Idaho murder victims' roommate heard crying, saw man in mask morning of killings: court docs

[mystery-ak]

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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[mystery-ak]

January 5, 2023 1:29pm EST
Idaho murders: Bryan Kohberger held without bond in student slayings amid chilling new details
Bryan Christopher Kohberger faces four counts of first-degree murder

By Michael Ruiz , Audrey Conklin , Stephanie Pagones , Rebecca Rosenberg | Fox News

MOSCOW, Idaho – Bryan Christopher Kohberger was ordered held without bond when he appeared before a judge Wednesday morning, shortly after the release of chilling details related to how he allegedly killed four University of Idaho students nearly two months ago. 

The 28-year-old Pennsylvanian allegedly attacked the victims as they slept between 3:30 and 4:30 a.m. on Nov. 13, according to authorities. But he left behind his knife sheath, and came face-to-face with the victims' roommate, whose life was spared, before slipping away from the crime scene, according to a newly released probable cause affidavit. 

The ambush killed three housemates and a man who was sleeping over – 21-year-olds Kaylee Goncalves and Maddie Mogen, as well as Xana Kernodle and her boyfriend Ethan Chapin, both 20. Two other women on the bottom floor of the house were left alone.

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[berdie]

It's interesting to me that the police were able to keep the roommate's sighting of the perp undercover.

[DB]

It's interesting to me that the police were able to keep the roommate's sighting of the perp undercover.

It may have been for her safety.

[mountaineer]

Is this the roommate who waited 8 hours to call 911?

[berdie]

It may have been for her safety.

Good point.