Accused and arrested Idaho student killer, 28-year-old Bryan Kohberger, changed his license plate not even a week after he allegedly murdered four students from the University of Idaho on November 13, 2022.

Kohberger’s car, a 2015 White Hyundai Elantra that he has been using for years, was registered in Pennsylvania. Police records show that he was previously pulled over in August 21 and on October 14, before the current investigation. With the vehicle’s registration expiring on November 30, he registered it in Washington on November 18 and was given a new license plate. 

Former FBI agent Jennifer Coffindaffer found the plate change “interesting” and said that she thinks Kohberger “was starting to get worried about the fact that he did use his vehicle in the commission of that crime.” The white Hyundai Elantra was tracked at the scene of the crime and was found when Kohberger was apprehended in Pennsylvania this week. 

The Moscow, Idaho police had been looking for the exact vehicle type for weeks.

After the murders, Kohberger and his father went on a cross-country trip from Washington to Pennsylvania, and were stopped twice by officers for tailgating. At the time, the suspect had not been identified, and did not have a “wanted” status. Police camera footage showed that Kohberger and his dad seemed uncomfortable while the dad told the police about a shooting at Kohberger’s workplace that they were discussing in the car, a story that the officer was not aware of.

Kohberger worked as a teaching assistant while working toward his PhD at the Washington State University in Pullman, not far from the University of Idaho.

Kohberger was apprehended at his parents’ home this week and arrested for the murders of Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Kaylee Goncalves. The suspect was brought to Idaho and was charged with four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary.

New details about the case continue to surface.