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Accused man of assassination of four universities of Students from Idaho in November thoroughly cleaned the interior and exterior. of his car and was also visible wearing surgical gloves some times before being arrested, a law enforcement source told CNN.
Brian Kochberger, 28 currently the only suspect in terrible stabbing of students Kaylee Gonsalves, 21; Madison Mogen, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Ethan Chapin, 20 who we found dead inside them off-campus house in Moscow, Idaho, on the 13th of November.
Koberger, who pursued a PhD in criminal justice at the University of Washington at the time of murder, “cleaned his car inside and out without missing an inch,” a law enforcement source said.
A source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, was informed on observations made investigators within four days of observation leading up to Kochberger arrest His family is Pennsylvania home on December 30th.
How is Koberger now remains behind bars in Idaho is awaiting a hearing on his status on Jan. 12. new Details have emerged that shed light on some of suspect’s movements in in the days leading up to his arrest.
Observation team appointed Kochberger was instructed with two missions, according to multiple law enforcement sources: save eyes on Koberger so they can arrest its like soon since a warrant has been issued and try to get a facility that will yield a DNA sample from Kochberger, which can then be compared to the DNA evidence. found in crime scene.
Koberger has been seen several times outside Pennsylvania home wearing surgical gloves, according to a law enforcement source.
AT one instance before Kochberger’s arrest, the authorities watched him leave his family home around 4 am and put the trash bags in Garbage cans of neighbors, according to the source. At this point, the agents pulled the debris out of the Coberger. family litter bins and what was seen was placed in neighbors’ bins, the source said.
restored items were sent to an Idaho lab, according to the source.
Last Friday, the Pennsylvania State Police SWAT team then moved in on Koberger family homebreaking down door and windows in what is known as “dynamic entry” is a tactic used in rare cases arrest “high risk suspects, source added.
On Thursday, Kochberger appeared in court. in Idaho after being enrolled in Lata County jail Wednesday night after his extradition from Pennsylvania.
Koberger charged with four bills of first-degree murder and one think of break-in. He did not enter plea at the hearing.
Authorities spent nearly two months investigating before they were able to publicly name the suspect. national Attention and shocked the loved ones of the victims, as well as community – who did not record murder in years.
However, public view of case remains mired with questions. As of late thursday is remains it is unclear what motivated the killings. it also it is not clear how the suspect entered house after the authorities said no sign of Hacking or why two roommates who were in residence at the time of killings survived attacks.
Here how investigators narrowed the search down to Kochberger:
- DNA: Garbage removed from Koberger’s shop family home showed that “the DNA profile obtained from the garbage” matched the brown leather scabbard. found “laying on bed” of one of victims, according to probable cause affidavit published on Thursday. DNA recovered from garbage “identified the man as not excluded as a biological father” of suspect whose DNA was found on shell. “At least 99.9998% of man population one might expect an exception to the possibility of be biological father”, the statement says.
- Phone records: Authorities found the suspect’s phone was located near the victims’ Moscow, Idaho, home at least a dozen times June 2022 to present, according to affidavit. Records also show that Kochberger’s phone was near crime scene hours after the killings that morning between 9:12 and 9:21 says. The killings were not reported to the authorities until just before noon.
- White sedan: A Hyundai Elantra was seen near the victims’ home. home around that time of their murders. Washington State University officers identified the white Elantra and later learned that it was registered to Koberger. Same car was also found suspect in Pennsylvania family home when he was arrested last Friday. Suspect University is about 10 minutes away drive from Idaho crime scene.
One of two roommates who not affected in the attacks said she saw a masked man wearing in black inside house on morning of killings according to probable cause affidavit.
Designated as DM in Court document, roommate said she ‘heard crying’ in in house that morning and also heard male voice say “It’s okay, I’m going help you”. DM said that she then saw “a figure dressed in black clothes and a mask that covered the mouth and nose of the person walking towards her,” the affidavit says.
“The DM described the figure as 5’10” or taller, male, not very muscular, but athletic. built with thick eyebrows, ”testimony says. “The man walked past DM how she stood in “frozen shock” phase.’
“The man approached back sliding glass door. DM locked up in her room after seeing the man,” the document says. says, adding that the roommate did not recognize the man.
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