Idaho quadruple murder suspect Bryan Kohberger was once investigated in connection with a terrifying home invasion in Pullman, Washington.
The shocking twist only deepens the mystery surrounding one of the most infamous murder cases in recent history.
The Pullman home invasion took place in October 2021, just 10 miles from the horrific events in Moscow, Idaho, where four students were brutally stabbed to death in their off-campus home in November 2022.
Newly released body camera footage obtained by ABC News has shed light on the grisly burglary that left a young woman shocked and fearing for her life.
“I heard my door open and I looked around and someone was wearing a balaclava and had a knife,” the woman told officers in the footage, her voice shaking with fear.
‘I kicked them out of their stomachs and screamed super loudly. They flew back into my closet and then ran out my door and up the stairs.”
The alleged attack took place in the middle of the night, around 3:30 am.
Officials have revealed that Bryan Kohberger – the suspect in the brutal quadruple murder of four University of Idaho students – was once investigated in connection with a terrifying home invasion in Pullman, Washington
Newly released body camera footage sheds light on the grisly burglary that left a young woman shocked and fearing for her life
The masked intruder remained silent and held a knife as he entered her bedroom, the victim said.
Despite her quick response and a roommate’s immediate call to 911, responding officers found no trace of the suspect or any physical evidence.
Fast forward just over a year later to November 13, 2022, when the sleepy college town of Moscow, Idaho, was rocked by a quadruple homicide.
Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves, both 21, were stabbed to death along with their roommate Xana Kernodle, 20, and her boyfriend Ethan Chapin, 20, in the early morning hours.
Survivors in the house later reported seeing a masked man with “bushy eyebrows” fleeing after overhearing screams and sounds of a violent struggle.
Thirteen days after the murders, Kohberger was named as a person of interest in the Pullman case.
There were chilling parallels between the Pullman burglary and the Moscow murders.
Both incidents involved a masked intruder, a knife and a silent, predatory figure entering homes in the quiet of the early morning hours.
Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves, both 21, were found brutally stabbed to death along with their roommate Xana Kernodle, 20, and her boyfriend Ethan Chapin, 20, in November 2022.
Kohberger, 28, a Ph.D. student of criminology at Washington State University, was arrested at his parents’ home in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania weeks after the Idaho murders
But authorities have since clarified that Kohberger is no longer considered a person of interest in the Pullman case.
Kohberger, 28, a PhD student in criminology at Washington State University, was arrested at his parents’ home in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains weeks after the Idaho killings.
He now faces four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary.
Prosecutors allege Kohberger stalked the off-campus rental house before the attack and meticulously planned the killings.
However, Kohberger’s possible connection to the Pullman burglary initially raised eyebrows.
According to police reports, Kohberger was named as a person of interest in the Pullman case just thirteen days after the Idaho murders, but some critical differences between the two cases ultimately ruled him out.
The victim of the Pullman burglary described her attacker as being 6-foot-10 to 6-foot-1, while Kohberger is 6-foot-4.
Kohberger’s background as a criminology student has added to the intrigue, with some speculating whether his academic interests may have played a role in the alleged crimes.
Kohberger has objected several times to the search warrants issued during his arrest, claiming procedural errors and privacy violations
Additionally, Kohberger was not yet enrolled at Washington State University at the time of the 2021 incident.
Pullman police have since closed the case and it remains unsolved.
Kohberger’s background as a criminology student has only added to the intrigue, with many speculating whether his academic interests may have played a role in the planning and execution of his alleged crimes.
Kohberger has objected several times to the search warrants issued during his arrest, claiming procedural errors and privacy violations.
However, prosecutors remain steadfast in their case and reject his attempts to suppress evidence.
His trial – scheduled to begin with jury selection on July 30, 2025 – is being heard in Ada County in Boise in hopes of a more favorable jury.
Prosecutors have alleged that Kohberger’s DNA was found on a Ka-Bar knife sheath found at the victim’s off-campus home, although a murder weapon was never found.
Officials have also claimed that cellphone data and surveillance placed Kohberger’s car at the crime scene.
Kohberger was a PhD criminology student and teaching assistant at Washington State University’s Pullman campus, a 15-minute drive from Moscow, Idaho.
Kohberger has maintained his innocence since his arrest, submitting his alibi in 2023 as “late night drives.”