Latest developments in the murders of Idaho students

Latest developments in the murders of Idaho students

courts allow prosecutors to use an abundance of evidence in their case against Bryan Kohberger. Kohberger is accused of murdering four students from the University of Idaho in their apartment outside the campus in 2022. This decision of a judge in Idaho is one of the last developments before the process that is scheduled for August 2025.

background to the case

The case has a long and complicated story since the four students - Kaylee Goncalves, Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle and Madison Mogen - stabbed Idaho on the night of November 13, 2022 in their house in Moscow. Kohberger, a doctoral student of criminology at Washington State University, was arrested on December 30, 2022 in his home state of Pennsylvania. He was raised to four murder systems, and in May 2023 a not guilty plea in his name. The Kohberger lawyers stated that the 29-year-old intends to present an alibi as part of his defense.

delays in the procedure

The course of the procedure was significantly slowed down by a number of preuss -negotiation applications and hearings, which frustrated both the family of one of the victims and the judge overhanging the case. The hearings can be roughly divided into different categories. A group refers to the access of the defense, especially such as the indictment Forensic genetic Genealogy used to create the case. A second group affects Kohbergers suggested alibi for his innocence. Third, there were several hearings on a Schweibeitungs , which restricts what the parties can say about the case.

Important developments in the preliminary procedure

Here is a chronology of some remarkable preliminary proceedings and decisions so far:

• 9. June 2023: A coalition of media organizations and the family of one of the victims turned to the dish to contest the Swiss
• 23. June 2023: judge John Judge rejected both applications, but issued a revised silence order that allows the parties to discuss topics that do not "significantly impair or otherwise influence the outcome of the procedure".
• 2. August 2023: Kohberger's lawyers said that they would use a alibi defense Determine the exact location of her client on the night of the murders because he was "traveling late at night and in the early morning.
• 26. October 2023: the judge indicated an application by the big jury, after defense argued that there was a mistake in the instructions of the big jury.
• 18. December 2023: The judge Wiewerered a second application back after defense The public prosecutor did not fully meet the requirements for the selection of the jury and the questionnaire.

On February 28, 2024, the defense lawyer Anne C. Taylor submitted the application to the court to allow three defense experts and others to allow the evidence of forensic genetic genealogy that are sealed to understand the complete schedule, as the police began to concentrate on Kohberger.

The forensic genealogy combines DNA analyzes in the laboratory with genealogical research, such as tracking a family tree. In this case, investigators found a single source of male DNA on the button closure of a leather knife cover found at the scene. FBI investigators invited the DNA profile to public genealogy website to look for a agreement and then sent a hint to examine Kohberger, according to a court act of the indictment.

Current developments and outlook

The fan base awaits the upcoming hearings and decisions, especially with regard to the upcoming court hearings, which are now scheduled for late summer 2025. Kohberger is still caught in a complex legal procedure that could take months or even years. The big questions in the room remain the exact evidence and the effectiveness of its defense.