Newly obtained data present Moscow homicide scene
7 Investigates obtained photographic proof collected by police the day Bryan Kohberger murdered 4 College of Idaho college students.
MOSCOW, Idaho — Newly obtained data present the photographic proof collected by police the day Bryan Kohberger murdered 4 College of Idaho college students. Â
7 Investigates obtained almost 200 redacted and blurred crime scene images by means of a public data request with Moscow, Idaho police. They present the King Highway dwelling the place Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin have been killed on Nov. 13, 2022.Â
Kohberger pleaded responsible to the murders in July to keep away from the loss of life penalty. He was ordered to serve 4 consecutive life phrases with out parole for the murders and is now in solitary confinement contained in the Idaho Most Safety Establishment.Â
The images present a horrific crime scene. Among the many photographs are those who present the sufferer’s bedrooms, the sliding door police say Kohberger entered by means of, and blood on a door.Â
7 Investigates additionally obtained surveillance video taken throughout that point from a neighbor’s dwelling. Within the video, you’ll be able to see an individual strolling to a automotive parked outdoors the house the place the video was recorded. That individual walks towards King Highway with a flashlight. Over the course of about quarter-hour, video reveals a white sedan drive to and from the neighborhood of the house the place the murders occurred. Â
Between 4:15-4:20 a.m., loud noises might be heard, together with a canine barking for a number of minutes.Â
Authorities stated from the start they believed the killings to be a part of a focused assault, although they supplied little info as to why.
Bryan Kohberger eluded authorities for a month – and maybe would have for longer had he not left behind a single spec of DNA on a knife sheath discovered close to the scene of the crime. In two-and-a-half years, the homicide weapon has not been discovered. Â
In early December got here a break within the investigation.
Legislation enforcement issued a BOLO alert for a 2011 white Hyundai Elantra. A automotive matching that physique form was captured in surveillance footage close to the crime scene earlier than and rushing off after the homicide.
Police used Kohberger’s automotive, DNA discovered on the knife sheath left on the crime scene, genetic family tree, faculty data and cellphone information to tie the then 28-year-old WSU criminology pupil Bryan Kohberger to the scene of the homicide.
Days earlier than the brand new yr, an FBI tactical staff swarmed Kohberger’s household dwelling in Pennsylvania.
He was arrested and in the end extradited to Idaho in early 2023.
Kohberger went to nice lengths to cover his crimes. He meticulously cleaned his Elantra, leaving no proof inside. Nonetheless, prosecutors believed they’d sufficient proof by Might of 2023 to cost him with 4 counts of first-degree homicide.
Kohberger initially pleaded not responsible. His public defenders ready to battle the loss of life penalty case in courtroom. 
After years of motions and delays, an surprising responsible plea final month ended the trial earlier than it began.Â