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☆ Sister of murdered Idaho student, Kaylee Goncalves, says it's chilling to learn 'true evil was watching'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Julianne Mcshane | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

I had no idea that true evil was genuinely watching them,” Alivea Goncalves, 26, sister of victim Kaylee Goncalves, 21, said in an interview with NewsNation on Sunday. "That’s really difficult, it’s really difficult, not to wish that you had done more and wish that you had known more." A private security officer sits in a vehicle on Jan. 3 in front of the house in Moscow, Idaho, where four University of Idaho students were killed in November. It's unclear if Alivea was there, but she told NewsNation she plans to be at "every single" hearing throughout the case. In a previous interview with NBC's “TODAY,” Alivea Goncalves called her sister “the ultimate go-getter.”

☆ Traumatic shock: A surviving roommate of the Idaho slain students said she saw killer, according to affidavit
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Safia Samee Ali | Safia Samee Ali Is A Reporter For Nbc News Digital | Based In Chicago. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

in an affidavit, encountered the suspect as he fled the house in Moscow, Idaho. According to the affidavit, Mortensen “described the figure as 5’10” or taller, male, not very muscular, but athletically built with bushy eyebrows. as she stood in a ‘frozen shock phase.’ The male walked towards the back sliding glass door. What was described as “frozen shock phase” could fall under a number of acute trauma responses, such as dissociation and tonic immobility, which are commonly elicited in stressful scenarios, experts said Friday. There’s different things that could be operating with her frozen state, and I think all of them would be reasonable.”

"The Idaho state lab later located a single source of male DNA (suspect Profile) left on the button snap of the knife sheath." But Kohberger's phone did not come up in that search. Another search warrant, granted Dec. 23, gave investigators Kohberger's cellphone location during the 24 hours before the killings and the 24 hours afterward. The evidence was sent to the Idaho State Lab for testing and a DNA profile was compared with DNA discovered on the knife sheath. There's likely to be a lot more evidence — more sightings of the Elantra, more information about where Kohberger's phone traveled — that was not included, Martin said.

☆ Woman poisoned her veterinarian husband with animal euthanasia drugs in his coffee, officials say
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin woman accused of repeatedly poisoning her veterinarian husband with animal euthanasia drugs has been charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide. Amanda Chapin, 50, of Monroe, was charged Dec. 28 in Lafayette County. Authorities say she poisoned her 70-year-old husband, Gary Chapin, three times during July and August, by putting barbiturates in his coffee, the Wisconsin State Journal reported. Gary Chapin’s son subsequently filed a restraining order against Amanda Chapin on his father’s behalf and Gary Chapin has filed for divorce, according to online court records. Gary Chapin filed for divorce the next day.

MOSCOW, Idaho — Bryan Christopher Kohberger, who was arrested last week in the killings of four University of Idaho students, was expected to make his first appearance in an Idaho courtroom on Thursday. Kohberger is scheduled to appear before Latah County Magistrate Judge Megan Marshall at 9:30 a.m. PT/12:30 p.m. Earlier this week, Marshall ordered police, attorneys and officials connected to the case not to speak publicly or share any information about Kohberger's prosecution outside courtroom walls. Kohberger arrived in Latah County on Wednesday, following a cross-country trip from northeastern Pennsylvania where the Washington State University graduate student was arrested on Friday. Deon Hampton reported form Moscow, Idaho, and David K. Li from New York City.

☆ Idaho suspect changed car title 5 days after college student slayings, records show
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Bryan Christopher Kohberger, who is accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students, changed the title of his car five days after the murder. The records redacted Kohberger's name but the license plate listed in the application matches the license plate shown in police body camera video when Indiana law enforcement pulled over Kohberger and his father. The pair was stopped on Dec. 15, by deputies in Hancock County, Indiana, for allegedly following a vehicle too closely. He was released with a verbal warning, only to be stopped nine minutes later by Indiana State Police for the same traffic infraction. He appeared in court Tuesday in Monroe County, Pennsylvania and waived extradition.

