A crime scene clean-up crew deployed to disinfect the home where four University of Idaho students were murdered has been called away due to developments in the case.
Disaster Response cleaning professionals arrived at the three-story property in Moscow, Idaho, and had barely begun the cleanup when they had to repack.
Moscow Police Chief James Fry confirmed at a news conference on Friday that the plan was halted following a court order related to the arrest of Bryan Kohberger. It is unclear whether this court order was filed by defense attorneys or prosecutors.
Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, and Xana Kernodle, 20, were stabbed to death Nov. 13 in Moscow, Idaho — and Xana’s new boyfriend, Ethan Chapin, 20, was also killed in the massacre.
Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, was arrested after a SWAT team fell in Pennsylvania around 3am this morning. Local police and the FBI took him into custody
Disaster Response cleaning professionals arrived at the three-story property in Moscow, Idaho, and had barely begun the cleanup when they had to repack
Law enforcement officials announced they had arrested a suspect in the quadruple murders shortly before the clean-up crew arrived.
Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, was arrested after a SWAT team fell in Chestnuthill Township, Pennsylvania, around 3 a.m. this morning.
The cleaning team were seen putting a tarp around one of the doors so items being removed from the property could not be seen.
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Before the arrest, Moscow Police Chief James Fry released a video announcing that a private company would disinfect the blood-stained house at 1122 King Street.
He said, “Part of the reason we’re doing this is because of the biological hazards, as well as the chemicals that were used during the investigation.”
Images obtained by previously showed blood seeping through the walls of the house and police officers called the scene the “worst they have ever seen”.
Merida McClanahan, the property manager, added that the unidentified property owner has yet to decide whether to demolish the home.
A Disaster Response spokeswoman declined to comment on the job when contacted by .
The cleaning team were seen putting a tarp around one of the doors so items being removed from the property could not be seen
Idaho Police said the four University of Idaho students were murdered in their sleep between 3 and 4 a.m. (pictured: victims Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Maddie Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and 20-year-old Ethan chapin)
The arrest comes hours before a memorial service was scheduled for Kaylee and Maddie.
A SWAT team crashed into Pennsylvania around 3am this morning to arrest Kohberger at a property.
Working together to arrest the suspected quadruple killer, the FBI and local police discovered a white Hyundai Elantra outside Kohberger’s home — the same make and model of car wanted by police in connection with the murder.
Friday’s sensational arrest marks the first major breakthrough in the case, with Kohberger asking if “someone else was arrested” when he was taken into custody.
Police are now searching Kohberger’s Washington home – 10 miles from the scene – arriving around 7.30am to cordon off the area.
Kohberger is being held for extradition in a criminal murder investigation based on an active warrant for first-degree murder issued by the Moscow Police Department and the Latah District Prosecutor’s Office.
Best friends Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, both 21, were murdered November 13 along with roommate Xana Kernodle and boyfriend Ethan Chapin, both 20
Moscow Police Chief James Fry confirmed at a news conference on Friday that the plan was halted following a court order related to the arrest of Bryan Kohberger
Sources say authorities knew who they were looking for and hunted the suspect as far away as Pennsylvania in the Pocono Mountains – more than 2,400 miles from Idaho.
NewsNation reported that Kohberger had a “calm, blank stare” when he was arrested by local police and the FBI on Friday morning.
It is understood that Kohberger is a graduate student at Washington State University in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology and did not attend the University of Idaho.
According to the college website, Kohberger attended the college in Pullman — a 15-minute drive from where the students were killed.
He graduated from DeSales University in Pennsylvania in May 2022 with a Master of Arts in Criminal Justice.
Kohberger graduated from DeSales University in Pennsylvania in May 2022 with a Master of Arts degree in criminal justice
Ethan was staying with Xana when they were both stabbed to death at the murder house at 1122 Kings Road
Kohberger posted a social media appeal for help with his research examining how “emotions and psychological traits influence decision-making when committing a crime.”
Moscow police officers have been chasing this very vehicle for the past two weeks in connection with the killings.
Kohberger appeared in court this morning, with Moscow police confirming they will hold a press conference at 4 p.m. EST.
A department spokeswoman declined to comment on the arrest when contacted by .
The authorities have been stunned by the brutal killings and have repeatedly asked the public for help in the case.
Reports from both the coroner and police confirm that each of the students had been stabbed multiple times in the upper body – and mugged in their sleep.
Police have found no evidence of a sex crime and the victims had wounds on their bodies that indicated they were trying to fight off the attacker.
Initially, police officers said they thought all four had been attacked as they slept, with Goncalves’ father saying she suffered the worst injuries from the incident – suffering from “cavity” and “laceration”.