Judge to weigh genetic evidence and search warrants in University of Idaho quadruple murder case
- Bryan Kohberger is accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students in November 2022 and faces four counts of first-degree murder and one count of felony burglary.
- Kohberger's trial is set to begin on August 11, with jury selection starting in late July, and he remains in custody awaiting trial.
- His defense argues that evidence should be thrown out due to an unconstitutional genetic investigation process and claims police misconduct tainted the search warrants.
- The prosecution insists that the use of investigative genetic genealogy is constitutional, asserting that Kohberger's relatives voluntarily provided DNA to a genealogy service.
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Kohberger’s Idaho defense argues FBI skirted policies, lack of warrants to dump DNA evidence
This is a breaking news story. Check back to idahostatesman.com for updates. To sign up for breaking news alerts, click here. Police investigating the Moscow college student homicides did not obtain search warrants in their handling of DNA from the crime scene — the critical, and perhaps only, piece of evidence that ties suspect Bryan Kohberger to the victims — and efforts to block it from his ...
Judge to weigh genetic evidence and search warrants in Idaho quadruple murder case
BOISE, Idaho -- Attorneys for a man charged with murder in connection with the killings of four University of Idaho students are asking a judge to throw out most of the evidence in the case because they say it all hinges on an unconstitutional genetic investigation process.
Judge to Weigh Genetic Evidence and Search Warrants in University of Idaho Quadruple Murder Case
BOISE, Idaho—Attorneys for a man charged with murder in connection with the killings of four University of Idaho students are asking a judge to throw out most of the evidence in the case because they say it all hinges on an unconstitutional genetic investigation process. Bryan Kohberger’s defense team also contends that the search warrants in the case were tainted by police misconduct. They will make their arguments during a two-day hearing star…
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