Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger came up with an alibi in an effort to prove his innocence after four students were stabbed to death in their college home.
Kohberger has claimed through his lawyers that he was driving the night of the quadruple murder on November 13, 2022 – as he often did to observe the moon and stars.
He is accused of murdering University of Idaho students Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin on November 13, 2022.
In a newly released court filing, his lawyers said his busy course schedule at Washington State University meant he had no time for his usual hobbies, namely running and hiking.
Instead, he claims he began driving at night as a hobby and says phone records will show he frequently drove in the countryside near Wawai County Park in Whitman County.
Prosecutors say they tracked Kohberger’s phone to the house where he allegedly murdered four University of Idaho students. However, his lawyers say they plan to present a cellphone information expert to challenge that information.
Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger came up with an alibi in an effort to prove his innocence after four students were stabbed to death in their college home.
Kohberger is charged with the murder of University of Idaho (LR) students Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Ethan Chapin and Xana Kernodle on November 13, 2022.
Last year, Kohberger’s legal team claimed he was driving alone the night of the killings, but declined to elaborate.
As the victims’ families spoke out about continued delays, a judge gave them a Wednesday deadline to provide more details about the alibi, after previously saying her excuse for driving alone was insufficient – calling it ” so-called alibi.
Kohberger’s lawyers now say they have more details about the alibi, but say prosecutors have not shared more information as requested.
They claim that without the discovery evidence, the cell phone expert’s testimony “will also reveal that critical exculpatory evidence, further corroborating Mr. Kohberger’s alibi, was not preserved or was withheld.”
Kohberger is scheduled to appear in court on May 14, when a judge will rule on a change of venue motion filed by his lawyers, who say the fervent attention to his case in the region would impact the impartiality of the jury.
When Kohberger was arrested in December 2023, a month after the murders, cops said a key piece of evidence was a white Hyundai seen in surveillance footage driving to and from the scene of the murders that matched Kohberger’s car. Kohberger.
However, Kohberger’s alibi claims that cell phone expert Sy Ray will offer testimony showing that his cell phone did not go toward the house and therefore “could not have been the vehicle captured on video.”
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