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Jason Goldman just joined Bryan Kohberger's court-appointed defense team, and his first move was telling PEOPLE magazine that everyone should stop assuming they understand the Idaho murders case. He's being paid with public money, in a case that has already cost Idaho taxpayers more than eight million dollars. Here's what's not in dispute: Kohberger confessed on July 2, 2025, in Ada County — four guilty pleas, four lives taken, Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin. The judge confirmed it was voluntary. Kohberger gave up his right to appeal. The evidence behind that confession runs deep: a Reddit survey asking real offenders how they picked their targets, peers at Washington State University who flagged him for stalking and intimidating women, cell tower records placing him near the victims' address on roughly two dozen late-night occasions before the attack, and DNA recovered from a knife sheath left beside one of the bodies. Twelve months after sentencing, Kohberger filed a jailhouse petition claiming he'd been tricked into confessing — with no supporting evidence attached. The Goncalves family called him a narcissist. Now a judge has scheduled an evidentiary hearing for June 2027, and Kohberger's own hired forensics expert, Sy Ray, says investigators actually missed MORE incriminating cellphone data — and that the death penalty should be back on the table. So what exactly does Goldman think he's found that changes any of that? A new attorney who hadn't even read the file yet has ten months to answer that question in open court. Listen Anywhere You Get Podcasts: https://pod.link/1655749292 Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod?sub_confirmation=1 Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpod Check out Robin Dreeke's Master Class http://masterclass.com/robindreeke This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. Hashtags #BryanKohberger #JasonGoldman #KohbergerLawyer #IdahoMurders #UniversityOfIdaho #KohbergerPlea #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #MoscowIdaho #SyRay 

Bryan Kohberger is escalating his effort to undo his guilty plea by asking for Judge Steven Hippler to be removed from his post-conviction case and for the proceedings to be moved out of Ada County. Kohberger's new court-appointed attorney, Gregory Rauch, argues that Hippler can no longer be viewed as impartial because of the combination of his prior rulings, his rejection of defense claims that Kohberger's trial team was unprepared, and comments he made at sentencing questioning Kohberger's honesty and character. The motion points specifically to Hippler calling Kohberger a “faceless coward” and “the worst of the worst,” while also questioning whether Kohberger was capable of telling the truth. The defense argues those statements matter now because Kohberger's credibility could become central to whether his guilty plea was coerced or involuntary. Kohberger is claiming that his former lawyers pushed him into falsely confessing by overwhelming him with death-row fears, failing to adequately review the massive discovery record and withholding or minimizing evidence he now says could have helped establish his innocence.At the same time, Kohberger's defense is asking for the post-conviction proceedings to be transferred back to Latah County, where the murders occurred. The original criminal case was moved to Ada County because of concerns about seating an impartial jury and handling the enormous logistical demands of a capital trial, but Rauch argues those reasons no longer apply because the current proceeding will be decided by a judge rather than a jury. The defense says moving the case back to Latah County would better serve the convenience of witnesses and the interests of justice. Together, the two motions show that Kohberger's challenge is expanding beyond the validity of the plea itself and into the structure of the proceeding that will decide it. If he ultimately succeeds in withdrawing his guilty plea, the case could return to trial posture and potentially reopen the death-penalty exposure that disappeared when he accepted the 2025 plea agreement.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Bryan Kohberger seeks judge's removal in escalating bid to undo guilty plea

Bryan Kohberger is escalating his effort to undo his guilty plea by asking for Judge Steven Hippler to be removed from his post-conviction case and for the proceedings to be moved out of Ada County. Kohberger's new court-appointed attorney, Gregory Rauch, argues that Hippler can no longer be viewed as impartial because of the combination of his prior rulings, his rejection of defense claims that Kohberger's trial team was unprepared, and comments he made at sentencing questioning Kohberger's honesty and character. The motion points specifically to Hippler calling Kohberger a “faceless coward” and “the worst of the worst,” while also questioning whether Kohberger was capable of telling the truth. The defense argues those statements matter now because Kohberger's credibility could become central to whether his guilty plea was coerced or involuntary. Kohberger is claiming that his former lawyers pushed him into falsely confessing by overwhelming him with death-row fears, failing to adequately review the massive discovery record and withholding or minimizing evidence he now says could have helped establish his innocence.At the same time, Kohberger's defense is asking for the post-conviction proceedings to be transferred back to Latah County, where the murders occurred. The original criminal case was moved to Ada County because of concerns about seating an impartial jury and handling the enormous logistical demands of a capital trial, but Rauch argues those reasons no longer apply because the current proceeding will be decided by a judge rather than a jury. The defense says moving the case back to Latah County would better serve the convenience of witnesses and the interests of justice. Together, the two motions show that Kohberger's challenge is expanding beyond the validity of the plea itself and into the structure of the proceeding that will decide it. If he ultimately succeeds in withdrawing his guilty plea, the case could return to trial posture and potentially reopen the death-penalty exposure that disappeared when he accepted the 2025 plea agreement.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Bryan Kohberger seeks judge's removal in escalating bid to undo guilty pleaBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

