Overview

• Bryan Kohberger admitted on July 2 to four counts of first-degree murder in the November 2022 stabbings of students in Moscow, Idaho, to avoid capital punishment.
• Investigators linked him to the crime scene through his DNA on a knife sheath recovered inside the victims’ home.
• A cotton swab bearing his genetic material was retrieved from trash near his parents’ Pennsylvania residence despite his efforts to clean his car.
• Surveillance footage also placed a vehicle matching Kohberger’s near the rental house when the killings occurred.
• Prosecutors say no clear motive has emerged for the attack that shocked the Washington State University community.