Bryan Kohberger arraignment LIVE: Idaho suspect will stand trial in October after he 'stands silent'

Kohberger and attorney's for both sides are back in the courtroom for a hearing regarding the gag order that has prevented anyone involved with the case from talking to members of the media - unless they are quoting directly from a court document.

Last week, the Idaho Supreme Court unanimously shot down a request from more than 30 news outlets to rescind the order, on the basis that it violates the First Amendment.

After rejecting the request, the state's highest court chided the news groups for not first asking a lower court to have the order lifted.

During Monday's behind closed door hearing, the presiding judge agreed with the court's assessment, claiming that the media coalition going the Supreme Court has slowed the process of questioning the order down.

Members of the media, meanwhile, are fighting for a less strict order - and are continuing to voice their challenge to the county court.

Speaking to attorneys for both parties Monday with Kohberger in the room, the judge declared that he will not be making any decisions on the Kohberger gag order today, and that two hearings will be held in June to address them.

The second hearing, the court said, will be held to address the issue of cameras in court - which is currently prohibited.

The family of Kaylee Goncalves, one of the four victims Kohberger is charged with killing, has issued a statement following the brief, 25-minute arraignment hearing held Monday morning.

The statement thanked those who have kept up with the headline grabbing case over the past several months, as well as members of the Latah County District Attorneys Office.

However, in a noticeable omission, the family of the slain 21-year-old refrained from thanking the hearing's presiding judge, after he flubbed Kaylee's first name.

The family's joint statement comes roughly a week after they promised to ABC that they would attend every day of Kohberger's upcoming trial, which is now set for October 2.

It further remarked that today's hearing served only as 'the beginning of a long journey for all the families' of those killed back in November, and that the family is 'thankful' for the continued coverage the case has commanded.

"The family would like to thank everyone for continuing to follow this case and keep the memories of Kaylee, Maddie, Xana and Ethan alive. They are what is important not the Defendant,' the relatives wrote.

'We are thankful that the Latah County District Attorneys Office finally took the case to a GJ and came back with an indictment. At the same time we are disappointed that the judicial process has not been more efficient in addressing the Gag order.

'This is just the beginning of a long journey for all the families and we are thankful for your continued support and coverage.'

After the day's hearings came to a close, a handcuffed Kohberger was escorted out by court officers while also shackled at the ankles.

As this was occurring, Kaylee Gonclaves' sister, Alivea, was seen dressing down the court's victim assist coordinator after the judge mispronounced her slain relative's name, as well as that of another victim.

The consecutive verbal flubs spurred visible reactions from relatives looking on in the gallery, including Alivea, who was seen shaking her head in disapproval.

As for Kohberger, he expressed little emotion during his 20 or minutes or so in the courtroom, during which he was photographed taking a quick glance at the dozens of onlookers and members of the press in attendance.

He did not appear to make eye contact with any of slain victims' relatives that were in attendance, before refraining from entering a plea - leading to the judge to enter one for him.

He will remain in solitary confinement until his upcoming trial, which is now scheduled for October 2. The defense is demanding that the court set aside at least six weeks for those proceedings.

After less than a half an hour, the day's proceedings are already complete - with the next hearing pertaining to the case poised for the beginning of October.

Before court was dismissed, the defense had asked the judge to set aside six weeks for the high-profile trial, with four being the minimum.

It was not yet clear if that request will be granted come October 2, when the trial is slated to commence.

For the next four and half months, he will remain in solitary confinement at Latah County Jail, where he has been kept since December.

Kohberger remained silent after the judge asked him to enter his plea - spurring the jurist to enter pleas of not guilty for the defendant himself.

The exchange came after Kohberger responded affirmatively when asked if he understands the charges - and penalties - against him, which could warrant the death penalty.

The prosecution now has 60 days to pursue that penalty following Kohberger's plea Monday - after which his attorney asked the judge for a trial date in October, to which he agreed.

Court is now officially adjourned.

The judge is currently reading each victims name as he goes over Kohberger's indictment - mispronouncing two of them to the visibly dismay to relatives in attendance.

The judge mispronounced Kaylee Goncalves first name - spurring members of her family to shake their heads.

The jurist also flubbed over that name of slain University of Idaho student Xana Kernodle, who proscutors say fought back against her alleged killer.

Kohberger is silently reading along with his own copy of the indictment.

Kohberger has just been escorted inside the court.

He is wearing an orange jail jumpsuit and what appears to be a bullet proof vest underneath.

The judge, after reading him his rights and charges, asked the defendant if he understand the allegations leveled against him.

Looking straight ahead, Kohberger responded by saying 'Yes I do' - before taking a quick glance and the gallery and taking his seat.

Court is now in session.

The defendant’s family is reportedly not among the 50 or so citizens in attendance this morning - though there is also an overflow room where attendees are allowed to watch the proceedings remotely.

Everyone is waiting for court officials to escort in Kohberger - who had just arrived.

As promised, several member of the victims families are filing into the courtroom, including Gonclave's sister, Alivea, toting her newborn baby.

