FBI Returns to Crime Scene: New Developments in Idaho Murders
Exclusive update: FBI investigators revisit Idaho murder site of Bryan Kohberger. Dive into new evidence collection and ongoing trial preparations. Stay informed on this high-profile case.
Idaho Murders Updates: FBI agents were spotted at the residence where Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger is suspected of killing four pupils.
FBI investigators were seen at the home where Bryan Kohberger allegedly killed four students who attended the University of Idaho. (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital and Zach Wilkinson/Moscow-Pullman Daily News via Pool and )
According to representatives of the University of Idaho, Kohberger’s delayed trial date allows investigators to gather more evidence.
At the residence where Bryan Kohberger is accused of killing four University of Idaho students in November of last year, FBI investigators were spotted.
On November 13, Bryan Kohberger reportedly killed Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen, and Ethan Chapin in the Moscow, Idaho home he allegedly broke into at 4 a.m.
The October trial for the former graduate student in criminology at Washington State University was postponed after Kohberger gave up his right to a prompt trial in a hearing held in August.
Investigators set up outside the home where four University of Idaho students were slain in November last year in Moscow, Idaho on Wednesday, November 1, 2023. The FBI plans on getting documentation to construct visual and audio exhibits and a physical model of the home where Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves were killed. (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)
Consequently, the prosecution and detectives requested entry to the Moscow, Idaho residence, according to a statement released by the University of Idaho on Tuesday.
Investigators set up outside the home where four University of Idaho students were slain in November last year in Moscow, Idaho on Wednesday, November 1, 2023. The FBI plans on getting documentation to construct visual and audio exhibits and a physical model of the home where Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves were killed. (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)
According to the university, FBI officials were in the house on Tuesday and Wednesday obtaining materials for creating audiovisual displays and a physical replica of the house.
Investigators set up outside the home where four University of Idaho students were slain in November last year in Moscow, Idaho, Tuesday, October 31, 2023. The FBI plans on getting documentation to construct visual and audio exhibits and a physical model of the home where Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves were killed. (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)Investigators set up outside the home where four University of Idaho students were slain in November last year in Moscow, Idaho on Wednesday, November 1, 2023. The FBI plans on getting documentation to construct visual and audio exhibits and a physical model of the home where Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves were killed. (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)
“With the new extended timeline, the FBI is on the scene today, Tuesday, Oct. 31, and Wednesday, Nov. 1, to get documentation to construct visual and audio exhibits and a physical model of the home where Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen, and Kaylee Goncalves were killed,” the school’s statement states.
Investigators set up outside the home where four University of Idaho students were slain in November last year in Moscow, Idaho, Tuesday, October 31, 2023. The FBI plans on getting documentation to construct visual and audio exhibits and a physical model of the home where Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves were killed. (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)Investigators set up outside the home where four University of Idaho students were slain in November last year in Moscow, Idaho on Wednesday, November 1, 2023. The FBI plans on getting documentation to construct visual and audio exhibits and a physical model of the home where Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves were killed. (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)
“The university was informed that the visual displays needed several months to construct and were not practical under the constraints of an October experiment.
The FBI is exploiting this prolonged trial timetable to collect its own measurements and photographs now that the personal property has been removed from the premises, even though the measurements and information required to create a model were acquired during the first investigation,” the statement says.
Investigators set up outside the home where four University of Idaho students were slain in November last year in Moscow, Idaho on Wednesday, November 1, 2023. The FBI plans on getting documentation to construct visual and audio exhibits and a physical model of the home where Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves were killed. (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)Investigators set up outside the home where four University of Idaho students were slain in November last year in Moscow, Idaho on Wednesday, November 1, 2023. The FBI plans on getting documentation to construct visual and audio exhibits and a physical model of the home where Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves were killed. (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)
The decision to let investigators re-enter the house was communicated to the families of the victims and survivors, along with the defense.
Although it won’t happen this semester, the university still plans to destroy the house. The University of Idaho declared in February that a “healing garden” would be built in its stead and the mansion would be destroyed.
Investigators set up outside the home where four University of Idaho students were slain in November last year in Moscow, Idaho on Wednesday, November 1, 2023. The FBI plans on getting documentation to construct visual and audio exhibits and a physical model of the home where Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves were killed. (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)
The family lawyer for Kaylee Goncalves, Shanon Gray, had previously expressed disapproval of the demolition of the property, arguing that it contained vital evidence for the case.
A clean wall where staining was once visible is seen outside the home where four University of Idaho students were slain in November last year in Moscow, Idaho on Wednesday, November 1, 2023. The FBI plans on getting documentation to construct visual and audio exhibits and a physical model of the home where Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves were killed. (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)
“The home itself has enormous evidentiary value as well as being the largest, and one of the most important, pieces of evidence in the case,” Gray stated.
Investigators replace the plywood over the doors and windows to the home where four University of Idaho students were slain in November last year in Moscow, Idaho on Wednesday, November 1, 2023. The FBI was getting documentation to construct visual and audio exhibits and a physical model of the home where Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves were killed. (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)
Gray said that after first seeking input from the relatives of the victims on the demolition of the home, the University of Idaho “proceeded to ignore those opinions and pursue their own self-interests.”
