MOSCOW, Idaho – Prosecutors involved in the case against alleged murderer Bryan Kohberger were granted access to the “King Road house,” the off-campus residence where four University of Idaho students were brutally stabbed to death last year. Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen, and Kaylee Goncalves were murdered on Nov. 13, 2022.
The primary suspect, Bryan Kohberger, had his trial delayed indefinitely, prompting several entities involved in the case to gather more information and evidence at the crime scene in preparation of the pending trial. The FBI, along with the prosecution and defense, have been examining the house over the past two months. The urgency of the Thursday visit may be due to the university’s plans to demolish the house on Dec. 28.
Despite the intentions to demolish the house, the families of three of the victims and the defense have expressed their desire to preserve it. The University of Idaho has decided to proceed with the demolition, citing the desire to eliminate the grisly reminder of the murders.
The University of Idaho also plans to construct a memorial called “Vandal Healing Garden and Memorial” on campus in memory of the victims. However, demolition arrangements were paused after a motion was filed to preserve the crime scene as evidence.
Charged with first-degree murder and felony burglary, Bryan Kohberger is accused of killing the four University of Idaho students. The suspect’s public defender, Anne Taylor, filed a motion to preserve the crime scene as evidence. The case remains ongoing, with no trial date set yet.
In addition, lab results allegedly link Kohberger to DNA found at the crime scene, underneath two of the victims’ bodies. Kohberger, a former criminology student at Washington State University, was arrested in December 2022 and extradited to Idaho to face the murder charges in January 2023.