She previously told cops that 'a lot of people' had access to her sister's house in the buildup to her death, and that many had a code to the front door because she and her housemates were so sociable.

Roughly 25 people here seated in the family section so far, many of whom were visibly emotional.

On the other side of the court room are members of the media, though no cameras are allowed.

Everyone is waiting for Kohberger to enter, so that the proceedings can begin.

People are starting to file in the small Latah County Court in Moscow for the day's proceedings - though the defendant has yet to appear.

Proceedings, however are expected to begin momentarily, at 9am local time, with prosecutor Bill Thompson among those already in attendance.

Kohberger, meanwhile is expected to enter momentarily, ahead of entering his inevitable plea.

Bryan Kohberger was arrested for the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Ethan Chapin, and Xana Kernodle, back in December, and documents show cops swabbed dozens of areas at his Pullman apartment that yielded two positive tests for traces of blood more than a month after the murders.

Officers also found a lock and key which matched a storage container and requested a search warrant to access the container.

It is not clear if anything was found in the locker, but officers state that they believe Kohberger used it to store items after the murders of the four University of Idaho students.

One of the items which tested positive for blood was a pillow, which had a large stain on one side, and was taken away for further testing.

The other was a mattress cover which was on his bed, which had multiple stains on it and was also taken for further testing following testing positive for blood.

It is unclear if the blood belonged to any of the victims or Kohberger himself, and whether the items were simply collected by officers for further investigation.

A previous affidavit confirmed that the two items had stains on them consistent with blood, but the new documents show that they tested positive for it.

Police also seized several hair strands, including one suspected animal hair, a black glove and a computer tower.

Investigators, who raided the property back in December, also picked up receipts from Walmart and two Marshall's receipts, as well as collecting the contents of his vacuum cleaner.

Court documents show that eight strands of hair were recovered from the apartment, as well as a 'possible' animal hair.

They also recovered a Fire TV stick during their search. All the items are now being stored at the Washington State University Police department.

Authorities reportedly said they wanted to see if any hair had been 'transferred' onto Kohberger and then back to his apartment – including that of Kaylee Goncalves' dog Murphy.

Murphy was found alive in Kaylee's room by investigators who were called to the scene, and has now been returned to her ex-boyfriend.

A record of evidence recovered during the search revealed 15 items in total were seized, though their importance remains somewhat unknown due to an ongoing gag order.

Also linking Kohberger to the crime, prosecutors say, are cellphone records and his white Hyundai Elantra, a similar model of the car seen near the home where the killings took place.

Prosecutors have proven Kohberger changed the car's license plates mere days after the murders.

Court documents produced from both sides show that Kohberger had been studying for his PhD while working as a teaching assistant prior to the November slayings, after studying criminology at DeSales University in his native Pennsylvania.

He finished his graduate studies in June 2022, leaving him with a master's degree with criminal justice and a plum TA position at the time of the quadruple murder.

While studying at DeSales, Kohberger studied under renowned forensic psychologist Katherine Ramsland - a prominent figure who interviewed the BTK serial killer and co-wrote the ensuing book Confession of a Serial Killer.

It is this prior knowledge, prosecutors say, that spurred him to carry out a research project 'to understand how emotions and psychological traits influence decision-making when committing a crime' - which saw the aspiring doctor rush to Reddit to poll prospective participants.

The post, now being used as evidence, chillingly read: 'This study seeks to understand the story behind your most recent criminal offense, with an emphasis on your thoughts and feelings throughout your experience.'

Prosecutors say that this prospective interest in committing - and getting away with - the perfect crime continued into 2022 when he relocated to Washington, and eventually led him to carry out the fantasy by committing the murders.

Moreover, an affidavit produced by the prosecution showed that Kohberger applied for an internship in fall of 2022 with the Pullman Police Department, in which he wrote in an essay that expressed an interest 'in assisting rural law enforcement agencies with how to better collect and analyze technological data in public safety operations.'

At the time, Kohberger was living just eight miles from where he would commit the murders a few months later, after allegedly stalking his student victims in the weeks leading up to their deaths.

The alleged killer was extradited from his parent's home Pennsylvania to Idaho in January, but was not formally indicted on the four felony murder.

He waived his right to a speedy preliminary hearing at the time, pushing it back six months until June. But the decision by the grand jury means there is no need for a preliminary one.

All the way back to his pre-teen days, former schoolmates revealed he was awkward with girls and was relentlessly 'made fun of' by cheerleader types.

However, according to former friend, between his junior and senior year in high school the bullied became the bully.

He was described as 'creepy' by the owner of a bar near his home due to his interactions with female staffers and patrons.

As a teaching assistant at Washington State University - a job he was fired from - Kohberger was accused of sexism. 'Kohberger allegedly told female colleagues that men were going to take their jobs because women aren’t as smart grading female students more harshly than males,' NewsNation recently reported. While Kohberger hasn't spoken more than a few words publicly since he charged with the brutal killings, his court appointed attorney has done the talking for him.

