One of the four University of Idaho murder victims, Xana Kernodle, likely interrupted her killer, Bryan Kohberger, as he was attacking the first two students, according to the lead investigator.

Bryan Kohberger prosecutor Bill Thompson theorized that it was possible the Idaho Four killer had been at the scene of the crime before the night of the murders. On November 13, 2022, Kohberger, 30, brutally murdered Ethan Chapin,

Bryan Kohberger became a possible suspect because of the similarities between this thwarted attack and the murders of four University of Idaho students 10 miles away