New court documents reveal investigators have more DNA than just what was collected from the trash at Bryan Kohberger's Pennsylvania home.
Pennsylvania courts released the search warrant return from Kohberger's arrest in late December.
He was arrested on December 27th for the murders of four University of Idaho students.
At the time of his arrest, he was staying with his parents.
Until now, court documents revealed that police matched DNA found on a knife sheath at the murder scene with trash collected from the Kohberger home in Monroe County.
The search warrant return now reveals investigators also got a buccal swab from Kohbeger at the time of his arrest, which is a swab of his cheek.
Investigators also collected Kohberger's clothing, including a WSU sweatshirt, a pair of size 13 Nike shoes and four "medical style gloves."
It's not clear from any court documents released so far if any of that evidence, including the DNA swab, have strengthened the case against him in Idaho.
Moscow Police wrote in earlier court documents that they have a shoe print collected from the crime scene on King Road, but did not indicate the size of the shoe.
The shoe pattern was that of a "Vans type shoe sole," according to investigators in Idaho.
The search warrant filed in Pennsylvania indicates investigators were looking for Kohberger's cell phone or any computer devices.Â
There's no indication from the court documents that any of those items were collected.
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