A suspect arrested in connection with the slayings of four University of Idaho students plans to waive his extradition hearing so he can be quickly brought to Idaho to face murder charges.
LaBar also cautioned people against passing judgment on the case until a fair trial is held. The case has generated massive amounts of speculation on social media, with would-be sleuths frequently trying to pin the blame for the deaths on various friends and acquaintances of the victims.“Mr. Kohberger has been accused of very serious crimes, but the American justice system cloaks him in a veil of innocence,” LaBar wrote in a prepared statement.
“I don’t think he’s capable of doing something like this. I pray to God he’s innocent,” Cesaretti said. BK Norton, a student in the WSU Criminal Justice and Criminology Department, said Friday that they didn’t know Kohberger well, but didn’t like him. Idaho State Police Colonel Kendrick Wills speaks during a press conference regarding the arrest of Bryan Kohberger on Friday, Dec. 30, 2022, at City Hall in Moscow, Idaho. Authorities in Pennsylvania arrested Kohberger, a suspect in the killings of four Idaho students.