Current:Home > StocksIdaho Murder Case: Suspect Bryan Kohberger Indicted By Grand Jury -RiskRadar
Idaho Murder Case: Suspect Bryan Kohberger Indicted By Grand Jury
View
Date:2025-04-19 21:16:40
Bryan Kohberger has been indicted for the quadruple homicide of four University of Idaho students.
According to court documents obtained by E! News, an Idaho grand jury determined the 28-year-old "did unlawfully enter a residence" in the town of Moscow last November and "wilfully, unlawfully, deliberately, with premeditation and with malice aforethought, kill and murder" Maddie Mogen, 21, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20.
Kohberger was indicted on four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary.
The suspect, a criminology graduate student at Washington State University at the time of the killings, has denied any wrongdoing in the case.
"It is a little out of character, he said. This is not him," his public defender, Jason LaBar, told Today in January. "He believes he's going to be exonerated. That's what he believes, those were his words."
Back in November, police found roommates Mogen, Goncalves and Kernodle and the latter's boyfriend Chapin stabbed to death inside the Moscow home. Two additional women were home at the time of the killings and were uninjured.
Kohberger was arrested at his parent's home in Albrightsville, Pennsylvania in late December and charged with murder.
In a probable cause affidavit released at the time of the arrest, Moscow investigators noted that a white Hyundai Elantra was seen on surveillance footage near the home before and after the killings and, that a couple of weeks later, Washington State University police discovered the model was registered to Kohberger.
Authorities also determined that the physical description of him on his driver's license matched the info one of the surviving roommates provided investigators.
Surveillance footage also showed the Elantra at his family's hometown, the affidavit stated. Authorities found the vehicle at the house at the time of Kohberger's arrest, his public defender told CNN in January, adding that this client had gone home for the holidays.
Though a murder weapon has not be located, police did find a knife sheath bearing male DNA at the scene of the crime, per the affidavit. Lab tests were later gathered from that as well as a garbage from outside of the suspect's family home.
"DNA profile obtained from the trash and the DNA profile obtained from the sheath," the affidavit noted, "identified a male as not being excluded as the biological father" of Kohberger.
He is due to be arraigned May 22, court documents show. According to NBC News, his four charges of first-degree murder carry sentences that could include life in prison to the death penalty.
(E!, Today and NBC News are part of the NBCUniversal family.)
For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News AppveryGood! (4795)
Related
- Who's hosting 'Saturday Night Live' tonight? Musical guest, how to watch Dec. 14 episode
- What Happened to Kevin Costner’s Yellowstone Character? John Dutton’s Fate Revealed
- Will Trump’s hush money conviction stand? A judge will rule on the president-elect’s immunity claim
- Round 2 in the Trump-vs-Mexico matchup looks ominous for Mexico
- Meet first time Grammy nominee Charley Crockett
- Jelly Roll goes to jail (for the best reason) ahead of Indianapolis concert
- California voters reject measure that would have banned forced prison labor
- Bo the police K-9, who located child taken at knifepoint, wins Hero Dog Awards 2024
- Small twin
- A Pipeline Runs Through It
Ranking
- 'Vanderpump Rules' star DJ James Kennedy arrested on domestic violence charges
- Digital Finance Research Institute Introduce
- Does your dog have arthritis? A lot of them do. But treatment can be tricky
- Timothée Chalamet Details How He Transformed Into Bob Dylan for Movie
- Sam Taylor
- Stock market today: Asian stocks decline as China stimulus plan disappoints markets
- Texas now tops in SEC? Miami in trouble? Five overreactions to college football Week 11
- NY forest ranger dies fighting fires as air quality warnings are issued in New York and New Jersey
Recommendation
Federal court filings allege official committed perjury in lawsuit tied to Louisiana grain terminal
Will Reeve, son of Christopher Reeve, gets engaged to girlfriend Amanda Dubin
Younghoo Koo takes blame for Falcons loss to Saints: 'This game is fully on me'
Rita Ora pays tribute to Liam Payne at MTV Europe Music Awards: 'He brought so much joy'
Spooky or not? Some Choa Chu Kang residents say community garden resembles cemetery
Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, 4G
Sister Wives' Janelle Brown Details to Meri Why She Can't Trust Ex Kody and His Sole Wife Robyn
Solawave Black Friday Sale: Don't Miss Buy 1, Get 1 Free on Age-Defying Red Light Devices