MOSCOW, Idaho – Bryan Christopher Kohberger has been charged with four counts of murder and felony robbery for allegedly stabbing to death four University of Idaho students at an off-campus rental home, officials announced Friday at a conference press.
Kohberger was arrested Friday morning in eastern Pennsylvania for the gruesome Nov. 13 murders of Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Ethan Chapin, 20, and Xana Kernodle, 20.
“These murders have shaken our community, and no arrest will bring these young students back,” Moscow Police Chief James Fry told reporters, appearing to hold back tears.
“What I can tell you is that we have an individual in custody who committed these horrible crimes and I believe our community is safe,” he said when asked if police are looking for additional suspects.
TIMELINE OF MURDERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO: WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE KILLING OF FOUR STUDENTS
Bryan Christopher Kohberger was arrested Friday morning in connection with the murders of four University of Idaho students. Officials released few details about the killings or the suspect during a press conference on Friday.
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Kohberger is a doctoral student in the department of criminal justice and criminology at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington, about eight miles from the King Road home where the students were killed.
The Moscow Police Department, the Idaho State Police and the FBI have been working tirelessly for nearly seven weeks to track down the killer as the public and the families of the victims scrutinized the investigation.
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Latah County Attorney Bill Thompson said a criminal complaint was filed Thursday charging Kohberger with four counts of first-degree murder and burglary, “involving entering a residence with the intent to commit the crime of murder.”
The probable cause affidavit outlining the details of the crime will remain sealed until Kohberger is extradited to Latah County and released with the Idaho warrant in accordance with law, Thompson said.
The investigation into the murder of four Idaho students has now entered its second month.
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Kohberger made his initial appearance before a judge in Monroe County Courthouse Friday morning in Pennsylvania and is being held without bail.
He is due back in court there Tuesday afternoon and will be represented by a public defender, Thompson added.
Police executed a search warrant at Kohberger’s Pullman apartment on Friday.
GROUP SEEN WALKING IN THE BACKGROUND OF A BODYCAM VIDEO TAKEN NEAR THE CRIME SCENE AT 3 AM
In recent weeks, the investigation has focused on a white 2011 to 2013 Hyundai Elantra seen near the crime scene at the time of the murders.
Fry said police had recovered an Elantra but gave no further details. NBC reported that an Elantra was removed from the property where Kohberger had been arrested.
Bryan Kohberger, 28, was arrested on December 30, 2022 on four counts of first-degree murder and burglary for the alleged murders of four University of Idaho college students.
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Police are still looking for the murder weapon. The police chief declined to answer questions about when the investigation turned to Kohberger or the specific evidence allegedly linking him to the crime.
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Fry said the investigation is far from over and urged the public to continue to submit leads.
“We’re still trying to build that image,” he said. “We are putting all the pieces together and that will help.”
Authorities are asking anyone with information about the incident to call 208-883-7180 or tipline@ci.moscow.id.us.
