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Arrest Made in University of Idaho Murders

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Bryan Kohberger, a 28-year-old doctoral student at Washington State University, was arrested in eastern Pennsylvania in connection with the murders of four University of Idaho students. Ethan Chapin, 20, Madison Mogen, 21, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, and Xana Kernodle, 20, were stabbed to death on November 13 at a rental home near campus in Moscow, Idaho. Kohberger received his associate's degree in psychology from Northampton Community College in Pennsylvania in 2018 and his bachelor's degree in 2020 from DeSales University in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He began his graduate program at Washington State University, studying criminal justice.

Key Takeaways:

  • The suspect, Bryan Kohberger, is a 28-year-old doctoral student at Washington State University, with a background in psychology and criminal justice.
  • Kohberger attended Northampton Community College in Pennsylvania, receiving an associate's degree in psychology in 2018, and DeSales University, where he earned his bachelor's degree in 2020 and completed graduate studies in June 2022.
  • The victims - Ethan Chapin, 20, Madison Mogen, 21, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, and Xana Kernodle, 20 - were found stabbed to death on the second and third floors of a rental home near campus in Moscow, Idaho.
  • The investigation led to Kohberger's arrest, with a timeline of the events leading up to the murders including a party attended by Chapin and Kernodle on November 12, and a visit to a sports bar by Goncalves and Mogen.
  • The two surviving roommates at the rental home reported finding the victims unconscious and called 911 at 11:58 a.m. on November 13, with police responding to find the students had been stabbed multiple times.
  • Kohberger moved to Washington state months before the murder, starting his graduate program at Washington State University.

Statistics:

  • Four students - Ethan Chapin, 20, Madison Mogen, 21, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, and Xana Kernodle, 20 - were murdered on November 13 at a rental home near campus in Moscow, Idaho.
  • The investigation spanned nearly seven weeks, with Kohberger's arrest being made in eastern Pennsylvania.
  • Kohberger, the suspect, is 28 years old.

Sources:

  • Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY
  • Northampton Community College
  • DeSales University
  • Washington State University
  • Moscow Police Department

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