Brian KohbergerHe, accused of killing four University of Idaho students in a home near campus in November, appeared in an Idaho court Thursday for the second time.
A preliminary hearing in his case is set for June 26. Waving his right to a speedy preliminary hearing, his defense team has asked the court to take time to prepare the case.
Kohberger, 28, is charged with four counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of students Kylie Goncalves, Madison Maugin, Zanna Kernodel and Ethan Chapin, who were stabbed at the women’s rented home in Moscow, Idaho. He also faces a felony charge of burglary.
A neighbor of Kohberger’s in Pullman, Washington, said the suspect spoke to him about the killings days after they occurred.
“He brought it up in conversation,” the neighbor, who asked not to be identified, told CBS News on Wednesday. “[He] He asked if I had heard of the murders, which I did. Then he said, “Yeah, it looks like they have no leads. It looks like it was a crime of passion.”
“At the time of our conversation, it was a few days after it happened, so there weren’t many details,” said the neighbor.
Kohberger arrested on December 30 at his family’s home in Pennsylvania – more than a month after the November 13 murders. that affidavit It details how the police tracking of the suspect was revealed after It was delivered to Idaho.
Now, the University of Idaho’s dean says the administration’s goal as the spring semester begins is to restore a sense of normalcy for students, and that Safety is top priority.
“It was a shock to many of our students… that something like this would happen here,” said Dean of Students Blaine Eccles.
Eccles said the county sheriff’s office will have a presence on campus and the university has hired additional campus security officers. He also said they were still “in a very close partnership” with the Moscow Police Department.
Luisa Garcia contributed to this article.
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