Asuspect has been arrestedmore than one month afterfour University of Idaho studentswere found stabbed to death in an off-campus residence.
Moscow Police Chief James Fry confirmed during a press conference on Friday that Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, was arrested in Pennsylvania in connection with the murders of Ethan Chapin, 20, Xana Kernodle, 20, Madison Mogen, 21, and Kaylee Goncalves, 21.
Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson confirmed during the press conference that Kohberger is charged with four counts of first-degree murder and felony burglary.
Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves and Xana Kernodle.
Police previously announced that they were looking for a white Hyundai Elantra that was seen in the vicinity of the home on the night of the murders. According to Fry, a Hyundai Elantra was taken from the home where Kohberger was found in Pennsylvania.
Bryan Kohberger.Monroe County (Pa.) Correctional Facility via AP
Kohberger is listed as a Ph.D student at Washington State University in Pullman, Wash., in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, according to thecollege’s website. The university is eight miles away from the 1122 King Road residence in Moscow, Idaho where the four students were killed.
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On Sunday Nov. 13, authorities received a 911 call about an “unconscious person” at the residence where the students were found. When they arrived at the home near campus, they found the bodies of Chapin, Kernodle, Mogen and Goncalves on the second and third floors of the home.
They were all students at the University of Idaho and close friends. Kernodle, Mogen and Goncalves were roommates. Chapin did not live at the home, but was sleeping over with his girlfriend Kernodle.
Twoadditional roommates, Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke, were home during the attack but slept through it and were unharmed. Early in the investigation, the surviving roommates wereruled out as suspects.
Latah County Coroner Cathy Mabbutt confirmed that all four victims werestabbed to deathand officially ruled their deaths as homicides on Nov. 17. The murder weapon, which is believed to be a fixed-blade knife, has not been found.
According tothe university, Chapin was a first-year student from Mount Vernon, Wash., who was majoring in recreation, sport and tourism management. He was also a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.
Kernodle was from Post Falls, Idaho, and she was majoring in marketing and a member of the the Pi Beta Phi sorority.
Mogen was a senior from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, who was majoring in marketing and was a member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority.
Goncalves, a senior from Rathdrum, Idaho, was majoring in general studies and a member of the Alpha Phi sorority.
A celebration of life was scheduled later today for Mogen and Goncalves.
The Moscow Police Department is still asking anyone with information about the killings to call 208-883-7180 or email tipline@ci.moscow.id.us.
source: people.com
