A recently leaked police affidavit indicates that Idaho murder victim Xana Kernodle received a DoorDash delivery seconds before she, her boyfriend, and two others were slain.
The document describes the moments when Moscow Police Officer Brett Payne entered the Kings Street residence and discovered the four college students brutally stabbed to death. According to the statement, Kernodle received the meal order approximately 4 a.m. on November 13.
Dylan Mortensen, who survived the attack, said she heard Kaylee Goncalves, 21, remark “Someone’s here” approximately 12 minutes later, but a forensic analysis reveals it may have been Kernodle watching TikTok videos at the time.
Bryan Kohberger, according to police, murdered Kernodle, her boyfriend, Ethan Chapin, 20, and Madison Mogen, 21, between 4 a.m. and 4.25 a.m. that night.
Kohberger, age 28, was caught on the 30th of December, more than a month after the four murders. He was denied bail on Thursday after his DNA was discovered on a knife sheath found adjacent to the bodies of the victims.
Xana Kernodle, age 20, got a DoorDash box on November 13, seconds before she and her housemates were murdered.
Idaho quadruple murder suspect Bryan Kohberger applied for an internship at the Pullman Police Department in Washington and wrote an essay expressing his desire to assist rural police officers.
The disturbing police affidavit released on Thursday describes how Mortensen was awakened multiple times on the night of November 13, before confronting her friend’s killer.
According to the report, she was awakened for the first time at 4:00 a.m. by what she believed to be the sound of Goncalves playing with her dog in one of the upstairs bedrooms.
She reported hearing what she believed to be Goncalves say, “There’s someone here,” shortly afterward.
However, a forensic examination of Kernodle’s phone revealed that she was awake and using the TikTok app at the time, suggesting that the sound may have originated from a TikTok video.
Mortensen informed officers at the scene that she peeked out her window when it was suggested that someone was on the property, but did not see anyone.
A few minutes later, she opened her door when she believed she heard crying coming from Kernodle’s chamber.
At that point, the affidavit indicates chillingly that she heard a male voice say, “It’s okay, I’ll help you,” or words to that effect.
At 4:17 a.m., security cameras situated to the northwest of the residence captured distorted audio that sounded like voices or a whimper followed by a bang.
A dog was also audible barking multiple times.
The next time Mortesensen opened her door, she noticed a man in black attire and a mask that covered his lips and nose approaching her.
She reported that the male strolled passed her as she stood in a state of “frozen shock” and proceeded to the sliding glass door in the backyard while she locked herself inside her room.
Police said they did not receive a 911 call about the quadruple killing until around seven hours later, which raises additional questions about the night of the murders.
Kohberger, 28, is suspected of murdering Maddie Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin on November 13 in the tranquil, college town of Moscow, Idaho
The 19-page affidavit unsealed on Thursday showed that Kohberger, a criminology student at Washington State University, visited the house at least 12 times before to the murders and switched off his phone to avoid detection on the night of the murders.
During a brief court appearance in Moscow, bail was rejected. On January 12, he will return to court for a status hearing.
Kohberger spent the most of the 10-minute hearing staring squarely at Judge Megan Marshall as she gave him his rights and the five counts, and he responded affirmatively when asked whether he understood each count.
He remained impassive throughout, but grew suddenly disturbed after the reading of the final count, for which he faces life imprisonment or the death penalty: the murder of Ethan Chapin.
This afternoon, Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger is presented in court. He will appear to court on January 12 after bail was denied.
Bryan Kohberger is depicted being detained in Idaho. Today, police published a 19-page affidavit against Kohberger before to his first court appearance in Idaho.
Kaylee Goncalves’s family was also present in court, with her mother shaking her head and sobbing as the murder charge against her daughter was read.
After the court, the family’s attorney told reporters, ‘It was an emotional moment for the family when they saw the defendant for the first time, and the family is in this for the long haul.’
For the slaughter on November 13, Kohberger has been charged with four charges of murder and one act of burglary.
For the killings of Idaho students Maddie Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kerndle, and Ethan Chapin, he faces the death penalty if convicted.
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