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2022-12-31 19:21:17 UTC
https://abcnews.go.com/US/idaho-murders-police-hold-news-conference-
friday-afternoon/story?id=95976902
A 28-year-old graduate student was arrested Friday morning in
Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains in connection with the November murders of
four University of Idaho students, police said, but many details of the
case still remain a mystery.
The suspect, Bryan Kohberger, is a graduate student at Washington State
University, located less than 10 miles away from the University of Idaho,
Moscow Police Chief James Fry said at a Friday news conference.
Law enforcement sources told ABC News that police identified Kohberger as
a suspect, at least in part, by using DNA technology, and police then
tracked the grad student to Pennsylvania through his car.
Sources said the FBI had been watching the house for several days before a
specialized team of state troopers and federal agents moved in around 2
a.m. Friday.
Police did not disclose a motive or what led them to their suspect. The
probable cause affidavit, which details the reasons for Kohberger's
arrest, is sealed and cannot be released until he returns to Idaho, Latah
County Prosecutor Bill Thompson said.
Fry would not say if police are looking for more suspects, but he said, "I
do believe our community is safe."
Authorities announced earlier this month that they were looking to speak
with the driver of a white 2011-2013 Hyundai Elantra that was spotted near
the victims' house around the time of the crime.
Asked at Friday's news conference if that car has now been found, the
chief replied, "We have found an Elantra."
Kohberger received his undergraduate degree from DeSales University in
Pennsylvania in 2020 and completed graduate studies at DeSales in June
2022, according to the university.
Washington State University identifies Kohberger as a Ph.D. student in its
department of criminal justice and criminology.
Kohberger was arrested on four counts of first-degree murder and burglary,
Thompson said.
Kohberger appeared before a judge in Pennsylvania Friday morning and is
being held without bond, Thompson said. He's scheduled to return to court
in Pennsylvania on Tuesday to begin the extradition process and has been
appointed a public defender, Thompson said.
It's been over six weeks since roommates Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen
and Xana Kernodle, as well as Kernodle's boyfriend, Ethan Chapin, were all
stabbed to death in the girls' off-campus house in the early hours of Nov.
13.
Two other roommates -- who police said are not suspects -- survived and
likely slept through the murders, according to officials. The survivors
were on the ground floor while the four victims were on the second and
third floors.
The murder weapon has not been recovered, the chief said.
Goncalves' family told ABC News on Friday that they don't know Kohberger
but are seeing connections between two that they aren't ready to discuss
yet. The family said they are "happy, relieved and thankful" that there's
been an arrest.
Chapin's family said in a statement, "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."
"We marvel at the continued stories about Ethan and the lives he touched
in his short 20 years," the family said. "If we all lived and loved as
Ethan did, the world would be a better place."
The chief said at the news conference, "No arrest will ever bring back
these young students. However, we do believe justice will be found through
the criminal process."
Moscow's deputy city supervisor, Tyler Palmer, called the arrest a
"tremendous sigh of relief for a community holding its breath for more
than six weeks."
Moscow Mayor Arthur Bettge said in a statement Friday that he hopes the
arrest can "begin to provide the answers that we have all sought in our
attempts to understand this senseless act."
As police investigated, they urged the public to come forward with
information.
"We just want this person found so bad," Kaylee Goncalves' mom, Kristi
Goncalves, told ABC News earlier this month.
"Where are you? Who are you?" she said.
Sheldon Kernodle, Xana's cousin, urged people to continue to share
information. "Our work isnt done yet," he tweeted on Friday.
On Thursday, Moscow police said they were planning to send a cleaning crew
on Friday to the murder scene. That planned cleaning has now been put on
hold following a legal request from the court, police said.
ABC News' Luke Barr, Nick Cirone and Christopher Looft contributed to this
report.
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friday-afternoon/story?id=95976902
A 28-year-old graduate student was arrested Friday morning in
Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains in connection with the November murders of
four University of Idaho students, police said, but many details of the
case still remain a mystery.
