Bryan Kohberger was wearing latex gloves and putting his personal trash into separate Zip Lock bags on the night police swooped in to his parents’ Pennsylvania home and arrested him in connection to the murders of four University of Idaho students.
The new details about the 28-year-old’s behavior on December 30 were revealed by Monroe County First Assistant Michael Mancuso following the release of a search warrant last week with a lengthy list of items seized by the Pennsylvania police.
Police seized multiple knives, a handgun with ammunition and a black mask from his parents house, and they took a shovel, multiple Zip Lock bags, hiking boots and a wrench from the accused killer’s white Hyundai Elantra.
Mancuso said the detail about Kohberger using gloves to separate trash is possibly why investigators only recovered DNA from his family members, and not from Kohberger, after taking trash from the home to be tested.
Kohberger is charged with four counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20. They were found stabbed to death at an off-campus house in Moscow on November 13.
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Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger, 28, was wearing latex gloves and putting his personal trash into zip lock bags at his parents’ home on the night of his arrest
University of Idaho students Kaylee Goncalves (second from left, bottom) and Madison Mogen (second from left, top), Ethan Chapin (center) and Xana Kernodle (second from right) were stabbed to death on November 13 in Moscow, Idaho
Police descended on Kohberger’s family home at the Indian Mountain Lake Estates in Chestnuthill Township of Albrightsville just before 1:30 a.m. on December 30.
‘Mr. Kohberger was found awake in the kitchen area dresssd in shorts and a shirt a wearing latex medical type gloves and apparently was taking his personal trash and putting it into a separate zip lock baggies,’ Mancuso told BRCTV13.
Mancuso said Kohberger’s actions and behavior that night could shed light on his mental state and play an important role in court.
‘It could very explain some of the other aspects of the case from Idaho, some of the lengths that a person would go to to avoid having their DNA left behind when they know or should’ve known that there was an investigation underway,’ he said.
Two other key items would be his shoes and the cheek swab.
‘I would be keen on the shoes, the size of the shoes, comparison to any show impressions that might have been recovered at the scene that sort of thing,’ he said.
But added that the cheek swab would play a crucial role.
‘Something that they could compare to the DNA of I believe the snap button for the sheath of the knife,’ he explained.
Monroe County First Assistant Michael Mancuso gave new details about Kohberger’s behavior on the night he was arrested at his parents home in connection to the Idaho murders
Police descended on Kohberger’s family home at the Indian Mountain Lake Estates in Chestnuthill Township of Albrightsville just before 1:30 a.m. on December 30
Police also seized a shovel from the accused murderer ‘s white Hyundai Elantra, along with multiple Zip Lock bags, hiking boots and a wrench
The Monroe County District Attorney’s office shared the new details after a search warrant was released that revealed a full list of items seized by Pennsylvania police from his parents’ house, including multiple knives, a handgun with ammunition and a black mask.
Police also seized a shovel from the accused murderer‘s white Hyundai Elantra, along with multiple Zip Lock bags, hiking boots and a wrench. They removed the car seats, a door panel and the brake and gas pedals from the vehicle for testing too.
Cops tied him to the gruesome quadruple murder of four college kids after tracking his white Hyundai to the scene. They also matched his DNA to a sample that was left on a knife sheath found at the scene.
The murder weapon was not recovered at the house.
But the newly unsealed warrant reveals cops seized three knives from Kohberger’s parents’ property, including one in another sheath.
Police also seized a ‘black mask’, which is not dissimilar to the black ski mask described by the surviving roommate who saw the murderer leave the scene on November 13.
Police seized 63 items from Kohberger’s parent’s house, including multiple items of clothing, books, documents, bills and prescriptions.
Bryan Kohberger will return to court in June. He is shown in custody in January
Police had been watching Kohberger for days before they raided the house in the early hours of December 30.
The former criminal psychology student is due back in court in June. He is yet to enter a plea.
Kohberger is accused of stabbing Maddie Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin on November 13 in a savage, unexplained quadruple murder.
The off-campus house where the killings took place is soon to be demolished.
Police say they not only traced his car to the scene, but that they also matched a DNA sample to Kohberger’s.
Another search warrant that was unsealed earlier this week revealed cops also took a flashlight, medical gloves and Kohberger’s underwear.