Currently, his defense team are trying to force one of the surviving roommates of the massacre, 21-year-old Bethany Funke, to testify on his behalf at an upcoming preliminary hearing.

They claim in court documents that she may have information from the night of the crime that could potentially clear his name.

Kohberger has also been described by those who know him as an overweight boy bullied for his size who would later become a militant vegan and alleged heroin abuser.

More than half a year has passed since Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin - all students at Idaho University - were stabbed to death inside their three-story home. 

The property is just eight miles from Kohberger's apartment in nearby Pullman, Washington - and prosecutors claim the criminology student at nearby Washington State utilized this close proximity while relentlessly stalking and and staking out the students.

Chapin, 20, didn't live in the house - but was unfortunately sleeping over with his girlfriend, 20-year-old Kernodle. Both were juniors at the university and were stabbed together as they slept in Kernodle's room on the second floor.

On the first, were the two housemates who survived - Dyland Mortensen and Bethany Funke - whom Kohberger inexplicably spared during his alleged onslaught.

On the third floor, though, were Kohberger's two remaining victims, Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen, both 21 - and seniors that were expected to graduate this month.

In a recent interview with GMA, Goncalves' father said despite their heartbreak they are going to be in court next month when former criminology student Kohberger makes his appearance for a preliminary hearing.

'I can't wait to see the evidence... and then I'm gonna bring it. And he's gonna realize that this... is the family that's gonna make sure he doesn't get away with it,' Steve Goncalves said.

Goncalves' mother, Kristi, said it was a 'big thing' for the family to go in 'strong' and 'united.'

'I've never been to a preliminary trial before... I have no idea what to expect, I have no idea what we're going to hear... But I know that I've got my son, and my daughter will be there, and my sister, and my husband,' Kristi added.

Both parents, as well as several others, have promised to attend Monday's proceedings.

Kohberger is accused of fatally stabbing three women - Xana Kernodle, 20, Madison Mogen, 21, and Kaylee Goncalves, 21 - and one man - Ethan Chapin, 20 - in the early morning of November 13 in their university home in Moscow, Idaho.

Prosecutors have laid out in charging documents how Kohberger stalkedtheir off-campus home in Moscow for weeks before the murders and kept multiple photos of one of the female students on his phone.

Some of his former friends have even told FBI and state investigators how Kohberger changed both physically and emotionally in his senior year of high school — even apparently getting a tummy tuck. 

Prosecutors also said Kohberger turned off his phone on the night of the murders in an alleged attempt to cover his tracks before breaking in and brutally stabbing the four students.

He is even alleged to have returned to the scene of the crime at 9am on November 13 — just hours after police believe he committed the quadruple homicide.

The probable cause document then goes on to say that the criminal justice graduate stalked the property at least 12 times, and his DNA was found on a knife sheath close to the bodies of Maddie Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves.

An ensuing investigation of Kohberger's apartment at Washington State University later found several hair strands, including one suspected animal hair, a black glove, a computer tower and one unidentified item with a collection of 'dark red spots.'

Police also removed a pillow with a 'reddish/brown stain' on it and the top and bottom of a mattress cover with 'multiple stains' from the residence - evidence set to be used against Kohberger during his prospective trial.

All the items are now being stored at the Washington State University Police department.

Accused killer Bryan Kohberger is set be arraigned today at 12pm ET on four counts of first-degree murder.

Also facing one count of felony burglary in connection to the 2022 killings - which saw the 28-year-old doctoral student stab Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin to death after sneaking into their three-story home - Kohberger is expected to enter a plea at some point during the proceedings.

In the event he enters a not guilty plea, the judge will set a date for an upcoming trial. However, if he pleads guilty, the judge will order something that is known as a presentence investigation - a chance for Kohberger's attorneys to show the court why a lesser sentence is merited in this particular case.

The process would include an at-least hourlong meeting between a probation officer and Kohberger, in which information regarding the defendant's background - criminal and otherwise - is presented help the judge decide an appropriate sentence.

That said, Kohberger's legal team has made no indication that their client plans to plead guilty following his arrest at his parents' Pennsylvania home back in December.

Moreover, cameras will not be allowed in the courtroom - with several of the victims' parents poised to attend.

Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger is expected to appear in court on Monday for his arraignment and to enter a plea on first-degree murder charges.

The 28-year-old graduate student is scheduled to be appear in a Latah County courtroom for an arraignment hearing in front of District Judge John Judge.

Last week, a grand jury indicted him on four counts of murder and one count of burglary.

Previously a PhD criminology student at Washington State University, Kohberger is accused of fatally stabbing three women - Xana Kernodle, 20, Madison Mogen, 21, and Kaylee Goncalves, 21 - and one man - Ethan Chapin, 20 - in the early morning of November 13 in their university home in Moscow, Idaho.

The sole suspect in the case - which grabbed headlines for months as the small-town police force failed to find any leads - is set to be arraigned on four counts of murder and one burglary charge Monday at 12pm ET in Latah County Court.