A suspect in the brutal slayings of four University of Idaho students — crimes that have 'shaken our community' — was arrested in Pennsylvania, authorities said.
Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, a resident of Pullman, Washington, was apprehended in AlbrightsvilleHe'll be charged with four counts of first-degree murder and burglary, for allegedly breaking into the Moscow, Idaho, home with the intent to commit a felony, authorities said.
Three of the victims shared the home in which they died — Goncalves, Mogen and Kernodle — while Kernodle’s boyfriend, Chapin, was staying overnight, according to investigators. The suspect is a doctoral student who completed his first semester in criminal justice, the university said. Aryan Deshwal, another apartment resident and graduate student, said Friday night the stabbing has stressed out the complex's residents.
Fry appeared to admit there were several days between the moment detectives concluded Kohberger was their suspect and the time when handcuffs were finally placed on the graduate student. Cara Northington, the mother of Xana Kernodle, said she learned of an arrest after waking up and speaking to a friend. All she has been able to think about is who would have killed her daughter and her friends as she held out hope that there would be a break in the case.
Northington said she’s also grateful to the support from strangers across the country and to law enforcement. Authorities believe they were killed inside the apartment house while they slept, although some had defensive wounds.Two other roommates were home at the time of the slayings in the early morning of Nov. 13, but police said they were not believed to have been involved in the crime.