Cell tower expert to testify that Bryan Kohberger’s mobile device was outside Moscow on night of Idaho murders, defense says

Bryan Kohberger, accused of killing four University of Idaho students in November 2022, was driving west of Moscow, Idaho, on the night of the killings, his lawyer said, and the defense plans to offer a cell phone tower and a radio frequency expert to partially corroborate that account, a court document supporting an alibi defense filed Wednesday shows.

Kohberger was driving south of Pullman, Washington, and west of Moscow, Idaho, “as he often did to hike, run, and/or see the moon and stars.” , explains his lawyer in the document. The two towns are about 10 miles apart.

More information about Kohberger’s location will be shared once prosecutors provide previously requested advance evidence, the document states.

Due to a broad mandate of silence, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and lawyers for the families of victims and witnesses are prohibited from saying anything publicly, beyond what is already in the public record .

The filing is the latest twist in the high-profile case against Kohberger, accused of fatally stabbing four Idaho students on November 13, 2022. A not guilty plea was entered last May on his behalf, and his Lawyers have indicated that he intends to present an alibi as part of his defense.

Kohberger’s public defenders repeatedly highlighted their client’s alleged penchant for taking long drives alone late at night. In a document filed in August, they wrote about the night of the murders: “Mr. Kohberger does not claim to be at a specific location at a specific time.

Yet Wednesday’s filing outlining Kohberger’s alibi had been expected for months: Idaho law requires a defendant to submit in writing “the specific location(s) where the defendant claims to have been at the time of the alleged offense and the names and addresses of the accused.” witnesses on whom he intends to rely to establish this alibi.

The judge in Kohberger’s case has repeatedly extended the submission deadline, most recently setting the deadline for Wednesday during a hearing in late February.

Kohberger, 29, faces four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary for the killings of Kaylee Goncalves, 21; Madison Mogen, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Ethan Chapin, 20, in a house just off Moscow University’s main campus.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

CNN’s Dakin Andone contributed to this report.

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