Web sleuth claims Bryan Kohberger registered Elantra in Washington 5 days after murders to escape police
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MOSCOW, IDAHO: The arrest of 28-year-old Bryan Kohberger for the murders of the four University of Idaho students has led web sleuths to investigating his activities after the heinous crime. A web sleuth recently claimed that the Washington University graduate registered his car in Washington five days after the murders to escape the authorities.
Kohberger was taken into custody on Friday, December 30, 2022, in Pennsylvania for the murders of of Kaylee Gonvalves, 21, Ethan Chapin, 20, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Madison Mogen, 21 in their off-campus home on November 13, 2022. He was reportedly arrested from his parents' Poconos house, where the police also found the white Hyundai Elantra, which they had been searching for many weeks. Idaho police announced earlier that they believed the vehicle was in the area when the four students were stabbed to death.
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Following the reports, a Twitter user claimed that Kohberger escaped authorities’ radar by registering his vehicle in Washington. “5 days after the murders Bryan Kohberger registered his car in WA and it’s not because he’s a law-abiding citizen. It bought him time in case cameras picked up his PA plate # in the area of 1122,” the user stated, adding a screenshot of an official document that showed he registered his car on November 18, 2022.
5 days after the murders #BryanKohberger registered his car in WA and it’s not because he’s a law abiding citizen. It bought him time in case cameras picked up his PA plate # in the area of 1122. #Idaho4suspect #Idaho4 pic.twitter.com/Vhcz8a7eQB
— Jeez (@JeezItzz) January 2, 2023
Authorities previously revealed that they sifted through at least 22,000 registered white Hyundai Elantras before reaching Kohberger. According to law enforcement sources, he traveled across the country in the said vehicle and landed at his parent's residence in Pennsylvania around Christmas. At some point during his journey from Idaho to the east, authorities started tracking him. “Sometimes right before Christmas we were zeroing in on him being in or going to Pennsylvania,” sources told CNN. The outlet also reported that officers from the university's Pullman campus helped the police carry out search warrants at the suspect's home and workplace.
Kohberger has reportedly been charged with four counts of murder in the first degree as well as felony burglary in connection with the deaths of the four Idaho students. As of now, investigators have not publicly confirmed a motive for the murders. Monroe County Chief Public Defender Jason LaBar reportedly stated that Kohberger will agree to forego his extradition hearing, scheduled for Tuesday, January 3, to be extradited to Idaho.
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