Accused Idaho killer followed 3 victims on Instagram, ‘repeatedly’ messaged 1, report claims

MOSCOW, Idaho — Bryan Kohberger, the 28-year-old man accused of killing 4 College of Idaho college students, adopted “all three of the feminine victims on Instagram,” however they did not comply with him again, PEOPLE reported, citing an investigator conversant in the case and their very own overview of the now-deleted account.

Kohberger faces 4 counts of first-degree homicide within the deadly stabbings of Kaylee Goncalves, 21; Madison Mogen, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Ethan Chapin, 20.

“Authorities haven’t stated if the victims knew Kohberger, however the suspect’s now-deleted Instagram account – which was reviewed by PEOPLE earlier than it was eliminated – adopted the accounts of Mogen, Goncalves and Kernodle,” the outlet famous.

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The suspect allegedly contacted one of many feminine victims “repeatedly” in late October — roughly two weeks earlier than the killings, the PEOPLE reported, including that the unidentified sufferer didn’t reply to the messages. It is unclear if that sufferer had seen the alleged messages despatched from Kohberger.

Kohberger is scheduled to have a preliminary courtroom listening to in June the place a choose will decide if there’s sufficient proof to proceed to trial. He has not but entered a plea, however an lawyer representing Kohberger throughout his extradition from Pennsylvania earlier this month stated he “believes he will be exonerated.”

A broad and sweeping gag order in State v. Kohberger was amended on Thursday, increasing the scope of events legally ordered to not communicate publicly concerning the case. This consists of “attorneys for any social gathering within the case” together with “any lawyer representing a witness, sufferer, or sufferer’s household.”

Suspect visited restaurant the place 2 victims labored

Kohberger additionally visited the restaurant the place two of the victims labored within the weeks earlier than their killings, in keeping with PEOPLE.

Citing a former worker, the outlet reported Kohberger went to the restaurant at the least twice to order vegan pizza. Although nothing appeared suspicious about his visits, the worker advised the journal that Kohberger checked that his vegan meals didn’t are available in contact with animal merchandise.

CNN has beforehand reported that two of the scholars killed, Kernodle and Mogen, labored at The Mad Greek in Moscow, Idaho. A former coworker, Eire Dunning, advised CNN in November, “They simply introduced mild to the room that they had been in. They weren’t actually ever destructive once I was round them. They had been at all times constructive.”

The Mad Greek sits amid a row of eating places, cafes and different companies alongside the bustling Most important Avenue that’s frequented by locals and college students from the College of Idaho and Washington State College. It is a few 20 minute drive from Kohberger’s house in Pullman, Washington.

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It is unclear if both of the victims had been on the restaurant when Kohberger visited, if he ever interacted with the victims on the restaurant, or if he ever sat within the restaurant to eat his meals.

Regulation enforcement is conscious of the restaurant visits, and staff and homeowners of the restaurant have been interviewed, PEOPLE stated, citing an investigator conversant in the case.

In a Fb put up, Mad Greek proprietor Jackie Fischer known as the report “fully fabricated data” and stated the outlet’s reporting “isn’t true.”

“Please enable us to grieve the lack of our mates and co employees,” the put up stated, criticizing media’s protection. “This has been extremely arduous on us.”

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