US EditionJudge in Idaho Student Killings Case Demands Records Held Following Leak
- Bryan Kohberger, a 30-year-old former criminology graduate student, has been charged with first-degree murder for the fatal stabbing of four students from the University of Idaho at a residence near campus in Moscow during the early hours of November 13, 2022.
- Investigators used investigative genetic genealogy to link DNA from a knife sheath left at the scene to Kohberger's family, leading to his arrest at his parents' Pennsylvania home on December 30, 2022.
- Key evidence includes DNA discovered under a victim’s fingernails and in bloodstains, Kohberger’s purchase records on Amazon that correspond to the knife sheath found at the scene, as well as location information from his mobile phone placing him near the crime location.
- Attorney Misty Marris said, "The DNA could make or break the case, and it’s all about what the jury finds to be credible," highlighting its central role in the trial.
- The trial, slated to start August 11, 2025, is much-anticipated and potentially includes a penalty phase where the jury may sentence Kohberger to death or life imprisonment; a gag order limits public disclosures.
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Bryan Kohberger defense must file evidence for other suspects in Idaho murder trial
By Nicole Blanchard and Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman BOISE, Idaho — The defense team for the Monroe County man accused in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students plans to argue the possibility of alternative perpetrators at his upcoming murder trial, the judge confirmed during the last scheduled pretrial conference Thursday. Judge Steven Hippler, of Idaho’s 4th Judicial District, said during the hearing that the defense for Bry…
Bryan Kohberger in court, August trial will be livestreamed
(NewsNation) — In a final pretrial, a judge ruled the August trial of Bryan Kohberger, charged with killing four University of Idaho students in 2022, will be live streamed. The judge ruled that the jury selection process will not be live streamed, although the public will be able to watch from a room inside the courtroom. The jury will not be sequestered initially, but the court will have a plan in place in case media coverage makes it necessar…
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