Prosecutors are building a case against suspected killer Bryan Kohberger, the 28-year-old former doctoral student charged with the Nov. 13 quadruple murder of the University of Idaho students.
The victims, Kaylee Goncalves, 21; Ethan Chapin, 20; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Madison Mogen, 21, were stabbed to death while sleeping in their rooms in an off-campus residence.
Recently unsealed documents, including a search warrant and phone records, paint an incriminating picture of Kohberger, who maintains his innocence.
Phone tracking software indicates Kohberger may have stalked his victims — though not a University of Idaho student — on several occasions, including the day of the murders when he drove to where the victims lived. Investigators also reportedly found photos of at least one of the female victims on his phone.
The search warrant pertaining to the murders was unsealed on Tuesday. The search was executed on Dec. 30, shortly after officers arrested Kohberger at his parent’s home in Pennsylvania.
People magazine reported that, according to the warrant, “items seized by officers at the time of the arrest include a flashlight, four medical-style gloves, a T-shirt, a Washington State Cougars sweatshirt, a pair of size 13 Nike shoes, as well as Under Armor black socks, shorts, and boxers.”
The unsealed warrant reveals that Kohberger’s arrest was made possible by the cooperative efforts of the Pennsylvania State Police, the FBI and the Moscow, Idaho, Police Department.
Prosecutors have charged Kohberger with four counts of first-degree murder and one count of felony burglary. The suspect is held without bail. An Idaho magistrate scheduled his next court date for Jun. 26.
In January, a Washington state court unsealed search warrants connected with the suspect’s home and office at Washington State University.
According to The Daily Wire, the unsealed report notes that Kohberger had a small office at WSU where he worked as a teaching assistant while pursuing a Ph.D.
Investigators found nothing incriminating at Kohberger’s office but did retrieve a “nitrite-type black glove, three possible hairs, one possible animal hair strand, a computer tower, a ‘dark red spot,’ two cuttings from an uncased pillow containing a ‘reddish/brown stain,’ along with other items” at his home.
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