The harrowing detail was included in a newly unsealed affidavit on Thursday, just before Bryan Kohberger, the 28-year-old doctoral student charged with the slayings, was scheduled to make his first court appearance in Moscow, Idaho. He was arrested in Pennsylvania last week, where he was visiting his family, and flown to Idaho on Wednesday. Investigators were able to match DNA recovered from a knife sheath left at the scene with DNA taken from trash at the Kohberger family residence, according to the unsealed court document. About 15 minutes later, the car was seen leaving at a "high rate of speed." Reporting by Joseph Ax in New York and Brendan O'Brien in Chicago; Editing by David Gregorio and Howard GollerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Bryan Christopher Kohberger, the man accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students, was removed from a county jail in Pennsylvania and turned over to state police Wednesday, officials said. “He is no longer in the custody of the Monroe County Correctional Facility; he’s in the custody of the Pennsylvania State Police,” warden Garry Haidle said. Less than 24 hours earlier, the 28-year-old Kohberger waived extradition in a Stroudsburg courtroom, paving the way for his trip to Latah County, Idaho. Kohberger was arrested Friday in Albrightsville in northeastern Pennsylvania, about 2,500 miles from Moscow, where the students were killed Nov. 13. The suspect was a doctoral student in the criminal justice and criminology department at Washington State University, 9 miles from Moscow.

Twice, Indiana law enforcement officials stopped the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students and let him go — and both times happened the same day, authorities said Tuesday. On Dec. 15, deputies pulled over Kohberger in Hancock County, Indiana, for “following too closely” on Interstate 70, the sheriff's office said in a statement Tuesday. And nine minutes after he was stopped by sheriff's deputies, Indiana State Police pulled over the vehicle, law enforcement officials said Tuesday. Last week, about 2,500 miles away, Pennsylvania State Police arrested Kohberger, 28, in the students' deaths. During a news conference following Kohberger’s appearance in court Tuesday, authorities in Pennsylvania discussed the arrest.

STROUDSBURG, Pa. — Bryan Christopher Kohberger, the suspect in the brutal slayings of four University of Idaho students in November, waived extradition Tuesday during a court hearing in Pennsylvania, paving the way for him to face murder charges in Idaho. While in court Tuesday afternoon, Kohberger said he understood what it meant to waive extradition. During the brief hearing, a member of Kohberger's family appeared to be crying. A probable cause affidavit, with details supporting Kohberger’s arrest, is under seal until he sets foot in Idaho and is served with the papers in court, authorities said. Families of the victims say they are hopeful that Kohberger’s arrest will bring justice.

☆ Family of Idaho murder suspect is 'obviously shocked,' lawyer says
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( Julianne Mcshane | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The family of the the suspect arrested in the slayings of four University of Idaho students is "obviously shocked" at the first-degree murder charges he faces, his lawyer said in an interview with NBC's "TODAY" on Tuesday, hours before the suspect is expected to appear in court in Pennsylvania for an extradition hearing. "They don't believe it to be Bryan, they can't believe this, they're obviously shocked," said Jason LaBar, the chief public defender of Monroe County. LaBar is representing Bryan Kohberger, 28, in the extradition request — which he said is not being challenged — but is not part of his murder defense. LaBar said he has visited Kohberger in custody four times since his arrest last Friday in northeastern Pennsylvania, about 2,500 miles from the Idaho campus. Kohberger could be on a plane back to Idaho as early as Tuesday night.

