree murder and felony burglary. The Latah county prosecutor, Bill Thompson, said investigators believe Kohberger broke into the students’ home “with the intent to commit murder”.

A timeline of the investigation into the November murders of four students at the University of Idaho and what led police to arrest Bryan Kohberger.

Autopsies were conducted on Nov. Prosecutors and police said they were still seeking information from the public to help their continuing investigation. Moscow Police and Latah County prosecutors later held a news conference Friday afternoon to announce that he had been arrested. "The only cure to pain is love -- it's the only thing that's going to heal us; it's the only thing that's going to heal you," said Steve Goncalves, father of Kaylee Goncalves. They found the four deceased victims, Authorities responded to the call at 11:58 a.m. A 911 call was then placed from the home on a roommate's cell phone to report an unconscious individual. After leaving the Corner Club, Goncalves and Mogen picked up food at the "Grub Truck" food truck, then got a ride home from "a private party," police said. Police said the students slept through the murders and didn't wake up until later in the morning. Reconstructing the evening before the four University students were killed, the Moscow Police Department said that between 8 p.m. He graduated with a master of arts in criminal justice, according to the school’s online commencement program. Kohberger received an associate's degree in psychology from Northampton Community College in Pennsylvania in 2018, the school confirmed to USA TODAY.

"This is the first bit of joy that we've had in close to seven weeks," said Steve Goncalves, father of Kaylee Goncalves, one of the victims.

Authorities are still searching for tips from anyone who knows the suspect. For weeks, there appeared — at least publicly — to be little movement on the case. "We hope ... "No arrest will ever bring back these young students," Moscow Police Chief James Fry said Friday. And we haven't had hope for a long time." [Bryan Christopher Kohberger](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bryan-kohberger-arrested-suspect-idaho-murders/) is in custody in connection with the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students, capping nearly seven weeks of fear and frustration for the families of the students who were killed.

After more than six weeks of investigating, authorities have arrested a suspect in connection with the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students ...

A spokesperson for Northampton Community College in Pennsylvania said Kohberger graduated from the school in 2018 with an associate degree in psychology. A 28-year-old man named Bryan Christopher Kohberger was arrested on Friday in Pennsylvania and is awaiting extradition to Idaho. [felony burglary](https://thehill.com/tag/felony-burglary/) [first-degree murder](https://thehill.com/tag/first-degree-murder/) [Moscow Idaho](https://thehill.com/tag/moscow-idaho/) [University of Idaho](https://thehill.com/tag/university-of-idaho/) [University of Idaho Stabbings](https://thehill.com/tag/university-of-idaho-stabbings/) [State Watch](https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/) [Business & Lobbying](https://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/business-lobbying/) [State Watch](https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/) [State Watch](https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/) [See All](https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/) [some criticism](https://thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-u-s-news/ap-idaho-police-seek-surveillance-video-after-stabbing-deaths/) for the pace of the investigation and the weeks that went by without them identifying a suspect or finding the weapon used in the killings, but authorities announced Kohberger’s arrest on Friday. Moscow Police Chief James Fry said at a press conference announcing Kohberger’s arrest on Friday that he is a graduate student at Washington State University (WSU) and lives in Pullman, Wash., which is located not far from the border with Idaho. [found dead](https://thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-u-s-news/ap-mystery-surrounds-stabbing-deaths-of-4-idaho-students/) in a rental home in the city of Moscow near campus on Nov.

Authorities carefully tracked the man charged in the killings of four Idaho college students as he drove across the country around Christmas and continued ...

In June 2022, he finished graduate studies at DeSales University, where he also was an undergraduate, according to a statement on the school’s website. His apartment and office on the Washington State University’s Pullman campus were searched by law enforcement Friday morning, the university confirmed in a statement. The university has not responded to requests for comment. Authorities were tracking him as he drove and were also surveilling his parents’ house, the source said. Authorities have released limited details, including the victims’ activities leading up to the attacks and people they have ruled out as suspects. In the nearly seven weeks since the students were found stabbed to death in an off-campus home, investigators have conducted more than 300 interviews and scoured approximately 20,000 tips in their search for the suspect.

Idaho prosecutors to seek extradition of suspect, 28, a criminology graduate student who is accused of murdering four young victims.

