The quadruple murder trial of Bryan Kohberger has a new courtroom and a new judge after the Idaho supreme court selected Boise as the new venue. The trial is set for summer 2025. NBC’s Laura Jarrett reports for TODAY.
Bryan Kohberger, the man accused in the murders of four University of Idaho students, was transported by plane Sunday morning from the Idaho county where he was being jailed to another county where his trial will be held. Kohberger's transfer from Latah County, where the killings took place in November 2022, to Ada County, more than 300 miles south and home to Idaho's capital, Boise, comes after an order last week from the state Supreme Court to proceed with a change of venue.
Despite the change, Latah County prosecutors and Kohberger's public defenders are expected to remain through the trial. But the new judge will have to rule on another major decision in the coming months: Prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty if Kohberger is convicted. Kohberger's defense wants to avoid that, arguing in a filing that capital punishment would violate the U.S. Constitution. A hearing on the matter is scheduled for Nov. 7.
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