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Pennsylvania defense attorney Jason LaBar, who represented Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger, believes evidence mentioned in an affidavit could be 'attacked' in court.
Cellphone records revealed that Kohberger's phone pinged near the home where the four victims lived approximately 12 times weeks prior to the murders, according to the affidavit. Additionally, the affidavit states that the button snap of a Ka-Bar knife sheath left by one of the four victim's beds contained a single male's DNA.
Weeks later, investigators matched that DNA to items recovered from the trash near Kohberger's parents' home in Pennsylvania, though it was not excluded as Kohberger's father's DNA. LaBar admitted to WFMZ-TV that he could not explain why Kohberger's DNA would be on the knife sheath found at the scene if he were not involved in the murders."The first thing I said to him was 'Bryan, don't tell me anything about the case. I don't want to know any of the facts and circumstances,'" LaBar told the outlet, adding that he informed Kohberger:"[T]hese are the allegations only, you're presumed innocent until proven otherwise, and that's the most important thing, because you don't want to be judged in a court of public opinion, even though you're going to be." The defense attorney does not believe Kohberger has any kind of"mental illness or disease or defect" that could impact his trial. As for the suspect's parents, LaBar said"they understand the situation that he's alleged to have committed these murders, and they understand that there's four families suffering loss of their loved ones." Bryan Kohberger's father, Michael Kohberger, exits Monroe County Courthouse in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, on Jan. 3, 2023, after his son's extradition hearing.The four victims of the mysterious Nov. 13 murders are Ethan Chapin, 20; Xana Kernodle, 20; Kaylee Goncalves, 21; and Madison Mogen, 21.Audrey Conklin is a digital reporter for Fox News Digital and FOX Business. Email tips to audrey.conklin@fox.com or on Twitter at @audpants. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox
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