Authorities laid out evidence linking Bryan Kohberger to the crime, including DNA samples, cell phone records and more.
on Dec. 30 and charged with four counts of murder and one felony burglary charge in connection with the deaths of Ethan Chapin, 20, Xana Kernodle, 20, Madison Mogen, 21, and Kaylee Goncalves, 21.
Police said during a press conference on Dec. 30 that the weapon used in the attack, believed to be a fixed-blade knife, has still not been located.Police have said two roommates were home at the time of the attack and were not injured.
Mortensen said she looked around after hearing the comment about someone being inside of the house, but did not see anyone in the residence. She told investigators she was in a"frozen shock phase" and the man walked past her, toward a sliding glass door. She said she locked herself in her room after seeing the man, whom she didn't recognize, according to court documents.
The phone doesn't report to the network again until 4:48 a.m., according to the affidavit, which showed the phone heading from Idaho toward Washington. According to the court documents, police found footage of what they believe to be the white Hyundai Elantra involved in the slayings the morning of the incident at 3:25 a.m. The vehicle passed by the King's Road residence three times, starting at 3:29 a.m.
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