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<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-63cdbdb86ece5dab40f9dc604f629717 wp-block-paragraph" style="color:#372626;font-size:14px"><strong>Bryan Kohberger, 30, can face death penalty if convicted of Idaho quadruple murders, judge rules</strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-44d5391e651c7d2e9dd456b9d0bc6a75 wp-block-paragraph" style="color:#372626;font-size:14px"><strong>Kohberger is on trial for the 2022 brutal killings of four college students at their off campus residence in Moscow, Idaho</strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2ea8b1d7ab0b22f71aeab0756a1070ba wp-block-paragraph" style="color:#372626;font-size:14px"><strong>Judge Steven Hippler after pretrial hearing, ruled against defense and preserved prosecution prayer to keep<strong> death penalty on the table </strong></strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2036f2299b665f3a7025f638111265f9 wp-block-paragraph" style="color:#372626;font-size:14px"><strong>Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves in their off-campus house on Nov, 13, 2022 </strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c9ab29e68ee68a48d82c14e24be4edf7 wp-block-paragraph" style="color:#372626;font-size:14px"><strong>Kohberger, a PhD criminology student and teaching assistant at Washington State University&#8217;s Pullman campus, 15 minutes from Moscow, w<strong>as initially arrested Dec. 2022</strong></strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-79616c7c372b5b53739e7ba4625520a1 wp-block-paragraph" style="color:#372626;font-size:14px"><strong>He has been held without bail after being charged in 2023 with four counts of first-degree murder and one count of felony burglar </strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d897b60c3763267decffb2480af96c2d wp-block-paragraph" style="color:#372626;font-size:14px"><strong>Kohberger has maintained his innocence since his arrest and filed his alibi in 2023, as &#8216;late night drives&#8217;</strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6cea25a9aa5711dbd6587475fe5dd2b6 wp-block-paragraph" style="color:#372626;font-size:14px"><strong>The defense successfully appealed to move the trial to Ada County in Boise in hopes of a more favorable jury pool </strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ce31f6040ae31f3cbdd621540fe89143 wp-block-paragraph" style="color:#372626;font-size:14px"><strong>Jury selection <strong>is scheduled to begin July 30, 2025</strong> </strong></p>



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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>A judge has ruled the death penalty is inclusive if multi-homicide suspect Bryan Kohberger, [photo], is convicted of killing four college students in Idaho two years ago. Trial is scheduled for summer 2025 </strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">A judge has ruled that Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger can face the death penalty if convicted of the 2022 killings of four college students.<br>Kohberger, 29, is accused of brutally murdering University of Idaho students Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves in their off-campus house in Moscow, Idaho, in November 2022. <br>The suspect was first arrested December 30, 2022. He is being held without bail after being charged in 2023, with four counts of first-degree murder and one count of felony burglary. <br>After hearing oral arguments earlier this month, 4th District Judge Steven Hippler in his ruling agreed with the state that the death penalty should remain on the table for Bryan Kohberger, pointing out that capital punishment is constitutional and legal in the state of Idaho. <br>In reference to the argument by attorneys for Kohberger during a pre-trial motion hearing, that international, federal and state law all make it inappropriate for the case, &#8216;The court concludes relief in defendant&#8217;s favor is not warranted on any of the motions,&#8217; Judge Hippler said, according to an <a href="https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/crime/article295442314.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Idaho Stateman</a> report. </p>



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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Bryan Kohberger is on trial for killing four University of Idaho students Kaylee Goncalves, Ethan Chapin, [rear] Madison Mogen and Xana Kernodle [front], were killed in their off-campus home on November 13, 2022</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">While prosecutors noted that the Idaho Supreme Court has already considered many of those arguments in other capital cases and allowed the the death penalty to stand,, Kohberger&#8217;s defense team in putting it on record during the motion hearing left the door open to reintroduce their legal arguments on appeal.<br>On the defense ledger Kohberger&#8217;s attorneys successfully argued that Kohberger&#8217;s trial should be moved out of Moscow, Idaho, where the murders took place due to strong emotions and extensive media coverage. <br>The trial venue was moved to Ada County in Boise, with Judge Hippler became the presiding in the matter scheduled to begin in summer.</p>



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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong><strong> The victim</strong>s Kaylee Goncalves, [left], Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle and Maddison Mogen, [right], all students at the University of Idaho, it is alleged were killed by a lone knifeman in their off campus residence on November 13, 2022 </strong></p>



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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Judge Steven Hippler sided with the state in their attempt to leave the death penalty on the table for Kohberger after hearing oral arguments earlier this month</strong></p>



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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Some experts have suggested that Kohberger, a PhD criminology student, was careful not leave behind critical evidence. Prosecution however, believe they have sufficient circumstantial evidence, including DNA left on a Ka-Bar knife sheath found at the crime scene</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Prosecutors have claimed that Kohberger&#8217;s DNA was found on a Ka-Bar knife sheath found at the victim&#8217;s off-campus home, though no murder weapon was ever found. <br>Officials have also claimed that cell phone data and surveillance put Kohberger&#8217;s car at the crime scene. <br>Kohberger was a PhD criminology student and teaching assistant at Washington State University&#8217;s Pullman campus, a 15-minute drive from Moscow, Idaho. <br>Kohberger has maintained his innocence since his arrest and filed his alibi in 2023 as &#8216;late night drives&#8217;. <br>The Goncalves said they wanted to thank everybody for their help and support and added that the <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-kaylee-goncalves-family-attend-trial" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">GoFundMe </a>to support them was helping them through the legal process. They have rented a home in Boise so they can attend.</p>

Quadruple-homicide suspect, Bryan Kohberger, 30, eligible for death penalty if convicted of killing University of Idaho students, judge rules
