Suspected murderer Bryan Kohberger was pulled over by cops in Indiana at the request of an FBI surveillance team tailing him to see if he had any injuries on his hands after brutal slayings
The team was desperate to see if Kohberger had suffered any wounds consistent with the four victims trying to defend themselves – with an autopsy report revealing that some of the students fought back against their killer.
Law enforcement wanted video images of the 28-year-old and his hands after experts claimed they might have been marked by the knife used in the slayings.
He was pulled over twice in Indiana by police on December 15 for tailgating, which sources now say was at the request of the FBI.
A new mugshot of Kohberger was taken after he arrived at Latah County Jail late on Wednesday night
Both time officers let him go with just a warning, with Kohberger looking visibly more concerned during the second stop by Indiana State Police on December 15. He did not appear to have any injuries on his arms or hands
A law enforcement source told Fox News that the FBI team wanted images of Kohberger’s hands to see if he had any cuts or bruises.
Experts believe that the ‘fixed-blade knife’ was likely to dull quickly, which would have caused injury to the attacker because of the physical force required to kill.
From the footage, it does not appear as though the quadruple killer has any marks, despite web-sleuths zooming in to try to find any hint of an injury.
Investigators were reportedly still building their case when Kohberger was pulled over, 15 days before he was ultimately arrested.
Documents also revealed that Kohberger switched his license place on his car on November 18, just five days after the students were killed.
Authorities were trying to link him to the case after finding his FBI at the ‘murder house’ with genetic genealogy playing a major role in catching the suspected killer.
It comes as a new mugshot of Kohberger has been released after he arrived back in Idaho and was transferred to Latah County Jail.
The killer spent several hours on a flight accompanied by law enforcement and landed at the Pullman Moscow regional airport on Wednesday evening.
A law enforcement source told Fox News that the FBI team wanted images of Kohberger’s hands to see if he had any injuries, so asked Indiana cops to pull him over
Suspected killer Bryan Kohberger has arrived back in Moscow in handcuffs to be charged with the murders of four University of Idaho students
Exclusive DailyMail.com photos show the moment Kohberger stepped off a Pennsylvania State Police Pilatus PC-12 jet that was surrounded by cops.
A somber Kohberger, wearing a red prison-issue jumpsuit topped with a black jacket, was led off the plane and into a waiting police SUV before being transported to the Latah County Jail, a 15-minute drive away in Moscow.
He was accompanied on the lengthy flight west by four armed Pennsylvania State Police troopers and was met by officers from the Moscow Police Department and the Idaho State Police.
Authorities have released footage of the first time suspected quadruple murderer Bryan Kohberger was pulled over – for driving too close to the van in front.
His 2015 Hyundai Elantra had a Pennsylvania license plate when he was pulled over by Latah County Sheriff’s Office for a minor traffic violation in August.
CarFax documents show that the registration was changed from the state where his parents live to Washington – where he was staying close to Washington State University.
Under Washington state law, drivers are required to register their vehicle within 30 days of moving to the state – with the new plates shown in the body camera footage of both traffic stops.
The Hancock County Sheriff’s Department confirmed Kohberger was pulled over by a deputy at around 10:41 a.m. on December 15.
Police bodycam footage captured the moment an officer approached the 28-year-old in his sedan on December 15 on the I-70 just outside Indianapolis.
Kohberger appeared in court on Tuesday and waived extradition during a brief court hearing
The crime took place six weeks ago, 2,500 miles from where Kohberger was arrested. His father flew to meet his son in Washington and drove with him back to their Pennsylvania home
He and his father Michael told the officer there had been a ‘mass shooting’ at his university before his dad added that a ‘SWAT team’ descended on the campus.
Michael then described the shooting as ‘horrifying’, just days before his son was arrested by another SWAT team that swooped on their home.
The criminal justice graduate was again in the driver’s seat next to his father, Michael, during the stop and then handed over his license.
Michael was quick to tell officers where they have traveled from, explaining that they left Washington State University to head home to Pennsylvania.
Kohberger himself speaks calmly to officers explaining that they have been driving ‘for hours’ after a SWAT team descended on WSU.
