The parents of Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger have been asked to testify in the case of a missing Pennsylvania woman who went missing in the same county where he lived.
Michael and Maryann Kohberger will appear before a grand jury in connection with the disappearance of Dana Smithers on May 28, 2022.
Smithers, 45, was last seen in Ring camera footage around 11pm on the day of her disappearance. Her remains were discovered April 27 in a wooded area in Stroudsburg — about 30 miles from the Kohberger family home in Albrightsville.
However, according to News Nation, a source claimed that Bryan’s alibi proved he was unlikely to have had a hand in Smithers’ disappearance.
Bryan, 28, has been charged with the deaths of college students Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves, both 21, and young couple Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin, both 20, on November 13, 2022.
The parents of Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger have been asked to testify in the case of a missing Pennsylvania woman who went missing in the same county where he lived
The court suspects that Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger may be linked to Dana Smithers because she disappeared 30 miles from his parents’ home. Smithers, 45, was last seen on ring footage on May 28, 2022
Michael is expected to testify in court Thursday while Maryann has already testified.
Minutes of the closed session may be transmitted to Idaho, where her son’s trial is expected to take place on October 2.
The suspect appeared in an Idaho courtroom Monday, where he declined to enter a plea deal on four counts of first-degree murder.
Bryan was expected to plead not guilty, but instead opted for Idaho’s “silent” plea, meaning he has not pleaded one way or the other, but can still be tried.
He was due for a preliminary hearing, but the Washington State University graduate student was indicted by an Idaho grand jury that heard the evidence in secret and decided to give the case a full hearing.
The criminology student has been behind bars since December 30 when police searched his parents’ home in Pennsylvania.
On January 4, he was transferred to Latah County Jail, where he has remained ever since.
Michael Kohberger (right) is expected to testify in court on Thursday, while Maryann Kohberger (left) has already given her testimony
Maddie Mogen (above), Kaylee Goncalves (left), Xana Kernodle (right) and Ethan Chapin (center) – all University of Idaho students – were stabbed to death on November 13 in the quiet college town of Moscow
The Moscow, Idaho home where the murders took place is now boarded up as workers prepare it for demolition
Investigators in Moscow watched a white sedan sped from the scene toward Pullman, Washington, another small college town about 10 miles from Moscow, Idaho
Kohberger is believed to be responsible for the murders of Madison, Kaylee, Ethan and
His DNA was found on a KA-BAR knife sheath found next to the bodies of Kaylee and Madison.
Kaylee and Madison were found dead in bed next to each other while Ethan and Xana were found on the floor below and Xana was found slumped on the floor of her bedroom.
According to the document, survivors Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke heard some of what happened, with Mortensen telling police officers she heard Goncalves say, “Someone’s here,” around 4 a.m.
Ten minutes later, she heard a thump and crying from Xana’s room and a male voice saying, “It’s okay, I’ll help you.”
Minutes later, Mortensen said she opened her bedroom door and saw a tall man with bushy eyebrows exit through the sliding glass doors at the back of the house.
She described how she was “frozen in shock” when the suspect approached her. Mortensen said she locked herself in her room after he left.
The affidavit also shows that Kohberger’s white Hyundai Elantra was caught on camera near the scene of the crime before speeding away from the home toward Pullman around 4:20 a.m.
Police quickly connected the vehicle to Kohberger and noted the similarity between his appearance and Mortensen’s description of the intruder at the rental home.