Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students, is escorted to an extradition hearing at the Monroe County Courthouse in Stroudsburg, Pa., Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, Pool)
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Bryan Kohberger was arrested in December 2022 at his parents’ house in Monroe County and charged with first-degree murder in the killings of four University of Idaho students.
Bryan Kohberger, charged in the murders of four University of Idaho students, appears at the Ada County Courthouse, Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in Boise, Idaho. (Kyle Green/AP)Bryan Kohberger, charged in the murders of four University of Idaho students, appears at the Ada County Courthouse, Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in Boise, Idaho. (Kyle Green/AP)
Bryan Kohberger, charged in the murders of four University of Idaho students, appears at the Ada County Courthouse, Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in Boise, Idaho. (Kyle Green/AP)Bryan Kohberger, charged in the murders of four University of Idaho students, appears at the Ada County Courthouse, Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in Boise, Idaho. (Kyle Green/AP)Bryan Kohberger, charged in the murders of four University of Idaho students, appears at the Ada County Courthouse, Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in Boise, Idaho. (Kyle Green/AP)
Bryan Kohberger, charged in the murders of four University of Idaho students, appears at the Ada County Courthouse, Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in Boise, Idaho. (Kyle Green/AP)Bryan Kohberger, facing first-degree murder charges in the slayings of four University of Idaho students last fall, is taken by Sheriff Deputies from the Monroe County Courthouse on Jan. 3, 2023, in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. (Steven M. Falk/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS)
This photo released by the State of Idaho, which prosecutors claim to have been taken from Bryan Kohberger’s phone, shows Kohberger, accused of slaying 4 University of Idaho students, gesturing in a selfie on Nov. 13, 2022, hours after the homicides occurred. (State of Idaho via AP)
Steve and Kristi Goncalves, parents of victim Kaylee Goncalves, arrive at the Ada County Courthouse for a hearing in the Bryan Kohberger case, Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Boise, Idaho. (Sarah A. Miller/Idaho Statesman/TNS)Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson, right, and Senior Deputy Prosecutor Ashley Jennings lead the murder case against defendant Bryan Kohberger, accused of the Nov. 2022 University of Idaho student homicides. (Sarah A. Miller/Idaho Statesman/TNS)Defense attorney Anne Taylor arrives at the Ada County Courthouse for a hearing in the Bryan Kohberger case, Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Boise, Idaho. (Sarah A. Miller/Idaho Statesman/TNS)
Judge Steven Hippler of Idaho’s Fourth Judicial District in Ada County rejected the latest attempt by Bryan Kohberger’s defense in his trial in the killing of four University of Idaho students in 2022. (Katherine Jones/Idaho Statesman/TNS)Bryan Kohberger enters a courtroom for a hearing in Moscow, Idaho, on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. A judge has declined to dismiss a grand jury indictment against Kohberger, accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students. Kohberger is charged with four counts of murder in connection with the deaths at a rental house near the campus in Moscow, Idaho, last Nov.. (Kai Eiselein/New York Post via AP, Pool)Bryan Kohberger, right, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students in Nov. 2022, is escorted into a courtroom to appear at a hearing in Latah County District Court, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, Pool)
Four University of Idaho students were found dead at an off-campus home on King Road in Moscow, Idaho, in Nov. 2022. Suspect Bryan Kohberger’s murder trial is set for this summer in Boise. (Angela Palermo/Idaho Statesman/TNS)Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students, is escorted to an extradition hearing at the Monroe County Courthouse in Stroudsburg, Pa., Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, Pool)
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Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students, is escorted to an extradition hearing at the Monroe County Courthouse in Stroudsburg, Pa., Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, Pool)
Latah County Prosecutor Bradley Rudley prepares to exit the courtroom following a motion hearing regarding a gag order for a case against Bryan Kohberger in Latah County District Court, Friday, June 9, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. Kohberger is accused of killing four University of Idaho students in Nov. 2022. (Zach Wilkinson/Moscow-Pullman Daily News via AP)Heavy equipment is used to demolish the house where four University of Idaho students were killed in 2022 on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. Students Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves were fatally stabbed there in Nov. 2022. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Latah County Judge John C. Judge presides over an arraignment hearing for Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students in Nov. 2022, Monday, May 22, 2023, in Latah County District Court in Moscow, Idaho. (Zach Wilkinson/The Moscow-Pullman Daily News via AP, Pool)Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson listens during an arraignment hearing for Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students in Nov. 2022, in Latah County District Court, Monday, May 22, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. (Zach Wilkinson/The Moscow-Pullman Daily News via AP, Pool)
Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students, is escorted to an extradition hearing at the Monroe County Courthouse in Stroudsburg, Pa., Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, Pool)
Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students, leaves after an extradition hearing at the Monroe County Courthouse in Stroudsburg, Pa., Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, Pool)Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students, leaves after an extradition hearing at the Monroe County Courthouse in Stroudsburg, Pa., Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, Pool)Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students, is escorted to an extradition hearing at the Monroe County Courthouse in Stroudsburg, Pa., Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, Pool)
Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students, leaves after an extradition hearing at the Monroe County Courthouse in Stroudsburg, Pa., Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, Pool)Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students, leaves after an extradition hearing at the Monroe County Courthouse in Stroudsburg, Pa., Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, Pool)Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students, is escorted to an extradition hearing at the Monroe County Courthouse in Stroudsburg, Pa., Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, Pool)
In this handout provided by Monroe County Correctional Facility, 28-year-old Bryan Christopher Kohberger is seen in a booking photo after he was arrested on Dec. 30, 2022, in Pennsylvania. Kohberger’s autism spectrum diagnosis won’t prevent him from facing the death penalty if the 30-year-old is convicted at his upcoming capital murder trial, the presiding judge ruled Thursday, April 24, 2025.(Monroe County Correctional Facility/Getty Images/TNS)FILE – Bryan Kohberger, left, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students in Nov. 2022, looks toward his attorney, public defender Anne Taylor, right, during a hearing in Latah County District Court on Jan. 5, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. Twenty regional and national news organizations have formed a coalition to ask a judge to narrow a gag order in the case against a man accused of slaying four college students. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, Pool, File)Bryan Kohberger’s childhood home in Effort, Pennsylvania, located about 10 minutes north of Pleasant Valley High School, where he graduated in 2013. The family moved elsewhere in Monroe County in fall 2012, according to online messages between Kohberger and a high school friend. (Kevin Fixler/Idaho Statesman/TNS) ** OUTS – ELSENT, FPG, TCN – OUTS **
Bryan Kohberger enters the courtroom for his arraignment hearing in Latah County District Court, May 22, 2023 in Moscow, Idaho. Kohberger is accused of killing four University of Idaho students in Nov. 2022…(Photo by Zach Wilkinson-Pool/Getty Images)Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students, is escorted to an extradition hearing at the Monroe County Courthouse in Stroudsburg, Pa., Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, Pool)Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students in Nov. 2022, listens during his arraignment hearing in Latah County District Court, May 22, 2023 in Moscow, Idaho. (Photo by Zach Wilkinson-Pool/Getty Images) ** OUTS – ELSENT, FPG, CM – OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **
Bryan Kohberger listens during a motion hearing regarding a gag order for a case against Bryan Kohberger in Latah County District Court, Friday, June 9, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. Kohberger is accused of killing four University of Idaho students in Nov. 2022. (Zach Wilkinson/The Moscow-Pullman Daily News via AP, Pool)FILE – Bryan Kohberger enters the courtroom for his arraignment hearing in Latah County District Court, May 22, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. Prosecutors say they are seeking the death penalty against Kohberger, the man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death in Nov. 2022. Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson filed the notice of his intent to seek the death penalty in court on Monday, June 26. (Zach Wilkinson/The Moscow-Pullman Daily News via AP, Pool, File)Bryan Kohberger listens during a motion hearing regarding a gag order in Latah County District Court, Friday, June 9, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. A judge overseeing the case against Kohberger, charged with killing four University of Idaho students last fall, is set to hear arguments over a gag order that largely bars attorneys and other parties in the case from speaking with news reporters. (Zach Wilkinson/Moscow-Pullman Daily News via AP, Pool)
Attorney Elisa Massoth listens to a speaker during a motion hearing regarding a gag order in Latah County District Court, Friday, June 9, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. Massoth’s client, Bryan Kohberger, is accused of killing four University of Idaho students in Nov. 2022. (Zach Wilkinson/Moscow-Pullman Daily News via AP)Bryan Kohberger enters the courtroom for a motion hearing regarding a gag order, Friday, June 9, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. Kohberger is accused of killing four University of Idaho students in Nov. 2022. (Zach Wilkinson/The Moscow-Pullman Daily News via AP, Pool)Bryan Kohberger enters the courtroom for a motion hearing regarding a gag order, Friday, June 9, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. Kohberger is accused of killing four University of Idaho students in Nov. 2022. (Zach Wilkinson/The Moscow-Pullman Daily News via AP, Pool)
