Police find ‘blood’ on several items in the apartment of suspected Idaho killer Bryan Kohberger: Search warrant reveals they recovered pillow with ‘reddish’ stain, along with a black glove and ‘several hairs’
Police investigating the quadruple murder of four University of Idaho students discovered a pillow covered in ‘blood’ and gloves in suspected killer Bryan Kohberger‘s apartment.
Authorities searched the property on the Washington State University campus, in Pullman, just a few miles from the crime scene after his arrest.
A new search warrant reveals that police found several hair strands, including one animal hair, a black glove, a computer tower and an item that was a ‘collection of dark red’ spotting.
They also hauled away a pillow with a ‘reddish/brown stain’ on it and the top and bottom of a mattress cover with ‘multiple stains’.
Kohberger’s apartment was searched hours after she was arrested at his parents hom e in Pennsylvania on December 30
Forensic teams swooped on his property less than 15 minutes from the house where the gristly murders took place
Investigators also collected receipts from Walmart and two Marshall’s receipts, as well as collecting dust from his vacuum.
Authorities initially sealed the search warrant for the murder suspect’s Washington home – arguing that releasing the details could ‘prematurely’ end the investigation.
However, the document appears to have been unsealed, though it is yet to be uploaded to the Idaho court website.
Court documents seen by the New York Times show that eight strands of hair were recovered from the apartment, as well as a ‘possible’ animal hair.
They also recovered a Fire TV stick during their search, with all of the items being stored a the Washington State University Police department.
Authorities reportedly said they wanted to see if any hair had been ‘transferred’ onto Kohberger and then back to his apartment – including Kaylee Goncalves’ dog Murphy.
Authorities initially sealed the search warrant for the murder suspect’s Washington home – arguing that releasing the details could ‘prematurely’ end the investigation
Kaylee’s dog Murphy was spared during the slayings, with officers finding him alone in her room
Jack DuCoeur and Kaylee Goncalves, pictured, shared custody of the dog after they split up
Murphy was found alive in Kaylee’s room by investigators who were called to the scene, and has now been returned to her ex-boyfriend.
The application also stated that the student’s home had a significant amount of blood from the victims – including ‘spatter and castoff blood’.
Investigators believe that it was likely that the killer would have had blood evidence on his body or clothing, and hoped to find trace evidence in Kohberger’s apartment.
However, they did not describe the results of any of the testing in the documents, and did not confirm if any hairs found matched to the victims of Kaylee’s dog.
His offices at Washington State University were also searched, but nothing was seized by officers.
Initially, the court ruled that the warrant should be sealed until March 1, claiming that if it were made public there would be a threat to ‘public safety’.
Kohberger, 28, appeared in court last week but has yet to enter a plea for the murders of Maddie Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin.
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