Lawyers for University of Idaho quadruple murder suspect say wearing 'street clothes' in court will reduce 'potential for prejudice' against Bryan Kohberger.
Lawyers for criminology Ph.D. student Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho undergrads in a 4 a.m. home invasion attack, have asked the new judge overseeing his case to let him wear 'street clothing' rather than a jailhouse jumpsuit to court. After making his first couple of appearances in an orange Latah County Jail uniform in January 2023, Kohberger has been wearing suits to court.
Kohberger is accused of entering an off-campus rental home around 4 a.m. on Nov. 13, 2022, and massacring four students inside with a large knife. The victims were Madison Mogen, 21, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20. GET REAL TIME UPDATES DIRECTLY ON THE TRUE CRIME HUB Police found a Ka-Bar knife sheath under Mogen's body that they later alleged in court documents had Kohberger's DNA on it.
Goncalves told Fox News Digital last year that he tried to find out who paid for the suits and get other information about the defense budget through a public records request, but it was denied under a gag order on the case. 'They won't tell us,' he said. 'But I witnessed the moment they agreed not to handcuff him in court.' FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X Kohberger is facing four charges of first-degree murder and another of felony burglary.
judge entered not guilty pleas on his behalf at his arraignment in May 2023. The trial has already been delayed and is expected to begin in June 2025.
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