Judge Steven J. Hippler is an Idaho district judge who has served on the Fourth Judicial District bench since 2013. A Boise native, Hippler earned his undergraduate degree from Boise State University before graduating from the University of Utah College of Law in 1991, where he finished near the top of his class and was inducted into the Order of the Coif. Before becoming a judge, he spent more than two decades in private practice, eventually becoming a partner at Givens Pursley after previously working at Hall Farley Oberrecht & Blanton. His practice focused heavily on civil litigation, particularly medical malpractice, health care law, regulatory disputes and business litigation, representing doctors, hospitals and other medical providers. Then-Gov. Butch Otter appointed him to a newly created Fourth Judicial District judgeship in 2013, describing him at the time as an experienced and highly capable litigator. Hippler later handled both civil and felony criminal dockets, presided over Ada County's Mental Health Court and rose into an administrative leadership role within the Fourth Judicial District.Hippler became nationally known when the Bryan Kohberger case was transferred from Latah County to Ada County in 2024 and he took over from Judge John Judge. From the beginning, Hippler developed a reputation for running a tightly controlled courtroom, setting firm deadlines and making clear that he expected lawyers on both sides to be prepared and professional. He presided over the enormous volume of pretrial litigation involving the death penalty, expert witnesses, evidentiary disputes, discovery, media access and trial scheduling before Kohberger ultimately pleaded guilty in 2025. Hippler then accepted the plea and sentenced Kohberger to four consecutive life sentences without parole, plus additional punishment for burglary. He remains involved in Kohberger's subsequent attempt to undo those pleas, including establishing the procedural framework for the post-conviction challenge and a possible evidentiary hearing in 2027. His role in the case has made him one of the most visible judges in Idaho, but his background is notable because he did not come to the bench as a career prosecutor or criminal-defense attorney; much of his pre-judicial experience came from complex civil litigation, and colleagues have described his approach on the bench as methodical, demanding and decidedly resistant to surprises.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

Bryan Kohberger's defense pushed to move his trial out of Moscow, Idaho, arguing that the extraordinary publicity surrounding the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin had made it impossible for him to receive a fair trial in Latah County. His attorneys pointed to the intensity of local news coverage, the small size of the community, the emotional impact of the killings on Moscow and the University of Idaho, and survey data showing that many prospective jurors had already formed strong opinions about Kohberger's guilt. The defense argued that simply questioning jurors during voir dire would not be enough to overcome the level of prejudice they believed existed locally, and they specifically identified Ada County, home to Boise and a much larger jury pool, as a more suitable location for the case.Prosecutors resisted the effort, arguing that extensive publicity did not automatically mean an impartial jury could not be selected in Latah County and that moving the trial would create significant logistical and financial complications. Kohberger's lawyers countered that the issue was not convenience but whether the constitutional right to a fair and impartial jury could realistically be protected in a community so closely connected to the crime. The fight ultimately became one of the most consequential pretrial battles in the case, with the defense relying heavily on expert analysis, public-opinion surveys and the sheer saturation of coverage surrounding the murders. The court eventually agreed that the trial should be moved, and Ada County became the new venue, shifting one of the most closely watched murder prosecutions in the country away from the community where the killings had occurred.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

