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there are new developments tonight in the idaho murder investigation. the suspect in the case now facing extradition tomorrow as we learn more about the clues investigators used to track him down. cnn s veronica miracle has our report. reporter: tonight as new details emerge about the man accused of murdering four idaho students, growing questions remain including the motive. bryan kohberger, the 28-year-old graduate student at washington state university is expected to return to idaho to face four counts of first degree murder. his arrest comes almost seven weeks after the stabbing deaths of four idaho university students. there s a little bit of hope.
starts right now. i m pamela brown in washington. new developments tonight in the idaho murder investigation. for the first time we are hearing from the parents of the suspect in this case. 28-year-old bryan kohberger. he is facing four counts of first-degree murder in the brutal slayings of four young students. it is a shock to his family. cnn s veronica miracle has more on what the family is saying today. reporter: pamela, that family put out a statement through his public defender. his attorney. this is according to cnn and here s what it reads.
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georgia bulldogs edges out ohio state here in atlanta. i m pamela brown in washington. you are live in the cnn newsroom on this holiday. happy new year. we begin tonight with a major development in the idaho murder investigation. for the first time we re hearing from the parents the suspect in the case, bryan kohberger. he s facing four counts of first-degree murder. jean casarez is in pennsylvania where kohberger remains in isolation at the correctional facility. what are the parents saying? well, pamela, they have released a statement and i want to read this to you. the attorney for bryan kohberger, jason labar, tells me that when he was arrested friday morning and the family is telling him about 3:00 in the morning, but brian labar tells me what happened was they wept