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☆ Opinion: What Fani Willis’ case shows us about the power of local prosecutors
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Opinion Dave Aronberg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Whether they are called district attorneys, state’s attorneys or something else, the job of local prosecutors has traditionally flown under the national political radar. In fact, unlike the attorney general, a local district attorney cannot be fired by the president. The lesson for Meadows is that the local district attorney isn’t automatically bound by any deal with the feds. Willis and Bragg are not the only state prosecutors making headlines this year. Trump’s legal team is so fearful of state court that they have been fighting to “remove” his New York criminal case to federal court.

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☆ Prosecutors to Seek Death Penalty in Idaho Murders Case
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs | Mike Baker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The NewsProsecutors in Idaho said they planned to seek the death penalty against the man accused of murdering four University of Idaho students in a home near campus last fall. At a hearing last month, Mr. Kohberger declined to enter a plea, leading the judge to enter a not-guilty plea on his behalf. Idaho has not executed any prisoner since 2012, and Mr. Thompson noted that he was allowed, by law, to change his mind later and reverse his decision to seek the death penalty. The family members of one victim, Kaylee Goncalves, said in a statement on Monday that they were grateful the prosecutors were pursuing the death penalty. “There is no one more deserving than the defendant in this case,” they said.

Persons: ’ Bill Thompson, —, Bryan Kohberger, Kohberger, “, ” Mr, Thompson, Kaylee Goncalves, ” Organizations: Prosecutors, University of Idaho, Washington State University Locations: Idaho, Latah County

☆ Inside the Hunt for the Idaho Killer
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Mike Baker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In the weeks after four University of Idaho students were found slaughtered in a house near campus last November, a growing roster of investigators desperately searching for answers had yet to identify a suspect or even find the murder weapon. Publicly, the authorities were assuring worried residents in the small college town that they were making progress. Privately, they were exhausting their prospects, scouring through the backgrounds of those with the thinnest possible connections to the case. They looked at a man once accused of wielding a knife. He was identified only after investigators turned to an advanced method of DNA analysis that had rarely been used in active murder investigations.

Persons: Bryan Kohberger Organizations: University of Idaho, Publicly Locations: Idaho

☆ Idaho Killings: Judge Enters Not Guilty Plea for Bryan Kohberger
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( Suryatapa Bhattacharya | Joseph Pisani | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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May 22 (Reuters) - The graduate student accused of stabbing four University of Idaho college students to death is expected to appear in court on Monday for his arraignment and to enter a plea on first-degree murder charges. Bryan Kohberger, 28, is scheduled to be appear in a Latah County courtroom for an arraignment hearing in front of District Judge John Judge. The crime stunned the small college town of Moscow, Idaho, home to the University of Idaho, and drew national attention, with six weeks elapsing before a suspect was apprehended. Kohberger eventually was arrested in Pennsylvania, where he was visiting his family, and flown to Idaho to face charges. Kohberger was working on a PhD degree in criminal justice at Washington State University, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) from the University of Idaho campus.

☆ Idaho Murder Suspect Declines to Enter Plea
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( Mike Baker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The man accused of murdering four college students during a predawn intrusion at their house near the University of Idaho declined to enter a plea to the charges Monday, electing to “stand silent” during the first step in what promises to be a lengthy legal process. Judge John C. Judge said he would enter a not-guilty plea for the defendant, Bryan Kohberger, after Mr. Kohberger’s lawyer, Anne Taylor, said her client had elected not to enter any plea at this stage. Mr. Kohberger has said through a lawyer in the past that he expects to be exonerated. A trial was set to begin in October in Moscow, the quiet Idaho college town that had not recorded a murder in the seven years before the four students were killed Nov. 13. Investigators have said in court records that they linked Mr. Kohberger to the killings with the help of DNA found on a knife sheath at the crime scene, as well as through surveillance video that showed a car similar to his near the house around the time of the killings.

☆ I have visual-snow syndrome. This is what it's like living with static-like vision 24/7.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Paola Rosa-Aquino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Sierra Domb is the CEO and founder of the Visual Snow Initiative and has visual-snow syndrome. I immediately contacted the doctor who wrote the article, and he subsequently diagnosed me with visual-snow syndrome. When I first experienced the onset of visual-snow syndrome, I wasn't even aware there were other people out there who had it too. This graphic showcases the vision of someone without visual-snow syndrome, on the left, and the vision of someone with visual snow, on the right. Visual Snow InitiativePeople might link their visual snow to a specific incident.

These are just some of the items that investigators seized from the apartment of 28-year-old Bryan Kohberger, the former doctoral student charged with killing four University of Idaho college students, according to a search warrant released Wednesday. The warrant was served Dec. 30, the same day Kohberger was arrested at his family home in Pennsylvania. The other hair samples aren't specifically identified as human in the warrant signed by Washington State University Assistant Police Chief Dawn Daniels. The quadruple murder shocked the country and stymied police for seven weeks before Kohberger was arrested. But the four charges of first-degree murder carry sentences that could include life in prison to the death penalty.