The order granting Bryan Kohberger's motion for a change of venue concluded that the extraordinary level of publicity surrounding the University of Idaho murders, combined with the relatively small population of Latah County and the intense local connection to the case, created too great a risk that an impartial jury could not realistically be seated in Moscow. Judge John Judge emphasized that the issue was not simply whether residents had heard about the case, but the degree to which the murders had saturated the community and affected people personally through the university, local businesses, law enforcement, friends and family. The court also considered defense polling and expert testimony showing that potential jurors in Latah County were significantly more likely to have formed strong opinions about Kohberger's guilt and, in some cases, about whether he should receive the death penalty. Although prosecutors argued that careful jury selection could address those concerns, the judge ultimately determined that voir dire alone was not enough to eliminate the risk of prejudice.The court therefore ordered the trial moved out of Latah County, finding that a larger population center would provide a substantially broader jury pool and reduce the influence of the intense local atmosphere surrounding the killings. The Idaho Supreme Court subsequently assigned the case to Ada County and District Judge Steven Hippler, effectively transferring the prosecution from Moscow to Boise. The ruling was a major victory for Kohberger's defense, which had argued for months that Ada County offered the best chance of assembling jurors who were less personally connected to the case and less saturated by local coverage. The order did not suggest that every potential Latah County juror was biased; rather, it concluded that the combination of community impact, pretrial publicity, the size of the jury pool and the stakes of a capital murder prosecution made relocation necessary to better protect Kohberger's constitutional right to a fair trial.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

Bryan Kohberger's defense pushed to move his trial out of Moscow, Idaho, arguing that the extraordinary publicity surrounding the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin had made it impossible for him to receive a fair trial in Latah County. His attorneys pointed to the intensity of local news coverage, the small size of the community, the emotional impact of the killings on Moscow and the University of Idaho, and survey data showing that many prospective jurors had already formed strong opinions about Kohberger's guilt. The defense argued that simply questioning jurors during voir dire would not be enough to overcome the level of prejudice they believed existed locally, and they specifically identified Ada County, home to Boise and a much larger jury pool, as a more suitable location for the case.Prosecutors resisted the effort, arguing that extensive publicity did not automatically mean an impartial jury could not be selected in Latah County and that moving the trial would create significant logistical and financial complications. Kohberger's lawyers countered that the issue was not convenience but whether the constitutional right to a fair and impartial jury could realistically be protected in a community so closely connected to the crime. The fight ultimately became one of the most consequential pretrial battles in the case, with the defense relying heavily on expert analysis, public-opinion surveys and the sheer saturation of coverage surrounding the murders. The court eventually agreed that the trial should be moved, and Ada County became the new venue, shifting one of the most closely watched murder prosecutions in the country away from the community where the killings had occurred.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

In July 2025, Bryan Kohberger stood in an Ada County courtroom and admitted to killing four University of Idaho students. The plea deal gave him four consecutive life sentences without parole and removed the death penalty. He signed a nine-page questionnaire. He told the judge he was guilty.Thirteen months later, he wants it all back. His handwritten petition for post-conviction relief claims ineffective assistance of counsel, coercion, and withheld evidence. He alleges his lawyers told his family a fabricated story about death row to pressure the deal. He says he was advised to lie.The evidence he cites: hair found near Ethan Chapin's hand that wasn't Kohberger's. But his own defense expert tested that hair and concluded it was consistent with Chapin's own hair. The characterization he uses — "clumps of hair" — came from a third-party book, not from any official record.Idaho law sets the post-sentencing bar at manifest injustice. Kohberger waived his right to appeal. He endorsed the plea under oath. The court has appointed attorney Gregory Rauch to take the petition forward.Defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis weighs the legal standard, the obstacles, and whether Kohberger just traded a guaranteed life sentence for a shot at the firing squad.END_LINKSJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDISCLAIMERThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS#BryanKohberger #IdahoMurders #HiddenKillers #GuiltyPlea #KayleeGoncalves #UniversityOfIdaho #EricFaddis #PostConvictionRelief #TrueCrime #TrueCrimePodcast