A police timeline of the evening revealed that two of the victims, Goncalves and Mogen, had stopped at a food-truck on the way home from a bar around 2am. Others said he was a “bully”. The next morning, they called friends to come to the house, believing that one of the victims found had passed out and wasn’t waking up. Police then found two victims on the second floor, and two on the third floor. But he cautioned about the “tough” months still to come for the victims’ families. Moscow, a town of 25,000 near the border with Washington state, had not seen a murder in seven years prior to 13 November. Kohberger is a PhD student in the department of criminal justice and criminology at Washington State University, about nine miles from the Idaho university campus. Chapin said she and her family were “relieved this chapter is over, because it provides a form of closure”. But that initial interpretation has been thrown into doubt after it was revealed that the accused man had consulted online forums seeking information from criminals on their “thoughts, emotions and actions from the beginning to end of the crime commission process”. “This is not the end of this investigation. He is accused of murdering four young victims – Ethan Chapin, 20, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Kaylee Goncalves – on 13 November at a rented house near the university campus in Moscow, Idaho. Investigators have confirmed that a murder weapon, believed to be a long knife, has not been recovered.

Authorities in Pennsylvania have arrested 28-year-old Bryan Christopher Kohberger in the killings of four slain Idaho students, who were found stabbed to death ...

"And when you think about a third floor, you have to think of this in college housing, right? "And then once you move from that sliding glass door, you'll run directly into the entrance to a bedroom and then to your right you have to go up the stairs," McQueen explained. And then that kitchen enters onto a back patio, which is on that hillside." (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital) It is just steps away from the University of Idaho campus. Front view of the house where four Idaho students were killed in November 2022.

A friend of the suspect arrested in connection with the Idaho quadruple murder told Fox News Digital that the Bryan Christopher Kohlberger she knew was a ...

"And he was always apt to have those conversations with me. "One thing he would always do, almost without fail, was find the most complicated way to explain something," Roberts told The Tribune Democrat. "For me, I just feel like he was never listened to or heard by his peers. And that's why I thought he was so sheltered, that he just had no idea about these things. "And I wasn't sure if I would have to do my Ph.D. "But Bryan was bullied a lot, and I never got a chance to say something to defend him, because he would always run away." The last time she spoke to him was on Facebook a little over two years ago. What was going on? "It was bad," Healey said. "There was definitely something off about him, like we couldn't tell exactly what it was. What was going through your head? He is in

Idaho murders: Suspect charged with first-degree murder in killings of 4 college students · Idaho murders arrest: Police release new details on suspect, charges ...

"And when you think about a third floor, you have to think of this in college housing, right? "And then once you move from that sliding glass door, you'll run directly into the entrance to a bedroom and then to your right you have to go up the stairs," McQueen explained. And then that kitchen enters onto a back patio, which is on that hillside." (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital) It is just steps away from the University of Idaho campus. Front view of the house where four Idaho students were killed in November 2022.

Bryan Kohberger, the suspect arrested in connection with the slayings of 4 Idaho students plans to waive an extradition hearing, defense attorney says.

"We did what we had to do professionally, and we will continue to do that," he said. Police do not believe anyone else was in the car at the time, Fry said. "One should not pass judgment about the facts of the case unless and until a fair trial in court at which time all sides may be heard and inferences challenged." The chief said police have evidence this was a targeted attack but cannot share more details at this time. The suspect reportedly told the person he wanted to go into the field of behavioral criminal justice and become a professor. He should be presumed innocent until proven otherwise -- not tried in the court of public opinion," LaBar said in a statement. Police have not indicated the suspect's father is in any way implicated in the killings. (A separate person also confirmed to CNN the father and son did business at the location on December 16.) Kohberger was arrested on four counts of first-degree murder and burglary and is being held without bond, Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson said. Kohberger has been accused of very serious crimes, but the American justice system cloaks him in a veil of innocence. The father told the individual he flew to Washington state and made the cross-country trip with Kohberger, adding his son would be traveling to the west coast alone after the holidays. student in its department of criminal justice and criminology.

The killings of four University of Idaho students in mid-November at an off-campus residence stunned the small community of Moscow, Idaho, ...

"He should be presumed innocent until proven otherwise — not tried in the court of public opinion," public defender Jason LaBar says in a statement, adding, "Mr. [tells NBC News](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/police-chief-leading-investigation-idaho-student-slayings-says-familie-rcna62836) that his department is in daily contact with families and "we asked them to be patient" as the investigation progresses. [They say they are looking to speak](https://www.ci.moscow.id.us/DocumentCenter/View/24838/11-13-22-City-of-Moscow-Homicide-Victims) with any occupants of a white Hyundai Elantra from 2011-13 with unknown license plates. Police also say the two housemates who were home during the attack had been sleeping that night. Dec. They eventually get into the same apartment together," Goncalves said. There was also no sign of sexual assault. "We do not have a suspect at this time, and that individual is still out there," Moscow Police Chief James Fry says at a news conference. (Both housemates were unharmed.) "In fact, this is a new beginning." No suspect was immediately named in the deaths of housemates Madison Mogen, 21; Kaylee Goncalves, 21; and Xana Kernodle, 20; as well as Kernodle's boyfriend, Ethan Chapin, 20. "And in the end, they died together."

