One of the surviving roommates of the Idaho murder victims heard crying, then opened the door to see a man in a black mask the night of the murders, according to newly released court documents.
The roommate, identified only as DM, was awakened at 4 a.m. on Nov. 13 by what she thought was Kaylee Goncalves playing with her dog Murphy on the third floor.
A short time later, he heard what he thought was Goncalves saying “there is someone here,” the document says.
DM opened the door and heard crying coming from Xana Kernodle’s room and a male voice saying “okay I’ll help you”.
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Stock photo of Bryan Kohberger with inserts of his alleged victims.
(Monroe County Jail/Instagram)
That’s when she opened the door again and “saw a figure dressed in black and a mask covering the person’s mouth and nose walking towards her,” Moscow police said in the affidavit. “The man walked past DM while she was in a ‘frozen shock phase.'”
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Investigators believe the man is Bryan Kohberger, who they say left DNA on the button of a tan leather knife sheath at the crime scene after allegedly stabbing Goncalves, Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Ethan to death. Chapin, according to the document.
The explosive revelations were revealed in a probable cause affidavit unsealed Thursday before Kohberger made his initial appearance in Latah County court.
Bryan Kohberger, 28, is accused of killing Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen.
(Latah County Sheriff’s Office)
Kohberger is charged with four counts of first-degree murder and one count of felony robbery for fatally stabbing Goncalves, 21, Mogen, 22, Chapin, 20, and Kernodle, 20, in the early morning hours of November 13. off campus. rental house
The gruesome murders left the small town of Moscow, Idaho deeply shaken, as the killer remained on the loose for weeks.
As investigators feverishly processed the gruesome crime scene, Kohberger continued his regular work on the Pullman, Washington, campus, an eight-mile drive from the King Road home where the victims took their last breaths.
Victims of the November 13 massacre at the University of Idaho.
(Instagram @xanakernodle / @maddiemogen / @kayleegoncalves)
Ph.D. from Washington State University. The student continued to teach classes until the end of the semester, authorities said.
Moscow police, who worked on the case in collaboration with the FBI and Idaho State Police, announced on December 7 that they were searching for a white 2011 to 2013 Hyundai Elantra seen near the crime scene at the time of the murders.
It was the first major lead released by discreet law enforcement officials, and the search for the car soon took center stage in their investigation.
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Kohberger was arrested Friday at his parents’ home in Albrightsville, Pennsylvania, and extradited to Idaho on Wednesday.
