A suspect arrested and charged Friday in connection with the murders of four University of Idaho students is “eager to be exonerated.”
Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, was taken into custody in Pennsylvania early Friday in connection to the quadruple murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin following an investigation by the Moscow Police Department, the FBI and Idaho State Police.
In a press conference on Friday, Moscow Police said that more information about the circumstances leading up to the arrest would be released once Mr Kohberger appears in court in Idaho, as his arrest warrant will remain sealed until then following state law.
Mr Kohbrger’s attorney Monroe County Chief Public Defender Jason LaBar has since revealed that the Washington State University PhD criminology student intends to waive his 3 January extradition hearing in the Keystone state to expedite his return to Idaho.
“Mr Kohberger is eager to be exonerated of these charges and looks forward to resolving these matters as promptly as possible,” Mr LaBar told CNN in a
In the aftermath of the breakthrough arrest nearly seven weeks after the brutal stabbings, former friends and acquaintances of Mr Kohberger have come forward with details about his personality and his troubled past allegedly marked by heroin addiction and weight struggles.
Key points
- A suspect’s been arrested in the Idaho murders – but these 12 questions remain unanswered
- Suspect Bryan Kohberger charged with four counts of murder after breaking into Idaho student home
- Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen to be honoured in celebration of life
- Moscow police appear to rule out second suspect
- Kaylee Goncalves’s family react to arrest of Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger
- 911 call could be released
- Moscow Police rule out professor who is suing TikToker for defamation
Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger made ‘creepy comments’ to staff and customers at brewery
10:00 , Andrea Blanco
Thirty-four-year-old Jordan Serulnec, who owns Seven Sirens Brewing Company in Bethlehem, PA, told NBC News in a report published this weekend that Mr Kohberger was known for making inappropriate comments to female customers and staff.
The business has a system that allows staff to add notes to customers’ profiles when their IDs are scanned. After he read what his employees had written about Mr Kohberger, Mr Serulnec decided to confront the now-accused murderer.
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Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger made ‘creepy comments’ to staff at brewery
Everything we know about the Idaho murders suspect
09:00 , Andrea Blanco
A criminology graduate has been arrested for the slayings of four University of Idaho students, according to arrest records.
Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, was arrested by FBI agents and officers of the Pennsylvania State Police near the Pocono Mountains early Friday morning, northeastern Pennsylvania, according to documents obtained by The Independent.
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Families of slain University of Idaho students thank police
08:00 , Andrea Blanco
Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, was arrested by FBI agents and officers of the Pennsylvania State Police near the Pocono Mountains early Friday morning, according to documents obtained by The Independent.
The Washington State University PhD student is being held for extradition in the murder of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin, in an off-campus student home in Moscow, Idaho, on 13 November.
Reacting to the arrest complaint issued by the Moscow Police Department and Latah County Prosecutor’s Office, Goncalves’ father Steve Goncalves told Fox News on Friday that it was the “first joy” his family had experienced in a while.
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Moscow Police Chief ‘stands behind handling of investigation’
07:00 , Andrea Blanco
After a breakthrough arrest in the quadruple murder case, Moscow PD Chied James Fry said on Friday that he would “100 per cent stand behind how we handled this investigation … keeping information that was pertinent to this case very very tight.”
“We want to have a situation where when this goes to trial, there is no doubt that we’ve done everything right,” he added.
Bryan Kohberger was arrested early Friday morning in Pennsylvania, where he had studied before moving to Idaho.
According to school records, he obtained an associate arts degree from Northampton Community College in Albrighstville, PA before graduating from DeSales University in May with a masters degree in criminal justice.
The six-foot, 185-pound suspect worked as a part-time security officer at Pleasant Valley School District, which listed his mother as a paraprofessional, until at least August 2021, according to school agenda records. Both of his sisters work as therapists, one in Pennsylvania and another in New Jersey.
Kaylee Goncalves’ parents see ‘connections’ between murdered daughter and suspect
06:00 , Andrea Blanco
Washington State University criminology student Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, was arrested by FBI agents and officers of the Pennsylvania State Police near the Pocono Mountains early Friday morning, according to documents obtained by The Independent.
He is being held for extradition on four first-degree murder complaints issued by the Moscow Police Department. Mr Kohberge’s arrest is the first significant breakthrough in the murders of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin on 13 November.
Now, Goncalves’ family has told ABC News that although they don’t know the suspect, they have started seeing connections between their daughter and Mr Kohberger. They told the network they are not ready to discuss those connections but are “happy, relieved and thankful.”
