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I was going to save this for the book, but now that the case is back in the spotlight, it bothers me too much not to say something.

I asked the agent I talked to if law enforcement ever dredged the river. To my surprise, he said no!

We know (according to the ISP documents) that investigators found a shovel in Kohberger's car with soil on it that tested positive for the Palouse.

But there are other things that Kohberger had receipts for that couldn't be accounted for....Some power tools, and a converter to be able to hook them into a car and use them by car battery.

The agent had worked on cases like this before and said he believes Kohberger actually BUILT something out in the woods to hold the knife, and other items, like a trophy.

To me, this is important because IF - and I know it's a big if - we could find this supposed box, it may have other incriminating evidence besides just the knife.

I know it seems like a long shot. But if it's possible the knife is "in the woods" along the route rather than the river, is it worth trying to find it?

Thank you all for your questions on my most recent post. A lot of my interview with the former FBI agent who worked on the Kohberger case was going over procedural details, but here are a few tidbits that stood out to me:

\-FBI Agents stayed at different hotels in Moscow while covering the case. Oftentimes they would walk by hordes of media reporters also staying in the hotel without the press having any idea who they were.

\-Both the universities (UI/WSU) were difficult to work with because of how records can be withheld due to FERPA. They had difficulty getting class information, rosters, etc.

\-Members of the media would wait behind the Moscow Police Department watching the secured parking lot and follow agent cars as they left. The FBI had to make a habit of sending "decoy cars" for the press to chase around.

\-Not one person (out of around 30,000 tips) submitted a tip about Bryan Kohberger. If even one of his former classmates had called police and said the guy gave them the creeps, he would have made the suspect list much sooner.

\-When his family was interviewed, one of Kohberger's sisters brought up how she had seen him scrubbing his car with bleach every night for days to their dad (I believe this is maybe out there already but I couldn't remember).

\-This agent has a really interesting theory about the weapon that I'm withholding for the book.

Hi again, Lauren P. here. I have set up my pnwreporter Instagram and TikTok for the book project. I've only posted one video to TikTok and I am not super experienced with the app, so apologies. Let me know what kinds of videos you want to see. I plan to travel to Moscow this summer and I can show you around, update you about book progress or ask/answer questions for people interested in the case.

In about two weeks, I'm going to interview an FBI agent who worked on the case. If you could ask a detective something about the investigation, what would it be?

I'll add questions to a running document I have. I'm especially interested in questions that haven't been answered by previous coverage.

I've had a couple locals reach out to me with both concerns and support for the project, and I really appreciate it. Keep reaching out to me (especially if you're a Moscow or Albrightsville local) and let me know what it was like for you when this was all going down.

Edit: Great questions everyone, I have about a two page Google Doc full. Feel free to drop them here whenever and I'll keep checking in.