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Tours begin in the lobby of the Health and Behavioral Studies Building (HBS).  No registration or appointment is necessary.

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Meet Madison Days are for high school seniors who have been admitted to MSU and are interested in JMC. Designed to provide a better understanding of the program, admitted students can build connections with JMC's academic advisors, DEI specialists, internship coordinator, career consultant, and professors. Admitted students also get to experience a JMC mini-class session taught by one of our professors! 

Unable to make it to campus, but interested in learning more about James Madison College at Michigan State University? We've got you covered.

Discover JMC: Virtual Visit Days are an option for admitted students who would like to learn more about MSU's residential college for public affairs and international relations. Virtual breakout sessions provide opportunities to meet with advisers, professors, financial aid officers and more!

Choose one of three virtual visit dates, register and then join us on Zoom! 

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Feb. 22, March 7 and April 11

Register in advance at go.msu.edu/admitted-events.

JMC will be participating in this campus-wide event with exciting and informative programming, allowing admitted students to explore their interests and get familiar with resources and opportunities at JMC. 

Check back in early 2025 for the next Admitted Student Day, which is typically scheduled in April.

Fall Visit Days are for high school seniors who are intersted in applying to MSU and want more information on James Madison College. Designed to provide a better understanding of the program, prospective students can build connections with JMC's academic advisors, DEI specialists, internship coordinator, career consultant, and professors. Students also get to experience a JMC discussion led by one of our professors!

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• Junior Visit Days Junior Visit Days for fall 2024 will be available in August.

Registration for Green and White Days is now open.

If you're considering applying to MSU, Green and White Days is the program for you! Here you’ll have the flexibility to customize your schedule and explore campus at your own pace. You can also connect with campus resources, find out more about Spartan life and see spots on campus that aren’t visited during regular tours!

JMC hits the road for this series of events in the late spring! With locations being planned in West Michigan and Southeast Michigan, JMC's DEI Specialist will share information about the college with prospective students and their families. 

Dates and locations coming soon!

• MSU General Visits JMC-specific visits do not include a tour of the greater MSU campus or of residence hall rooms. To learn more about opportunities at Michigan State University, schedule a campus visit !

Individual visits are an option based on advisor availability.  To inquire about possible meeting dates, please reach out to [email protected]

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The fallout from the federal budget continued on Wednesday, with the Coalition assuring voters it would pass the $300 energy rebate despite concerns it was not means tested. The opposition leader, Peter Dutton, also signalled a fight on the Future Made in Australia plan , railing against a plan for $13.7bn in production tax incentives for green hydrogen and processed critical minerals as a “handout to billionaires”.

Elsewhere, the Biodiversity Council, an independent science organisation , said the budget was “one of the worst in recent years” for new environment spending. Suicide Prevention Australia said in a statement that the budget “signals a step backward for suicide prevention efforts in Australia”, while the Greens leader, Adam Bandt, criticised the budget as “doing nothing about unlimited rent rises”.

The Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, has praised the budget , though few seemed as supportive as Australia’s FM radio hosts , with whom Anthony Albanese spent some of the day.

You can read Guardian Australia’s explainer on the Future Made in Australia plan here, and find a thorough rundown of budget responses in our live blog .

Controversial statue toppled in Hobart | A monument of a Tasmanian premier who beheaded the body of an Indigenous man has been toppled in Franklin Square, Hobart , after its legs were cut through the night before a decision on its removal. The statue of William Crowther was dumped face-down on the ground beside its podium, which was graffitied in red with the word “decolonize” and “what goes around”. A tribunal on Wednesday backed a council decision to remove the monument.

ANU asks pro-Palestinian encampments to disband | A small group of students on Wednesday said they had been advised by university management to vacate their camps by Friday or risk breaching the university’s code of conduct. This comes after Deakin University on Tuesday requested a pro-Palestinian encampment be disbanded.

Charlise Mutten was ‘excited’ before fatal trip with alleged killer, jury told | The nine-year-old was fond of her alleged killer and was excited to be spending Christmas with him and her mother before the fatal visit, a trial has been told . Justin Laurens Stein, 33, is accused of murdering the schoolgirl on or around 12 January 2022 at Mount Wilson in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney. He has pleaded not guilty.

Thousands of protesters close major intersection in Georgia | Georgia has been warned by the US government not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow, as its parliament defied mass street protests to pass a “Kremlin-inspired” law .

US advances $1bn Israel weapons package amid Rafah tensions | The latest weapons package includes tank rounds, mortars and armoured tactical vehicles. The US president, Joe Biden, said last week he had delayed a shipment of 1,800 2,000lb (907kg) bombs and 1,700 500lb bombs to Israel over concerns they might be used for a major invasion of Rafah in southern Gaza.

Macron urges calm as 130 arrested amid New Caledonia protests | Protests against constitutional changes turned violent on Monday night, with shots fired at security forces, vehicles torched and shops looted in the worst unrest the French overseas territory has seen since the 1980s. In a letter to New Caledonian representatives, the French president, Emmanuel Macron, urged them to “unambiguously condemn all this violence”.

And the winner of the Westminster dog show is … | A miniature poodle named Sage was the last dog standing in Flushing Meadows out of 2,500 canines hailing from all 50 US states and a dozen other countries. Sage’s handler, Kaz Hosaka of Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, was immediately overcome by emotion.

Steven Bradbury awarded for bravery | The former speed skater, who made a name for himself by being in the right place at the right time, has been presented with a bravery award by Queensland’s governor, Jeanette Young, after he rescued four teenagers from rough seas at Caloundra last year.

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Big sleeves, bubble skirts and layers of tulle: next-gen designers steal the runway at Australian fashion week

Notable alumni Akira Isogawa and Bianca Spender looked on as four of the brightest fashion graduates from NSW Tafe unveiled a beaded, bibbed and embellished future, observes Lucianne Tonti .

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Peak farming groups including the National Farmers Federation have staged a walkout during agriculture minister Murray Watt’s post-budget speech on Wednesday morning in outrage over the government’s decision to ban live sheep exports.

More AFL players are admitting to hiding concussions as the league’s ability to manage “the pre-eminent issue in the game” becomes increasingly tested. In addition to a fear of missing games due to the 12-day mandatory stand-down rule, players were not reporting concussions because they believed symptoms were of low severity.

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Inside the rise and fall of Ashley Madison: ‘People literally lost their lives’

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The enrollment for the university is authorized by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. The number of students admitted each year is limited by the resources available to the university.

Visiting the University

We encourage prospective students to attend a group information session and a walking tour of campus. To check our visitation schedule and make a reservation, visit our website.

First Year Student Admission

JMU’s admission process is competitive. The admissions committee works to select the strongest candidates from a high-quality applicant pool. Our primary focus is on the applicant’s academic history, which includes program of study, rigor of program and academic achievements. Optional items that contribute to the applicant’s profile include standardized test scores, a letter of recommendation, extracurricular activities and a personal statement. Each applicant is rated in the following four areas, listed in order of importance:

Academic Program

Students who challenge themselves with the upper-level courses offered in their high school (i.e., Advanced Placement classes, International Baccalaureate, dual enrollment, in addition to Honors-level courses) increase their competitiveness. Although schools provide different opportunities, applicants should pursue the most demanding college preparatory programs available. Strong students come from different types of schools, therefore we evaluate applicants within the context of their high schools.

Competitive applicants should minimally have the following:

• Four years of math with at least one full year beyond algebra II (i.e. pre-calculus, trigonometry, discrete math, statistics, math analysis, etc.). Consumer math, personal finance, and algebra functions and data analysis will not be evaluated as a full year beyond algebra II;
• Three years of laboratory science (preferably biology, chemistry and physics or an AP, IB or DE science). General science or earth science does not count as a lab science);
• Three or more years of the same foreign language or two years of two different foreign languages;
• Four years of English; and
• Four years of social studies.

Students who challenge themselves with the upper-level courses offered in their high school (i.e. Advanced Placement classes, International Baccalaureate, dual enrollment, in addition to Honors-level courses) increase their competitiveness. Although schools provide different opportunities, applicants should pursue the most demanding college preparatory programs available. Because strong students come from different types of schools, we evaluate applicants within the context of their high schools.

Academic Achievement

To evaluate achievement in high school, we evaluate grades in the core subject areas: mathematics, English, foreign language, social studies and lab sciences. A competitive candidate will have mostly A’s and B’s in core courses. We look at performance throughout the entire high school career.

Standardized Tests

Submitting SAT I or ACT scores is optional and not required in order to complete the application. 

Extracurricular Activities

We are looking for quality rather than quantity and consider the variety and depth of involvement in clubs, organizations and athletics. Community service and part-time jobs fall into the extracurricular category, also.

Application Deadlines

Early action admission.

Early Action is non-binding early notification admission to qualified first-year student applicants. The deadline for early notification is November 1. Successful candidates will be notified in mid-January and must submit a tuition deposit by May 1 to enroll at the university. Most students who are not selected for early notification are considered under the university’s regular admission process.

Students who apply Early Action do not have an advantage over students who apply Regular Decision.