He then appears to try to lie to the officer, claiming they are going for ‘Thai food’, before his dad jumps in to say they are on their way home to Pennsylvania.
On Friday, the criminal justice graduate student was arrested in connection with the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, Madison Mogen, 21, and Ethan Chapin, 20
Kohberger was being flown from Pennsylvania back to Idaho in order to appear in court charged with the four murders
Kohberger is accused of murdering four Idaho University students on November 13, 2022
The incident, which was linked to a shooting on campus, was strangely brought up by Kohberger after the officer asked where they had come from.
Kohberger was pulled over twice within nine minutes while driving along I-70 in December.
On both occasions, he was given a verbal warning, with Kohberger and his father both appearing more concerned on the second occasion they were pulled over.
Idaho cops first appealed for information on a white Hyundai Elantra on December 7 – a week before the Indiana traffic stop.
Kohberger was eventually arrested on December 30 at his parents’ house in Pennsylvania over the massacre of four University of Idaho students on November 13.
The footage was released hours after Kohberger started his extradition process back to Idaho after leaving Pennsylvania at around 6am yesterday.
Kohberger left the Monroe County Correctional Facility after waiving his right to extradition in a hearing on Tuesday.
Bryan Kohberger arrives at Pullman-Moscow airport after being flown from Pennsylvania following his court appearance yesterday
The 28-year-old Washington State University, criminology student was arrested at his family home in Chestnuthill Township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania
He is expected to appear in court in Moscow at some point today, when the probable cause affidavit for his arrest will be unsealed.
The killer was arrested Friday in connection with the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, Madison Mogen, 21, and Ethan Chapin, 20.
Kohberger has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder and one of felony burglary.
Michael Mancuso, Monroe County 1st Assistant District Attorney, yesterday confirmed that they believed Kohberger is so desperate to return to Idaho to find out the contents of the affidavit.
A judge in Idaho has issued a gagging order on Moscow Police and legal teams in relation to the case, barring anyone linked to the case from talking about it.
Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson said: ‘Once he gets here, he’ll have an initial appearance with our magistrate.
Kohberger signed his own extradition waiver in court in Pennsylvania on Tuesday
Representatives from the Association for Crime Scene Reconstruction leave the home of murdered Moscow students, on behalf of Kohberger’s defense team
Three men and two women arrived at the property on King Road in Moscow at around noon on Tuesday
‘They’ll deal with issues such as making sure competent counsel is representing him, and the case will be scheduled for hearings.’
Chief Public Defender of Kootenai County Ann Taylor will be representing Kohberger Idaho, however a five-strong team of investigators hired by his defense team were sent to the home where the quadruple slaying took place.
It is unusual for defense attorneys paid by the state to create a reconstruction of the crime scene.
The investigation of the house comes after the court ordered a clean-up mission to be halted, when it was announced that authorities had made an arrest in the chilling case.
Photos show that an Idaho State Police trooper accompanied the group, but the lawyer in Idaho representing Kohberger has yet to be identified.
Ex-homicide detective and attorney Ted Williams said: ‘The fact that Bryan Kohberger’s attorney has brought in private investigators to go throughout this crime scene leads me to believe that he is definitely going to mount a strong defense.’
Hours after his extradition hearing investigators hired by Kohberger’s defense team arrived at the property on King Road to take pictures and footage. Pictured is Ann Taylor (centre)
Kohberger’s parents covered their faces as they arrived at the courthouse on Tuesday. The family is standing by him
Kohberger’s public defender in Pennsylvania, Jason LaBar, said that the alleged killer expects to be ‘exonerated’ – with his family standing by him.
He claims that the family think it is ‘completely out of character’ for him to be accused of the bloody slayings.
Investigators started tracking Kohberger’s movements across the US, with witnesses claiming that they saw both him and his father getting repairs done to a white Hyundai Elantra on December 16.
Police then impounded the vehicle from outside his parents’ home when they swooped on the property in Chestnuthill Township, Monroe County.
Kohberger had previously studied under a professor in Pennsylvania known for her expertise on serial killers, and was studying criminology at Washington State University at the time of the slayings.
Investigators in Moscow, Idaho, have yet to outline a motive, but those who knew Kohberger say he had a deep interest in the psychology of criminals.
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