New court documents have been unsealed in the investigation of Bryan Kohberger for the murders of University of Idaho students Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Kaylee Goncalves. A police evidence log reveals an ominous list of items seized from Kohberger’s parents’ home in Pennsylvania, where he was arrested.
Kohberger’s parents house searched on Dec. 30 at 1:25 am, after what is being described as “days of law enforcement surveillance.” The search concluded just after 4 am, and as the newly-released documents show, police seized many items from inside and outside the residence.
CNN shares that the items taken in include weapons, medical gloves, masks, books related to his study of criminology, and “identifying documents/medical records.”
“Investigators took items that included knives, a cell phone, black gloves, black masks, laptops, dark-colored clothes and dark shoes, brown boots, and New Balance shoes. The knives included a Smith and Wesson pocket knife and a knife in a leather sheath. Criminology books – including one titled, ‘criminal psychology’ – and notebooks also were seized, along with a shop-vac and identifying documents, medical records, an AT&T bill and school-related paperwork.”
In addition to items from the inside of the home being taken, it was also noted that a “door panel from his car, seat cushions, headrests, seatbelt, visor, brake and gas pedals, a band-aid, and maps and documents” were removed from the white 2015 Hyundai Elantra, which was a vehicle of interest in the hours and days after the news of the murders first broke on November 13 of last year.
Through previously-unsealed documents, it has also been discovered that Kohberger spent time near the victims’ residence in Moscow, Idaho several times in the months before the slayings. A plea has yet to be entered by Kohberger’s defense team, but a probable cause hearing is set to begin on June 26.
While the investigation and forthcoming trial set to focus attention on Kohberger, who remains innocent until proven guilty, it’s important to remember the names of the victims, and the unfair disregard shown to their futures, their present, and their loved ones. We’re sending our thoughts to their families and friends as they continue to mourn their losses, and hope for justice to be served.