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Kohberger received a bachelor’s degree in 2020 and completed a Master of Arts in Criminal Justice in June from DeSales University, the school confirmed to NewsNation.
“As a Catholic, Salesian community, we are devastated by this senseless tragedy. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims’ families during this difficult time,” the university said in a statement.
A DeSales student with the same name was part of a research project that involved surveying people about crimes they had committed.
A Reddit post from this spring by someone who identified themselves as Kohberger and listed a university email with the initials “BK” sought participants for the anonymous survey. It is unclear if Kohberger indeed made the post.
A since-deleted Reddit post from earlier this year was made by someone identifying themselves as Kohberger. It included a link to a survey for DeSales University where Kohberger received two degrees and graduated with a Master of Arts in Criminal Justice in June.
The post included a link to the survey — which was taken down from the University website Friday — included questions about respondents’ feelings and emotions while committing an offense, how they identified their target, what they did when they left and additional questions about their mental state.
The Reddit post was also removed Friday and the poster’s account has been suspended.
A Ph.D. student by the same name is listed at the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Washington State University, which is just miles across state lines from Moscow, Idaho.
The mysterious circumstances around their deaths sparked nationwide interest with Moscow police chasing thousands of tips and debunking conspiracy theories concocted by internet sleuths.
The case broke open after law enforcement asked the public for help finding a white sedan seen near the home around the time of the killings.
Moscow police will provide an update in a press conference at 4 p.m. ET. NewsNation will livestream the press conference here and you can watch all of NewsNation’s Special Report on air.