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Kohberger’s defense plans to argue the knife sheath could have been planted by the real killer, prosecutors say

  • Attorneys for Bryan Kohberger will argue that the knife sheath found at the crime scene might have been planted by the actual killer, according to prosecutors in a court filing.
  • Kohberger is accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students in November 2022 and faces the death penalty if convicted.
  • The DNA evidence on the knife sheath links Kohberger, but his defense claims it does not prove he was at the scene.
  • Prosecutors plan to introduce evidence based on a tip without revealing the source or specifics of the investigative genetic genealogy used to identify Kohberger.
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Idaho college murders: Defense may argue that Kohberger's DNA was planted

A knife sheath with DNA on it that was found at the apartment house where four University of Idaho students were stabbed to death in 2022 could have been planted by the actual killer, defense lawyers for suspect Bryan Kohberger may argue at his trial.

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Idaho student murders case defense lawyers will argue evidence was planted, prosecutors say

Bryan Kohberger is charged with four counts of murder in the deaths of Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves.

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Prosecutors Say Kohberger’s Defense Will Argue Evidence Was Planted in Idaho Student Murders Case

BOISE, Idaho—Prosecutors say Bryan Kohberger’s defense team will argue at his murder trial that someone else could have planted a knife sheath with Kohberger’s DNA at the home where four University of Idaho students were killed in 2022. Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson made the claim in a motion filed in the case this week. “Instead of challenging the conclusion that the DNA on the knife sheath belonged to Defendant, the defense’s expert di…

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Bryan Kohberger's Defense May Claim DNA Evidence Was Planted

Bryan Kohberger’s defense team will argue that someone else could have planted a knife sheath that had Kohberger’s DNA on it. Kohberger is charged with the murders of four University of Idaho Students who were found stabbed to death. (3/12/25)

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Kohberger's defense will argue evidence was planted in Idaho student murders case, prosecutors say

Prosecutors say Bryan Kohberger's defense team will argue at his murder trial that someone else could have planted a knife sheath with Kohberger's DNA.

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Prosecutors: Kohberger defense to argue in Idaho murder trial DNA evidence was planted

Attorneys for Bryan Kohberger, who is charged with murder in the deaths of four University of Idaho students, are set to acknowledge “there is good support” that their client’s DNA was discovered on a key piece of evidence police said they found at the crime scene, but are expected to argue at trial that it might have been planted.

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