Authorities have arrested a suspect in the November 13 murders of four University of Idaho students, a high-ranking law enforcement source has reportedly revealed and several outlets reported. 28-year-old Bryan Christopher Kohberger was apprehended by local police and the FBI on Friday in Scranton, Pennsylvania at 3 a.m., according to a law enforcement source. According to a state official, the suspect was arraigned before a judge in Monroe County, which is located between Scranton and Allentown.
The suspect is a graduate student at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington. Pullman is about a 15-minute drive from the home where the four victims were murdered. Kohberger is being held for extradition on first-degree murder charges issued by the Latah County Prosecutor’s Office and Moscow Police Department in connection with the deaths of Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Kaylee Goncalves, and Madison Mogen.
At 11:58 a.m., police responded to a 911 call reporting an unconscious person from one of the surviving roommates’ phones. The four butchered victims were discovered on the second and third floors by responding officers.
Police have stated that they are looking for a white 2011-2013 Hyundai Elantra that was seen near the home early on November 13. Authorities said Thursday that the crime scene will be cleaned up but remain under police control. Moscow police then stated that they removed “potential biohazards and other harmful substances used to collect evidence” with the help of a property management company, which will be in charge of the house.
Initially, police stated that they did not believe that the friends who called 911 or a surviving roommate were involved in the killings. They also claimed to have cleared a former sixth roommate who had reportedly moved out at the start of the school year, as well as a few other people who had come into contact with some of the students the night before, such as the person who drove Goncalves and Mogen home that evening.
Rumors and speculation about the case have circulated online via social media and TikTok, which law enforcement has described as a “huge distraction.” The murders shook the 25,000-person college town as police worked for six weeks to solve the crime.
The Moscow Police Department reported receiving over 13,000 email and phone tips, as well as 6,000 digital media submissions. During the investigation, they said they conducted over 300 interviews. Investigators have been looking for a white 2011-2013 Hyundai Elantra that was in the area of the home during the early morning hours of November 13, according to police.
Based on an active arrest warrant for first-degree murder issued by the Moscow Police Department and the Latah County Prosecutor’s Office, Kohberger is being held for extradition in a criminal homicide investigation.
He earned a master of arts in criminal justice from DeSales University in Pennsylvania in May 2022.
Kohberger posted an appeal for help on social media as part of his research into how ’emotions and psychological traits influence decision-making when committing a crime.’
A white Hyundai Elantra was towed from the home where the suspect was arrested, according to NBC News.
There was no evidence of a sex crime found, and the victims had wounds on their bodies, indicating that they attempted to fight off the attacker.
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