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Then zeroing in on kohberger -- a ph.d student studying criminology at washington state university, just 15 minutes from the crime scene. kohberger was also a teacher's assistant. one of his students says he seemed a little different after the murders. >> i remember he looked a little bit more disheveled. he had like some stubble coming on. his hair was a little messed up or whatever. nothing like crazy. but enough that i remember seeing him and thinking like, oh, man, you know, finals must be really getting to him or something like that. >> reporter: dominic scheld told us he socialized with ...

The car, now in police custody after being taken from kohberger's parents' home in pennsylvania. law enforcement sources saying police used dna technology to help track down kohberger 2,500 miles away. what was it like to start zeroing in on bryan kohberger? >> you know, it's stressful. you knew that this individual was out there somewhere. we knew that there was going to be an arrest made in pennsylvania. still, even though we're here, it's stressful here. >> reporter: kohberger living just 10 miles from the crime scene in pullman, washington, where he had been working towards his ph.d in cri...

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Special agent and profiler who has worked on many high profile investigations including elizabeth smart and natalie holaway. we reported, that he has a masters degree in criminal justice. you just heard that. he was studying for his ph.d.. is it accused of someone accused of a crime like this to have an education and ground in criminality? >> it is an interesting question but not unheard of. we had ted bundy who had a background in psychology. his bachelor's degree was psychology. we had btk, bind, torture, kill, serial murder, his academic background was also in criminology. it is not unusual...

His ph.d. first semester in at washington state university. it is very close to moscow. but we do know that about 48 hours ago, the wheels started turning for that arrest warrant. and then the criminal complaint to be filed. with also know that that surveillance, agens he drove ba home here to eastern pennsylvania took place. and that the philly fbi actually surveilled him for the last four days, until everything was in place in idaho. and then they made that arrest. his background is very fascinating, because he just got his masters degree in may from desales university right here in northeas...