ARREST IN MOSCOW MURDER CASE: Bryan Christopher Kohberger Apprehended in Scranton, PA In Connection With University Of Idaho Quadruple Murder
Bryan Kohberger is the suspect and criminology graduate student who is accused in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students, who were killed in Moscow, Idaho. Kohberger, 28, was arrested on December 30, 2022, in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, court records show. His name was first confirmed by WPVI, a Philadelphia news station.
BREAKING: Police have arrested 28 year old Bryan Kohberger in connection with the quadruple homicide in Moscow Idaho.
Kohberger was apprehended at 3 a.m. in Monroe County Pennsylvania, and a student at WSU Pullman. #MoscowIdaho #MoscowHomicides pic.twitter.com/gGbCRBu6IO
— Idaho Tribune (@IdahoTribune) December 30, 2022
The accused man’s full name is Bryan Christopher Kohberger, according to NewsNation reporter Brian Entin who posted the suspect’s mugshot on Twitter.
Bryan Christopher Kohberger mug shot.
Courtesy: Monroe County Correctional Facility pic.twitter.com/XZC9PdXz57
— Idaho Tribune (@IdahoTribune) December 30, 2022
Kohberger is facing extradition to Idaho on murder charges, the WPVI news station reports. Kohberger, an Albrightsville, Pennsylvania native, is a graduate student at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington, not far from Moscow. According to the WSU website, Kohberger is pursuing his Ph.D in criminal justice and criminology.
The deaths have roiled the campus town. The four friends were found inside a home. The deaths were previously ruled a homicide.
“These individuals have been identified as Ethan Chapin, 20, Conway, WA; Madison Mogen, 21, Coeur d’Alene, ID; Xana Kernodle, 20, Avondale, AZ ; and Kaylee GonCalves, 21, Rathdrum, ID,” Moscow, Idaho, police wrote in a statement.
The cause of death was homicide by stabbing.
A press conference is scheduled for 1:00 PM PST in Moscow Idaho.
This is a breaking story. Updates will be provided as we learn more details.