Regular Decision Admission

Regular Decision is the final application deadline for first-year admission consideration. Applications must be submitted by January 15 to be considered for regular decision admission. Regular Decision is non-binding. All applicants will receive notification of their admission status by the first of April. Admitted students must submit a tuition deposit by May 1 to enroll at the university.

Application Procedure for First Year Student Admission

To apply for First-Year admission to the university, applicants must: 

• Submit the online application for undergraduate admission along with the electronic application fee. This fee is not refundable or transferable and will not be credited to the student’s account.
• Request that an official transcript from the high school counselor be sent electronically or through the mail to:
• (Optional) Applicants may request SAT or ACT scores be sent to James Madison University directly from the College Board or American College Testing, respectively.

Information furnished on applications and all other university documents and records must be accurate and complete without evasion or misrepresentation. Submitting inaccurate or incomplete documents is cause for rejection or dismissal from the university.

Transfer Student Admission

To transfer to JMU, a student should:

• Have completed or be in the process of completing at least 24 credits at the college or university level, after graduating from high school or earning a GED, at the time of application.
• Successfully complete college course work in the following areas: English, math, lab science and social science in order to be competitive. The more college-level course work a student completes, the less emphasis the admission committee places on the high school transcript.
• Be in good standing and eligible to continue or graduate from their previous institution(s). It is the student’s responsibility to provide the JMU Office of Admissions with official transcripts of work completed from all colleges attended. Concealment of previous attendance at a college or university is cause for cancellation of admission and registration. (Students with holds on their academic records will not be considered for admission until holds are released).

The university recommends students have a “B” cumulative grade point average (3.0 on a 4.0 scale) to be competitive for admission.

Application Procedure for Transfer Admission

To apply for transfer admission to the university, applicants must:

• Request official transcripts be sent from all colleges attended prior to the application deadline.
• Submit an official high school transcript or a copy of a GED in addition to college transcripts, regardless of the number of college credits completed or the number of years out of high school.
• Indicate a major.
• (Optional) Complete a one-page personal statement for review by the Admissions Committee.

All materials are due by October 15 for spring admission, February 1 for summer admission and March 1 for fall admission.

Evaluation of Transfer Credits

Credit will be awarded for those courses equivalent to courses offered at JMU in which the student has earned a grade of “C” or better.

After the student has been approved for admission, the Office of the Registrar will evaluate the transcript(s) of each transfer student to show the credits accepted by the university. The academic unit head of the program in which the student is majoring will determine the credits required for graduation.

With the exception of some community college degrees in General Studies, JMU  General Education  requirements will be waived for those students who have completed either an Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, or Associate of Arts and Sciences degree at a Virginia community college. For the complete listing of degrees associated with a Virginia Community College that waive all General Education requirements, go to Transfer Advising . Students who complete one of these associate degrees and are offered admission will receive junior-level status; however, due to varying major and degree requirements, junior-level status does not guarantee graduation in two years. For more details, consult the Office of Admissions or the JMU Virginia Community College Transfer Guide.

Advanced Placement

Applicants for admission who have completed advanced work in secondary school may use AP test scores to apply for course credit at JMU. Information about AP exams is available at https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/takingtheexam/about-exams . Once AP credit has been posted to the transcript, it will not be removed unless it was posted in error, or the student subsequently repeats the course at JMU and earns a passing grade (D- or better). For a full list of available AP credit opportunities at JMU, refer to the Advanced Placement table.

Advanced Placement Chart

The score necessary to earn college credit at JMU, the corresponding course title at JMU and the credit hours which can be earned appear below. The grading scale is from one to five with five being the highest score. Credit hour equivalencies are reviewed annually by academic units.

2 BIO 000 does not count toward major or minor requirements in biology or toward general education requirements but is elective credit toward a degree. 3 CHEM 000 does not count toward major or minor requirements in chemistry or toward general education requirements but is elective credit toward a degree. 4 ISAT 000 does not count toward major or minor requirements in integrated science and technology or toward general education requirements but is elective credit toward a degree. 5 ISCI 000 does not count toward major or minor requirements or toward general education requirements but is elective credit toward a degree. 6 GNED 123 fulfills the Cluster Two    Literature requirement.

International Admission

The Office of Admissions is responsible for the admission and enrollment of undergraduate international students. It also evaluates “A” Level examinations for academic credit.

All non-U.S. citizens and nonpermanent residents of the U.S. must complete the international student application. This application and an international student information guidebook are available in the Office of Admissions, located in Holland Yates Hall.

In addition to regular first year student and transfer admission requirements, international students must present evidence of English proficiency and documentation of sufficient financial resources.

The university welcomes international applications and is authorized by federal law to enroll non-immigrant alien students. Requests for information concerning the admission of undergraduate international students should be directed to:

Office of International Admissions, MSC 0101 James Madison University 100 E. Grace Street Harrisonburg, VA 22807 Phone : (540) 568-7865 http://www.jmu.edu/admissions/apply/international.shtml

International Examinations Credit

JMU will follow the recommendations of the National Council on the Evaluation of Foreign Educational Credentials when awarding academic credit based on international examinations. Questions regarding the evaluation of international examinations should be directed to the Office of Admissions.

Cambridge International Examinations and United Kingdom “A” Level Examinations

Students who participated in the Cambridge International Examination program or the United Kingdom “A” Level examinations may be awarded general education or other credit. Credit is evaluated by the appropriate academic unit. Once CIE credit has been posted to the transcript, it will not be removed unless it was posted in error, or the student subsequently repeats the course at JMU and earns a passing grade (D- or better).

For a full listing of available Cambridge International Examination courses and credit opportunities, refer to the table below.

2023-2024 Cambridge International Examination Courses

The grade necessary to earn college credit at JMU, the corresponding course title at JMU and the credit hours that may be earned appear in the Cambridge International Examination table. The acceptable grading scale is A, B, or C, although the acceptable grade for credit may vary between courses and the level of the exam taken. Credit hour equivalencies are reviewed annually by academic units.

United Kingdom “A” Level Examinations

Credit will be awarded to those students who receive a “C” or higher on an “A” level exam. Credit will be comparable to completing the two-course introductory sequence (six credit hours) in the subject.

French Baccalaureate

Students with scores of 12/20 or higher on examinations in subjects studied at a coefficient of 4 or 5 may be awarded general education or other credit. Evaluation of credit will be directed by University Programs in coordination with the appropriate departmental undergraduate office. The “Total Score” of the French Baccalaureate is not used to determine credit eligibility.

German Abitur

Students who participated in the Thirteenth Class (Dreizehnte Klasse) German Abitur program may be awarded general education and other credit for examination scores of 10 or higher (15-point scale). Evaluation of credit will be directed by University Programs in coordination with the appropriate departmental undergraduate office.

International Baccalaureate

JMU recognizes the International Baccalaureate diploma and individual IB courses by awarding credit on IB higher-level examinations in essentially the same manner in which credit is allowed for Advanced Placement courses.

Typically, credit hours will be awarded for each higher-level examination on which a score of five, six or seven has been earned. Credit hour equivalencies are reviewed annually by academic unit.

Some standard-level examinations will also be considered for credit. The university encourages the completion of the IB diploma and will give special consideration for admission to students who have completed the IB program. The grading scale is from one to seven, with seven being the highest score.

For a full listing of available IB courses and credit opportunities, refer to the International Baccalaureate Courses table.

2023-2024 International Baccalaureate Courses

This information is subject to change at the discretion of James Madison University. For the 2023-2024 academic year, the scores displayed in the online catalog supersede the scores in the printed undergraduate catalog.

Once IB credit has been posted to the transcript, it will not be removed unless it was posted in error, or the student subsequently repeats the course at JMU and earns a passing grade (D- or better).

Higher-Level IB Courses

Standard-level ib courses, special admission requirements.

In addition to regular first year student and transfer admission requirements, prospective and current students who want to major in music, musical theatre or dance must also complete an on-campus audition. Incoming freshmen, transfers and change-of-major students intending to major in architectural design, graphic design, industrial design or the BFA in art studio are required to submit an online portfolio. Visit www.jmu.edu/arts/admissions for information regarding the artistic admissions process for all applicable College of Visual and Performing arts majors.

Phone : (540) 568-6216/6661 Email : [email protected] Website : http://www.jmu.edu/art Information for Prospective Students: https://www.jmu.edu/artandarthistory/admissions/undergraduate.shtml

Art History Majors

Students intending to major in art history are not required to submit a portfolio, but should follow the regular JMU admissions process. To enroll in the museum studies concentration in art history, students must have a 3.3 GPA in the major and a minimum of nine credits in  Art History    and  General Education     courses.

Architectural Design, Art Studio, Graphic Design and Industrial Design Majors

All prospective freshmen, transfer and change of major students intending to major in architectural design, graphic design, industrial design or studio art must meet JMU admission requirements as stated in the Undergraduate Catalog. In addition to meeting JMU admissions requirements, all students seeking the B.F.A. degree with majors in architectural design, art studio or graphic design, or the B.S. degree with a major in industrial design are required to submit a portfolio to the school’s SlideRoom account ( James Madison University College of Visual and Performing Arts - SlideRoom - Login ). The submission of a portfolio is optional for students seeking the B.A. or B.S. with a major in art studio. Additionally, all transfer and change of major students, except those seeking the B.A. or B.S. with a major in art studio, will need to upload unofficial transcripts and a statement of intent to the school’s SlideRoom account that explains their educational and artistic goals, articulating the reasons for choosing this area of study. The submission of a portfolio is seen as evidence of a student’s interest and potential for future success in art.