Bryan Kohberger, the suspect arrested in connection with the slayings of 4 Idaho students plans to waive an extradition hearing, defense attorney says.

"We did what we had to do professionally, and we will continue to do that," he said. Police do not believe anyone else was in the car at the time, Fry said. "One should not pass judgment about the facts of the case unless and until a fair trial in court at which time all sides may be heard and inferences challenged." The chief said police have evidence this was a targeted attack but cannot share more details at this time. The suspect reportedly told the person he wanted to go into the field of behavioral criminal justice and become a professor. He should be presumed innocent until proven otherwise -- not tried in the court of public opinion," LaBar said in a statement. Police have not indicated the suspect's father is in any way implicated in the killings. (A separate person also confirmed to CNN the father and son did business at the location on December 16.) Kohberger was arrested on four counts of first-degree murder and burglary and is being held without bond, Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson said. Kohberger has been accused of very serious crimes, but the American justice system cloaks him in a veil of innocence. The father told the individual he flew to Washington state and made the cross-country trip with Kohberger, adding his son would be traveling to the west coast alone after the holidays. student in its department of criminal justice and criminology.

The arrest comes after weeks of speculation around the killings of the University of Idaho students who were stabbed to death in what officials said was a ...

Officials were [called to the residence](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/drumoorhouse/university-of-idaho-student-murders-rumors-facts) just before noon. [authorities said](https://www.facebook.com/MoscowIDPD/posts/pfbid02F3DFfqnQUpMvAKiT5jZrSWbPYL37NSwj15XMyQt9TrqUVoAmEb5mzfMUtiNoB4W2l) they didn't believe they were involved in the crime. He received a bachelor’s degree from DeSales University in 2020 and finished graduate studies this year, the school [said in a statement](https://www.desales.edu/news-events/news/article/2022/12/30/12-30-22-statement-on-arrest-of-bryan-kohberger). Thompson said a probable cause affidavit that provides the "factual basis" for the charges would remain sealed until Kohberger was back in Idaho and has been served with the arrest warrant. Moscow police said the victims were likely attacked while they were sleeping and had multiple wounds, some of them defensive, and that there were no signs of any of them being sexually assaulted. "In fact, this is a new beginning. Fry said the department received more than 19,000 tips and conducted more than 300 interviews during their investigation. He said investigators were still looking for the murder weapon, but they had located a Hyundai Elantra. "We are grateful for the hard work of law enforcement to protect our community and bring justice." The project, the user wrote, “seeks to understand how emotions and psychological traits influence decision-making when committing a crime.” [showed](https://ujsportal.pacourts.us/Report/CpDocketSheet?docketNumber=CP-45-MD-0000682-2022&dnh=hkZjacBEVX%2B8jzutdrzM4A%3D%3D) Kohberger, 28, was taken into custody in Monroe County on an arrest warrant for first-degree murder issued through the Moscow Police Department and Latah County Prosecutor's Office. "This horrific act has shaken everyone in the Palouse region."

"We believe we have our guy," Moscow Police Chief James Fry said a day after a suspect was arrested in connection with the murders of four University of ...

"We did what we had to do professionally, and we will continue to do that," he said. "One should not pass judgment about the facts of the case unless and until a fair trial in court at which time all sides may be heard and inferences challenged." "I think there's some closure there," Fry said. He should be presumed innocent until proven otherwise -- not tried in the court of public opinion," LaBar said in a statement. Police do not believe anyone else was in the car at the time, Fry said. The chief said police have evidence this was a targeted attack but cannot share more details at this time. Kohberger was arrested on four counts of first-degree murder and burglary and is being held without bond, Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson said. Kohberger has been accused of very serious crimes, but the American justice system cloaks him in a veil of innocence. "We knew what we needed to do. The chief said he cannot release whether the suspect has any prior criminal history elsewhere. student in its department of criminal justice and criminology. He completed his first semester in its criminal justice program earlier this month, the university said.