Bryan Edelman, a trial consultant retained by Bryan Kohberger's defense, argued that the enormous volume of pretrial publicity surrounding the University of Idaho murders had made it extraordinarily difficult to find an impartial jury in Latah County. Edelman conducted telephone surveys of hundreds of prospective jurors and found widespread familiarity with the case, substantial exposure to inflammatory or disputed media claims and a strong tendency among respondents to believe Kohberger was guilty before hearing the evidence. He maintained that repeated reporting about the knife-sheath DNA, Kohberger's vehicle, cellphone data, alleged stalking and other incriminating details had created fixed impressions in the community, even though some of those claims remained contested or potentially inadmissible. In Edelman's view, Kohberger would have entered a Latah County courtroom already burdened with disproving conclusions that prospective jurors had formed from months of publicity.Edelman also defended the defense team's controversial public-opinion survey, explaining that its purpose had been to measure what residents had already heard and how that information affected their attitudes, not to persuade or contaminate them. He argued that ordinary jury questioning would not necessarily uncover the full extent of bias because prospective jurors might forget, minimize or fail to disclose the information they had absorbed. His declaration concluded that expanding the jury pool or relying on voir dire would not adequately cure the problem in a small community so closely connected to the victims, the university and the investigation. Edelman therefore supported moving the trial to Ada County, where a much larger population and broader jury pool offered Kohberger a better chance of receiving a trial before jurors who had not already decided the case.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:072224-Memorandum-Support-MCoV.pdf

Bryan Edelman, a trial consultant retained by Bryan Kohberger's defense, argued that the enormous volume of pretrial publicity surrounding the University of Idaho murders had made it extraordinarily difficult to find an impartial jury in Latah County. Edelman conducted telephone surveys of hundreds of prospective jurors and found widespread familiarity with the case, substantial exposure to inflammatory or disputed media claims and a strong tendency among respondents to believe Kohberger was guilty before hearing the evidence. He maintained that repeated reporting about the knife-sheath DNA, Kohberger's vehicle, cellphone data, alleged stalking and other incriminating details had created fixed impressions in the community, even though some of those claims remained contested or potentially inadmissible. In Edelman's view, Kohberger would have entered a Latah County courtroom already burdened with disproving conclusions that prospective jurors had formed from months of publicity.Edelman also defended the defense team's controversial public-opinion survey, explaining that its purpose had been to measure what residents had already heard and how that information affected their attitudes, not to persuade or contaminate them. He argued that ordinary jury questioning would not necessarily uncover the full extent of bias because prospective jurors might forget, minimize or fail to disclose the information they had absorbed. His declaration concluded that expanding the jury pool or relying on voir dire would not adequately cure the problem in a small community so closely connected to the victims, the university and the investigation. Edelman therefore supported moving the trial to Ada County, where a much larger population and broader jury pool offered Kohberger a better chance of receiving a trial before jurors who had not already decided the case.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:072224-Memorandum-Support-MCoV.pdf

Bryan Edelman, a trial consultant retained by Bryan Kohberger's defense, argued that the enormous volume of pretrial publicity surrounding the University of Idaho murders had made it extraordinarily difficult to find an impartial jury in Latah County. Edelman conducted telephone surveys of hundreds of prospective jurors and found widespread familiarity with the case, substantial exposure to inflammatory or disputed media claims and a strong tendency among respondents to believe Kohberger was guilty before hearing the evidence. He maintained that repeated reporting about the knife-sheath DNA, Kohberger's vehicle, cellphone data, alleged stalking and other incriminating details had created fixed impressions in the community, even though some of those claims remained contested or potentially inadmissible. In Edelman's view, Kohberger would have entered a Latah County courtroom already burdened with disproving conclusions that prospective jurors had formed from months of publicity.Edelman also defended the defense team's controversial public-opinion survey, explaining that its purpose had been to measure what residents had already heard and how that information affected their attitudes, not to persuade or contaminate them. He argued that ordinary jury questioning would not necessarily uncover the full extent of bias because prospective jurors might forget, minimize or fail to disclose the information they had absorbed. His declaration concluded that expanding the jury pool or relying on voir dire would not adequately cure the problem in a small community so closely connected to the victims, the university and the investigation. Edelman therefore supported moving the trial to Ada County, where a much larger population and broader jury pool offered Kohberger a better chance of receiving a trial before jurors who had not already decided the case.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:072224-Memorandum-Support-MCoV.pdf

