Kohberger Face-To-Face With Idaho Roommate At Target Before Murders | Crime Alert 10AM 01.02.26

Bryan Kohberger may have crossed paths with one of the surviving roommates, Bethany Funke, at Target three days before the murders.  Also, an Arkansas Day Car Owner accused a smashing a crying infant's head into the wood floor because she had a headache, now in jail awaiting trial for murder. Dave Mack Reports

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Crime lord hourly update Breaking crime news Now. Idaho murderer
Brian Coberger may have come face to face with one
of his victim's roommates just three days prior to the
heinous killings. Coburger was in the same target within two
hours of one of his victims surviving roommates, Bethany Funk.

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A police report shows a receipt at the department store
for BF at four h nine pm November ten, twenty
twenty two, three days before the massacre, and roughly an
hour and a half before Coburger checked out at the
same store at five point forty two pm. BF is
an apparent reference to one of the surviving roommates, Bethany Funk.

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Funk shared the off campus house with five roommates in
the small town of Moscow, Idaho, living roughly fifteen minutes
from Coburger's apartment in Pullman, Washington. It is unclear what
town the target was in now. Since Coberger began living
his lifelong stint in prison, he's been making headline for
repeatedly complaining to staff about inmates harassing him, and even

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complaining about the type of bananas he's being given. Coburger
is not responding well to his new status, as reflected
in his frequent complaints just days after his arrival at
the facility. Brian Koeberger is also said to be deeply
unpopular with the other inmates and guards, which seems to
be linked to his alleged patronizing attitude. Adjusting to prison

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life might have been easier if the other inmates had
accepted Coburger, but over five months into his sentence, he
appears to have only made things worse for himself. He
was met with a cold reception upon arrival, with many
inmates reportedly taunting him through the events between filing complaints
about the prison food and taunts from fellow inmates. Convicted

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killer Coburger has been trying to get in touch with
serial killers from around the country. No word on if
Coburger has been successful at establishing connections with those he
feels worthy of his time. Director of the Cold Case
Foundation Chris McDonough says Coberger has been making overtures to
other high profile killers and sees himself above everyone around him.

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More Crime and Justice news. Next, in Arkansas, a daycare
owner takes out her bad headache on a crying baby,
allegedly snapping and slamming the infant's head into the floor

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multiple times while changing the baby's diaper. Twenty three year
old Aaron Sauls is arrested for fatally bashing in the
eight month old boy's head into the hardwood floor three
times at her Little Rock home daycare. She tells police
she developed a headache and became frustrated during a diaper change.
After the beating, the infant becomes hot and sweaty, so

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Sauls gives the child a bottle. Fifteen minutes later, the
iNFiNiT isn't breathing, calling for help. Police arrive at eleven
fourteen am and find the baby unresponsive. First responders take
over performing CPR while en route to the hospital in
Little Rock. The infant is pronounced dead at the medical center,
suffering a skull fracture and brain bleed. The death is

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ruled a homicide and the callous caretaker is taken into custody,
allegedly confessing to the attack. The little boy's mother, Trinity
Russell says eight month old Elijah flower Day, was in
good health when she dropped him off at Saul's home
daycare that morning. A GoFundMe has been set up for
the family that reads. Isaac Flower Day and his family

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are facing an unimaginable loss after the passing of their
beloved baby boy, Elijah. This tragedy has left Isaac, Trinity
and their son Laylan heartbroken as they grieve the loss
of their son and little brother. The days ahead will
be incredibly difficult as they try to find comfort and
healing together as a family. Was arraigned in the Little

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Rock District Court and pleaded not guilty to capital murder.
She's being held behind bars at the Pulaski County Jail
without bond until her trial. In Arizona, nine year old
Rebecca jumps out of the window of the second floor
of her residence, flees to a nearby gas station and
begs the manager for help, saying she's being abused by

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her stepmother. Authorities respond to the incident, and the girl's father,
Richard Baptiste, and stepmother Anitia Woods are interviewed, telling police
the child is injuring herself for attention. Rebecca has returned
to her father and stepmom. Less than a year later,
Rebecca is found unresponsive on the highway, her toenails removed

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and exhibiting signs of severe torture. Investigators say the child
had bruises from head to toe, injuries to her vaginal
in ais areas. Rebecca Baptiste dies three days after she
was found unresponsive by Holbrook era Is on a police
at the intersection of two highways. According to the Apache
County Sheriff's Office, authority say their investigations soon found a

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documented history of alleged violence towards Rebecca in the family home,
but child services allegedly failed to take any action. Rebecca's
school contacted child Services twelve times before she was killed,
but the calls resulted in no meaningful actions. Police reports
alleged Rebecca Baptiste suffered abuse for months leading up to

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her murder. Rebecca was found with signs of severe torture,
burn marks, and signs of abuse to her genitals. Her
father and stepmother have been charged with murder in connection
with her death. For the latest crime and justice breaking news,
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