Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger interviewed for a job with Pullman police department

The man accused of killing four students at the University of Idaho interviewed for a job with the police department that later helped arrest him.

Bryan Kohberger, a doctoral student at Washington State University (WSU), met with Pullman Police Chief Gary Jenkins on April 12, 2022, according to reports.

A few hours later, Kohberger followed up their meeting with an effusive email, showing that the defendant hoped to land a three-year investigative assistant position in public safety, according to the court. New York Timeswho got the emails.

“It was my great pleasure to meet with you today and share my thoughts and excitement regarding the public safety research assistantship,” Kohberger wrote.

‘I hope to hear from you. Kind regards, Bryan,’ he added.

“Nice to meet you and talk to you too,” Police Chief Jenkins replied.

The graduate research position was offered by WSU, where Kohberger was studying for a Ph.D. in criminology.

According to the job description published by WSU, “the purpose of these positions is to support each agency through data management and analysis, and to position them for success when they seek external funding,” Inside Edition reported.

It was not immediately clear if this was the same position referenced in the probable case affidavit filed in the investigation into the murders of 21-year-old Madison Mogen; Kaylee Goncalves, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Ethan Chapin, 20.

The affidavit states that Kohberger “wrote an essay when applying for an internship with the Pullman Police Department in the fall of 2022.”

In that essay, the alleged killer said he “had an interest in helping rural law enforcement agencies better collect and analyze technology data in public safety operations,” according to Inside Edition.

The emails suggest that Kohberger was one of four candidates considered.

It was also not immediately clear if he was given the job, which was due to start on August 22. The four University of Idaho members were stabbed to death in their Moscow home on November 13, in the early hours of the morning.

Inside Edition said the Pullman Police Department did not respond to requests for comment on the matter.

The same police department helped locate the suspicious vehicle and searched Kohberger’s WSU apartment on campus, as well as the office he shared with two other teaching assistants, hours after he was arrested in December.

On Tuesday, unsealed court documents revealed that investigators seized stained bedding, locks of what appeared to be hair and a single glove, but no weapon, when they searched Kohberger’s student apartment at WSU.

Court documents show that eight strands of hair were recovered from the apartment, as well as a “possible” animal hair.

They also recovered a Fire TV stick, a black nitrate-type glove, a Walmart receipt with a single Dickies label, two Marshall receipts and a dust container from a ‘Bissell Power Force’ vacuum cleaner. All items are now stored at the Washington State University Police Department.

Authorities reportedly said they wanted to see if any hair had been “transferred” to Kohberger and then to her apartment, including from Ms. Goncalves’ dog.

Investigators found nothing noteworthy in Kohberger’s office.

Last week it was revealed that Kohberger dined at a Greek restaurant where two of the students he accuses of killing worked as waitresses.

Mogen and Kernodle had worked for years at the Mad Greek restaurant in Moscow.

A former employee has now revealed that Kohberger had visited the restaurant in the lead up to his death at least twice and had vegan pizza.

The revelation is the latest in a series that suggests Kohberger may have been harassing the students.

On Thursday it emerged that an Instagram account apparently associated with the suspect had followed three of the victims: Mogen, Kernodle and Goncalves.

A variety of fake Instagram accounts claiming to be Kohberger have proliferated since his arrest late last month, but People magazine cited a source who claimed to be familiar with the criminology grad student’s real account.

The magazine did not name the account, but said it has since been removed from the service, a step Instagram’s parent company Meta typically takes for high-profile violent crime suspects.

Experts also speculated last week that suspect Kohberger may have left a knife sheath at the scene of the murders to serve as a business card.

They also said the “brutality” of the crime suggested he may have killed earlier.

Trial Lawyer Mercedes Colwin told The Dr. Phil Show that the Kabar knife sheath found at the crime scene may have been intentionally left there, noting that the practice of leaving a personal mark after a murder was not uncommon among murderers.

Colwin, who appeared on the show alongside DailyMail.com senior reporter Caitlyn Becker to discuss the case, added that he wouldn’t be out of character for a murderer, “especially if you think you’re smarter than everyone else.” which one said Kohberger does.

Jonathan Gilliam, a former FBI special agent, added that the “cruelty” of the “massacre” made him think it was “very likely” that Kohberger had committed violent crimes before the Idaho murders.

“I think they killed him sooner than likely,” he said. “Not four people, but I think he’s probably stalked and potentially killed women before.”