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MOSCOW, ID – Investigators in Moscow say the murders of four University of Idaho students happened between 4:00 a.m. and 4:25 a.m. on November 13th based on witness statements and various collected evidence. In court documents released today, officials say one roommate witnessed a figure dressed all in black and wearing a mask inside the home in the 1100 block of King Road between that time.
D.M. stated she originally went to sleep in her bedroom on the southeast side of the second floor. D.M. stated she was awoken at approximately 4:00 a.m. by what she stated sounded like Goncalves playing with her dog in one of the upstairs bedrooms, which were located on the third floor. A short time later, D.M. said she heard who she thought was Goncalves say something to the effect of “there’s someone here.”
A review of records obtained from a forensic download of Kemodle’s phone showed this could also have been Kernodle as her cellular phone indicated she was likely awake and using the TikTok app at approximately 4:12 a.m. D.M. stated she looked out of her bedroom but did not see anything when she heard the comment about someone being in the house. D.M. stated she opened her door a second time when she heard what she thought was crying coming from Kernodle’s room. D.M. then said she heard a male voice say something to the effect of “it’s ok, I’m going to help you.”
At approximately 4:17 a.m., a security camera located at 1112 King Road, a residence immediately to the northwest of 1122 King Road, picked up distorted audio of what sounded like voices or a whimper followed by a loud thud. A dog can also be heard barking numerous times starting at 4:17 a.m. The security camera is less than fifty feet from the west wall of Kernodle’s bedroom.
D.M. stated she opened her door for the third time after she heard the crying and saw a figure clad in black clothing and a mask that covered the person’s mouth and nose walking towards her. D.M. described the figure as 5’10” or taller, male, not very muscular, but athletically built with bushy eyebrows. 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. D.M. did not state that she recognized the male. This leads investigators to believe that the murderer left the scene.
The combination of D.M.’s statements to law enforcement, reviews of forensic downloads of records from B.F. and D.M.’s phone, and video of a suspect video as described below leads investigators to believe the homicides occurred between 4:00 a.m. and 4:25 am.
During the processing of the crime scene, investigators found a latent shoe print. This was located during the second processing of the crime scene by the ISP Forensic Team by first using a presumptive blood test and then Amino Black, a protein stain that detects the presence of cellular material. The detected shoe print showed a diamond-shaped pattern (similar to the pattern of a Vans type shoe sole) just outside the door of D.M.’s bedroom (located on second floor). This is consistent with D.M.’s statement regarding the suspect’s path of travel.
A white Hyundai Elantra, allegedly owned by Bryan Kohberger, was reportedly seen entering the area of King Road four times beginning at 3:29 a.m. and then exiting at a high rate of speed at 4:20 a.m.
“Suspect Vehicle 1 can be seen entering the area a fourth time at approximately 4:04 a.m. It can be seen driving eastbound on King Road, stopping and turning around in front of 500 Queen Road #52 and then driving back westbound on King Road. When Suspect Vehicle I is in front of the King Road Residence, it appeared to unsuccessfully attempt to park or tum around in the road. The vehicle then continued to the intersection of Queen Road and King Road where it can be seen completing a three-point turn and then driving eastbound again down Queen Road. Suspect Vehicle I is next seen departing the area of the King Road Residence at approximately 4:20 a.m. at a high rate of speed,” court records say.
Law enforcement officers were made aware of the car on November 25th when Moscow Police asked area agencies to be on the lookout for an Elantra matching the description. On November 29th at approximately 12:28 a.m., a Washington State University Police officer located a 2015 model with Pennsylvania license plate and registered to Kohberger, who resided in the 1500 block of NE Valley Road in Pullman which is about 3/4 of a mile from the intersection of Stadium Way and Cougar Way – the last camera location which picked up the white Elantra prior to the time of the alleged murders. He registered the car in Washington State on November 18th.
Meanwhile, officials also say that Kohberger had applied for an internship with the Pullman Police Department this past fall.
Based on information provided on the WSU website, Kohberger is currently a Ph.D. Student in Pullman. Pursuant to records provided by a member of the interview panel for the Pullman Police Department investigators learned that Kohberger’s past education included undergraduate degrees in psychology and cloud-based forensics.
These records also showed Kohberger wrote an essay when he applied for an internship with the Pullman Police Department in the fall of 2022. Kohberger wrote in his essay he had interest in assisting rural law enforcement agencies with how to better collect and analyze technological data in public safety operations.
Kohberger had posted a Reddit survey which was found by an open-source internet search and has since been removed from the DeSales University website it was originally located on. The survey asked for participants to provide information to “understand how emotions and psychological traits influence decision making when committing a crime.”
Additional information:
Prior to the mid-November murders, Kohberger’s cell phone was reportedly tracked by cell towers to the area near the murder site at least a dozen times between June and mid-November. Officials state they looked at those records to determine if Kohberger was “stalking” any of the victims.
“The records for the 8458 Phone show the 8458 Phone utilizing cellular resources that provide coverage to the area of 1122 King Road on at least twelve occasions prior to November 13, 2022. All of these occasions, except for one, occurred in the late evening and early morning hours of their respective days. One of these occasions, on August 21,2022, the 8458 Phone utilized cellular resources providing coverage to the King Road Residence from approximately 10:34 p.m. to 11:35 p.m. At approximately 11:37 p.m., Kohberger was stopped by [a] Latah County Sheriffs Deputy,” the documents say.