☆ Grad student accused of Idaho college slayings to appear in court
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Jan 3 (Reuters) - The graduate student accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death more than six weeks ago is scheduled to appear in a Pennsylvania court on Tuesday to determine whether he will return to Idaho immediately to face charges there. If he waives extradition at Tuesday's court hearing, he will be sent to Idaho to face four counts of first-degree murder and felony burglary. Two other female roommates in the house at the time of the killings were unharmed, apparently having slept through the attack. Pullman, Washington, where Kohberger has been studying, is about 10 miles from the University of Idaho campus. Reporting by Joseph Ax; Additional reporting by Brendan O'Brien Editing by Tomasz JanowskiOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Police identified the Idaho killings suspect with DNA databases, multiple outlets report, and the practice is controversial
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( Kelsey Neubauer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Police were reportedly able to link the Idaho killings suspect to the crime scene with DNA. They ran DNA through genealogy databases and got a hit, anonymous law enforcement sources told ABC News. CNN reported that police then tracked the suspect back to Pennsylvania, where he was arrested. Experts previously told Insider that those who send their DNA to genealogy companies should do so with caution if they want to protect their genetic privacy. Joseph Giacalone, who used to helm the Bronx's cold case unit, told Insider last month.

MOSCOW, Idaho -- The father of one of four slain University of Idaho students vowed Monday that when the Pennsylvania man accused of the killings finally appears in their courthouse, he and the other parents will be there to stare him down. Steve Goncalves, father of Kaylee Goncalves, speaks with NBC News. Kaylee Goncalves, one of four University of Idaho students found stabbed to death on Nov. 13. Three of the victims — Goncalves, Mogen and Kernodle — were roommates at the home where they died, police have said. Gadi Schwartz and Deon J. Hampton reported from Moscow, Idaho, Minyvonne Burke reported from Monroe County, Pennsylvania, and Corky Siemaszko reported from New York City.

☆ Family of Idaho murder suspect says they 'promote his presumption of innocence'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-01 | by ( Julianne Mcshane | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

The family of Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, the suspect arrested in the brutal slayings of four University of Idaho students, said they are cooperating with law enforcement to "promote his presumption of innocence" in their first public statement released Sunday. "We have fully cooperated with law enforcement agencies in an attempt to seek the truth and promote his presumption of innocence rather than judge unknown facts and make erroneous assumptions," the statement continued. A Hyundai Elantra was taken away from Kohberger's home in Pennsylvania on Friday, law enforcement sources said. The Kohberger family is expected to be present for the extradition hearing Tuesday, LaBar said. Families of the murder victims say they are hopeful that Kohberger's arrest will bring justice.

☆ Suspect in Idaho killings had made 'creepy' comments to brewery staff, customers, owner says
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-01 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Deon J. Hampton | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — The suspect in the killings of four University of Idaho students last month had been known to some employees at a Pennsylvania brewery to make "creepy" and inappropriate comments, the business owner said. The brewery sometimes had "unusual characters," Serulneck said, but he remembered Kohberger from some interactions he had with female patrons and staff. “Staff put in there, ‘Hey, this guy makes creepy comments, keep an eye on him. Serulneck said Kohberger would ask the female staff or customers who they were at the brewery with, where they lived and what their work schedule was. Kohberger had not returned to the brewery since Serulneck approached him months ago about the complaints from his staff, the owner said.

☆ Idaho killing suspect tracked victims before the murder and had a history of being 'creepy' toward women, sources say
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-01 | by ( Kelsey Neubauer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Idaho killing suspect Bryan Kohberger was arrested in connection with the four students' murders Friday. Kohberger allegedly tracked the victims' phones before the killings, a source told the Daily Mail. A source who is a cousin of one of Kohberger's childhood schoolmates, the Daily Mail reported, said the suspect allegedly tracked the four victims' phones for weeks before the killing. After the killings, Kohberger traveled back to Pennsylvania, where he was staying at his parents' home. He also allegedly was "creepy" toward women before, Jordan Serulneck, who knows the suspect told NBC.

☆ Idaho police chief regrets lack of transparency during early stages of probe into slayings of 4 college students
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-31 | by ( Antonio Planas | Minyvonne Burke | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

A more transparent approach, Fry said, would "give a little bit of assurance to people that we've locked the scene down. The shocking crimes have captivated the nation, generating about 19,000 tips from the public that police said were crucial to the probe. A Pennsylvania judge in Monroe County, north of Allentown, on Friday ordered that Kohberger be extradited to Idaho next month, court records showed. “He should be presumed innocent until proven otherwise — not tried in the court of public opinion,” public defender Jason LaBar says in a statement, adding, “Mr. Serulneck says Kohberger came to his brewery a few times and female staff would often complain about his behavior.

