Idaho Murders Update: Bryan Kohberger's Phone Was Near Victims 12 Times Since June

The Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger's phone reportedly pinged 12 times near the victims' residence in Moscow, Idaho, between June 2022 and the day of the killings, court documents showed.

His phone also showed up just hours after the quadruple killings took place, according to the probable cause affidavit released Thursday.

"All of these occasions, except for one, occurred in the late evening and early morning hours of their respective days," the affidavit stated.

According to Moscow Police Officer Brett Payne, he received records for an 8458 phone from AT&T, a phone subscribed to Bryan Kohberger at an address in Albrightsville, Pennsylvania. The account has been open since June 23, 2022, the officer reported.

The phone's location on the day of the murders was consistent with the movement of the Hyundai White Elantra captured by a surveillance video at the time of the murders.

"At approximately 2:47 a.m., the 8458 Phone utilized cellular resources that provide coverage southeast of the Kohberger Residence consistent with the 8458 Phone leaving the Kohberger Residence and traveling south through Pullman, WA. This is consistent with the movement of the white Elantra."

The police added that the phone disappeared from the network at around 2:47 a.m. and only appeared two hours after at 4:48 a.m.

"The route of travel of the 8458 Phone during the early morning hours of November 13, 2022, and the lack of the 8458 Phone reporting to AT&T between 2:47 a.m. and 4:48 a.m. is consistent with Kohberger attempting to conceal his location during the quadruple homicide that occurred at the King Road Residence."

Kohberger's motive for allegedly killing Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20, remains unclear.

Pennsylvania agents recovered the trash from the Kohberger family residence on Dec. 27. It was then sent to the Idaho State Lab for testing.

The following day, the Idaho State Lab reported that a DNA profile obtained from the trash matched a tan leather knife sheath found on the bed of one of the victims, according to a CNN report.

Kohberger is currently ordered held without bail and could face the death penalty for his murder charges.