University of Idaho murder suspect not expected to fight extradition

The students, Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin were found dead on November 13th.

By Adam Smith January 3, 2023 2:17 pm

Associated PressThis photo provided by Monroe County (Pa.) Correctional Facility shows Bryan Kohberger. Arrest paperwork filed by Pennsylvania State Police in Monroe County Court, Friday, Dec. 30, 2022, said Kohberger, 28, was being held for extradition in a criminal homicide investigation in the killings of four University of Idaho students, based on an active arrest warrant for first degree murder issued by the Moscow Police Department and Latah County Prosecutor’s Office. (Monroe County (Pa.) Correctional Facility via AP)

MOSCOW, Idaho – The man facing murder charges in the deaths of four University of Idaho students is not expected to fight extradition at a hearing today.

Bryan Kohberger, a 28-year-old doctoral student and teaching assistant in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at WSU, was taken into custody early Friday, December 30th, by state police in eastern Pennsylvania.

Monroe County’s chief public defender, Jason LaBar, said his client plans to tell a judge in Pennsylvania that he will waive his extradition hearing so he can be quickly taken to Idaho.

Capt. Anthony Dahlinger of the Moscow Police Department said authorities believe Kohberger was responsible for all four murders.

Prosecutors in Idaho have said they believe Kohberger broke into the students’ home near the university campus intending to commit murder.

The students, Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin were found dead on November 13th.

Kohberger’s relatives in Pennsylvania have expressed sympathy for the families of the victims but vowed to support him and promote his presumption of innocence.