Washington State University professor reacts to the murder of four students 12 miles from campus

Posted on January 3, 2023
Matt Loveless, a Assistant Professor at Washington State University visited the afternoon show. (Photo courtesy: Matt Loveless/Twitter)

By Blake Haas

BLOOMINGTON – A 28-year-old Pennsylvania man is facing four charges of first-degree murder after being accused of killing four University of Idaho students.

Authorities are accusing Bryan Kohberger, a graduate student at Washington State University, of killing four University of Idaho students on Nov. 13.

“According to students, graduate students, and advisors, he (Kohberger), did indeed finish his semester. He came back he graded student papers, undergrad papers, and so he was here for the four weeks that followed after the murders. It’s a bit of a chilling thought,” Matt Loveless, a former Central Illinois TV news anchor, said on the afternoon show.

Kohberger was obtaining his doctoral degree in criminal justice at WSU, 12 miles from the murder scene.

“There is a reason he is under arrest for this, and I’m assuming probably by the end of the week, we’ll find out a whole lot more reasons why police have tied him to the case,” added Loveless. “I think at this point there is a bit of relief that there has been progress; certainly not closure at this point, but we’ll find out how students feel when they get back here next week.”

Kohberger is expected to waive extradition back to Idaho after being captured in Pennsylvania.

Blake Haas can be reached at [email protected].

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