Grand jury indicts Bryan Kohberger in connection with murder of 4 University of Idaho students

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Source: ABC News

Grand jury indicts Bryan Kohberger in connection with murder of 4 University of Idaho students

The 28-year-old was extradited to Idaho in January.

By Nadine El-Bawab, Sasha Pezenik, and Kayna Whitworth
May 17, 2023, 2:34 PM

Bryan Kohberger, the suspect in the murder of four University of Idaho students late last year, has been indicted by a grand jury.

The indictment includes four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary, according to the documents filed in Latah County District Court.

He will appear for his arraignment in Moscow, Idaho, on Monday and enter a plea, according to multiple sources.

Kohberger, a 28-year-old Ph.D. student at Washington State University's department of criminal justice and criminology, was arrested on first-degree murder and burglary charges in December after a six-week search. He has not entered a plea.

{snip}

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/grand-jury-indicts-bryan-kohberger-connection-murder-4/story?id=99389469

[brewens]

2. My backyard. I'm about 35 miles away from Pullman. They tracked him to my town the next

day I believe. The Lewis-Clark valley.

I'm wondering if he had a compulsion for killing and decided to pull some burglaries, thinking he'd kill could just kill anyone that got in his way as a bonus? It sure wouldn't make sense to set out to kill four people with just a knife.

[relayerbob]

5. Went to the UI, in Moscow, lived there for many years

I think, if they look hard enough, there will be other unsolved murders that will be linked to him. This did not appear to be a clumsy, first attempt.

[brewens]

6. I wouldn't be surprised. I wonder if any burglaries might be linked to him? I know they charged

him with burglary because they could. That may have nothing to do with it. I just can't imagine a guy going for a killing like that with just a knife. If he was just after one person, his plan was not good. I guess we'll find out.

[relayerbob]

8. Sadly, there are serial killers all over the place

He obviously thought he could get away with it, clearly was planned. He didn't expect there to be as many cameras as there were in the end. There was a similar murder in Oregon not too long before, I think they need to be checking this guys travel records, I guarantee you this was not his first.

[LeftInTX]

9. He was new in town

Getting his masters in criminal justice

[MontanaMama]

3. Wonder wha this plea will be?

I believe this guy thought he'd get away with this.

[IronLionZion]

7. Any word on motive?

This is a bizarre and horrifying case.

[maxsolomon]

11. He was rejected by one of the victims.

Purportedly.

Then I think it became an existential game to him - could he, a misunderstood genius, get away with it?

Killing the couple was probably a mistake - he may have picked the wrong room 1st.

[LeftInTX]

10. Sure took a long time

I watched the "Flying Bronco" fly him from PA to Moscow on Flight Aware. It was fun tracking the flight. It was a very small single engine plane which fueled twice.

This was in January

[maxsolomon]

12. Don't understand why a GJ was required.

But there's a lot in Idaho I don't understand.