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'They had surveillance on him': Internet thinks how Idaho suspect Bryan Kohberger was arrested 'so early'

A Twitter user asked about Bryan Kohberger, saying, 'Any truth to the rumor he had a ticket to South America departing Monday'

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MOSCOW, IDAHO: Officials have detained and are cross-questioning Bryan Christopher Kohberger, the suspect in the University of Idaho students' murder investigation. The 28-year-old man is being held on suspicion of the murders of four students: Ethan Chapin, 20, Xana Kernodle, 20, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, and Madison Mogen, 21. Now the accused's arrest has created a lot of chaos over the Internet, as it is spilled with a lot of new information concerning to the suspect of the case from web sleuths and former detectives.

Recently, Jennifer Coffindaffer, an ex-FBI officer has pushed information over the police investigation and explained why the arrest was so quick, saying, "Why did the SWAT Team arrest so early? I will sum it up in 5 words: Speed, Surprise, Violence of Action, affording little to no chance for #BryanChristopherKohberger to resist. It should be noted that special permission from the court was obtained to enter this early." The detective even claimed that the police had  "surveillance" on the suspect.

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Another Twitter user wonderd that whether, Kohberger was about to flee the country and wrote, "Any truth to the rumor he had a ticket to South America departing Monday? I heard that was what drove the speed. (Trailing him for 4 days??)." The user asked this question from the former FBI investigator. To clarify the user's doubt the former FBI agent wrote,  "They had surveillance on him to 1) Verify it was him, 2) Possibly obtain DNA, and 3) Establish probable cause that he would be in the house when they executed the warrant."

However, the official Moscow police authorites didn't mentioned about such information yet, so there is no assurance about the information provided above . The Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson said at a news conference on Friday that more details about the killings and the investigation that resulted in Kohberger's arrest would be sealed in a probable cause affidavit.

About Bryan Christopher Kohberger

Kohberger is a graduate student at Washington State University's Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology. Kohberger completed his first semester in the school's criminal justice program earlier in December, according to a statement released by the authorities on December 30, Friday night. CNN reported that officers from the university's Pullman campus helped the police carry out search warrants at the suspect's home and workplace.

Another alarming aspect is that Moscow, the scene of the murder, is only a 15-minute drive from Pullman. In accordance with Thompson, Kohberger is accused of breaking into the house, where four Idaho students were living, with the intent to kill them, leading to four counts of first-degree murder and felony burglary. However, the arrest of the suspect is not the end of the case, but "a new beginning," according to reports.

Details on the Idaho quadruple murders case 

This case has been extremely delicate and challenging due to pressure from the victim's family, the media, and cyber investigators on a national level. The FBI provided help to the Moscow police authority to locate Hyundai Elantra, which was connected to the case. Police said they took a white Hyundai Elantra from the Pennsylvania home as the vehicle was spotted in the "immediate area" of the murder house, as per reports. It is also reported that finding this white Hyundai Elantra aided in arresting Kohberger.