Bryan Edelman, a trial consultant retained by Bryan Kohberger's defense, argued that the enormous volume of pretrial publicity surrounding the University of Idaho murders had made it extraordinarily difficult to find an impartial jury in Latah County. Edelman conducted telephone surveys of hundreds of prospective jurors and found widespread familiarity with the case, substantial exposure to inflammatory or disputed media claims and a strong tendency among respondents to believe Kohberger was guilty before hearing the evidence. He maintained that repeated reporting about the knife-sheath DNA, Kohberger's vehicle, cellphone data, alleged stalking and other incriminating details had created fixed impressions in the community, even though some of those claims remained contested or potentially inadmissible. In Edelman's view, Kohberger would have entered a Latah County courtroom already burdened with disproving conclusions that prospective jurors had formed from months of publicity.Edelman also defended the defense team's controversial public-opinion survey, explaining that its purpose had been to measure what residents had already heard and how that information affected their attitudes, not to persuade or contaminate them. He argued that ordinary jury questioning would not necessarily uncover the full extent of bias because prospective jurors might forget, minimize or fail to disclose the information they had absorbed. His declaration concluded that expanding the jury pool or relying on voir dire would not adequately cure the problem in a small community so closely connected to the victims, the university and the investigation. Edelman therefore supported moving the trial to Ada County, where a much larger population and broader jury pool offered Kohberger a better chance of receiving a trial before jurors who had not already decided the case.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:072224-Memorandum-Support-MCoV.pdfBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.

Bryan Edelman, a trial consultant retained by Bryan Kohberger's defense, argued that the enormous volume of pretrial publicity surrounding the University of Idaho murders had made it extraordinarily difficult to find an impartial jury in Latah County. Edelman conducted telephone surveys of hundreds of prospective jurors and found widespread familiarity with the case, substantial exposure to inflammatory or disputed media claims and a strong tendency among respondents to believe Kohberger was guilty before hearing the evidence. He maintained that repeated reporting about the knife-sheath DNA, Kohberger's vehicle, cellphone data, alleged stalking and other incriminating details had created fixed impressions in the community, even though some of those claims remained contested or potentially inadmissible. In Edelman's view, Kohberger would have entered a Latah County courtroom already burdened with disproving conclusions that prospective jurors had formed from months of publicity.Edelman also defended the defense team's controversial public-opinion survey, explaining that its purpose had been to measure what residents had already heard and how that information affected their attitudes, not to persuade or contaminate them. He argued that ordinary jury questioning would not necessarily uncover the full extent of bias because prospective jurors might forget, minimize or fail to disclose the information they had absorbed. His declaration concluded that expanding the jury pool or relying on voir dire would not adequately cure the problem in a small community so closely connected to the victims, the university and the investigation. Edelman therefore supported moving the trial to Ada County, where a much larger population and broader jury pool offered Kohberger a better chance of receiving a trial before jurors who had not already decided the case.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:072224-Memorandum-Support-MCoV.pdfBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.

Bryan Edelman, a trial consultant retained by Bryan Kohberger's defense, argued that the enormous volume of pretrial publicity surrounding the University of Idaho murders had made it extraordinarily difficult to find an impartial jury in Latah County. Edelman conducted telephone surveys of hundreds of prospective jurors and found widespread familiarity with the case, substantial exposure to inflammatory or disputed media claims and a strong tendency among respondents to believe Kohberger was guilty before hearing the evidence. He maintained that repeated reporting about the knife-sheath DNA, Kohberger's vehicle, cellphone data, alleged stalking and other incriminating details had created fixed impressions in the community, even though some of those claims remained contested or potentially inadmissible. In Edelman's view, Kohberger would have entered a Latah County courtroom already burdened with disproving conclusions that prospective jurors had formed from months of publicity.Edelman also defended the defense team's controversial public-opinion survey, explaining that its purpose had been to measure what residents had already heard and how that information affected their attitudes, not to persuade or contaminate them. He argued that ordinary jury questioning would not necessarily uncover the full extent of bias because prospective jurors might forget, minimize or fail to disclose the information they had absorbed. His declaration concluded that expanding the jury pool or relying on voir dire would not adequately cure the problem in a small community so closely connected to the victims, the university and the investigation. Edelman therefore supported moving the trial to Ada County, where a much larger population and broader jury pool offered Kohberger a better chance of receiving a trial before jurors who had not already decided the case.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:072224-Memorandum-Support-MCoV.pdfBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.

