January 5, 2023 12:29pm EST
Idaho murder victims' roommate heard crying, saw man in mask morning of killings: court docs
Tan leather knife sheath left at crime scene with Kohberger's DNA, officials say
By Audrey Conklin , Michael Ruiz , Rebecca Rosenberg , Stephanie Pagones | Fox News
One of the Idaho murder victims' surviving roommates heard crying then opened her door and saw a man wearing a black mask, according to a newly unsealed filing that paints a vivid account of the massacre.
The roommate, identified only as D.M., awoke at 4 a.m. Nov. 13 by what she thought was the sound Kaylee Goncalves playing with her dog, Murphy, on the third floor.
A short time later, she heard what she thought was Goncalves saying "there's someone here," the document says.
D.M. opened her door and heard crying coming from Xana Kernodle's room and a male voice saying "it's OK, I'm going to help you."
A little after 4:17 a.m. D.M. opened her door again and "saw a figure clad in black clothing and a mask that covered the person's mouth and nose walking towards her," Moscow police office Brett Payne wrote in in the affidavit. "The male walked past D.M. as she stood in a ‘frozen shock phase.’"
Investigators believe the man is Bryan Kohberger, who they say left DNA on the button of a tan leather knife sheath found at the crime scene after allegedly stabbing to death Goncalves, Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Ethan Chapin, according to the document.
The bombshell revelations were revealed in a probable cause affidavit that was unsealed Thursday before Kohberger made his initial appearance in Latah County Court.
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