After nearly seven weeks of investigating the slayings of four University of Idaho students, authorities confirmed on Friday that a28-year-old man was arrestedin Pennsylvania in connection with the murders of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin.Bryan Kohberger, 28, has been charged with four counts of murder and one count of felony burglary. Today he appeared in a Pennsylvania courtroom and waived his extradition to Idaho, according to several reporters in the courtroom, meaning he has voluntarily agreed to return to Idaho to face the charges against him.Kohberger arrived at the courthouse in handcuffs and a red jumpsuit on Tuesday. His family, whopublicly statedthey will support him, arrived at the courthouse approximately 30 minutes before his hearing began,according to reporterswho were at the scene.Once Kohberger is in Idaho, more details about the case will legally be able to be revealed.Bryan Kohberger on Jan. 3, 2023.Matt Rourke/AP/ShutterstockKohberger was a Ph.D student at Washington State University in Pullman, Wash., in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology. Pullman is eight miles away from the 1122 King Road residence in Moscow where the four students were stabbed to death while in bed.Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.Kohberger’s attorney, Monroe County Chief Public Defender Jason LaBar, toldCNNthat the suspect was in his home state of Pennsylvania for the holidays. He drove home with his father and arrived in the state on Dec. 17, the outlet reports.For more on this story, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.LaBar also confirmed to CNN that a white Hyundai Elantra — which is the same vehicle authorities were searching for in connection with the case — was taken from the Kohberger home on the day of the suspect’s arrest.Goncalves, 21, Mogen, 21, Kernodle, 20, and Chapin, 20, were stabbed to death in an off-campus rental home in Moscow, Idaho, in the early morning hours of Nov. 13.The victims were all students at the University of Idaho and close friends. Kernodle, Mogen and Goncalves were roommates. Chapin did not live at the home, but was sleeping over with his girlfriend Kernodle.Twoadditional roommates, Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke, were home during the attack but slept through it on the first floor and were unharmed.Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves and Xana Kernodle.No motive for the murders has been released at this time.The Moscow Police Department is still asking anyone with information about the killings or Bryan Kohberger to call 208-883-7180 or email tipline@ci.moscow.id.us.
After nearly seven weeks of investigating the slayings of four University of Idaho students, authorities confirmed on Friday that a28-year-old man was arrestedin Pennsylvania in connection with the murders of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin.
Bryan Kohberger, 28, has been charged with four counts of murder and one count of felony burglary. Today he appeared in a Pennsylvania courtroom and waived his extradition to Idaho, according to several reporters in the courtroom, meaning he has voluntarily agreed to return to Idaho to face the charges against him.
Kohberger arrived at the courthouse in handcuffs and a red jumpsuit on Tuesday. His family, whopublicly statedthey will support him, arrived at the courthouse approximately 30 minutes before his hearing began,according to reporterswho were at the scene.
Once Kohberger is in Idaho, more details about the case will legally be able to be revealed.
Bryan Kohberger on Jan. 3, 2023.Matt Rourke/AP/Shutterstock
Kohberger was a Ph.D student at Washington State University in Pullman, Wash., in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology. Pullman is eight miles away from the 1122 King Road residence in Moscow where the four students were stabbed to death while in bed.
Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.
Kohberger’s attorney, Monroe County Chief Public Defender Jason LaBar, toldCNNthat the suspect was in his home state of Pennsylvania for the holidays. He drove home with his father and arrived in the state on Dec. 17, the outlet reports.
For more on this story, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.
LaBar also confirmed to CNN that a white Hyundai Elantra — which is the same vehicle authorities were searching for in connection with the case — was taken from the Kohberger home on the day of the suspect’s arrest.
Goncalves, 21, Mogen, 21, Kernodle, 20, and Chapin, 20, were stabbed to death in an off-campus rental home in Moscow, Idaho, in the early morning hours of Nov. 13.
The victims were all students at the University of Idaho and close friends. Kernodle, Mogen and Goncalves were roommates. Chapin did not live at the home, but was sleeping over with his girlfriend Kernodle.
Twoadditional roommates, Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke, were home during the attack but slept through it on the first floor and were unharmed.
Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves and Xana Kernodle.
No motive for the murders has been released at this time.
The Moscow Police Department is still asking anyone with information about the killings or Bryan Kohberger to call 208-883-7180 or email tipline@ci.moscow.id.us.
source: people.com
