Man accused in murder of University of Idaho students claims alibi of night drive
Man charged in deaths of four University of Idaho students claims he was out for a drive at the time.
In a new court filing, Bryan Kohberger's attorneys revealed details of the alibi defense he intends to use at his trial for the deaths of four University of Idaho students in late 2022.
The Night of the Killings
Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen, and Kaylee Goncalves were stabbed to death at a rental home near the university campus in Moscow, Idaho, early on Nov. 13, 2022. Kohberger, then a criminal justice student at Washington State University, has been charged with four counts of murder. Prosecutors stated they will seek the death penalty if he is convicted.
Prosecution's Claims
Prosecutors stated that cellphone data and surveillance video showed Kohberger's presence in the victims' neighborhood before the killings. His DNA was also found at the crime scene, but his phone was not in communication with his service provider for about a two-hour period when the attacks occurred, leading police to believe he had turned it off to avoid detection at the murder scene.
Kohberger's Alibi
In the recent court filing, Anne Taylor, Kohberger's public defender, revealed that Kohberger frequently went for drives late at night and often went to Wawawai Park, along the Snake River southwest of Pullman, which is in the opposite direction from Moscow. The defense also intends to offer the testimony of an expert in cellphone and cell tower data to support the notion that Kohberger did not travel east along the main road connecting Pullman and Moscow that night.
Kohberger was apprehended more than six weeks after the killings at his parents' home in eastern Pennsylvania, where he had gone during winter break. A trial date has not yet been scheduled.
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