Ted Bundy's former lawyer says the cases against his client and University of Idaho student murders suspect Bryan Kohberger share the same key misstep.
A former defense attorney for Ted Bundy has described a 'fascinating' parallel between the infamous serial killer's last act and the charges against University of Idaho student murders suspect Bryan Kohberger – while also revealing he was consulted on the latter but chose not to get involved. Bundy escaped prison in Colorado – where the death penalty would soon be found unconstitutional – only to head to Florida, commit more murders and wind up on death row.
Browne also told Fox News Digital that prosecutors' theory about a potential motive, while not required to bring charges, would be of great interest to jurors. 'As the case became clearer and we're dealing with 30, 40, 50 or more deaths, the motives became pretty clear in Ted's case – that it was a power struggle, much more so than sex,' he said. 'And all of the victims in Ted's case were not sexually assaulted. A lot of people don't know that.
have no idea what the state's theory is about why Kohberger chose these people in this house to go kill and leave a knife that has DNA on it,' he said. Latah County Judge John Judge entered not guilty pleas on Kohberger's behalf during his arraignment in May 2023. The 30-year-old is accused of fatally stabbing 21-year-old best friends Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves, their housemate Xana Kernodle, 20, and her boyfriend, Ethan Chapin, also 20. The attack took place around 4 a.m.
Kathy Kleiner Rubin shares her story on the FOX True Crime Podcast with Emily Compagno SIGN UP TO GET TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTER If it had happened on the Washington side of the state line, where Kohberger was studying for a Ph.D. in criminology, the suspect would not face the death penalty and could use an 'insanity' defense. It's not the first time Kohberger's arrest has been compared to Bundy's Florida attack.
But mathematically, Brown believes it can sometimes be to the defendant's advantage to have a jury. 'All you need to do is convince one out of the 12 there's reasonable doubt, and then you get a mistrial,' he said. 'But then you start all over.' Kohberger's re-filed Frank's motion was due Tuesday but had not yet been made public by the court as of this writing. His trial is tentatively scheduled to begin next year.
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