Episode Details

Moscow investigators filed more than 60 search-warrant applications during the investigation, including six that focused specifically on locating the Ka-Bar-style knife believed to have been used in the murders. The warrants were directed to Amazon, Walmart, eBay, Blue Ridge Knives and Ka-Bar itself, with eBay receiving two separate requests. Investigators sought records identifying anyone who purchased a full-size Ka-Bar U.S. Marine Corps fighting knife or a KA1217S leather sheath after January 1, 2022. The requests covered customer names, addresses, account details, purchase histories, payment information, IP addresses and communications with the retailers. After eBay produced initial information, police obtained a second warrant targeting 13 specific users, including customers connected to Washington, Idaho and Pennsylvania.

The warrant served on Blue Ridge Knives sought records for all KA1217S sheath sales and traced two large Ka-Bar shipments the wholesaler received in 2022, including orders for 360 knives in March and 480 in June. Investigators requested descriptions of the items, purchaser and shipping information, payment histories and correspondence connected to those sales. The Ka-Bar company warrant extended beyond the 1217 knife and matching sheath, seeking buyers of five additional knife models as well as records of shipments to Blue Ridge Knives. All six warrants were approved, served and returned before Bryan Kohberger’s arrest, showing that investigators were attempting to trace the knife and sheath through manufacturers, wholesalers and national retailers long before the murder weapon itself was recovered.


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