Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger arrives back in Moscow in handcuffs to be formally charged

The alleged murderer Bryan Kohberger returned to Moscow in handcuffs to be charged with the murders of four University of Idaho students.

Kohberger, 28, agreed to be extradited to Idaho from Pennsylvania during a brief 10-minute hearing Tuesday afternoon in Monroe County.

On Wednesday night, a plane carrying the suspected killer landed at Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport, which is just across the state line in Washington. He had made a midway technical stop at an Illinois airport.

Exclusive photos from DailyMail.com show the moment Kohberger got off a Pennsylvania State Police Pilatus PC-12 plane that was surrounded by police officers as it came to a stop after a nearly 12-hour journey: parking next to a coat hanger away from the commercial terminal. .

A somber Kohberger, wearing red prison jumpsuit with a black jacket, was led off the plane and into a police van before being transported to the Latah County Jail, a 15-minute drive away in Moscow.

He was accompanied on the long flight west by four armed Pennsylvania State Police officers and was met by officers from the Moscow Police Department and the Idaho State Police.

A crowd of Moscow and Pullman locals were also waiting, standing by their cars in the airport parking lot to watch the plane land.

The WSU criminology doctoral candidate now faces an arraignment hearing within the next 24 hours, where he will be indicted on four counts of first-degree murder and one count of robbery.

Kohberger has insisted he had nothing to do with the savage knife murders of students Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves, both 21, and Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin, 20, and is expected to plead not guilty when he appears in court. Judge Megan Marshal.

Kohberger’s return to Idaho is the latest twist in a case that has held the nation’s attention for more than two months.

Madison, Kaylee, Xana and Ethan were discovered dead in their beds on the morning of November 13, in a scene so brutal police told DailyMail.com “it’s one of the worst we’ve ever seen.”

Bryan Kohberger arrives at Pullman-Moscow airport after flying in from Pennsylvania following his court appearance yesterday

A Latah County Sheriff’s Department vehicle, part of a motorcade carrying Bryan Christopher Kohberger

Crowds of Moscow and Pullman locals were also waiting for Kohrberger, standing by their cars in the airport parking lot to watch the plane land.

Police arrived at the home following a 911 call reporting an “unconscious person” that came from the phone of one of the victims’ roommates at 11:58 a.m.

When they entered, they discovered Xana and Ethan dead on the second floor, while Kaylee and Madison were found on the third.

All four died from stab wounds. Latah County Coroner Kathy Mabbutt said the stab wounds that killed the foursome had been sustained with a large, fixed-blade knife.

Police also revealed that all four had died between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m., and the four enjoyed their last few nights in Moscow before returning home just before 2 a.m.

Kaylee and Madison had been to a popular local bar called The Corner Club and were caught on camera buying a serving of pasta carbonara from a local food truck before taking a cab home.

Kohberger is being airlifted from Pennsylvania following his court appearance yesterday, Tuesday

Kohberger is accused of murdering four University of Idaho students on November 13, 2022.

Meanwhile, Ethan and Xana had been at a party at the Sigma Chi frat house, which is near the scene on King Road, before arriving home around the same time as Madison and Kaylee.

Two other roommates, Bethany Funke and Dylan Mortensen, were also sleeping on the property at the time of the murders, but survived the bloodbath.

Initially, the brutal murders appeared to stump the Moscow Police Department, and little information was released during the first six weeks of the investigation, beyond the fact that police believed it was a ‘targeted’ killing.

Shortly before Christmas, police requested help finding the driver of a white 2013 Hyundai Elantra seen near the home, but made no further announcements until Dec. 30, when they announced that Kohberger had been rounded up in a morning raid.

The criminology student was taken into custody at his parents’ home in the Poconos Mountains and booked into the Monroe County Correctional Center.

The 28-year-old Washington State University criminology student was arrested at his family home in Chestnuthill Township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania.

A Latah County Sheriff’s Department vehicle, part of a motorcade carrying Bryan Christopher Kohberger, a graduate student charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students, arrives at the Latah County Jail. latah county.

Kohberger, who appeared wearing a suicide vest in his booking photo, had returned to Pennsylvania from Pullman, Washington, in the same white Hyundai that police were looking for.

Despite being pulled over twice in Indiana, he was allowed to drive cross-country but was closely watched by police for four days before his arrest.

The 28-year-old later told his lawyers he was “shocked” to have been arrested and said he “looks forward to being exonerated” when the case goes to trial.