All students, regardless of degree type, who wish to be considered for a scholarship must submit a portfolio to SlideRoom and attend a SADAH Portfolio Feedback day. SADAH hosts in-person and virtual Portfolio Feedback days. Prospective students may register for the events on the school’s portfolio page . All scholarship awards are based on merit and vary in amount.

The  School of Art, Design and Art History    offers students the opportunity to meet professors who will look over their portfolio and offer critiques prior to the digital submission, through several on-campus and off-campus portfolio feedback days. This portfolio feedback event will provide an opportunity for feedback on actual artwork, as well as an opportunity to meet with faculty from the school. Tours of facilities and program info sessions will take place at on-campus events. All prospective first-year, transfer and change of major students are strongly encouraged to attend a portfolio feedback day prior to submitting their portfolio. For these in-person feedback sessions, it is highly recommended that the student show actual works of art; however, a portfolio that consists of digital or printed images is acceptable. If time-based media examples (video and animation) are included, students will need to bring their own digital device for presentation purposes. Refer to the SADAH website for the dates of the upcoming portfolio feedback days and for additional portfolio requirements.

Students artistically admitted to the School of Art, Design and Art History participate in a secondary review process after completing foundations coursework to be accepted to their prospective major. Students seeking official acceptance into the graphic design major must enroll in  GRPH 208    and submit a portfolio representing work completed in  GRPH 101   ;  GRPH 200     and  GRPH 206   . Students not admitted may reapply the following semester.

Students seeking official acceptance into the architectural design major must enroll in  ARCD 200    and submit a portfolio representing work completed in  ARCD 200    and  ARCD 202   . Students not admitted may reapply the following year.

Students seeking official acceptance into the advanced industrial design courses must enroll in INDU 208    and submit a portfolio representing work completed in  INDU 200   ,  INDU 202   ,  GRPH 101   ,  INDU 220   ,  INDU 380    and independent design related work. Students not admitted may reapply one time.

Phone : (540) 568-3851 Email :  [email protected] Website :  http://www.jmu.edu/music

Admissions to the Bachelor of Music concentrations in the School of Music requires an audition on a primary instrument and an additional SlideRoom application. Students should plan to audition during the academic year preceding their first semester of enrollment. Auditions for music are given on specific dates between November and February. It is important that students indicate their intention to participate in the audition process by January 15.

Admission to the Bachelor of Arts major requires an additional SlideRoom application and an online interview.  Students that are seeking faculty lessons will also need to audition.

Application processes and requirements are listed on the School of Music website .

Phone : (540) 568-6314 Website : http://www.nursing.jmu.edu/

In addition to the regular first year student and transfer admission requirements, students who intend to major in nursing must submit a B.S.N. Admission Application. Applications, admission criteria and admission deadlines may be found on the School of Nursing website.

Special Expenses

A differential tuition of $90 per credit hour is added to the standard charge for courses carrying the NSG prefix. This charge applies to all students, both in-state and out-of-state, at the undergraduate and graduate levels, with the exception of students enrolled in the R.N. to B.S.N. program.

Theatre and Dance

Phone : (540) 568-6342 Email : [email protected] Website : http://www.jmu.edu/theatredance /

Admissions to the dance, musical theatre and theatre majors are by audition for performers or portfolio review for design/technical theatre, theatre studies (directing, dramaturgy, theatre scholarship, etc.) or theatre education students.

Theatre and musical theatre auditions/portfolio reviews are held between November and February and by video/virtually for first year and transfer student applicants. Refer to the school website for dates and more information on requirements for admission.

Dance major auditions are held between November and February and by video/virtually for first year and transfer student applicants. Refer to the school website for dates and more information on requirements for admission.

Credit for Military Service

JMU encourages veterans to apply for admission as full-time or part-time students.

Information regarding VA Educational Benefits is available from the veterans’ coordinator, Student Success Center, 5th floor.

Veterans and service members may submit their Joint Services Transcript (JST) or Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) transcript for credit review. This credit will be determined based on recommendations in A Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Services. Consult the Office of the Registrar.

If a veteran or service member does not have a JST or CCAF, they may submit their DD-214 for review. Less than one year of active duty service provides three credits of health or kinesiology elective credit. One year or greater provides six credits of health and kinesiology elective credit. Students may not receive credit from both the JST/CCAF and DD-214.

Credit is allowed for courses taken at the Defense Language Institute. The amount of credit varies with the type of courses successfully completed. JMU must receive an official transcript. Credit allowed is based on their recommendation in A Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Services. For those languages not offered at JMU, a maximum of 12 hours is accepted.

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The former Moscow Police chief in Idaho who resigned following the arrest of Bryan Kohberger is currently seeking a new job.

Earlier this year, James Fry , the former Moscow Police Chief, announced plans to run for Latah County Sheriff. A review of the Idaho Campaign Finance System website by Newsweek also confirmed Fry's intent to run for the Latah County Sheriff's position.

"There's some things that I'm looking at doing, getting out in the smaller communities and trying to develop some community policing philosophies out there," Fry told Northwest Public Broadcasting in March. "There's things that I'll bring to the table that we did here in Moscow."

The announcement by Fry comes shortly after he announced his resignation from his role as Chief of the Moscow Police Department, where he led the investigation into Bryan Kohberger , the man accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho college students, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20.

The four University of Idaho students were found dead in an off-campus home on November 13, 2022, at 1122 King Road, Moscow, Idaho. Kohberger has maintained his innocence in the case while he remains jailed in Latah County, Idaho.

In February, Fry announced his resignation saying, "It has been my honor to serve and protect the citizens of Moscow and to contribute to the law enforcement profession throughout my career. The Moscow Police Department has embodied the ethos that to whom much is given, much will be required, and we understand the trust that is placed in our officers in serving their community."

According to the city of Moscow, Fry spent nearly 29 years with the Moscow Police Department where he "held the ranks of Patrol Officer, Patrol Corporal, Patrol and Detective Sergeant, Services and Detectives' Unit Lieutenant, Campus Division Captain, and eight years as the Chief of Police."

Newsweek reached out to the city of Moscow via email for comment.

Prior to Kohberger's arrest, Fry and the Moscow Police Department faced criticism from some over how the investigation was handled.

In December 2022, the mother of Kaylee Goncalves, Kristi Goncalves told the Today show that her family was being " left in the dark " on the course of the investigation and that she feared the murder of her daughter may remain unsolved.

However, Fry later defended the police department telling NewsNation in December 2022 that he believed the investigation was " handled properly."

"We secured the scene quickly, we called in the state police. We did our due diligence in getting the things that we needed to do to... have this be a solid case all the way through. [We] called in the state lab to collect evidence," Fry said in December 2022.

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'Four beautiful kids': Community remembers slain University of Idaho students at vigil

Fighting back tears, parents of slain University of Idaho students shared moments of laughter and sorrow Wednesday as students and faculty members gathered for a vigil for the four lives lost.

The four students — Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Kaylee Goncalves — were found stabbed to death in an off-campus home on Nov. 13, and no suspect or suspects have been identified.

“We’re going to get our justice. We’re going to figure this stuff out,” Steven Goncalves, Kaylee’s father, said at the ceremony at the university in Moscow, Idaho. “This community deserves that.”

“It’s hard that we are without these four beautiful kids with us tonight,” said Stacy Chapin, Ethan's mother.

Near the end of the vigil, the lights darkened and the crowd held up their phones showing candles or turned on their flashlights as they observed a moment of silence.

The unsolved killings have put some students at the university, in a city of around 25,000, and the community on edge . Police say the coroner determined that the four victims were most likely asleep when they were killed but that some had defensive wounds.

Madison Mogen's father, Ben Mogen, said he talked about his daughter, an only child, to anyone he met. “The first thing I’d say is: ‘I have this daughter, and here’s a picture of her. She’s on the dean’s list at college,’” Mogen said.

Mogen recalled that his daughter, who like him loved live music, was upset that musician Mac Miller was coming to the area — but the tickets were sold out. He entered every radio station contest he could.

“And, like, the night before it happened, I won four tickets and got to bring her and her friends, and they were meet-and-greet tickets. We got to go and meet him after the show,” Mogen said. “That was the happiest memory I could think of, that we shared together, was that.”

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Ethan Chapin, a triplet, loved country music and was close to his siblings — they even all got their wisdom teeth taken out together, his mother said.

“We are eternally grateful that we spent so much time with him,” Stacy Chapin said. She urged the audience to make time for their loved ones, saying, “Time is precious, and it’s something you can’t get back.”

Goncalves said his daughter, Kaylee, and Mogen’s daughter had been best friends since the sixth grade.

“Then they went to high school together, then they started looking at colleges, they came here together. They eventually get into the same apartment together,” Goncalves said. “And in the end, they died together.”

Goncalves said they were in the same bed, which is a comfort that “they were with their best friends in the whole world.”

The family of Kernodle, who was a junior in marketing from Post Falls, was not able to attend the vigil, Dean of Students Blaine Eckles said. Her family is planning a service for her Friday, he said.

