A neighbour of Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger has described how he kept a low profile around the apartment complex, located 10 miles from where the killings occurred. Kohberger, 28, has been charged with four counts of first degree murder in connection with the deaths of Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Maddie Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20 and Ethan Chapin, 20.
The University of Idaho students were stabbed to death in their beds in a rental home near the campus in the early hours of November 13.
The suspect was detained in Pennsylvania – over 2,500 miles (4,020km) from the crime scene – after being traced to his parents’ home, officials said.
However, Kohberger was a PhD student in criminal justice and criminology at Washington State University (WSU) – based 10 miles from the small college city of Moscow where the students were killed.
His neighbours describe the Steptoe Village complex in Pullman – a 15-minute drive away across the state border – as “quiet” and made up of “mostly grad students”.
Justin Williams, a 34-year-old employee at WSU, stays in an adjacent building to Kohberger, but has only seen him “twice” while living there.
He noticed “nothing unusual” about his behaviour in, telling Fox Digital: “I’d see him go check his mail, that was it. Other than that, I’ve only seen him like twice the whole time, and I’ve lived here since July 2021.”
Another neighbour, Shawn Domgaard, said the news of the killings has been “hard to process” with the area previously considered one of the safest in the US.
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“It’s literally in my backyard,” he said, after police taped off Kohberger’s apartment to carry out searches.
Latah County prosecutor Bill Thompson told a news conference on Friday that the suspect faces four counts of first-degree murder and felony burglary.
Kohberger is expected to be extradited to Idaho. He has already appeared before a judge and was remanded in custody without bail.
Unnamed law enforcement officials told Associated Press DNA evidence linked Kohberger to the crime.
Moscow Police Chief James Fry told the press conference investigators are still looking for a weapon.
He told reporters: “This was a complex and extensive case.
“These murders have shaken this community and no arrest will ever bring back these young students.”
