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Newly unsealed court documents have revealed the police theory of how alleged murderer Bryan Kohberger fatally stabbed four University of Idaho students after breaking into their home late at night.
The affidavit written by Brett Payne, a police corporal in Moscow, Idaho, was made public Thursday minutes before Kohberger, a 28-year-old criminology doctoral student at nearby Washington State University, was due to appear in court.
Cops believe the murders occurred between approximately 4 a.m. and 4:25 a.m. on November 13, and say one of the surviving roommates at the house at 1122 King Road came face to face with the masked killer, after hearing a male voice say that he was “here”. help’.
The victims were students Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin. Two surviving roommates, Bethany Funke and Dylan Mortensen, provided key information to police and are identified on the affidavit by their initials.
Based on new court documents, a chart shows how the killings unfolded on November 13.
Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger smiles at his attorney in court today as he is denied bail. Kohberger will return to court on January 12
Victims Kaylee and Madison were found dead on the third floor, while Ethan and Xana were found dead on the second floor, down the hall from survivor Dylan’s room.
Police say the suspect vehicle, a white Hyundai Elantra matching the car Kohberger is driving, was first seen on surveillance video entering the neighborhood at 3:29 a.m. and circled the area three times before returning by car. fourth and last time at 4:04 am
At approximately 4 am, Xana received a DoorDash order from a delivery person, who voluntarily came forward and cooperated with police.
Dylan, whose bedroom is on the second floor, told police he was woken around 4 a.m. by a noise that sounded like Kaylee was playing with her dog in her third-floor bedroom.
Soon after, Dylan thinks he heard Kaylee say ‘there’s someone here’. However, the police noticed that Xana’s phone was active at 4:12 pm and speculated that it might have been her voice that Dylan heard.
Hearing the voice, Dylan opened his bedroom door and saw nothing. Then, hearing what he thought was crying from Xana’s room down the hall, Dylan opened the door again and heard a male voice say, “Okay, I’ll help you.”
Later, Xana was found dead on her bedroom floor, while her boyfriend Ethan was stabbed to death in her bed.
Police tape is seen outside the Moscow, Idaho property where four college students were killed
Kohberger, 28, is accused of murdering Maddie Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin on November 13 in the sleepy college town of Moscow, Idaho. Bethany Funke (right) and Dylan Mortensen (left) were uninjured
At approximately 4:17 a.m., a security camera next door picked up the sound of voices or a whimper, a thud, and the sound of a dog barking “numerous times.”
Around this time, Dylan heard more crying and opened his bedroom door a third time to see a chilling sight.
A man dressed in black, wearing a mask covering his nose and mouth, walked down the aisle past Dylan as she stood in what the affidavit describes as a “frozen shock phase.”
The man walked to the rear sliding glass door of the house, and Dylan retreated to his bedroom and closed the door. She described the killer as being at least 5-foot-10, with an athletic build but not very muscular, with bushy eyebrows.
The suspect vehicle was then seen leaving the neighborhood at around 4:20 p.m. at “high speed.”
Police say that among other evidence linking Kohberger to the murders, his DNA was found on the sheath of a Ka-Bar knife found next to the bodies of Madison and Kaylee on the third floor.
The documents describe a tan leather knife sheath with a snap button and the insignia ‘KA-BAR’ and USMC’ that was found at the scene. Above, a similar holster that is available to buy online on eBay
Police have yet to pinpoint a potential motive in the slayings, and no information has emerged so far that Kohberger knew any of the victims.
However, the affidavit states that cell phone data indicates that he had visited the area of the King Road home at least 12 times prior to the murders, all but one late night or early morning.
Kohberger has been charged with four counts of murder and one count of robbery and was denied bail during a brief hearing in Moscow on Thursday.
The grad student was arrested at his parents’ home in eastern Pennsylvania last week and agreed to be extradited to Idaho.
His attorney in Pennsylvania, Monroe County’s top public defender Jason LaBar, said Kohberger was eager to be exonerated, describing him as “an ordinary guy.”
He said Kohberger would be represented by the top public defender in Idaho’s Kootenai County once he is in the state.