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Lawyer for Idaho college killings suspect Bryan Kohberger says he was driving alone at the time of murders Bryan Kohberger, the doctoral candidate accused of killing four Idaho college students last fall says he wasn't in the home where the homicides occurred and was driving around alone that night, according to a new court filing. Kohberger's lawyer said the defense "cannot be more specific" about what witnesses would say to back up that claim "at this time," but that would emerge amid examination of discovery materials, as well as what witnesses will say during the upcoming trial. Attorneys for Kohberger explained in the new court document submitted Wednesday and released Thursday that the man charged in the quadruple killing that has made headlines for months would often drive around solo. "Mr. Kohberger has long had a habit of going for drives alone. Often he would go for drives at night . He did so late on November 12 and into November 13, 2022,...

There's no apparent connection between Gilgo Beach murder suspect Rex Heuermann and the 2006 deaths of sex workers near Atlantic City, New Jersey. There's no apparent connection between Gilgo Beach murder suspect Rex Heuermann and the killings of sex workers near Atlantic City, New Jersey, in 2006, prosecutors said Tuesday. The four New Jersey victims were found dead along the Black Horse Pike roadway in Egg Harbor Township and were believed to be murder ed by a serial killer, New York ABC station WABC reported. Detectives investigating the Black Horse Pike killings have met with Long Island authorities "to compare timelines, dates, methodologies, etc.," and concluded that "there does not seem to be a connection," Atlantic City Prosecutor William Reynolds said in a statement. In this handout provided by the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office, Rex Heuermann poses for his booking photo on July 14, 2023. Suffolk County Sheriff's Office via Getty Images M...

A receptionist at a Florida’s doctor’s office has been arrested after allegedly stealing more than $44,000 from dozens of patients, police say. A receptionist at a Florida’s doctor’s office has been arrested after allegedly stealing more than $44,000 from dozens of patients, police say. The investigation into Angelina Mena -- a receptionist at MacDonald Family EyeCare -- of Winter Springs, Florida, in northeast Orlando started more than a year ago on March 11, 2022, when the optometrist’s office contacted the Winter Springs Police Department about a potential case of fraud. MORE: Hundreds evacuated after teenage girl sets fire to hotel sofa following fight with mother: Police “According to the Business , the receptionist Angelina Mena was allegedly illegally using patients ’ credit card information to commit credit card fraud,” read a statement from the Winter Springs Police Department following the announcement of Mena’s arrest . During the month-long investigation into the suspect ,...

The wife of alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann has filed for divorce nearly a week after his arrest in the case, according to a new court filing. The wife of alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann has filed for divorce nearly a week after the Manhattan architect was arrested in the case, according to a new court filing . The filing in Suffolk County Supreme Court is dated Wednesday and indicates the divorce will be "uncontested." The case caption is Asa Ellerup v. Rex Heuermann. The development comes in the wake of Heuermann's arrest on July 13 in connection with three of the 10 victims linked to the Gilgo Beach, New York, murders. In a statement shortly after the arrest, defense attorney Michael Brown referred to Heuermann as a "loving husband" and said he and Ellerup had been married more than 25 years. Ellerup has no comment at this time, her attorney told ABC News on Wednesday. In this handout provided by the Suffolk County Sheriff...

Sgt. Cory Maynard was fatally wounded, according to West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice. West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has said that a state trooper was fatally shot in Mingo County Friday and multiple law enforcement agencies have joined a widespread search of the Beech Creek area to look for the suspect who is at large . Sgt. Cory Maynard was fatally wounded in an exchange of gunfire near Matewan, Justice said. "The brave men and women of law enforcement, and all first responders who put their lives on the line every day to keep us safe, are an inspiration to us all," Justice said in a statement. The procession for fallen West Virginia State Trooper Sgt. Cory Maynard CREDIT: WCHS CREDIT: WCHS The procession for fallen West Virginia State Trooper Sgt. Cory Maynard The governor's office has ordered all U.S. and West Virginia flags to be flown at half-staff to honor the following trooper starting immediately. Timothy Kennedy, 29, is wanted in connection to the shooting and...

Video shows the Idaho college murders suspect talking his way out of a traffic ticket for running a red light in Washington state a month before the gruesome slayings. Newly released video shows the suspect in a quadruple murder in Idaho talking his way out of a traffic ticket for running a red light in Washington state a month before the gruesome slayings. The Washington State University Police Department released body camera footage on Thursday from when one of its officers pulled over Bryan Kohberger on campus in Pullman on Oct. 14. The nearly 10-minute video starts with the officer getting out of her patrol vehicle after stopping Kohberger and parking behind his white 2015 Hyundai Elantra, which is seen with a Pennsylvania license plate. The officer is seen approaching the car from the driver's side, where Kohberger is sitting behind the wheel with the window rolled down. MORE: Idaho college murders: The complete timeline of events “I think you know why I stopped you. Yo...

What was the motive, and other questions that remain unanswered after four University of Idaho students were found stabbed to death in an off-campus house in November. As more details emerge in the fatal stabbings of four University of Idaho students, questions remain about the Mysterious slayings. More than six weeks after the four students were found dead in an off-campus house in Moscow, a suspect was arrested and charged with their murders. Unsealed court documents shed more light on the investigation and what detectives learned in the weeks and hours leading up to the crime. Here are a few key questions as the case continues. What's the motive? A photo posted by Kaylee Goncalves a few days before their deaths shows University of Idaho students Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves. Kaylee Goncalves/Instagram The four students -- Ethan Chapin, 20; Madison Mogen, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20, and Kaylee Goncalves, 21 -- were found dead at the girls' o...