Ethan Chapin’s mother reacts to surprise arrest
05:00 , Andrea Blanco
The grieving mother of one of the four slain University of Idaho students has opened up about a breakthrough arrest in the murder investigation.
Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, was arrested by FBI agents and officers of the Pennsylvania State Police near the Pocono Mountains early Friday morning, northeastern Pennsylvania, according to documents obtained by The Independent.
The Washington State University student is being held for extradition in the murder of Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves,both 21, and 20-year-olds Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin, in an off-campus student home in Moscow, Idaho, on 13 November.
Reacting to the arrest complaint issued by the Moscow Police Department and Latah County Prosecutor’s Office, Chapin’s mother thanked law enforcement for their continuous work to solve the case.
“We are relieved this chapter is over because it provides a form of closure. However, it doesn’t alter the outcome or alleviate the pain. We miss Ethan, and our family is forever changed,” Stacy Chapin said in a Facebook post. “Over the last seven weeks, we stood by the Moscow Police Department, FBI, and Idaho State Police, confident they would solve this crime. So, when we received the phone call last night, we congratulated them for their diligent work and service.”
Ms Chapin went on to say: “We remain grateful to the University of Idaho and the Sigma Chi fraternity for their ongoing support. We also appreciate the outpouring of kind words from so many others, which we’ll need as we enter the next chapter of this nightmare. Today, we marvel at the continued stories about Ethan and the lives he touched in his short 20 years. If we all lived and loved as Ethan did, the world would be a better place.”
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The key piece of evidence that changed the Idaho murders investigation
04:00 , Andrea Blanco
A white Hyundai Elantra was seized from the Pennsylvania property where Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger was taken into custody, according to reports.
Idaho police announced earlier this month that they were searching for the same make and model of vehicle that they believed was in the area when four students were stabbed to death.
Pennsylvania State Police and the FBI arrested the 28-year-old suspect in the Scranton area in the early hours of Friday morning and found the Hyundai at the scene, NBC New York reported.
Investigators previously had ruled out any connection to a white Hyundai vehicle that had been found in Eugene, Oregon, as they sifted through thousands of tips about the cars.
Graeme Massie has the story.
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White Hyundai Elantra found at scene of Idaho murders suspect’s arrest
Arrest of suspect in killings ‘a relief’ to Idaho campus
03:00 , Andrea Blanco
The fatal stabbings of four students at the University of Idaho shook the college town of Moscow, a small community nestled in the rolling agricultural hills of the Palouse region that hadn’t seen a murder for five years.
The Nov. 13 slayings seemed to mystify police, adding to the tension in town as the weeks went by without a break in the case. Then on Friday a suspect was arrested more than 2,500 miles (4,000 kilometers) away in Pennsylvania.
Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, was taken into custody in the early morning by the Pennsylvania State Police at a home in Chestnuthill Township, authorities said. Latah County, Idaho, Prosecutor Bill Thompson said investigators believe Kohberger broke into the students’ home “with the intent to commit murder.”
Before the arrest, safety concerns had led UI to hire security to escort students across campus.
“To describe it as a relief is pretty much spot on,” said Brian Wolf, a UI sociology professor who specializes in criminology and social control. “It’s still somber, because we lost four members of our University of Idaho family, but it’s safe to say we will probably all sleep better tonight.”
Idaho murder suspect studied criminology at university
02:00 , Andrea Blanco
A man arrested in connection with the murder of four university students in Idaho conducted a study asking criminals how they selected their targets – and how they felt as they committed the crimes.
As police records revealed that criminology student Bryan Kohberger had been arrested in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in connection with the November stabbing deaths of the students, it emerged just six months ago he had sought input from former criminals to understand their decision-making processes.
He also wanted to know how they felt throughout the experience
“Hello, my name is Bryan and I am inviting you to participate in a research project that seeks to understand how emotions and psychological traits influence decision-making when committing a crime,” he wrote in May in a post, since deleted, on Reddit.
“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.”
Andrew Buncombe reports.
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Idaho murder suspect carried out study asking criminals how they chose victims
Watch in full: Idaho university murders suspect arrested
01:00 , Andrea Blanco
Watch the full press briefing as Moscow police announce the arrest of a 28-year-old man for the murder of four Idaho university students.
The arrest comes almost seven weeks on from the quadruple murder of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin.
Bryan Christopher Kohberger was taken into custody in Pennsylvania early Friday.
