Idaho murder suspect's DNA found on knife sheath at crime scene, affidavit says - CBS News

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The DNA of the antheral accused of sidesplitting 4 University of Idaho students was recovered connected a weapon sheath astatine the transgression scene, an researcher said successful court documents unsealed Thursday. The affidavit written by Moscow, Idaho Police Cpl. Brett Payne was made nationalist conscionable minutes earlier a tribunal proceeding began for the antheral accused successful the Nov. 13 deaths, 28-year-old Bryan Kohberger.

Kohberger was handed implicit to section authorities successful Idaho connected Wednesday aft a formation from Pennsylvania, wherever helium was arrested astatine his family's location successful the Pocono Mountains. He is being held successful Latah County Jail for allegedly sidesplitting Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin successful November.

According to the affidavit, agents recovered trash from the Kohberger household residence successful Albrightsville, Pennsylvania connected Dec. 27 and sent grounds to the Idaho State Lab to beryllium tested.

The adjacent day, a DNA illustration obtained from the trash was compared to the DNA illustration obtained from the sheath.

"At slightest 99.9998% of the antheral colonisation would beryllium expected to beryllium excluded from the anticipation of being the suspect's biologic father," the affidavit said.

Kohberger is charged with 4 counts of first-degree execution and felony burglary successful the intimately watched lawsuit that has grabbed the nation's attraction and rocked the tiny assemblage municipality connected the Idaho-Washington border.

His lawyer successful Pennsylvania, wherever his parents unrecorded and wherever helium was arrested, has said helium is anxious to beryllium exonerated.

Kohberger faces 4 counts of first-degree execution and felony burglary for his alleged engagement successful the murders, said Latah County, Idaho, authoritative Bill Thompson during a news conference after his arrest. Before driving cross-country with his begetter to Pennsylvania, according to Monroe County territory lawyer Mike Mancuso, Kohberger had conscionable finished his archetypal semester astatine Washington State University. Located successful Pullman, Washington, the field is astir 15 minutes from the University of Idaho by car. Kohberger enrolled astatine the schoolhouse arsenic a Ph.D. pupil successful criminology and besides worked arsenic a teaching adjunct there.

He has denied allegations of his engagement successful the murders astatine the University of Idaho, according to Monroe County nationalist defender Jason LaBar, who represented Kohberger in his extradition case. LaBar said during an quality connected NBC's "Today" show Tuesday that Kohberger's household was "shocked" by his apprehension and the allegations brought against him.

LaBar described Kohberger to "48 Hours" arsenic calm and intelligent.

"He's an mean antheral to me, I spot nary chiseled characteristics," LaBar said. "He's casual to speech to. He's alert of the situation. He's precise calm."