The suspect, Bryan Kohberger, is a graduate student at Washington State
University, located less than 10 miles away from the University of Idaho,
Moscow Police Chief James Fry said at a Friday news conference.
Law enforcement sources told ABC News that police identified Kohberger as
a suspect, at least in part, by using DNA technology, and police then
tracked the grad student to Pennsylvania through his car.
Sources said the FBI had been watching the house for several days before a
specialized team of state troopers and federal agents moved in around 2
a.m. Friday.
Police did not disclose a motive or what led them to their suspect. The
probable cause affidavit, which details the reasons for Kohberger's
arrest, is sealed and cannot be released until he returns to Idaho, Latah
County Prosecutor Bill Thompson said.
Fry would not say if police are looking for more suspects, but he said, "I
do believe our community is safe."
Authorities announced earlier this month that they were looking to speak
with the driver of a white 2011-2013 Hyundai Elantra that was spotted near
the victims' house around the time of the crime.
Asked at Friday's news conference if that car has now been found, the
chief replied, "We have found an Elantra."
Kohberger received his undergraduate degree from DeSales University in
Pennsylvania in 2020 and completed graduate studies at DeSales in June
2022, according to the university.
Washington State University identifies Kohberger as a Ph.D. student in its
department of criminal justice and criminology.
Kohberger was arrested on four counts of first-degree murder and burglary,
Thompson said.
Kohberger appeared before a judge in Pennsylvania Friday morning and is
being held without bond, Thompson said. He's scheduled to return to court
in Pennsylvania on Tuesday to begin the extradition process and has been
appointed a public defender, Thompson said.
It's been over six weeks since roommates Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen
and Xana Kernodle, as well as Kernodle's boyfriend, Ethan Chapin, were all
stabbed to death in the girls' off-campus house in the early hours of Nov.
13.
Two other roommates -- who police said are not suspects -- survived and
likely slept through the murders, according to officials. The survivors
were on the ground floor while the four victims were on the second and
third floors.
The murder weapon has not been recovered, the chief said.
Goncalves' family told ABC News on Friday that they don't know Kohberger
but are seeing connections between two that they aren't ready to discuss
yet. The family said they are "happy, relieved and thankful" that there's
been an arrest.
Chapin's family said in a statement, "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."
"We marvel at the continued stories about Ethan and the lives he touched
in his short 20 years," the family said. "If we all lived and loved as
Ethan did, the world would be a better place."
The chief said at the news conference, "No arrest will ever bring back
these young students. However, we do believe justice will be found through
the criminal process."
Moscow's deputy city supervisor, Tyler Palmer, called the arrest a
"tremendous sigh of relief for a community holding its breath for more
than six weeks."
Moscow Mayor Arthur Bettge said in a statement Friday that he hopes the
arrest can "begin to provide the answers that we have all sought in our
attempts to understand this senseless act."
As police investigated, they urged the public to come forward with
information.
"We just want this person found so bad," Kaylee Goncalves' mom, Kristi
Goncalves, told ABC News earlier this month.
"Where are you? Who are you?" she said.
Sheldon Kernodle, Xana's cousin, urged people to continue to share
information. "Our work isnt done yet," he tweeted on Friday.
On Thursday, Moscow police said they were planning to send a cleaning crew
on Friday to the murder scene. That planned cleaning has now been put on
hold following a legal request from the court, police said.
ABC News' Luke Barr, Nick Cirone and Christopher Looft contributed to this
report.
--
"LOCKDOWN", left-wing COVID fearmongering. 95% of COVID infections
recover with no after effects.
No collusion - Special Counsel Robert Swan Mueller III, March 2019.
Officially made Nancy Pelosi a two-time impeachment loser.
Donald J. Trump, cheated out of a second term by fraudulent "mail-in"
ballots. Report voter fraud: ***@mail.house.gov
Thank you for cleaning up the disaster of the 2008-2017 Obama / Biden
fiasco, President Trump.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp. Obama sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood
queer liberal democrat donors.
President Trump boosted the economy, reduced illegal invasions, appointed
dozens of judges and three SCOTUS justices.