Jean Saucier, of Truescope, answers questions via video call during a motion hearing regarding a gag order for a case against Bryan Kohberger in Latah County District Court, Friday, June 9, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. Kohberger is accused of killing four University of Idaho students in Nov. 2022. (Zach Wilkinson/The Moscow-Pullman Daily News via AP, Pool)Bryan Kohberger enters the courtroom for a motion hearing regarding a gag order, Friday, June 9, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. Kohberger is accused of killing four University of Idaho students in Nov. 2022. (Zach Wilkinson/The Moscow-Pullman Daily News via AP, Pool)Bryan Kohberger’s attorney Anne Taylor enters the courtroom for a hearing Tuesday, June 27, 2023, at the Latah County Courthouse in Moscow, Idaho. (Aug. Frank/Lewiston Tribune via AP)
Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson speaks with Wendy Olson, left, and Cory Carone during a motion hearing regarding a gag order for a case against Bryan Kohberger in Latah County District Court, Friday, June 9, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. Kohberger is accused of killing four University of Idaho students in Nov. 2022. (Zach Wilkinson/The Moscow-Pullman Daily News via AP, Pool)Bryan Kohberger enters the courtroom during a hearing Tuesday, June 27, 2023, at the Latah County Courthouse in Moscow, Idaho. Defense attorneys for Kohberger who is charged in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students asked a judge Tuesday to order prosecutors to turn over more records, laying the groundwork for challenges to the case. Kohberger, 28, was indicted in May on four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary in connection with the Nov. 13, 2022, slayings of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin at a rental home near the University of Idaho campus. (Aug. Frank/Lewiston Tribune via AP, Pool)Judge John Judge speaks during a hearing at the Latah County Courthouse on June 27, 2023 in Moscow, Idaho. Kohberger is accused of killing four University of Idaho students in Nov. 2022. (Photo by August Frank-Pool/Getty Images)
Bryan Kohberger enters the courtroom during a hearing at the Latah County Courthouse on June 27, 2023 in Moscow, Idaho. Kohberger is accused of killing four University of Idaho students in Nov. 2022. (Photo by August Frank-Pool/Getty Images)
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Police impound the vehicle of John Michael Hann of Bushkill Township on Oakland Road in Bethlehem Township Thursday morning after a standoff when police attempted to apprehend Hann in connection with a Lehigh Township shooting of two people on Wednesday night.Bryan Koberger listens during a hearing on Oct. 26, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. Kohberger, a former criminology Ph.D. student, was indicted earlier this year in the Nov. 2022 killings of Madison Mogen, 21; Kaylee Goncalves, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Ethan Chapin, 20, in an off-campus apartment near the University of Idaho. (Kai Eiselei/Pool/Getty Images/TNS)
Bryan Kohberger enters the courtroom during a hearing Tuesday, June 27, 2023, at the Latah County Courthouse in Moscow, Idaho. Defense attorneys for Kohberger who is charged in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students asked a judge Tuesday to order prosecutors to turn over more records, laying the groundwork for challenges to the case. Kohberger, 28, was indicted in May on four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary in connection with the Nov. 13, 2022, slayings of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin at a rental home near the University of Idaho campus. (Aug. Frank/Lewiston Tribune via AP, Pool)FILE – Bryan Kohberger listens to arguments during a hearing, Oct. 26, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. (Kai Eiselein/New York Post via AP, Pool, File)Bryan Kohberger, right, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students in Nov. 2022, is escorted into a courtroom to appear at a hearing in Latah County District Court, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, Pool)
Judge Steven Hippler of Idaho’s 4th Judicial District in Ada County rejected the latest attempt by Bryan Kohberger’s defense to drop the death penalty as a possible sentence if a jury convicts him of killing four University of Idaho students in 2022. (Katherine Jones/Idaho Statesman/TNS)Bryan Kohberger listens during a motion hearing regarding a gag order for a case against Bryan Kohberger in Latah County District Court, Friday, June 9, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. Kohberger is accused of killing four University of Idaho students in Nov. 2022. (Zach Wilkinson/The Moscow-Pullman Daily News via AP, Pool)Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson, right, and Senior Deputy Prosecutor Ashley Jennings lead the murder case against defendant Bryan Kohberger, accused of the Nov. 2022 University of Idaho student homicides. (Sarah A. Miller/Idaho Statesman/TNS)
A hearing about Pennsylvania-based defense witnesses in the upcoming murder trial of Bryan Kohberger, accused of killing 4 University of Idaho students in 2022, is held in the Monroe County Courthouse in Stroudsburg, Pa., Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Scolforo)
