An area graduate student is detained in connection with the murders of four University of Idaho students.
A graduate student at Washington State University was detained on Friday in his native Pennsylvania in connection with the savage killings of four University of Idaho students last month in their off-campus house, a crime that shook a nearby college town. Read Idaho Full news here According to Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson, a criminal complaint charging 28-year-old Bryan Kohberger with four counts of first-degree murder and felony burglary was filed on Thursday. Authorities traced Kohberger's ownership and focused on him. According to a person familiar with the investigation, genetic genealogy assisted investigators in identifying the culprit. According to the source, DNA samples from Idaho were run through a public database to look for any family ties. Source: Subsequent law enforcement investigation led to the identification of Kohberger after potential family links were discovered. A different law enforcement source stated that the suspect travelled across the country ...