Kristi and Steve Goncalves told Dateline that their daughter, 21-year-old Kaylee Goncalves, was due to graduate college early and had lined up a job with an IT firm in Austin, Texas. Kaylee Goncalves had just moved out of the house she shared with her longtime best friend, 21-year-old Madison "Maddie" Mogen. “These girls were best friends since sixth grade, like inseparable,” Kristi Goncalves said. “Maddie had been a huge part of our life.”Steve and Kristi Goncalves during an interview with Dateline on NBC. “I hope that maybe in a struggle, she pulled it off of him,” Kristi Goncalves said.

☆ Suspect in University of Idaho Killings Remains in Jail, With Next Court Date in June
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Suryatapa Bhattacharya | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Bryan Kohberger , the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students, will remain in jail until his next court hearing in late June. Mr. Kohberger, 28 years old, is charged with four counts of first-degree murder and one count of felony burglary for allegedly entering a residence with intent to commit murder. Mr. Kohberger hasn’t entered a plea yet.

The approach used to identify Kohberger is just one of several recent developments in DNA analysis that have transformed the way law enforcement investigates crimes. In a justice system rife with flawed science, DNA evidence is rightly viewed as the gold standard for forensics: After DNA evidence was first introduced in the criminal justice system in the late 1980s, scientists spent years developing and evaluating protocols for comparing individual DNA samples, which have been repeatedly found to produce consistent, reliable results. DNA analysis was a revolution in forensics, but like every form of scientific evidence it has the potential for error. Recent technological advancements allowing scientists to analyze increasingly small or contaminated DNA samples further complicate the process. DNA samples are also sometimes mishandled or tampered with, compromising results.

☆ Sister of murdered Idaho student, Kaylee Goncalves, says it's chilling to learn 'true evil was watching'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Julianne Mcshane | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

I had no idea that true evil was genuinely watching them,” Alivea Goncalves, 26, sister of victim Kaylee Goncalves, 21, said in an interview with NewsNation on Sunday. "That’s really difficult, it’s really difficult, not to wish that you had done more and wish that you had known more." A private security officer sits in a vehicle on Jan. 3 in front of the house in Moscow, Idaho, where four University of Idaho students were killed in November. It's unclear if Alivea was there, but she told NewsNation she plans to be at "every single" hearing throughout the case. In a previous interview with NBC's “TODAY,” Alivea Goncalves called her sister “the ultimate go-getter.”

☆ Idaho Killings: Who Is Suspect Bryan Kohberger and What Is He Charged With?
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-07 | by ( Suryatapa Bhattacharya | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

After a weekslong police investigation and thousands of tips, Bryan Kohberger was charged in early January with the murder of four University of Idaho students. Mr. Kohberger, 28 years old, was arrested in late December at his parents’ home in Pennsylvania, nearly 3,000 miles from the crime scene. He was extradited to Idaho to face a criminal trial. If convicted, Mr. Kohberger could receive the death penalty or life in prison.

"The Idaho state lab later located a single source of male DNA (suspect Profile) left on the button snap of the knife sheath." But Kohberger's phone did not come up in that search. Another search warrant, granted Dec. 23, gave investigators Kohberger's cellphone location during the 24 hours before the killings and the 24 hours afterward. The evidence was sent to the Idaho State Lab for testing and a DNA profile was compared with DNA discovered on the knife sheath. There's likely to be a lot more evidence — more sightings of the Elantra, more information about where Kohberger's phone traveled — that was not included, Martin said.

☆ Bryan Kohberger, Suspect in Idaho Killings, Expected in Court Over Murder Charges
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( Suryatapa Bhattacharya | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Bryan Kohberger , the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students, arrived late Wednesday in Idaho where he faces murder charges. Mr. Kohberger was transported to Washington state’s Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport, which borders Idaho, a day after agreeing to be extradited from Pennsylvania. He was taken from the airport to Idaho’s Latah County Jail, where he is being held without bond.

MOSCOW, Idaho — Bryan Christopher Kohberger, who was arrested last week in the killings of four University of Idaho students, was expected to make his first appearance in an Idaho courtroom on Thursday. Kohberger is scheduled to appear before Latah County Magistrate Judge Megan Marshall at 9:30 a.m. PT/12:30 p.m. Earlier this week, Marshall ordered police, attorneys and officials connected to the case not to speak publicly or share any information about Kohberger's prosecution outside courtroom walls. Kohberger arrived in Latah County on Wednesday, following a cross-country trip from northeastern Pennsylvania where the Washington State University graduate student was arrested on Friday. Deon Hampton reported form Moscow, Idaho, and David K. Li from New York City.

☆ Idaho suspect changed car title 5 days after college student slayings, records show
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Bryan Christopher Kohberger, who is accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students, changed the title of his car five days after the murder. The records redacted Kohberger's name but the license plate listed in the application matches the license plate shown in police body camera video when Indiana law enforcement pulled over Kohberger and his father. The pair was stopped on Dec. 15, by deputies in Hancock County, Indiana, for allegedly following a vehicle too closely. He was released with a verbal warning, only to be stopped nine minutes later by Indiana State Police for the same traffic infraction. He appeared in court Tuesday in Monroe County, Pennsylvania and waived extradition.

