Chilling details about the murders of four University of Idaho students surfaced on Thursday when suspected killer Bryan Kohberger appeared in court in Moscow for the first time and his affidavit was released.
The affidavit reveals that the 28-year-old criminology PhD student was tied to the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin after his DNA was found on a knife sheath the killer left at the scene.
Cellphone data also shows Mr Kohberger appears to have stalked the home at least 12 times in the run-up to the 13 November attack – and that he returned to the scene of the crime around five hours after the stabbing frenzy.
For the first time, it emerged that one of the two surviving roommates came face to face with the masked killer inside the home and overheard his chilling final words to the victims: “It’s ok, I’m going to help you.”
Mr Kohberger faced some of the victims’ families when he made his initial court appearance in Latah County Courthouse on Thursday morning. He was denied bail and is being held on four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary.