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Idaho murder suspect carried out study asking criminals how they chose victims
Suspect’s family speaks out for first time since arrest
00:00 , Andrea Blanco
Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, was taken into custody in Pennsylvania early Friday in connection to the quadruple murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin following an investigation by the Moscow Police Department, the FBI and Idaho State Police.
Mr Kohberger’s attorney Monroe County Chief Public Defender Jason LaBar issued a statement to the New York Post on behalf of the family of the Washington State University grad student.
“We have fully cooperated with law enforcement agencies in an attempt to seek the truth and promote his presumption of innocence rather than judge unknown facts and make erroneous assumptions,” his family said in a statement made available through Mr LaBar to the New York Post.
“[We] will continue to let the legal process unfold and as a family, we will love and support our son and brother …We respect privacy in this matter as our family and the families suffering loss can move forward through the legal process.”
Slain student’s family see ‘connections’ to Bryan Kohberger after arrest
21:42 , Andrea Blanco
The family of one of the four slain University Idaho have said they are seeing connections between their daughter and the suspect arrested in her murder.
Washington State University criminology student Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, was arrested by FBI agents and officers of the Pennsylvania State Police near the Pocono Mountains early Friday morning, according to documents obtained by The Independent.
He is being held for extradition on four first-degree murder complaints issued by the Moscow Police Department. Mr Kohberger’s arrest is the first significant breakthrough in the murders of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin on 13 November.
Now, Goncalves’ family has told ABC News that although they don’t know the suspect, they have started seeing connections between their daughter and Mr Kohberger. They told the network they are not ready to discuss those connections but are “happy, relieved and thankful.”
VIDEO: Moscow Police announce arrest in quadruple murder investigation
20:21 , Andrea Blanco
Police in Idaho announced on Friday that 28-year-old Bryan Kohberger had been arrested and charged with four counts of first degree murder, in connection with the November deaths of four students from the University of Idaho.
In a press conference on 30 December, Moscow Police Chief James Fry made the announcement, and was also joined by Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson and director of the Idaho State Police Kedrick Wills.
Grieving families of slain University of Idaho students thank police
19:09 , Andrea Blanco
The grieving families of two of the four slain University of Idaho students have opened up about a breakthrough arrest in the murder investigation.
Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, was arrested by FBI agents and officers of the Pennsylvania State Police near the Pocono Mountains early Friday morning, according to documents obtained by The Independent.
The Washington State University PhD student is being held for extradition in the murder of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin, in an off-campus student home in Moscow, Idaho, on 13 November.
The Independent’s Andrea Blanco has the story:
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Families of slain University of Idaho students react to murder arrest
Bryan Kohberger ‘made creepy comment’ to female servers months ago
18:35 , Andrea Blanco
Jordan Serulnec, who owns Seven Sirens Brewing Company in Bethlehem, PA, told NBC News in a report published this weekend that Mr Kohberger was known for making inappropriate comments to female customers and staff.
The business has a system that allows staff to add notes to customers’ profiles when their IDs are scanned. After he read what his employees had written about Mr Kohberger, Mr Serulnec decided to confront the now-accused murderer.
“Staff put in there, ‘Hey, this guy makes creepy comments, keep an eye on him. He’ll have two or three beers and then just get a little too comfortable,’” Mr Serulnec told NBC.
Cleaning at murder home halted after surprise arrest
17:50 , Andrea Blanco
Authorities had announced that a cleaning professional crew would be starting the process of removing biohazards at the crime scene.
But after the breakthrough arrest of Washington University PhD criminology student Bryan Koberger in the early morning hours of Friday, Moscow Police Chief James Fry said “the house cleanup has been halted, and that came by a legal request from the court.”
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The parents of the Idaho murder victims deserve space to grieve
16:23 , Andrea Blanco
Everybody loves an unsolved murder mystery – except one that is real life, Andrew Buncombe writes for The Independent.
“And plenty of people love pondering over clues, and conspiracies, and potential theories for such a mystery, but not when four young people have been murdered in their beds, and the police appear to be making no progress.
For more than six weeks, the plight of four young students – Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and 20-year-old Ethan Chapin – has gripped the imagination of a large chunk of America.”
But the reality is, the parents of the victims will carry their loss for life, even after the media and web sleuth’s fascination wears off.
“Let us hope, that all of us – the media, and the public – try to bear in mind the ongoing agonies the families will endure, and grant them the space and privacy to deal with that,” Andrew writes.
