Did Bryan Kohberger use a car wash service? Internet wonders how Idaho suspect deep-cleaned his car after murders
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IDAHO, MOSCOW: Four Idaho students were found stabbed to death in their apartment on November 13, 2022. More than a month after the brutal murders, Moscow police arrested Bryan Kohberger, a 28-year-old PhD student at Washington State University. The case has garnered much public attention and web sleuths have been weaving theories around it ever since. According to a new internet theory, Kohberger allegedly took his blood-stained car to a car wash center after the murder.
Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20, were found stabbed to death in their rental house in Moscow. Investigators nabbed Kohberger on December 30 after a vehicle speeding away from the murder house was narrowed down to a white Hyundai Elantra, which was registered to his name.
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Did Bryan Kohberger use a car wash service?
A web sleuth asked on Reddit, "When did BK (Bryan Kohberger) allegedly clean all the blood, etc out of his car? Curious, as LE seemed to hone in on BK pretty quickly, when do we think he would've deep cleaned the car? It'd have to be soon right or it may stain? Also, he drove home with his dad! Surely his dad would've been like "Bryan your car is a mess, or it stinks of rust!" etc ... As parents do lol. Just a thought! Wonder what you all think." The internet user's question sparked various theories. One person replied, "He may have taken his car through a car wash and it was caught on video, but the police did not put that into the PCA."
Another theorized, "I'm am speculating not only did he clean that car more than twice at a car wash to not look suspicious, but after the murders and before leaving he took off the bloody jumpsuit and shoes, I am thinking his car had some kind of seat covers and floor mats that he took out and trashed with the bloody clothes and murder weapon. Of course, the murder weapon was trashed separately. He took that long drive and dumped everything. Then he took a shower at home. I am guessing the blood on his pillowcase won't tie in with anyone at that house." Weaving a similar theory, one wrote, "I bet he did! He may have even taken his car through the car wash and the police have that video but they did not put it into the PCA. His seats are black so blood would not be shown and we don't know if he stopped to wipe down the interior of his car when he took the very long way home after the murders. He may have also used car seat covers and discarded them. We will know a lot more in June."
Evidence against Bryan Kohberger
A law enforcement source revealed last month that Bryan Kohberger "cleaned his car, inside and outside, not missing an inch," according to a report by NY Post. The source further claimed that Kohberger was also spotted wearing gloves multiple times outside his Pennsylvania home, before his arrest. According to the affidavit released last month, the police collected trash from Kohberger's home to collect his DNA, which was later matched with the one on the knife sheath that was found at the crime scene.
Besides, the suspect visited the murder house several times before the murders and also frequented Mad Greek, a vegan restaurant where Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen worked. Surviving roommate Dylan Mortensen's description of the man whom she saw inside the house at 4 am also pointed towards Kohberger. A part of the affidavit reads, “[Mortensen] saw a figure clad in black clothing and a mask that covered the person’s mouth and nose walking towards her. Mortensen described the figure as 5′ 10″ or taller, male, not very muscular, but athletically built with bushy eyebrows. The male walked past [her] as she stood in a ‘frozen shock phase.’ The male walked towards the back sliding glass door. Mortensen locked herself in her room after seeing the male.”
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