The FBI and Idaho State Police are assisting Moscow police in the investigation. The two agencies have more than 40 investigators combined in the city, and the FBI has agents elsewhere also helping, Moscow police said.

Aaron Snell with the Idaho State Police, who is the acting spokesperson for the incident, said that it is a “24/7” investigation.

"There are guys that have been working just day in and day out," he said. "And we will continue working on this case until it’s solved."

Mogen said he was grateful that Madison had been in her first big relationship, to a “great guy” named Jake, and “she got to just have at least a little taste of what it’s like to be in love with someone.”

“Maybe someday, maybe they would have gotten married,” he said. “It seemed like it, at least.”

Goncalves urged the people at the vigil to take time to be kinder to one another and to tell someone they are loved.

"The only cure to pain is love," he said. "That’s the only thing that’s going to heal us. That’s the only thing that’s going to heal you."

Phil Helsel is a reporter for NBC News.

Idaho College Killings Idaho Killings: Roommate of Murder Victims Saw Black-Clad Figure in Their House

In an affidavit, officials provided more details about the night of the killings and said DNA and surveillance video led them to the 28-year-old accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students.

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A knife sheath, phone pings and trash: The hunt for a killer in Idaho.

MOSCOW, Idaho — On the night in November when four University of Idaho students were murdered in a home near campus, another roommate awoke to a noise that she thought was her friend playing with her dog. Then she heard someone crying, and a man saying something like, “It’s OK, I’m going to help you.”

When the roommate peered out of her room just after 4 a.m., she later told investigators, she stood in “frozen shock” as a man wearing black clothes and a mask walked by her toward the home’s back door. She did not recognize him, she said, but she noticed his bushy eyebrows.

It was not until many hours later that the full extent of what had happened upstairs and down the hall became clear: Four students had been stabbed to death, leaving two roommates — and a dog whose barking had been loud enough to be heard outside — alive.

On Thursday, law enforcement officials ended nearly two months of silence on the details of their investigation and unveiled an array of evidence they say left them with little doubt about the identity of the killer: Bryan Kohberger, a 28-year-old Ph.D. student in criminology at a neighboring university.

Mr. Kohberger, who was arrested on Dec. 30 at his parents’ home in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, appeared in court for the first time in Idaho on Thursday to face charges of first-degree murder and felony burglary.

In a packed courtroom where the father of one victim was sitting in the front row, Mr. Kohberger hardly spoke except to say that he understood that the maximum penalty for each murder charge was life imprisonment or death. His public defender, Anne Taylor, said in court that Mr. Kohberger “has a good family that stands behind him.” He has said through another lawyer that he looks forward to being exonerated.

Authorities have yet to detail a motive in the killings, nor has there been any explanation for why the two surviving roommates, who are also students at the University of Idaho, did not call 911 until shortly before noon the next day.

But in a small college town that had not recorded a murder in seven years, the newly unsealed court records offer a detailed account of how police officers, with the aid of dozens of F.B.I. agents, methodically triangulated clues. Among them were DNA found on a knife sheath left at the scene, surveillance cameras in the neighborhood, cellphone tower records and DNA from the suspect’s father collected from the family’s trash in Pennsylvania — all of which, the police said, pointed to Mr. Kohberger.

The early morning attack at the house along a dead-end street, a five-minute walk from campus, claimed the lives of Madison Mogen, 21; Kaylee Goncalves, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Ethan Chapin, 20.

It came after an otherwise typical Saturday night. Ms. Kernodle and Mr. Chapin, who were dating, had attended a fraternity party together, and Ms. Goncalves and Ms. Mogen had gone to a bar. All four victims, as well as the two surviving roommates, were back at the home before 2 a.m.

The new documents suggest that Ms. Kernodle was awake around the time of the killings, receiving a DoorDash delivery around 4 a.m. and apparently using the TikTok app on her phone 12 minutes later. Police said the murders likely happened before 4:25 a.m.

In addition to hearing the crying and the man’s voice, the roommate on the second floor also heard one of her roommates say something like, “There’s someone here,” around 4 a.m.

At roughly the same time, a security camera from a nearby home picked up distorted audio of a whimpering sound and a loud thud. A dog could be heard barking several times.

A variety of surveillance footage collected from the neighborhood gave investigators some of their early leads, showing that, shortly before the crimes, a white Hyundai Elantra had made three passes along the dead-end street where the killings took place. It returned a fourth time, at 4:04 a.m., around the time the surviving roommate said she had woken up.

The vehicle was seen 16 minutes later leaving the neighborhood “at a high rate of speed,” according to the affidavit, which was signed by Cpl. Brett Payne of the Moscow Police.

Investigators began scouring the region for similar cars. At the end of November, a campus police officer at Washington State University, which is about a 15-minute drive from the University of Idaho and the crime scene, discovered that an Elantra belonging to Mr. Kohberger was registered with the university.

The investigators soon found from Mr. Kohberger’s driver’s license that he matched the roommate’s description of the man in the mask, including, they say, the bushy eyebrows.

In December, Mr. Kohberger drove home to Pennsylvania with his father for winter break while investigators were still piecing together their case. Two days before Christmas, the police were able to obtain cellphone tower records showing that on the night of the killings, Mr. Kohberger’s phone had stopped connecting to cell towers somewhere near his apartment in Pullman at 2:47 a.m. before reconnecting somewhere south of Moscow at 4:48 a.m. — suggesting that his phone had either traveled out of a coverage area or been turned off.

His phone had already been in the area of the house 12 times in the months before the murders, according to the affidavit.

He appears to have also been back in the vicinity of the house hours after the killings, but before the victims were found, according to the court affidavit. Cell tower records showed that his phone had traveled from Pullman back to Moscow, connecting for nine minutes to the cell network that services the neighborhood of the crime scene.

Investigators had another key piece of evidence: the DNA sample found on the button snap of a tan leather knife sheath that had been left on a bed next to the bodies of Ms. Goncalves and Ms. Mogen.

In December, investigators traced Mr. Kohberger to his parents’ house in Pennsylvania. On Dec. 27, while he was there over winter break, the police managed to retrieve some garbage from the house and sent what appears to have been a DNA sample from Mr. Kohberger’s father for testing. The results showed a strong probability that the elder Mr. Kohberger was the father of whoever left DNA on the knife sheath.

In a predawn raid on Dec. 30, the police broke through windows and doors of the family home and arrested the younger Mr. Kohberger. They followed up quickly with searches of his apartment in Pullman, the white Hyundai Elantra he had driven with his father to Pennsylvania and the parents’ home. They also got a court order to obtain a direct DNA sample from Mr. Kohberger.

Friends of the victims have been searching for possible connections between the victims and the accused killer — so far, disclosing none — and classmates of Mr. Kohberger’s at Washington State University have examined their own recollections to try to identify clues.

Some said Mr. Kohberger spent time studying the exact kind of techniques that the police used in recent weeks to identify him, and had a deep interest in criminal psychology and crime scenes.

Benjamin T. Roberts, a fellow graduate student at Washington State, said Mr. Kohberger had been interested in areas like psychology and Rational Choice Theory, which suggests that offenders may often try to assess the potential costs and benefits of committing a crime.

“He took the field of study very seriously,” Mr. Roberts said.

But peers also said he at times caused conflict in the program. Mr. Roberts recalled that Mr. Kohberger tended to be more forceful and condescending in challenging the ideas of female students during discussions in classroom settings.

“There was a consistent pattern in which he would push back more with women colleagues than with male colleagues,” he said.

One new revelation in the court affidavit had a tinge of irony: After enrolling in the Ph.D. program at Washington State in August, Mr. Kohberger had applied for an internship. In an essay as part of the application, he described his interest in helping rural police departments collect and analyze data as part of public safety operations. The internship he applied for was at the Pullman Police Department, whose officers would wind up helping in the investigation of the murders.

Kirsten Noyes and Susan C. Beachy contributed research.

A sweeping gag order remains in place for the case. The order prohibits the police, prosecutors and defense lawyers from commenting publicly, and may last until a final verdict is reached.

Court documents provide a timeline of the night of the murders.

New investigative details released on Thursday provide the first clear view of the apparent movements of the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students in the early morning hours of Nov. 13.

A newly released law enforcement affidavit and information previously released by investigators provide a timeline of what happened that night:

1:45 a.m. — After spending several hours at a fraternity party, two of the victims — Xana Kernodle and her boyfriend, Ethan Chapin — return to the off-campus house Ms. Kernodle shared with several roommates, including the other two victims.

1:56 a.m. — The other victims — Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen — arrive back at the house after spending time at a bar and grabbing food at a food truck.

2:47 a.m. — A phone belonging to the suspect, Bryan Kohberger, stops connecting to the cellphone network in Pullman, Wash., where he lives, a short drive from the University of Idaho campus in Moscow.

2:53 a.m. — Surveillance footage shows a white sedan, consistent with a white Hyundai Elantra registered to Kohberger, traveling toward the highway between Pullman and Moscow.

3:29 a.m. — Surveillance video shows what police say is a white Hyundai Elantra in the Moscow neighborhood that includes the victims’ house, where the crime later occurred. The vehicle makes three passes by the house.

