Episode Details

Investigators in the Bryan Kohberger case obtained a search warrant for Microsoft seeking user data tied to several accounts and identifiers associated with him, including email addresses, a phone number and university-linked accounts. The warrant covered records from January 1 through December 30, 2022, giving police access to data that could potentially help reconstruct Kohberger’s digital activity before and after the murders. Moscow Police served the warrant through Microsoft’s law-enforcement portal in July 2023, and Microsoft later provided responsive files that investigators downloaded, decrypted and placed into evidence. The supporting affidavit remained sealed, while the warrant and inventory were partially redacted, so the public record did not reveal every detail of what investigators were specifically searching for or what the Microsoft data ultimately contained.

Investigators also served a warrant on Potlatch No. 1 Financial Credit Union, now known as P1FCU, as part of a much wider effort to examine financial records connected to the investigation. The Potlatch warrant was one of numerous warrants issued to banks and financial institutions as detectives looked for transactions, account activity or other records that might help establish movements, purchases or other relevant behavior. Court records show that the Potlatch warrant was returned in December 2022, but much of the substantive information remained sealed or redacted because the court found the records contained highly private information and because of concerns about protecting Kohberger’s right to a fair trial. Taken together, the Microsoft and Potlatch warrants showed investigators examining both Kohberger’s digital footprint and financial activity as they built out the broader evidentiary record.


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