Haunting new details have been released as part of a probable cause affidavit in the case of the murder of four students in Moscow, Idaho.
The documents were released on Thursday in prosecutors’ case against Bryan Kohberger - the lead suspect in this murder case.
The stabbings occurred early on November 13, after the victims arrived home from a night out. It is understood that Ethan Chapin, 20, and Xana Kernodle, 20, had attended a party on the University of Idaho campus earlier that night.
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Police also confirmed that the two other victims, Madison Mogen, 21, and Kaylee Goncalves, 21, went to a downtown bar before heading to a late-night food truck.
There are some key questions being raised about the horrific stabbings, and these documents seem to have answered them - from how and why it happened, to the survivor who described the man allegedly responsible - criminology student, Bryan Kohberger - and his movements in the months leading to November 13, 2022.
Witness
A roommate of the four victims, identified in the document as D.M., said she “heard crying” early on the morning of the killings and heard a male voice say, ‘it’s ok, I’m going to help you.’”
D.M. said moments later she saw a “figure clad in black clothing and a mask that covered the person’s mouth and nose walking towards her,” according to the affidavit.
“D.M. described the figure as 5’ 10” or taller, male, not very muscular, but athletically built with bushy eyebrows,” it says.
“The male walked past D.M. as she stood in a ‘frozen shock phase.’ The male walked towards the back sliding glass door. D.M. locked herself in her room after seeing the male,” the document says.
CNN reports that the document also noted the roommate did not recognise the man she saw on the night of the attack.
White Sedan
The affidavit confirmed that on review of local surveillance footage on the night of the murders, a white sedan - later identified as a Hyundai Elantra - was brought to the attention of authorities.
That same vehicle was found to be registered to Kohberger and it is understood that at the time of his arrest last week, a white Elantra was found at his parents’ family home in Pennsylvania.
The document then revealed that they had found a tan leather knife sheath on the bed next to one of the victims.
Days after its discovery, the Idaho State Lab found a single source of male DNA on its button snap. They then used DNA from Kohberger’s father - found in rubbish retrieved from their home - to link this sheath to his son.
Phone records
Phone records gathered by police showed that Kohberger’s phone was in the vicinity of the victims’ residence at least 12 times between June 2022 to November 13, the affidavit says.
“All of these occasions, except for one, occurred in the late evening and early morning hours of their respective days”.
Most disturbingly, Kohberger’s phone was near the scene between 9:12 am and 9:21 am, hours after the killings, before arriving back home at around 9:32 am.
The affidavit also suggests that Kohberger allegedly applied for an internship with the Pullman Police Department in Washington state.
“Pursuant to records provided by a member of the interview panel for Pullman Police Department, we learned that Kohberger’s past education included (undergraduate) degrees in psychology and cloud-based forensics,” it read.
Details that remain unconfirmed at this point include how the suspect entered the home, whether he had any relationship with his victims, why the masked man walked past one of the roommates, and what the alleged motive for the murders was.
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