The suspected killer Bryan Kohberger is said to have broken into a female colleague’s apartment and moved things around — getting her to ask him for help before installing security cameras.
The 28-year-old criminology student had befriended a woman at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington, according to Date line.
The alleged incident took place months before the brutal murders of University of Idaho students Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20, on November 13 last year.
Kohberger is suspected of breaking into the premises and moving things around, but he didn’t steal anything – leading his colleague to contact him instead of the police.
The woman, who has not been identified, asked the suspected killer to come over to help her and he reportedly suggested installing a surveillance system in the property.
According to Dateline, 28-year-old Kohberger befriended a woman at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington
Ex-FBI profiler Greg Cooper claims the incident was a ‘step forward’ of Kohberger’s alleged offense – indicating he ‘raised the bar’
Dateline claims he offered to hook up the video network, which she agreed to, though authorities now believe he could have accessed it remotely because he knew her Wi-Fi password.
Ex-FBI profiler Greg Cooper claims the incident was a “step in the progress” of Kohberger’s alleged crime – indicating that he “raised the bar.”
He told Dateline, “I would expect that he orchestrated the whole thing, he didn’t necessarily see her as a potential victim.
“But he orchestrated it so that she would come to him and he would be able to help her. It’s another level of power and domination and control over another person.
“The hero image he can portray – you have this problem. I’m here to solve the problem for you and make it better for you.’
The NBC special also revealed that Kohberger reportedly bought a K-Bar knife and scabbard on April 22 — before moving to Washington to attend college.
He was still attending DeSales University in Pennsylvania, but sources on the dateline claim he bought the knife — which police say is the murder weapon — and took it with him when he moved out.
Cooper added, “He had the fantasy of thinking long and hard about committing crimes with that knife and he had to get comfortable with it, get comfortable with it.”
Maddie Mogen (above) Kaylee Goncalves (second from left) Xana Kernodle (second from right) and Ethan Chapin (center) – all students at the University of Idaho – were stabbed to death on November 13 in the quiet college town of Moscow
The two-hour NBC special also revealed that Kohberger reportedly bought a K-Bar knife and scabbard on April 22 — before moving to Washington to attend college.
A tan leather knife scabbard with a push button and ‘KA-BAR’ and USMC insignia was found at the scene
Pictured: (L-R) Dylan Mortenson, Xana Kernodle, Bethany Funke, Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen
Other sources claim that Kohberger was at the premises where the murders took place on Kings Road when the four women were not even present.
The police were repeatedly called to the “party house” in Moscow, but the residents were not always there.
Cooper claims he “would have entered a group of people” to “watch and monitor and imagine,” adding that he would know exactly where everyone was sleeping.
It comes after Kohberger was indicted last week on four counts of murder and burglary.
He will be arraigned at 9 a.m. Monday morning, with Latah County Clerk confirming to DailyMail.com that the hearing will take place.
The alleged killer was extradited from Pennsylvania to Idaho in January but was not formally charged on the four counts of murder and burglary.
Other sources claim that Kohberger could have been at the premises where the murders took place on Kings Road when the four women were not even present.
He then waived his right to a speedy preliminary hearing and pushed it back six months to June. But the grand jury’s decision means no preliminary hearing is needed
Kohberger’s apartment in Pullman, Washington, was combed by police for evidence of the ongoing investigation
He then waived his right to a speedy preliminary hearing and pushed it back six months to June. But the grand jury’s decision means no preliminary hearing is needed.
This means the surviving roommates don’t have to face Kohberger unless he pleads not guilty, which would mean the case would go to trial.
A grand jury hearing is not held in a public court where 16 members of the general public hear witnesses from the prosecution.
The defendant and their legal team will not be allowed to attend the hearing, but Kohberger’s legal team will receive a transcript of the proceedings.
A gag also remains in effect, barring anyone connected to the case from speaking publicly — though a call to reverse it will be heard on May 25 on behalf of the Associated Press and the Goncalves family.
The alleged killer was extradited from Pennsylvania to Idaho in January but was not formally charged on the four counts of murder and burglary.
The home of the murder scene is located on King Road in Moscow, a quiet cul-de-sac near the University of Idaho campus
Kohberger’s legal team filed a motion to compel discovery in Latah County Court on May 4. It repeats previous requests from February 3 and March 24.
It seeks all body and dash cam footage of officers involved in his arrest in Pennsylvania; any audio or video evidence of his time in prison, including police interrogations; lab reports of the forensic evidence seized from his parents’ home and his Hyundai Elantra; and the training records of the agents involved in the case.
His latest legal filing comes after it was revealed that police found traces of blood and a secret storage closet in his apartment in Pullman, Washington – a 15-minute drive from where the alleged murders took place.