The Idaho College Murder Suspect Bryan Kohberger Family issued a statement through the lawyer for the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students in a cruel manner two months ago on Sunday, stating that they wished to “support the assumption of innocence.”
The statement, released by Jason LaBar and obtained by TMZ, read, “First and foremost, we care tremendously for the four families who have lost their lovely children.” “We pray for them every day, but there are no words to fully explain the pain we feel for them.”
Bryan Kohberger, 28, will be represented by LaBar, the top public defender of Monroe County, Pennsylvania, where he was detained on Friday until his extradition to Idaho, which may take place this week. Kohberger plans to get a public defender in Idaho as well, according to LaBar.
The statement reads, “We will continue to let the legal process play out and, as a family, we will love and support our son and brother. “In an effort to find the truth and support his presumption of innocence rather than pass judgment on unknown facts and make incorrect conclusions, we have completely cooperated with law enforcement officials. In order for our family and the families who have lost loved ones to proceed with the legal procedure, we respect privacy in this matter.
According to Crime Online, Kohberger is accused of killing Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin on November 13 in an off-campus rental where the three women shared a home with two other students.
Kernodle’s boyfriend Chapin was staying the night. The two ladies who were residing on the first level of the residence, which was known on campus as a party house, claimed they didn’t hear anything unusual going on up there and were unaware of the murders until they woke up that Sunday morning.
The graduate student from Washington State University was detained at his parent’s house in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania early on Friday morning. He is from Pullman, Washington, which is just across the state line and roughly 10 miles from Moscow.
Authorities have, as they did throughout the inquiry, kept proven material well guarded as journalists and web sleuths peruse Kohberger’s school records, speak with pals, and speculate, occasionally wildly, about his reasons. Idaho state law, which carefully restricts what police and prosecutors can disclose about a case until a defendant has appeared in court in Idaho, comes into play now that Kohberger has been detained. His arrest document is still sealed up until that point.
Kohberger might return to Idaho as soon as the middle of the following week. LaBar has stated that his client expects to forego the extradition hearing, enabling his immediate return to the West. According to NewsNation’s Brian Entin, LaBar also stated that Kohberger is “excited to be exonerated of these charges and looks forward to resolving these problems as swiftly as possible.”
The public defender in Monroe County, PA says Bryan Kohberger is “eager to be exonerated of these charges and looks forward to resolving these matters as promptly as possible.”
Says Kohberger intends to waive his extradition hearing to expedite his transport to Idaho.— Brian Entin (@BrianEntin) December 31, 2022
Kohberger traveled cross-country with his father from Washington to Pennsylvania right before Christmas, according to LaBar, who also spoke with CNN.
LaBar claimed that “his father truly went out and they drove home together.”
