Posted on 01/12/2023 3:13:18 PM PST by Dr. Scarpetta
Bryan Kohberger appeared in court Thursday morning for a status conference, and his next court date, a preliminary hearing, was set for June 26.
The preliminary hearing, when both sides will have the chance to provide evidence and call witnesses to the stand, will last about five days and decide whether there is reasonable cause.
In court, Kohberger, 28, waived his right to a speedy probable cause hearing within 14 days.
A public defender, Anne Taylor, said that they needed time to review the details for the case.
The Washington State University criminology student is being charged with four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary.
Victims Ethan Chapin, 20, Madison Mogen, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20, and Kaylee Goncalves, 21, were found stabbed to death in a townhouse in Moscow, Idaho, Nov. 13.
Kohberger is being held without bond at Latah County Jail after being arrested Dec. 30 in Albrightsville, Pa. Kohberger was extradited to Idaho Jan. 4.
Local law enforcement reviewed tapes of the neighborhood around the victims’ home after the murders, discovering that a white Hyundai Elantra circulated around the home of the victims at least three times on the day of the murders.
Police found a white Elantra was registered to Kohberger. One of the surviving roommates also told authorities Kohberger matched the description of the man she saw in their home that night.
Phone records placed Kohberger in Moscow at 4:48 a.m.
The murders are believed to have occurred around 4 a.m. on Nov. 13, according to authorities.
Authorities also found a knife sheath with DNA on it at the crime scene, and after they obtained DNA from the garbage outside Kohberger’s home, authorities concluded that the DNA was the father of the person whose DNA had been left on the knife sheath.
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I’ve been watching Court TV, and they’re not talking about the Idaho murders. They’re focused on the Alex Murdaugh trial.
From what I’ve read it reads to me like the prosecution is doing its damndest to lose the case.
The other thing that strikes me is the corruption in that neck of the woods.
Locals are not well served by anyone there.
I’ve been watching ‘Closing Arguments with Vinnie Politan’ on Court TV every night at 8pm ET. It’s informative and right now, they’re focused on the Murdaugh trial. Plus, I’m tired of watching Fox News and nothing changes. Here in PA, every candidate I supported lost.
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