Idaho college murders: Roommate saw killer in mask leaving the house, newly released documents say

BOISE, Idaho — One of the roommates who survived the quadruple murders at the University of Idaho told authorities she saw a man in black clothes and a mask walking past her in the house on the night of the killings, and she stood “frozen” and in “shock,” according to newly released court documents.

The roommate said she didn’t recognize the man, who walked toward the back sliding glass door at her off-campus home, according to documents. She locked herself in her room after seeing the man, the documents said.

Two roommates — who police said are not suspects — survived at the scene, according to police.

Additionally, DNA of the suspect was recovered on a tan leather knife sheath left on the bed of victim Madison Mogen, according to the documents.

Bryan Kohberger, the 28-year-old suspect, was extradited from Pennsylvania to Idaho on Wednesday.

Kohberger, a Pennsylvania native, was arrested in his home state on Friday for the Nov. 13 murders of University of Idaho students Xana Kernodle, Kaylee Goncalves, Mogen and Ethan Chapin. The four victims were stabbed to death at an off-campus house in the middle of the night.

Kohberger was a Ph.D. student in Washington State University’s department of criminal justice and criminology at the time of the murders. The Washington State campus is less than 10 miles from Moscow, Idaho.

Kohberger appeared in court in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday on the first-degree murder and burglary charges and agreed to be extradited to Idaho.

His parents and two sisters attended the Pennsylvania hearing and Kohberger mouthed the words “I love you” to his family as he was escorted away.

Kohberger’s attorney in Pennsylvania, Monroe County Chief Public Defender Jason LaBar, said in a statement his client was “eager to be exonerated of these charges and looks forward to resolving these matters as promptly as possible.”

Moscow police said Tuesday night that an Idaho judge has issued a nondissemination order in the case

“The order prohibits any communication by investigators, law enforcement personnel, attorneys, and agents of the prosecuting attorney or defense attorney concerning this case,” police said. “Due to this court order, the Moscow Police Department will no longer be communicating with the public or the media regarding this case.”

ABC News’ Kayna Whitworth, Jenna Harrison and John Capell contributed to this report.

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