According to newly unsealed court documents, police in Pennsylvania seized two knives and dozens of other items from Bryan Kohberger’s family’s home in Albrightsville, Pennsylvania.
Fox News obtained an unsealed search warrant for Kohberger’s family’s home on Thursday, revealing what police found after his arrest on December 30 for the fatal stabbings of four University of Idaho students.
Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Ethan Chapin, 20, and Xana Kernodle, 20, were killed on November 13 by Kohberger, who has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder. He was also charged with felony burglary on one count. According to Kohberger’s former attorney in Pennsylvania, the 28-year-old is “eager to be exonerated.”
Two knives, one of which was identified as a “Smith and Wesson pocket knife,” a Glock 22 firearm, a book with underlining on a specific page, an Acer laptop, a white paper with a password, black gloves, and several clothing items were recovered. Several other items, as well as his 2015 Hyundai Elantra, were recovered from his home.
Police in Moscow, Idaho previously stated that they believed a fixed-blade style knife was used in the crime, and a knife sheath for a “Ka-Bar” style knife was found at the scene, according to a probable cause affidavit used in Kohberger’s arrest. It is currently unknown what type of knife police recovered or whether it was used in the crime.
The search warrant return was made public on Thursday, just a few days after police unveiled a search warrant for Kohberger’s person following his December 30 arrest. Among the items taken from him were several pieces of clothing, black and white size 13 Nike shoes, medical-style gloves, and a flashlight. According to the unsealed search warrant, one buccal swab was also taken from Kohberger during this arrest.
Former FBI agent Jennifer Coffindaffer told Newsweek earlier this week that the buccal swab occurred at the time of his arrest because investigators “wanted it quick.”
“Once you have a search warrant, there’s no discussion,” Coffindaffer told Newsweek.
While speaking with Newsweek in January, Coffindaffer said that the fixed-blade knife that was believed to be used in the crime would likely be found either by “sheer luck,” or if Kohberger admitted the location in court.
“I think he went to a remote area on that route and got rid of what he was wearing, the knife and where, we don’t know,” Coffindaffer said.
Following Kohberger’s arrest, a judge in Latah County, Idaho, issued a gag order, prohibiting anyone involved in the case from speaking to the public.
