Idaho Murders: Prosecutors Detail Evidence Against Bryan Kohberger

Pre-Murder Activities and Purchases

• 🔪 In March 2022, Bryan Kohberger purchased a KBAR knife and sheath online using an Amazon gift card.
• 🎓 In late June 2022, Kohberger moved to Pullman, Washington, to pursue a PhD in criminal justice at Washington State University.

Phone Activity and Surveillance

• 📱 From July 9, 2022, Kohberger's phone connected to a cell tower serving the 1122 King Road residence in Moscow, Idaho, on approximately 23 occasions between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m.
• 🚗 On August 22, 2022, Kohberger was stopped in his white 2015 Hyundai Elantra, providing his name, phone number, and Pullman address.
• 📍 On November 13, 2022, Kohberger's phone was turned off from 2:54 a.m. to 4:48 a.m. during the time of the murders.
• 🚗 Surveillance footage shows a vehicle matching Kohberger's Elantra entering Moscow around 3:02 a.m. and circling the 1122 King Road area multiple times.

Events of November 13, 2022

• 🏠 Investigators believe Kohberger entered the 1122 King Road residence through a back kitchen sliding door.
• 🔪 He allegedly went to the third floor and killed Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves with a large knife.
• 🩸 A KBAR knife sheath was found on the bed next to Madison Mogen's body, containing single-source male DNA, as well as blood from both victims.
• 🔪 Kohberger then encountered and killed roommates Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin on the second floor.
• 👥 One of the surviving roommates saw Kohberger, dressed in black, leaving the house with a container.
• 💨 Kohberger's car was seen leaving the area at high speed around 4:20 a.m., making a U-turn and parking above the residence before entering.

Post-Murder Actions and Investigation

• 🗺️ Kohberger's phone activity indicates he drove south of Moscow on back roads, with his phone reactivating south of Moscow around 4:48 a.m.
• 🚗 His vehicle was later seen entering Pullman around 5:26 a.m. and arriving at his apartment by 5:30 a.m.
• 📸 Evidence from Kohberger's phone includes a selfie taken in his Pullman apartment bathroom with a thumbs up.
• 🌊 Kohberger's phone later traveled to the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley.
• 🔍 Following the murders, business records show Kohberger searched for a KBAR knife and sheath, possibly to replace the one left at the scene, and attempted to delete Amazon purchase history.
• 🚗 Kohberger changed his car registration from Pennsylvania to Washington, noting Pennsylvania cars do not require a front license plate, matching the vehicle seen without one.
• 🗑️ A trash pull at his parents' home in Pennsylvania yielded DNA from his father on a Q-tip, which matched DNA found on the knife sheath.
• 🧬 A DNA sample taken from Kohberger after his arrest in Pennsylvania matched the DNA found on the knife sheath.
• 🧼 Kohberger's apartment and car were meticulously cleaned, suggesting an attempt to cover up evidence.

Legal Proceedings

• ⚖️ Prosecutors presented evidence to a judge considering a plea deal, outlining Kohberger's alleged actions with intent to kill, premeditation, and malice aforethought.
• 🔪 The murder weapon has not yet been recovered.
• 👨‍⚖️ Kohberger has admitted and pleaded guilty to entering the residence with the intent to kill.