The harrowing detail was included in a newly unsealed affidavit on Thursday, just before Bryan Kohberger, the 28-year-old doctoral student charged with the slayings, was scheduled to make his first court appearance in Moscow, Idaho. He was arrested in Pennsylvania last week, where he was visiting his family, and flown to Idaho on Wednesday. Investigators were able to match DNA recovered from a knife sheath left at the scene with DNA taken from trash at the Kohberger family residence, according to the unsealed court document. About 15 minutes later, the car was seen leaving at a "high rate of speed." Reporting by Joseph Ax in New York and Brendan O'Brien in Chicago; Editing by David Gregorio and Howard GollerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Bryan Kohberger Agrees to Extradition to Face Murder Charges in Idaho
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( Suryatapa Bhattacharya | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Bryan Kohberger , the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students, has agreed to be extradited from Pennsylvania to Idaho, where he faces murder charges. He signed a waiver in a Monroe County, Pa., court on Tuesday agreeing to the extradition, according to court records.

STROUDSBURG, Pa. — Bryan Christopher Kohberger, the suspect in the brutal slayings of four University of Idaho students in November, waived extradition Tuesday during a court hearing in Pennsylvania, paving the way for him to face murder charges in Idaho. While in court Tuesday afternoon, Kohberger said he understood what it meant to waive extradition. During the brief hearing, a member of Kohberger's family appeared to be crying. A probable cause affidavit, with details supporting Kohberger’s arrest, is under seal until he sets foot in Idaho and is served with the papers in court, authorities said. Families of the victims say they are hopeful that Kohberger’s arrest will bring justice.

☆ Family of Idaho murder suspect is 'obviously shocked,' lawyer says
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( Julianne Mcshane | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The family of the the suspect arrested in the slayings of four University of Idaho students is "obviously shocked" at the first-degree murder charges he faces, his lawyer said in an interview with NBC's "TODAY" on Tuesday, hours before the suspect is expected to appear in court in Pennsylvania for an extradition hearing. "They don't believe it to be Bryan, they can't believe this, they're obviously shocked," said Jason LaBar, the chief public defender of Monroe County. LaBar is representing Bryan Kohberger, 28, in the extradition request — which he said is not being challenged — but is not part of his murder defense. LaBar said he has visited Kohberger in custody four times since his arrest last Friday in northeastern Pennsylvania, about 2,500 miles from the Idaho campus. Kohberger could be on a plane back to Idaho as early as Tuesday night.

☆ Grad student accused of Idaho college slayings to appear in court
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Jan 3 (Reuters) - The graduate student accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death more than six weeks ago is scheduled to appear in a Pennsylvania court on Tuesday to determine whether he will return to Idaho immediately to face charges there. If he waives extradition at Tuesday's court hearing, he will be sent to Idaho to face four counts of first-degree murder and felony burglary. Two other female roommates in the house at the time of the killings were unharmed, apparently having slept through the attack. Pullman, Washington, where Kohberger has been studying, is about 10 miles from the University of Idaho campus. Reporting by Joseph Ax; Additional reporting by Brendan O'Brien Editing by Tomasz JanowskiOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Police identified the Idaho killings suspect with DNA databases, multiple outlets report, and the practice is controversial
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( Kelsey Neubauer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Police were reportedly able to link the Idaho killings suspect to the crime scene with DNA. They ran DNA through genealogy databases and got a hit, anonymous law enforcement sources told ABC News. CNN reported that police then tracked the suspect back to Pennsylvania, where he was arrested. Experts previously told Insider that those who send their DNA to genealogy companies should do so with caution if they want to protect their genetic privacy. Joseph Giacalone, who used to helm the Bronx's cold case unit, told Insider last month.

☆ Idaho killing suspect tracked victims before the murder and had a history of being 'creepy' toward women, sources say
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-01 | by ( Kelsey Neubauer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Idaho killing suspect Bryan Kohberger was arrested in connection with the four students' murders Friday. Kohberger allegedly tracked the victims' phones before the killings, a source told the Daily Mail. A source who is a cousin of one of Kohberger's childhood schoolmates, the Daily Mail reported, said the suspect allegedly tracked the four victims' phones for weeks before the killing. After the killings, Kohberger traveled back to Pennsylvania, where he was staying at his parents' home. He also allegedly was "creepy" toward women before, Jordan Serulneck, who knows the suspect told NBC.

The Pennsylvania man charged in the killing of four University of Idaho students was a doctoral student at nearby Washington State University studying in the criminal justice and criminology department. Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, was booked into custody on an arrest warrant out of Moscow, Idaho, charging him with first-degree murder, court records show. He was listed as a Ph.D. student in the department of criminal justice and criminology at Washington State University (WSU), which is 10 miles west and just across the state line from the University of Idaho. Kohberger graduated from nearby DeSales University in 2020 with a degree in psychology and earned a master of arts in criminal justice from DeSales in the spring, DeSales University said in a statement Friday. At the time, the person identified himself a "student investigator" at DeSales University and was using a school-issued email address.

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