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Why the macabre and harrowing Idaho murders case has gripped the world
Genetic genealogy led investigators to the suspect
15:47 , Andrea Blanco
Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, was taken into custody in Pennsylvania early Friday in connection to the quadruple murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin following an investigation by the Moscow Police Department, the FBI and Idaho State Police.
According to a report by CNN, investigators identified suspect Bryan Kohberger after reportedly finding DNA at the crime scene.
The sample found was then matched to the DNA of potential family members on a public database, a source told the network.
Officers then used investigative work to track Mr Kohberger.
An in-depth look at how Idaho police finally found a suspect
15:13 , Andrea Blanco
After months of cryptic statements and unanswered questions, family and friends of the four students murdered in Idaho in November have finally been given a breakthrough.
Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Kaylee Goncalves were found dead at a house near the University of Idaho campus on Sunday 13 November, mere hours after posting smiling photographs on Instagram.
The case shocked the small college town of Moscow, Idaho and drew media attention from across the world, yet for nearly seven weeks police did not appear to have a suspect and gave little information about what they knew.
Now a 28-year-old criminology graduate student named Bryan Christopher Kohberger has been arrested in Pennsylvania in connection with the case, offering the hope of major progress in a case that some observers feared was going cold.
So how did we get here? This is a timeline of major events as far as we know them.
Io Dodds reports.
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Timeline: How police finally made an arrest in the Idaho murders
Who is Bryan Kohberger?
14:30 , Andrea Blanco
Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, was taken into custody in Pennsylvania early Friday in connection to the quadruple murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin following an investigation by the Moscow Police Department, the FBI and Idaho State Police.
In a press conference on Friday, Moscow Police said that more information about the circumstances leading up to the arrest would be released once Mr Kohberger appears in court in Idaho, as his arrest warrant will remain sealed until then following state law.
Mr Kohbrger’s attorney Monroe County Chief Public Defender Jason LaBar has since revealed that the University of Washington PhD criminology student intends to waive his 3 January extradition hearing in the Keystone state to expedite his return to Idaho.
Cleaning at crime scene halted after surprise arrest
14:00 , Andrea Blanco
Authorities had announced that a cleaning professional crew would be starting the process of removing biohazards at the crime scene.
But after the breakthrough arrest of Washington University PhD criminology student Bryan Koberger in the early morning hours of Friday, Moscow Police Chief James Fry said “the house cleanup has been halted, and that came by a legal request from the court.”
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Idaho murders suspect carried out study asking criminals how they chose victims
13:00 , Andrea Blanco
A man arrested in connection with the murder of four university students in Idaho conducted a study asking criminals how they selected their targets – and how they felt as they committed the crimes.
As police records revealed that criminology student Bryan Kohberger had been arrested in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in connection with the November stabbing deaths of the students, it emerged just six months ago he had sought input from former criminals to understand their decision-making processes.
The Independent has the story:
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Idaho murder suspect carried out study asking criminals how they chose victims
How police finally made an arrest in the Idaho murders
11:00 , Andrea Blanco
For nearly seven weeks police gave little information on what they knew about the murders of Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Kaylee Goncalves, writes Io Dodds.
Now a 28-year-old criminology graduate student named Bryan Christopher Kohberger has been arrested in Pennsylvania in connection with the case, offering the hope of major progress in a case that some observers feared was going cold.
So how did we get here?
The Independent has the story:
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Timeline: How police finally made an arrest in the Idaho murders
WATCH: Moscow Police announce arrest in quadruple murder investigation
10:00 , Andrea Blanco
Police in Idaho announced on Friday that 28-year-old Bryan Kohberger had been arrested and charged with four counts of first degree murder, in connection with the November deaths of four students from the University of Idaho.
In a press conference on 30 December, Moscow Police Chief James Fry made the announcement, and was also joined by Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson and director of the Idaho State Police Kedrick Wills.
Idaho murders: Key moments from Moscow police press conference
Idaho police appear to rule out other suspects in college killings
09:00 , Andrea Blanco
Idaho police have ruled out any other suspect in the killings of four university students as they addressed the arrest of suspect Bryan Kohberger for the first time.
Authorities captured the 28-year-old PhD students at a property in Albrightsville, Pennslyvania, in the early hours of Friday and he now faces extradition to Idaho to face four murder charges.
“We have an individual in custody who committed these horrible crimes and I do believe our community is safe, but we still need to be vigilant,” said Moscow police chief James Fry on Friday.