4 a.m. — One of the victims, Xana Kernodle, receives a DoorDash delivery at the home, according to investigators. At about the same time, another occupant of the house is awakened by what she thinks is an upstairs roommate playing with her dog, according to her statement to the police.

4:04 a.m. — Video shows the Elantra returning to the area for a fourth time, at one point doing a three-point turn in the roadway near the house.

4:12 a.m. — Kernodle uses the TikTok app on her phone, her phone records suggest. The downstairs roommate is also awake: Sometime shortly after 4 a.m., she tells investigators, she hears what sounds like crying coming from Kernodle’s room. When she opens her door, she hears a male voice telling someone something to the effect of, “It’s OK, I’m going to help you.”

4:17 a.m. — A security camera from a nearby residence picks up distorted audio of what sounds like a whimper and a loud thud. A dog can be heard barking numerous times. At some point — and exactly when is unclear — the roommate opens her bedroom door again, according to the account she gave investigators, and sees a man with “bushy eyebrows,” clad in black clothing and a mask. The man walks past her toward a sliding-glass door on the second floor. She goes back into her room and locks the door, and it is unclear what she does during the next several hours.

4:20 a.m. — The white Elantra is seen leaving the neighborhood “at a high rate of speed.”

4:48 a.m. — Kohberger’s phone reconnects to cell networks south of Moscow, near Blaine, Idaho.

5:30 a.m. — After traveling in the area south of Moscow, Kohberger’s phone is detected back in Pullman.

9:12 a.m. — Kohberger’s phone returns to Moscow and connects to the cellular network near the scene of the murders. It stays there until 9:21 a.m. before returning to the area of his home in Pullman.

11:58 a.m. — A 911 call reports an unconscious person at the scene of the killings, triggering a response from law enforcement.

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Bryan Kohberger applied for an internship with the police department in Pullman, Wash., in the fall while studying criminology at Washington State University, according to an affidavit unsealed on Thursday. He wrote an essay as part of the application in which he described his interest in helping rural police departments collect and analyze data. It is unclear whether he applied before or after the Nov. 13 murders in Idaho.

The suspect has ‘a good family that stands behind him,’ his lawyer told the court.

Bryan Kohberger appeared in an Idaho courtroom on Thursday to face murder charges in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students in November.

Six days after his arrest on the other side of the country, Mr. Kohberger, 28, wore an orange jail jumpsuit during a brief appearance in a Latah County courtroom.

Relatives of at least one of the victims, Kaylee Goncalves, sat in the front row of the courtroom’s benches. Mr. Kohberger did not turn around during the hearing, and he spoke only to say that he understood his rights and that he was being represented by a public defender.

The public defender, Anne Taylor, said in court that she was just beginning to learn about the evidence in the case, and that Mr. Kohberger has “a good family that stands behind him.”

Mr. Kohberger was not required to enter a plea at the hearing, and did not do so. He is expected to enter a plea at a later date.

Megan Marshall, the Latah County magistrate judge conducting the hearing, declined a request from Ms. Taylor to set bail in the case, meaning that Mr. Kohberger will continue to be held at the jail in Moscow, Idaho. Bill Thompson, the top prosecutor in Latah County, opposed the request, noting that Mr. Kohberger had been arrested in Pennsylvania at his parents’ home, thousands of miles from the crime scene.

Judge Marshall read aloud the charges from the criminal complaint, naming each of the four students — Madison Mogen, 21; Kaylee Goncalves, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Ethan Chapin, 20. For each of the four murder charges, she asked if Mr. Kohberger understood that the maximum punishment was death or life in prison. Each time, he leaned forward and said, “Yes.”

Except for a brief conversation with his lawyer, Mr. Kohberger said nothing else during the hearing. He nodded several times as the judge read him his rights, and sometimes tensed his jaw, but did not show any emotion.

After the hearing, a lawyer for the Goncalves family, Shanon Gray, gave a brief statement on the courthouse steps, standing with Ms. Goncalves’s father and other relatives.

“It’s obviously an emotional time for the family, seeing the defendant for the first time,” Mr. Gray said. “This is the beginning of the criminal justice system, and the family will be here for the long haul.”

Judge Marshall ordered Mr. Kohberger not to contact the two surviving roommates, who were in the house on the night of the crimes, nor the relatives of the four victims. She scheduled a status hearing for Jan. 12, when Mr. Kohberger’s lawyer and prosecutors will update the judge on where matters stand in the case.

Mr. Kohberger is a Ph.D. student in Washington State University’s criminal justice and criminology department. Washington State’s campus is in Pullman, Wash., a short distance across the state line from the University of Idaho in Moscow.

Authorities did not detail any links between the suspect and the victims, but said cellphone records showed he was near their house a dozen times before the night of the killings. That night, his phone dropped off the network in Pullman at 2:47 a.m. and reconnected at 4:48 a.m. south of Moscow.

“It’s obviously an emotional time for the family, seeing the defendant for the first time,” Shanon Gray, the lawyer for the Goncalves family, said on the courthouse steps, where he was joined by some of Kaylee's relatives. “This is the beginning of the criminal justice system, and the family will be here for the long haul.”

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Authorities say they identified Bryan Kohberger , the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students in November, through a wide range of evidence, including surveillance footage, cellphone data, and DNA on a knife sheath found at the scene, according to court records released on Thursday . Here is the police affidavit:

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Here’s how the police say they identified Bryan Kohberger as the suspect in the Idaho college murders.

Read more coverage of Thursday’s court appearance and what the new documents reveal about the investigation, including a timeline of the suspect’s movements on the night of the murders.

Relatives of Kaylee Goncalves, one of the four slain college students, were in the courtroom during the hearing and are about to speak to the news media in front of the courthouse.

Bryan Kohberger did not enter a plea at Thursday’s hearing. He is next scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 12 for a status hearing.

During the hearing, Latah County Magistrate Judge Megan Marshall advised Bryan Kohberger of the charges against him. For each murder charge, the judge read from the criminal complaint, naming the victims, and asked Kohberger if he understood that the maximum penalty was life imprisonment or death. Each time, he leaned forward and said, “Yes.”

In court, Bryan Kohberger’s public defender, Anne Taylor, said she had just begun reviewing the case, but wanted to share that Kohberger “has a good family that stands behind him.”

Bryan Kohberger made his court appearance in an orange jail jumpsuit. The father of one victim, Kaylee Goncalves, was seated on a bench in the courtroom. Kohberger did not turn around to look at the benches.

A judge denied a request from Bryan Kohberger’s lawyer to set bail in the case, meaning Kohberger will continue to be held at the Latah County Jail in Moscow.

Bill Thompson, Latah County's top prosecutor, argued against bail, noting that Bryan Kohberger had been arrested thousands of miles away from the crime scene.

Investigators suggest the suspect may have returned to the crime scene, saying in court records that on the morning after the killings, his cellphone traveled from Pullman, Wash., to Moscow, Idaho, connecting to a cell tower that provided coverage to the neighborhood where the killings occurred.

The affidavit says DNA was taken off the button snap of a tan leather knife sheath that was found on the bed next to one of the victims. The DNA, investigators said, was linked to Bryan Kohberger through a comparison with his father’s DNA.

Here is what the newly released affidavit tells us about the killings.

Investigators looking for the killer of four University of Idaho students assembled an array of evidence that led them to their suspect: DNA on a knife sheath found at the scene, surveillance footage that captured a white sedan like his circling the neighborhood, cellphone tower records showing that his phone had visited the area before and, perhaps most chilling of all, the testimony of a roommate who saw a figure clad in black clothing in the house on the night of the murders.

In court records made public after the suspect, Bryan Kohberger, arrived back in Idaho to face murder charges, investigators wrote that a tan leather knife sheath was found on the bed next to one of the victims in the rental house where they were found stabbed to death.

The sheath, investigators said, had DNA on the button snap that was linked to Mr. Kohberger through a comparison with his father’s DNA. Investigators obtained that sample from the trash at the family’s Pennsylvania home on Dec. 27, three days before Mr. Kohberger was arrested in a pre-dawn raid.

Investigators did not detail a motive for the killings.

They said a review of surveillance footage from the neighborhood of the murders showed that a white Elantra similar to the one Mr. Kohberger drove was seen several times in the neighborhood of the killings between 3:29 a.m. and 4:20 a.m. The vehicle made three passes by the residence where the killings occurred before returning a fourth time at approximately 4:04 a.m.

The vehicle was seen 16 minutes later departing the area “at a high rate of speed.”

One of the surviving roommates in the house told investigators that she was awakened at around 4 a.m. by noises that sounded like one of the victims playing with her dog upstairs. Then she heard someone say something like, “There’s someone here.” The roommate told investigators that she looked out of her bedroom but did not see anything.

Later, she said, she thought she heard crying coming from another room, then heard a male voice say something to the effect of, “It’s OK, I’m going to help you.” The roommate reported looking out her bedroom door again after that, and seeing a figure in black clothing and a mask covering the mouth and nose walk toward her and then to the back door. The person had “bushy eyebrows,” she told investigators — a detail that they later concluded also matched the suspect.

The roommate said she locked herself in her room. It’s unclear why she did not call 911 at that time. The authorities were not called to the scene for several more hours.