The killings of four University of Idaho students in mid-November at an off-campus residence stunned the small community of Moscow, Idaho, where investigators grappled with what the town's police chief would later describe as a "very complex" case. Nov. 13At about 1:30 a.m., Goncalves and Mogen are seen ordering from a nearby food truck, according to the truck's livestream. People place flowers at a memorial in front of a campus entrance sign for the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho on Nov. 16. Nov. 18Police say the victims were most likely asleep when they were slain, and some of them had defensive wounds. Nov. 30A vigil is held at the University of Idaho in honor of the victims, with some family members in attendance.

The Pennsylvania man charged in the killing of four University of Idaho students was a doctoral student at nearby Washington State University studying in the criminal justice and criminology department. Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, was booked into custody on an arrest warrant out of Moscow, Idaho, charging him with first-degree murder, court records show. He was listed as a Ph.D. student in the department of criminal justice and criminology at Washington State University (WSU), which is 10 miles west and just across the state line from the University of Idaho. Kohberger graduated from nearby DeSales University in 2020 with a degree in psychology and earned a master of arts in criminal justice from DeSales in the spring, DeSales University said in a statement Friday. At the time, the person identified himself a "student investigator" at DeSales University and was using a school-issued email address.

☆ Man Arrested in University of Idaho Murders
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-30 | by ( Suryatapa Bhattacharya | Sadie Gurman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Kaylee Goncalves, Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle and Madison Mogen were stabbed to death in November. A 28-year-old man has been arrested in Pennsylvania in connection with the murders of four University of Idaho students. Bryan Christopher Kohberger was arrested Friday in eastern Pennsylvania, according to a law-enforcement official. Shanon Gray, an attorney hired by the father of Kaylee Goncalves, confirmed a person was taken into custody.

A suspect in the slayings of four University of Idaho students has been taken into custody in Pennsylvania, law enforcement sources said Friday. Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, was apprehended in Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania, law enforcement sources told NBC News. Police in Moscow, Idaho, have scheduled a news conference for 1 p.m. PT, where it is expected they will reveal more details about the November murders that stunned the small college town. Three of the victims shared the home they were killed in — Goncalves, Mogen and Kernodle — while Kernodle’s boyfriend, Chapin, was staying overnight, according to investigators. An arrest comes as a “celebration of life” was planned later Friday for two of the roommates, Goncalves and Mogen.

A person linked to the slayings of four University of Idaho students has been taken into custody in Pennsylvania, law enforcement sources told NBC News Friday. Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, is being held for extradition in a criminal homicide investigation based on an active arrest warrant for first degree murder issued by the Moscow Police Department and Latah County Prosecutor’s Office. The apprehension was made in Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania, they said. Ethan Chapin, 20, of Conway, Washington; Madison Mogen, 21, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; Xana Kernodle, 20, of Avondale, Arizona; and Kaylee Goncalves, 21, of Rathdrum, Idaho, were killed on Nov. 13.

☆ Suspect Arrested in University of Idaho Killings
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-30 | by ( Suryatapa Bhattacharya | Sadie Gurman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A 28-year-old graduate student has been arrested in connection with the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students. Bryan Christopher Kohberger was taken into custody Friday in eastern Pennsylvania for the November killings of Kaylee Goncalves , 21 years old, Ethan Chapin , 20, Xana Kernodle , 20, and Madison Mogen, 21, according to police and prosecutors.

☆ Man Arrested in University of Idaho Killings
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-30 | by ( Suryatapa Bhattacharya | Sadie Gurman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Kaylee Goncalves, Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle and Madison Mogen were stabbed to death in November. A 28-year-old man has been arrested in Pennsylvania in connection with the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students. Bryan Christopher Kohberger was arrested Friday in eastern Pennsylvania, according to a law-enforcement official. Shanon Gray , an attorney hired by the father of Kaylee Goncalves , confirmed a person was taken into custody.

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