Bryan Kohberger grants stay in Idaho murders trial
The judge granted the stay to allow the defense time to go over grand jury materials.
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The judge granted the stay to allow the defense time to go over grand jury materials.
An Idaho judge has granted a 37-day stay to the man accused of brutally murdering 4 University of Idaho students.
Prosecutors have decided to pursue the death penalty for Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of murdering four University of Idaho college students.
The Pennsylvania man accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students could be executed by firing squad if he's convicted and sentenced to death – and if the state cannot obtain the drugs necessary for a lethal injection.
Four University of Idaho students were found stabbed to death in a home on Nov. 13.
In a new court filing by an attorney for Bryan Kohberger, the suspect in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students last fall, attorney Jay Logsdon argues "there is no connection between Mr. Kohberger and the victims."
Bryan Kohberger's DNA is a "statistical match" to DNA collected from the sheath of a knife found at the University of Idaho murders scene, according to court documents filed by prosecutors.
Bryan Kohberger, the man charged with stabbing four University of Idaho students to death, is asking a judge for more time to decide whether to offer a formal alibi in the case.
Bryan Kohbberger, accused killer of four University of Idaho students, returns to an Idaho courtroom.
Kohberger stood silent when asked in court how he pleaded to murder and burglary charges, so the judge entered not guilty pleas on his behalf.
Bethany Funke's attorneys argue in the motion that the defense's claims that Funke has exculpatory information are "without support."
An attorney representing the family of one of the victims has also filed an opposition to the gag order in state court.
The home, Kohberger's car, the garage and a shed on the property were all searched when he was arrested there Dec. 30.
The records were made public Tuesday, two months after Pennsylvania State Police arrested Bryan Kohberger at his parents' home in eastern Pennsylvania.
The home was donated to the University of Idaho by its owner after the killings, the school said in a statement.
Bryan Kohberger's next court appearance is scheduled for June 26 — a move meant to give his defense team more time to prepare.
"'Yeah, seems like they have no leads. Seems like it was a crime of passion,'" the neighbor said Kohberger said.
Bryan Kohberger, the 28-year-old Washington State University graduate student charged in the case, has yet to enter a plea and is waiting to learn whether prosecutors in the high-profile case will pursue the death penalty.
Jasmine Payoute reports.
Authorities in Idaho released new details from the investigation leading up to the arrest of Bryan Kohberger in Pennsylvania.