The authorities did not detail any previous connections between Mr. Kohberger and the victims, but they said that his phone had connected to cell towers near the residence in Moscow a dozen times in the months before the night of the killings.

That night, the victims had been out at a party and a bar near the University of Idaho campus in Moscow. In the early morning hours, Mr. Kohberger’s cellphone was detected in Pullman, Wash., where he lived, but it stopped connecting to cell networks at 2:47 a.m.

The phone did not reconnect to the networks until 4:48 a.m., when it made contact with towers south of Moscow. It then traveled a circuitous route back to Pullman, the investigators said, reaching there at around 5:30 a.m.

The investigation appeared to suggest that Mr. Kohberger returned to the crime scene: Later in the morning, the phone was detected in Moscow at around 9:12 a.m., connecting with the cell tower that serves the neighborhood where the killings occurred. It stayed there for about nine minutes.

I am entering the Latah County courtroom, where reporters will be prohibited from posting live updates during the hearing, or using electronics at all. I will share updates as soon as I leave the courtroom.

The prosecutor has entered the courtroom in Moscow, Idaho, and the hearing is set to begin any minute.

Surveillance videos showed a vehicle, a white sedan, pass by the scene of the crime four times on the night of the murders, according to the newly released affidavit, which is signed by a Moscow police corporal. When the car last left the area, at 4:20 a.m., it was driving fast.

Fear and frustration shook a college town where such violence was all but unknown.

MOSCOW, Idaho — For weeks after four college students were stabbed to death in Moscow, a city of 25,000 people in the rolling hills of northern Idaho that hadn’t recorded a murder in seven years, fear cast a long shadow.

The police were flooded with calls: a delivery driver who heard a woman screaming, a mother asking officers to walk her daughter to her car, a woman who woke up to find her front door wide open.

After the killings on Nov. 13, some students left the University of Idaho campus and many refused to come back to after Thanksgiving, leaving some classrooms half empty. Those who did return said they bought doorbell cameras, put rods in their windows to lock them shut or began hunkering down with roommates at night.

Adding to their fear was frustration with the police response: Officials issued sometimes contradictory statements, leading at least one victim’s family to question whether investigators are up to the task of solving a quadruple homicide in a city that had not seen a murder since 2015.

Seeking to calm the community in the immediate aftermath of the killings, the police quickly said they believed there was no “ongoing community risk” or “imminent threat.” An initial statement from the police that the attacks were “targeted” was walked back, with Bill Thompson, the Latah County prosecutor, saying at one point that he had no more information than the public about why the police had called it that.

“That’s what they told us, and we accepted that at face value,” he said.

The claims never made sense to locals, students or their parents, since the police were also saying they did not know who had committed the killings, or where they might be. Chief James Fry of the Moscow Police Department ultimately conceded, three days after the crimes, that the police could not say there was no threat.

Authorities investigating the killing of the four students say they linked the suspect to the crime by analyzing surveillance footage and DNA on an empty knife sheath that was found at the scene, according to records released Thursday.

A surviving roommate of the Moscow, Idaho, killings heard crying from a victim’s room and then a man’s voice say something like, “it’s ok, I’m going to help you” on the night of the slayings, according to a newly released affidavit. The roommate said she opened her door to see a man clad in black, and then closed and locked her door. Investigators believe the man was the killer.

There will be dozens of reporters in the courtroom and two television cameras that can record the proceeding and publish it afterward, but cannot carry a live feed. Also in the court will be one photographer, Ted Warren, who grew up in town and is freelancing for The Associated Press.

I’m toward the front of a long line of reporters at the Latah County courthouse, where some journalists arrived as early as 5 a.m. The suspect, Bryan Kohberger, has been held in the same building since Wednesday night, when he was flown here from Pennsylvania. He was arrested there last week.

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The suspect: A criminology student who could be analytical and cruel.

MOSCOW, Idaho — About two weeks before four University of Idaho students were found stabbed to death in a house near campus, Bryan Kohberger was sitting in a criminology class at a college just a short drive away, leaning into a conversation about forensics, D.N.A. and other evidence prosecutors use to win convictions.

The 28-year-old graduate student seemed highly engaged in the discussion, a former classmate recalled. It was a subject that had long captivated Mr. Kohberger, who had researched the mind-sets of criminals, studied under a professor in Pennsylvania known for her expertise on serial killers and, for the last few months, pursued a Ph.D. in criminology at Washington State University, about 10 miles from the Idaho crime scene.

Less than two months later, Mr. Kohberger would be the subject of a criminal inquiry, arrested last week and charged with the Nov. 13 murder of the four students.

Mr. Kohberger’s deep interest in the psychology of criminals has opened another layer of mystery in a case that traumatized the college town of Moscow, Idaho, and spawned countless theories from people around the country, who followed the case in captivated horror.

Peers and former classmates of Mr. Kohberger, who grew up in suburban eastern Pennsylvania, recalled that he had an analytical mind, but could sometimes be cruel.

Thomas Arntz befriended him while riding the school bus around 2009. He said their friendship ended in 2014 after lighthearted “ribbing and jabbing” between friends turned “meanspirited,” with Mr. Kohberger sometimes putting him in a headlock hold.

“Over time it just got so, so bad that I just shut down when I was around him,” said Mr. Arntz, now 26. “I eventually just had to cut ties with him.”

Mr. Kohberger struggled with a heroin addiction beginning in high school but had seemed to have moved past it in recent years, according to those who knew him. After earning a psychology degree at a community college in 2018, he began studying psychology and later criminal justice at DeSales University, a Catholic institution in Center Valley, Pa. There, he studied in part under Katherine Ramsland, a well-known forensic psychologist whose books include “The Mind of a Murderer” and “How to Catch a Killer.”

In a post on Reddit from about seven months ago, a user who identified himself as Bryan Kohberger sought people who had spent time in prison to take a survey about crimes they had committed. The survey listed Mr. Kohberger as a student investigator working with two professors at DeSales, and it asked respondents to describe their “thoughts, emotions and actions from the beginning to end of the crime commission process.”

Mr. Kohberger was a quiet person who liked to work alone but came across as smart, said Brittany Slaven, who took several classes with him at DeSales. She recalled an instance in one of Dr. Ramsland’s classes when students were asked to look at photos of a crime scene and figure out what happened; she said Mr. Kohberger was quick to come up with ideas.

He seemed to show a particular interest in crime scenes and serial killers, Ms. Slaven said.

“At the time it seemed as if he was just a curious student, so if his questions felt odd we didn’t think much of it because it fit our curriculum,” she said.

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The victims: Loved ones spoke of kind hearts and bright futures.

Madison Mogen , who went by Maddie, was a senior from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, who was majoring in marketing. Her grandmother, Kim Cheeley, said Ms. Mogen had always been a gentle and caring person who kept many long-term friendships and close ties with an extended family.

Ms. Mogen’s boyfriend, Jake Schriger, said she had been excited for graduation and talked about wanting to explore other parts of the world. Ms. Mogen always spread positivity and brought acts of kindness to others, Mr. Schriger said, adding that he hoped people would remember her for the love she had given to others.

“There’s no words that I can really describe her — how amazing she was and how wonderful of a person she was,” Mr. Schriger said.

Kaylee Goncalves , who was from Rathdrum, Idaho, had been set to graduate early in December and planned to move to Austin, Texas, with one of her close friends in June. The friend, Jordyn Quesnell, said Ms. Goncalves had secured a position with a marketing firm and was excited to explore more of the country.

“We wanted that adventure,” Ms. Quesnell said. “I would be like, ‘Let’s go do this,’ and she’d be like, ‘Down!’”

Alivea Goncalves said her younger sister and Ms. Mogen had served as bridesmaids for her wedding. Her sister, she said, still shared a dog with her former boyfriend, and the two had seemed likely to get back together.

Ethan Chapin , from Conway, Wash., was one of a set of triplets and had spent much of Nov. 12, the day before the killings, with both of his siblings, who are also University of Idaho students, their mother, Stacy Chapin, said. In the evening, they all attended a dance together held by his sister’s sorority, she said.

“My kids are very thankful that it was time well spent with him,” Ms. Chapin said. “He was literally the life of the party. He made everybody laugh. He was just the kindest person.”

Mr. Chapin played basketball in high school and was known by friends and family members for always having a big smile, ever since he was a baby. Ms. Chapin described her son as “just the brightest light.”

Xana Kernodle grew up in Idaho but spent time in Arizona in recent years, according to an interview that her father, Jeffrey Kernodle, gave to an Arizona TV station .

Mr. Kernodle told the station that his daughter was strong-willed and had enjoyed having an independent life in college.

He said his daughter had apparently tried to fight her attacker, an account backed up by Cathy Mabbutt, the coroner. Mr. Kernodle expressed shock that his daughter could be killed while at home with friends and said that he, too, had no idea who could have committed the attacks.

“She was with her friends all the time,” Mr. Kernodle said.

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The suspect received a new license plate five days after the murders, and was pulled over as he drove across the country.

MOSCOW, Idaho — The man accused of killing four University of Idaho college students received a new license plate for his car five days after the murders, according to records released Wednesday.

