Police have arrested a suspect named Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, in connection to deaths of Moscow, Idaho college students. The four University of Idaho students were murdered on November 14th and police have been investigating the horrific murder for almost two months.

Police in Moscow Idaho are scheduled to give details about the arrest of Bryan Christopher Kohberger in a press conference at 4:00pm today. Kohberger was arrested in Monroe County Pennsylvania, near the Pocono mountains, about 100 miles north of Philadelphia.

(Via Fox) – Authorities have arrested a suspect the Nov. 13 murders of four University of Idaho students, a high-ranking law enforcement source told Fox News Digital.

Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, was taken into custody by local police and the FBI at 3 a.m. in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the law enforcement source said Friday.

Kohberger was being held for extradition in Monroe County Court for first-degree murder issued by the Moscow Police Department and the Latah County Prosecutor’s Office in connection to the slayings of Ethan Chapin, 20, Xana Kernodle, 20, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, and Madison Mogen, 21.

The suspect is a graduate student at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington, according to the college’s website. Pullman is a 15-minute drive from the rental home where the four students were stabbed to death. (read more)

According to ABC news the case broke open after law enforcement asked the public for help finding a white sedan seen near the home around the time of the killings. The Moscow Police Department made the request Dec. 7, were flooded with tips to the FBI call center.

(Via ABC) – Arrest paperwork filed in Monroe County Court said Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, was being held for extradition to Idaho on a warrant for first degree murder.

A law enforcement official confirmed the arrest to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the official could not publicly discuss details of the investigation ahead of a formal announcement expected later Friday.

A Ph.D. student by the same name is listed in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Washington State University, which is a short drive across the state line from the University of Idaho. Messages seeking more information were left for officials at WSU. (read more)

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