The Idaho murder victim’s parents deserve space to grieve
08:00 , Andrea Blanco
Everybody loves an unsolved murder mystery – except one that is real life, Andrew Buncombe writes for The Independent.
“And plenty of people love pondering over clues, and conspiracies, and potential theories for such a mystery, but not when four young people have been murdered in their beds, and the police appear to be making no progress.
For more than six weeks, the plight of four young students – Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and 20-year-old Ethan Chapin – has gripped the imagination of a large chunk of America.”
But the reality is, the parents of the victims will carry their loss for life, even after the media and web sleuth’s fascination wears off.
“Let us hope, that all of us – the media, and the public – try to bear in mind the ongoing agonies the families will endure, and grant them the space and privacy to deal with that,” Andrew writes.
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Why the macabre and harrowing Idaho murders case has gripped the world
Moscow murders suspect Bryan Kohberger to ‘waive extradition hearing’
07:00 , Andrea Blanco
Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, was taken into custody in Pennsylvania early Friday in connection to the quadruple murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin following an investigation by the Moscow Police Department, the FBI and Idaho State Police.
In a press conference on Friday, Moscow Police said that more information about the circumstances leading up to the arrest would be released once Mr Kohberger appears in court in Idaho, as his arrest warrant will remain sealed until then following state law.
Mr Kohbrger’s attorney Monroe County Chief Public Defender Jason LaBar has since revealed that the University of Washington PhD criminology student intends to waive his 3 January extradition hearing in the Keystone state to expedite his return to Idaho.
The Independent’s Andrea Blanco has the story:
Bryan Kohberger to ‘waive extradition hearing’ to expedite return to Idaho
Community patience was wearing thin before Idaho suspect located
06:00 , Andrea Blanco
The families of the Idaho murder victims grew increasingly frustrated as police failed to locate a suspect.
Steve Goncalves, whose daughter Kaylee Goncalves was brutally stabbed along with her friends Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin on 13 November, told the New York Post three weeks after the killings that he turned to private investigators for help.
His decision to seek outside help stemmed from a lack of confidence in the Moscow Police Department, which has been working with the Idaho State Police and the FBI on the murders.
Mr Goncalves noted that one of the officers in the investigation was only a teenager when Moscow saw its last murder in 2015. “So they’re just inexperienced — and I don’t want anyone making mistakes in my child’s case,” he said.
Criminology student at Washington University charged with quadruple murder
05:00 , Andrea Blanco
A man arrested in connection with the murder of four university students in Idaho conducted a study asking criminals how they selected their targets – and how they felt as they committed the crimes.
As police records revealed that criminology student Bryan Kohberger had been arrested in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in connection with the November stabbing deaths of the students, it emerged just six months ago he had sought input from former criminals to understand their decision-making processes.
He also wanted to know how they felt throughout the experience
“Hello, my name is Bryan and I am inviting you to participate in a research project that seeks to understand how emotions and psychological traits influence decision-making when committing a crime,” he wrote in May in a post, since deleted, on Reddit.
“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 Independent’s Andrew Buncombe has the story:
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Idaho murder suspect carried out study asking criminals how they chose victims
Idaho murder suspect is criminology PhD student
04:00 , Andrea Blanco
According to the Washington State University website, Mr Kohberger is a PhD graduate student in the criminal justice and criminology department in Pullman, Washington.
Pullman is around nine miles (15kms) west of Moscow, Idaho, where the students lived.
Washington State University criminology student Bryan Kohberger has been arrested in the murders of four University of Idaho students, according to court filings.
Mr Kohberger graduated from Pennsylvania’s DeSales University with a master of arts in criminal justice in May 2022.
According to online school records, Mr Kohberger received an associate arts degree in 2018 from Northampton Community College in Albrightsville and received a masters degree in criminal justice this year from DeSales University.
He was working part-time as a security guard until August 2021 at Pleasant Valley School District, where his mother was listed as a paraprofessional.
His sister, Amanda, also graduated from Pleasant Valley High School, according to her Facebook page.
She now works as a behaviour technician and therapist in Bethlehem while his other sister, Melissa, is a therapist in New Jersey.
Bryan Kohberger’s classmates say he was bullied in school before personality shift
03:00 , Andrea Blanco
Former friends of a PhD criminology student accused of murdering four University of Idaho students have described him as a socially awkward, bullied and academically gifted young man who had a personality shift in high school.
Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, was taken into custody in Pennsylvania early Friday in connection to the quadruple murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin following an investigation by the Moscow Police Department, the FBI and Idaho State Police.
According to the Washington State University website, Mr Kohberger is a PhD graduate student in the criminal justice and criminology department in Pullman, Washington, around nine miles west of Moscow, where the students lived and were murdered.
In the aftermath of the breakthrough arrest nearly seven weeks after the brutal stabbings, former friends and acquaintances of Mr Kohberger have come forward with details about his personality and his troubled past marked by heroin addiction and weight struggles.
Andrea Blanco has the story:
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Bryan Kohberger’s classmates say murder suspect was ‘bright,’ ‘socially awkward’
Kaylee Goncalves’ family see ‘connections’ to Bryan Kohberger after arrest
02:00 , Andrea Blanco
The family of one of the four slain University Idaho have said they are seeing connections between their daughter and the suspect arrested in her murder.
Washington State University criminology student Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, was arrested by FBI agents and officers of the Pennsylvania State Police near the Pocono Mountains early Friday morning, according to documents obtained by The Independent.
He is being held for extradition on four first-degree murder complaints issued by the Moscow Police Department. Mr Kohberger’s arrest is the first significant breakthrough in the murders of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin on 13 November.
Now, Goncalves’ family has told ABC News that although they don’t know the suspect, they have started seeing connections between their daughter and Mr Kohberger. They told the network they are not ready to discuss those connections but are “happy, relieved and thankful.”
How the Idaho murders gripped the nation
01:00 , Andrea Blanco
The murders baffled law enforcement, with investigators unable to identify a suspect or locate a murder weapon for a month and a half.
The first significant breakthrough came when police sought the public’s help in locating a white sedan spotted near the scene of the slayings.
The Moscow Police Department has said it received more than 13,000 phone tips related to the case, in addition to thousands of submissions through its website.
Grieving families of slain University of Idaho students thank police
00:00 , Andrea Blanco
The grieving families of two of the four slain University of Idaho students have opened up about a breakthrough arrest in the murder investigation.
Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, was arrested by FBI agents and officers of the Pennsylvania State Police near the Pocono Mountains early Friday morning, according to documents obtained by The Independent.
The Washington State University PhD student is being held for extradition in the murder of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin, in an off-campus student home in Moscow, Idaho, on 13 November.
The Independent’s Andrea Blanco has the story:
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Families of slain University of Idaho students react to murder arrest
Genetic genealogy led investigators to the suspect
Saturday 31 December 2022 23:00 , Andrea Blanco
Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, was taken into custody in Pennsylvania early Friday in connection to the quadruple murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin following an investigation by the Moscow Police Department, the FBI and Idaho State Police.
According to a report by CNN, investigators identified suspect Bryan Kohberger after reportedly finding DNA at the crime scene.
The sample found was then matched to the DNA of potential family members on a public database, a source told the network.
Officers then used investigative work to track Mr Kohberger.
Did Idaho murder suspect suggest he had an accomplice?
Saturday 31 December 2022 21:46 , Andrea Blanco
A suspect arrested for murders of four University of Idaho students allegedly asked police if anyone else had been taken into custody.
Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, was arrested at 3am on Friday morning near the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania by an FBI SWAT team and police, a criminal complaint obtained by The Independent showed.
After being booked into Monroe County Jail, the Washington State University criminology student allegedly asked police whether anyone else had been arrested, NewsNation correspondent Brian Entin reported.
Mr Entin said officers noticed the suspect’s “quiet, blank stare.”
The 28-year-old was charged with four counts of murder in connection to the Idaho killings.
An in-depth look at how Idaho police finally found a suspect
Saturday 31 December 2022 20:55 , Andrea Blanco
After months of cryptic statements and unanswered questions, family and friends of the four students murdered in Idaho in November have finally been given a breakthrough.
Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Kaylee Goncalves were found dead at a house near the University of Idaho campus on Sunday 13 November, mere hours after posting smiling photographs on Instagram.
The case shocked the small college town of Moscow, Idaho and drew media attention from across the world, yet for nearly seven weeks police did not appear to have a suspect and gave little information about what they knew.
Now a 28-year-old criminology graduate student named Bryan Christopher Kohberger has been arrested in Pennsylvania in connection with the case, offering the hope of major progress in a case that some observers feared was going cold.
So how did we get here? This is a timeline of major events as far as we know them.
Io Dodds reports.
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Timeline: How police finally made an arrest in the Idaho murders