The licensing documents in Washington State show that the vehicle driven by the suspect, Bryan Kohberger, was a white Hyundai Elantra, the type of vehicle that investigators had been seeking in recent weeks.

The police in Moscow had said that a white Hyundai Elantra from between 2011 and 2013 had been seen near the scene of the crimes on the night of the killings in Moscow, Idaho, on Nov. 13. Mr. Kohberger’s car was a 2015 model and registered on Nov. 18, according to the licensing document. A vehicle history report shows the car had previously been registered in Pennsylvania, where Mr. Kohberger is from.

Mr. Kohberger, 28, had moved to Pullman, Wash., in recent months and began studying criminology in a Ph.D. program at Washington State University in August. He has said through a lawyer that he expects to be exonerated in the case. Mr. Kohberger’s new lawyer did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the license plate records.

On Wednesday, the police in Indiana released new body camera footage showing that, two weeks before Mr. Kohberger was arrested, the police there had pulled him over twice in a 10-minute stretch for tailgating. The traffic stops, on Dec. 15, came as Mr. Kohberger was driving across the country with his father for winter break in the same car for which he had obtained the new license plate.

During both stops, the suspect’s father mentioned a fatal police standoff that took place that morning near Washington State University, where his son was a student, and told the officer that he and his son had been discussing the “horrifying” incident.

The police shooting that they were discussing does not appear to have any connection to the four fatal stabbings that occurred about a month earlier in Idaho, just across the border from the W.S.U. campus. Mr. Kohberger is now charged with four counts of murder in the stabbings.

Mr. Kohberger was the driver of the car during both stops, and the new footage is the most that the public has seen of him since he became the subject of intense scrutiny after his arrest. On Wednesday, Mr. Kohberger was flown by the police from Pennsylvania, where he was visiting his parents after the road trip, to Idaho, where he stands accused of stabbing four students to death overnight in their home on Nov. 13.

The Pennsylvania State Police plane touched down at the Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport shortly before 6:30 p.m., and Mr. Kohberger was booked into the Latah County Jail in Moscow.

Mr. Kohberger’s father, Michael Kohberger, visited him in December, and they drove across the country from the W.S.U. campus in Pullman, Wash., to their home in eastern Pennsylvania. During that trip, they were pulled over twice on Dec. 15 for tailgating; in both traffic stops, the officers let the men off with a warning.

There is no indication that the police in Indiana had any idea that Mr. Kohberger would be arrested for the murders, or that they were aware of the police in Moscow, Idaho, saying that a white Hyundai Elantra had been seen near the crime scene on the night of the murders.

During the first stop, at about 10:42 a.m., a deputy with the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department pulled Mr. Kohberger and his father over along Interstate 70, just east of Indianapolis. The body camera footage released on Wednesday captured the deputy asking where the two were headed. In response, Mr. Kohberger’s father said that they were coming from Washington and had been talking about the police standoff that was unfolding near the Washington State campus that day.

Mr. Kohberger’s father told the officer that there had been a “mass shooting.” He was corrected by his son, who said, “We don’t know if it was a mass shooting,” and referred to a SWAT team being called for the standoff. “It’s horrifying,” Mr. Kohberger’s father said in the video. That incident involved a man who the police later said had barricaded himself in an apartment and threatened to kill his roommates before a police officer shot him to death.

At another point in the video, the father said, “We’re slightly punchy because we’ve been driving for hours.”

After about three minutes, the deputy said, “Do me a favor and don’t follow too close, OK?” and then returned Mr. Kohberger’s driver’s license and let them go.

Just five minutes later, Mr. Kohberger and his father were pulled over again, this time by an Indiana state trooper who also said that they were tailgating. The audio from the trooper’s body camera is obscured by traffic noise, but Mr. Kohberger and his father could be heard telling the officer that they were just stopped minutes earlier. Again, the father brought up the incident that morning at Washington State. The trooper wished them a safe trip and let them go with a warning.

It was two weeks later, on Dec. 30, that the police in Pennsylvania carried out a predawn raid of Mr. Kohberger’s parents’ home, arresting Mr. Kohberger on suspicion of carrying out the Idaho killings. They also searched his car and executed a warrant to obtain his DNA, officials said. Mr. Kohberger has said through a public defender that he looks forward to being exonerated.

Mr. Kohberger had just completed his first semester at Washington State, which is about a 15-minute drive from the crime scene in Moscow. Classmates said he had shown an interest in the psychology of criminals as well as in forensics .

The murders of the four University of Idaho student victims — Madison Mogen, 21; Kaylee Goncalves, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Ethan Chapin, 20 — and the arrest of Mr. Kohberger have rattled the neighboring college towns of Moscow and Pullman.

The stabbing took place in the early morning hours at a home along a dead-end street a five-minute walk from campus. The police have said that the victims were most likely asleep when they were attacked, and two more roommates were in the home but apparently slept through the killings.

Friends and relatives of the victims are searching for any connection between the victims and Mr. Kohberger, but so far none has been disclosed.

The police have said that the surviving roommates realized something was wrong only late in the morning and believed that one of their roommates had passed out. They called friends to the home and then someone called 911, after which police officers discovered the grisly scene.

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Idaho college murders timeline: From off-campus killings to Bryan Kohberger's court appearance

Kohberger was arrested more than six weeks after the murders of Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Kaylee Goncalves.

MOSCOW, Idaho -- More than six weeks after four University of Idaho students were mysteriously stabbed to death in a house near the Moscow, Idaho, campus, a suspect was identified and taken into custody .

The four slain students were Ethan Chapin, 20; Madison Mogen, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20, and Kaylee Goncalves, 21.

Court documents -- including an 18-page affidavit -- released on Jan. 5 revealed how police zeroed in on their suspect : Bryan Kohberger, a 28-year-old criminology Ph.D. student at Washington State University, located less than 10 miles away from the University of Idaho.

MORE: Key takeaways from court documents in case against Bryan Kohberger and some questions that remain

Here's how the case is unfolding:

Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022

On the night of Saturday, Nov. 12, Goncalves and Mogen -- lifelong best friends -- went out to the Corner Club bar in Moscow, according to Moscow police.

Meanwhile, Chapin and Kernodle, who were dating, went to the Sigma Chi house Saturday night, police said.

Two other roommates -- who survived the attack and are not considered suspects -- also went out in Moscow that night, police said.

Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022

At about 1:40 a.m., Goncalves and Mogen were seen on video at Grub Truck, a local food vendor, and used a private individual to get a ride home, getting back at 1:45 a.m., police said. A man seen in surveillance video at the Grub Truck and the person who drove them home are not considered suspects, according to authorities.

Chapin and Kernodle got home at about 1:45 a.m., police said. Chapin did not live at the house but was sleeping over with his girlfriend.

Police believe the murders unfolded between 4 a.m. and 4:25 am. , according to court documents.

Kernodle got a DoorDash order at the house at about 4 a.m., according to the affidavit.

One of the surviving roommates said she woke up around 4 a.m. from what sounded like Goncalves playing with her dog, according to the affidavit.

"A short time" after, the roommate said "she heard someone she thought was Goncalves say something to the effect of 'there's someone here,'" the documents said. But that could have been Kernodle on her phone because records showed she was on TikTok at about 4:12 a.m., the affidavit said.

The roommate said "she looked out of her bedroom but did not see anything when she heard the comment about someone being in the house," the documents said. "She opened her door a second time when she heard what she thought was crying coming from Kernodle's room."

The roommate "then said she heard a male voice say something to the effect of 'it's ok, I'm going to help you,'" according to the documents.

The roommate said she opened her door again when she heard the crying, and she saw a man in black clothes and a mask walking past her. She stood "frozen" and in "shock," according to the court documents.

The roommate said she didn't recognize the man, who she said walked toward the house's sliding glass door. She described him as 5-foot-10 or taller, and "not very muscular, but athletically built with bushy eyebrows," according to the affidavit.

At about 4:17 a.m., a security camera less than 50 feet from Kernodle's room picked up sounds of a barking dog and "distorted audio of what sounded like voices or a whimper followed by a loud thud," according to the documents.

On the morning of Nov. 13, the two roommates called friends over to their house because they thought one of the victims on the second floor had passed out and wasn't waking up, police said. At 11:58 a.m., a 911 call from one of the roommate's phones requested help for an unconscious person, police said.

Responding officers then found the four victims. Authorities said they do not believe anyone at the house at the time of the 911 call was involved in the murders.

After the bodies were discovered, authorities reviewed surveillance video and saw the suspect's white Hyundai Elantra go by the victims' house three times, before entering the area for a fourth time at 4:04 a.m., according to the documents. Police said they traced the car's travel that night back to Pullman, Washington, where Kohberger lived.

Kohberger's phone was tracked heading to Moscow before the attack, but the phone was off from 2:47 a.m. to 4:48 a.m., which "is consistent with Kohberger attempting to conceal his location during the quadruple homicide," the affidavit said.

He also returned to the area of the house where the four students were killed just after 9 a.m., about five hours after the murders, based on phone records, the affidavit also showed.

His phone was near the victims' house at least 12 times before the murders, at least as far back as August, according to the affidavit. All of those times, except for one, were late at night or early in the morning.

Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022

Autopsies conducted on Nov. 17 determined all victims were stabbed multiple times, police said.

