Bryan Kohberger is accused of killing four college students on Nov. 13, 2022.
Bryan Kohberger enters the courtroom for a hearing on Aug. 18, 2023 in Moscow, Idaho. Kohberger is accused of killing four University of Idaho students in Nov. 2022., Bryan Kohberger, is due in court Thursday as the judge weighs whether to change the venue for his trial.
Defense lawyers surveyed Latah County residents and said their results found that the "pressure to convict" Kohberger was shown to be "so severe" the venue couldn't possibly be impartial.The defense said one respondent answered they would "burn the courthouse down" if he were not convicted.
Police tape at the site of a quadruple murder of four University of Idaho students, Jan. 3, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho.The prosecution has said the case has national and international interest, and that the case has been covered plenty in Boise, so a change of venue would not solve any problem. Moscow Mayor Art Bettge said in a statement last week that, if the case stayed in Latah County, "I firmly believe people would be able to set aside any personal feelings they have ... set aside any information they may have read or heard ... and make a determination of guilt or not guilty based on the evidence presented in the courtroom and deliberate according to the instructions provided to them."Kohberger's hearing is set to begin at 9 a.m. PT Thursday.
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