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.
investigation. for the first time we re hear from the parents of the suspect in this case. he s facing four counts of first degree murder in the brutal slayings of four young students at the university of idaho november 13th. his arrest is no doubt a relief for a community that has been living in a state of fear for weeks, but it is clearly a shock to kohberger s family. cnn s jeanne cusuarez in pennsylvania with the very latest. tell us more about what the family is saying. reporter: hi, pamela. i will. i ve got the statement and i want you to hear it. the attorney for bryan kohberger told me his family is not allowed to visit him at the correctional facility, which is where he s housed right behind me. the last time they did see him were the early morning hours friday because he was arrested at the family home. his attorney tells me his father was the one that actually answered the door. they have now released that statement and i want to read it to you. it says first and foremost
the suspect s home friday where the biggest public clue in the case so far, a white hyundai launcher, was also removed, police say. the arrest comes the same day crews started cleaning out the six bedroom rental hole where madison, bhagan ethan shaken, and seen occur noble were found murdered november 13th. autopsies showed all four were likely asleep when they were attacked. some had defensive wounds. two other roommates, home at the time of the slayings, were never hurt. police say, they were not involved. this case has drawn national attention from internet slough speculated about the potential sub specks and motives, leading police to over 19,000 chips, while dispelling unfounded rumors. cooley s vowing, this case would not go cold. these murders have shaken our community, and no arrests will ever bring back these young students. however, we do believe justice will be found through the criminal process. coburg areas listed as a ph.d. student in the department of criminal justic
kohberger two law enforcement officers familiar with the investigation told nbc news. his white hyundai elantra, the biggest public clue in the case so far, was also removed from the suspect s home, police said. the arrest comes the same day crews started cleaning out the six bedroom rental home where kaylee goncalves, madison mogen, ethan chapin, and xana kernodle were found murdered november 13th. autopsies showed all four were likely asleep when they were attacked. some had defensive wounds, and each was stabbed multiple times. two other roommates were home at the time of the slayings, but police say they were not involved. this case has drawn national attention from internet sleuths, who speculated about potential suspects and motives, leading police to over 19,000 tips while dispelling unfounded claims on social media. police vowing this case would not go cold. these murders have shaken our community, and no arrest will ever bring back these young students. however, we do believ
in chronology, washington state. for the brutal slayings of four university of idaho students. chris sweiker joins us now. you have the perspective we need. at the outset you have the same details many of us do this morning, perhaps a few more. what are your initial reactions on the suspect? it is a good piece of police work, detective work, they did the gumshoe, things you have to do to solve a case like this. dna played a very significant role, i know it did. leading to the identification of the suspect. the forensics will loom large in a circumstantial case like this, improving the case as well. no eye witness, here we now have a graduate student in criminology, phd student in chronology who bears so much