The four students were probably asleep when attacked and some had defensive wounds, police said.

There was no sign of sexual assault, police added.

Monday, Nov. 21, 2022

The family of 20-year-old victim Ethan Chapin held his memorial service on Nov. 21.

Chapin, a triplet, was born right before his sister and brother, who also attend the University of Idaho.

Chapin was "one of the most incredible people you'll ever know," his mother, Stacy Chapin, told reporters before his memorial service.

The 20-year-old "lived his best life" at college, his obituary said.

"He laughed continuously. He smiled when he woke up and was still smiling when he went to bed," his obituary said. "He was kind to all and a friend to all."

Monday, Nov. 28, 2022

In a Nov. 28 interview, Goncalves' father, Steve Goncalves, told ABC News that the students died quickly and did not bleed for hours, so an earlier 911 call would not have saved their lives.

"Nobody suffered and nobody felt like that kind of pain," Steve Goncalves said.

WATCH: Dad of slain Idaho student pleads with public for help

The grieving dad said he's feeling "a little defeated" and frustrated by the lack of transparency from police but still supports and trusts the law enforcement officers who are diligently working on the investigation.

"I have to assume and hope that this is all part of their plan and ... they've got this all figured out," he said. "I know that there's some really good, hard-working guys and girls that are on this case that I've met. And they looked me in the eyes and they told me straight-out that they're working and they're doing everything in their power."

Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022

Moscow police had asked the authorities to look out for white Elantras, and on Nov. 29, a Washington State University police officer searched cars that matched that description at the university and found one registered to Kohberger, the affidavit said.

Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022

Grieving families and classmates gathered at the University of Idaho on Nov. 30 for a candlelight vigil.

Ethan Chapin's mother, Stacy Chapin, cried as she told the mourners, "We are eternally grateful that we spent so much time with him. That's the most important message that we have for you and your families ... to make sure that you spend as much time as possible with those people. Because time is precious and it's something you can't get back."

Madison Mogen's dad, Ben Mogen, said his only child was a hard worker, "nice to everybody" and "smart and funny and beautiful."

Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen, inseparable best friends since the sixth grade, "died together in the same room, in the same bed," Steve Goncalves said at the vigil.

Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022

On Dec. 7, police announced to the public that they were looking to speak with the driver of a white 2011-2013 Hyundai Elantra that was seen "in the immediate area" of the victims' house early on Nov. 13.

Anyone with information on the car was asked to contact the tip line.

Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022

As the one-month mark hit, Moscow Police Capt. Roger Lanier said police are closely guarding "the information that we've discovered at the scene and our investigative information because we want to protect the integrity of this investigation."

But, he promised, "This investigation is not cold. We get tips every day that are viable."

"Those tips help us do everything from clear people ... to further some of the theories that we're working on," he said in a video statement. "Eventually we're going to narrow in on exactly what happened and who did it."

Friday, Dec. 15, 2022

As police in Idaho searched for answers, Kohberger was stopped by Indiana police on Dec. 15 for traffic violations.

After Kohberger's semester at Washington State ended in December, he and his father drove across the country together to the family's Pennsylvania home, his attorney, Monroe County Chief Public Defender Jason LaBar, told ABC News.

They drove the pre-planned road trip in the white Hyundai Elantra that authorities said they were looking for in connection to the murders, according to LaBar.

Kohberger and his father were stopped twice on Dec. 15 while driving east of Indianapolis, both times with the younger Kohberger in the driver's seat. They were first stopped by the Hancock County Sheriff's Office for speeding and then nine minutes later by the Indiana State Police for following another vehicle too closely, according to officials.

After Kohberger's arrest, the sheriff's department and state police said there was no information at the time on the suspect in the Idaho crimes or specific information on the white Hyundai Elantra.

The state police added, "The Trooper, having learned the two had been stopped minutes before by a Deputy from the Hancock County Sheriff's Department, who he knew was working just down the interstate from him, used his discretion and released the two men with a verbal warning."

Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022

Authorities said DNA from the suspect was recovered on a knife sheath left on a victim's bed, according to the documents. On Dec. 27, police recovered trash from Kohberger's parents' house in Pennsylvania, and a lab determined the DNA from the trash was the father of the person who left DNA on the knife sheath, the affidavit said.

Friday, Dec. 30, 2022

Kohberger was arrested in Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains in the early hours of Dec. 30.

The family of Goncalves told ABC News they don't know Kohberger and are "happy, relieved and thankful" there's been an arrest.

Moscow Police Chief James Fry said, "No arrest will ever bring back these young students. However, we do believe justice will be found through the criminal process."

Tuesday, Jan. 3

Kohberger, who was arrested for four counts of first-degree murder and burglary, agreed to be extradited to Idaho during his Jan. 3 court appearance in Monroe County, Pennsylvania.

LaBar said in a statement his client "is eager to be exonerated of these charges and looks forward to resolving these matters as promptly as possible."

MORE: Who is Bryan Kohberger? What we know about the Idaho college murders suspect

Wednesday, Jan. 4

On Jan. 4, Kohberger was extradited from Pennsylvania to Idaho.

Thursday, Jan. 5

The Idaho state court released court documents on Jan. 5 that revealed never-before-seen details of the police investigation.

As Kohberger made his first court appearance in Moscow that same day, Kaylee Goncalves' parents stared him down as he entered the courtroom in a bright orange jumpsuit and no shackles.

Charges were read for the murders of each student; the judge said each victim was "stabbed and murdered with premeditation with malice and forethought." Families were overcome with emotion as their child's name was read.

The judge asked Kohberger if he wants to represent himself or have a court-appointed attorney, and he calmly and replied, "I have court-appointed counsel."

Kohberger's next status hearing is Jan. 12.

Thursday, Jan. 12

Kohberger appeared in Idaho court for a status conference, where a judge scheduled a preliminary probable cause hearing to begin June 26.

The suspect who appeared in court wearing an orange prison uniform with his feet shackled, waived his right to a speedy probable cause hearing within 14 days. The 28-year-old spoke only briefly while answering the judge's questions.

Kohberger appeared to have several cuts on his face , including a roughly two-inch cut above his chin, on his jawline and another smaller one on his cheek. He spoke only four words during the appearance, which lasted less than five minutes.

The public defender representing the suspect requested the judge allow four or five days for the probable cause hearing this summer, and the judge indicated she would block the week of June 26 for the matter. The judge also ordered that Kohberger remain remanded in state custody with no bond.

Thursday, March 2

Court documents unsealed in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, revealed a cache of items seized from Kohberger's parents' home shortly after he was arrested. The items included "medical style" gloves, a silver flashlight, a black sweatshirt, black socks and a pair of size 13 Nike shoes.

An evidence log also revealed investigators took knives, a cell phone, black gloves, black masks, laptops, dark-colored clothes and dark shoes, brown boots and New Balance shoes. The knives included a Smith and Wesson pocket knife and a knife in a leather sheath.

Criminology books - including one titled, "criminal psychology" - and notebooks also were seized, along with a shop-vac and personal documents, the log shows.

Wednesday, May 17

A grand jury indicted Kohberger on murder and burglary charges. If found guilty, he could face the death penalty.

Monday, May 22

An Idaho judge entered not guilty pleas on Kohberger's behalf. He remained silent when the judge asked him for his plea to each of the murder and burglary charges.

Friday, June 16

Prosecutors filed a court document stating Kohberger's DNA was a "statistical match" with DNA found on the knife used in the stabbings and found at the crime scene. The filing said an "STR" analysis - or short tandem repeat analysis - was used to compare the two samples.

Sunday, June 22

Kohberger's attorney Jay Logsdon submitted a court filing arguing that "there is no connection between Mr. Kohberger and the victims."

"There is no explanation for the total lack of DNA evidence from the victims in Mr. Kohberger's apartment, office, home, or vehicle," the attorney continued.

Friday, June 23

A judge denied two motions to either remove the gag order or be exempt from it. The judge said the case against Kohberger is high profile and he has a duty to not jeopardize his right to a fair trial.

Monday, June 26

Prosecutors announced they would seek the death penalty for Kohberger.

Wednesday, August 2

Kohberger's attorneys said they would use an alibi defense for their client but that they weren't able to pin down his specific location on the night of the killings because he was "driving during the late night and early morning hours."

"Mr. Kohberger is not claiming to be at a specific location at a specific time; at this time there is not a specific witness to say precisely where Mr. Kohberger was at each moment of the hours" of the attacks, said his attorneys in a court filing.

Wednesday, August 23

Judge John Judge agreed to delay Kohberger's trial, which was initially set to start on October 2. Kohberger waived his right to a speedy trial. A new trial date has not yet been set.

Kohberger's attorneys filed a motion to dismiss the indictment against him, according to court records. They cited a biased grand jury, inadmissible evidence, lack of sufficient evidence and prosecutorial misconduct by withholding exculpatory evidence.

Thursday, September 28

Prosecutors demanded customer information from Amazon related to the purchase of knives as part of their investigation, according to unsealed court documents.

Thursday, October 26

The judge denied one of two requests to dismiss the indictment against Kohberger. The judge's decision regarding the other request is yet to be released.

ABC News and CNN contributed to this report.

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