Bryan Kohberger case: Audio of 911 call released in Idaho student murders
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The call was made at 11:55 a.m. local time on Nov. 13, 2022, several hours after Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin were allegedly killed by Bryan Kohberger, a 28-year-old criminology Ph.D. student at Washington State University. The call was placed by a female who was not a resident at the home on King Road in Moscow where the murders occurred.
In the distressing call, the caller reported that “something is happening” at the residence and mentioned that one of the roommates was passed out and unresponsive. The dispatcher was told that the roommates had seen a man in their house the previous night.
The 911 dispatcher handled the call efficiently, with police arriving at the scene in less than 5 minutes. The call revealed the chaos and confusion in the aftermath of the gruesome discovery made by one of Chapin’s friends.
Recently unsealed court documents contained text messages from the surviving roommates, identified as DM and BF, discussing the possibility of a masked intruder in the home in the early hours of the morning when the murders took place.
Kohberger, the suspect in the case, was identified through DNA evidence found at the crime scene. He was arrested in Pennsylvania on Dec. 30, 2022, and is now facing charges of first-degree murder and burglary. His trial is set to begin on Aug. 11, where prosecutors will seek the death penalty if he is convicted.
Despite Kohberger’s attempts to challenge the DNA evidence and suggest that he was framed, a judge entered not guilty pleas on his behalf at his arraignment. His defense team plans to use mental health records in an attempt to avoid the death penalty.
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