Why Bryan Kohberger's own words might sink the petition he just filed comes down to one moment: a judge asked him, under oath, if he was pleading guilty because he was guilty, and he said yes. Thirteen months after that plea, representing himself, Kohberger filed a handwritten petition for post-conviction relief in Ada County District Court. He told the New York Times his actual innocence is his truth and called investigators' account of the case a work of fiction. Before the filing reached anyone official, he called a reporter from a prison phone, and what came out of that call left the families of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin dealing with a scenario they were promised in writing would never reach them. The petition claims ineffective assistance of counsel, undisclosed evidence, and a distorted picture of what death row and a life sentence would actually look like, with threats and false promises blamed for the confession itself. He's also said he'd welcome the death penalty being sought again if this reaches trial. There's a procedural wrinkle most coverage has missed: the appeal waiver he signed never closed the door on challenging whether the plea itself was valid, and that's the entire premise of this filing. The Goncalves family answered within hours, taking the petition apart in detail. There was never a trial, never a cross-examination, and no motive on the record. We go through what he filed and the sentence working against him. None of it is decided yet. A judge in Ada County has the next word. Links Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod Disclaimer This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. Hashtags #BryanKohberger #IdahoStudentMurders #HiddenKillers #KayleeGoncalves #MadisonMogen #XanaKernodle #EthanChapin #ActualInnocence #AdaCountyCourt #TrueCrime 

A judge asked Bryan Kohberger, under oath, whether he was pleading guilty because he was guilty. He said yes. Thirteen months later, that exchange is the exact thing threatening to sink the petition he just filed to take it all back. Representing himself, Kohberger filed a handwritten petition for post-conviction relief in Ada County District Court, telling the New York Times that his actual innocence is his truth and calling the investigators' account a work of fiction. Before any of that reached a court, he got to a prison phone and called a reporter. Not a lawyer. Not a filing. A newspaper. What followed has put the families of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin in a position they were promised in writing they'd never be in. The petition alleges ineffective assistance of counsel, evidence his defense team failed to disclose, and a distorted picture of what a life sentence and death row would actually look like, with threats and false promises blamed for the original confession. He's also said he'd welcome prosecutors seeking the death penalty again if this goes to trial. There's a procedural detail most coverage has skipped: the appeal waiver he signed never blocked a challenge to whether the plea itself was valid, which is the entire basis for this filing. The Goncalves family answered within hours, dismantling the petition point by point. There was never a trial, never a cross-examination, and no motive was ever put on the record. We go through the filing, the phone call, and the sentence that may undo both. None of this gets decided by a headline. A judge in Ada County reads it next. Links Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod Disclaimer This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. Hashtags #BryanKohberger #IdahoStudentMurders #HiddenKillers #KayleeGoncalves #MadisonMogen #XanaKernodle #EthanChapin #ActualInnocence #AdaCountyCourt #TrueCrime 

Bryan Kohberger sank his own case with one line, and he said it under oath more than a year before he tried to take it all back. Tonight we go through exactly how that happened. He stood in an Idaho courtroom and pleaded guilty four times to the University of Idaho student murders. Thirteen months later, representing himself, he filed a handwritten petition for post-conviction relief in Ada County, telling the New York Times his actual innocence is his truth. Before it ever reached a judge, he called a reporter from a prison phone, and what he said in that call put the families of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin in a position they'd been promised, in writing, could never happen. His petition claims his defense team withheld evidence and painted a distorted picture of what death row and a life sentence would look like, and that threats and false promises produced the original confession. He's also said he'd welcome the death penalty being sought again at a new trial. But the line that matters most came the day he pleaded. When the judge asked him directly, under oath, whether he was pleading guilty because he was guilty, he said yes. The Goncalves family responded within hours, taking the petition apart point by point. There was never a trial, never a cross-examination, and no motive was ever entered on the record. We walk through what he filed and why it may not hold up. None of it gets resolved tonight. It goes to a judge in Ada County from here. Links Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod Disclaimer This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. Hashtags #BryanKohberger #IdahoStudentMurders #HiddenKillers #KayleeGoncalves #MadisonMogen #XanaKernodle #EthanChapin #ActualInnocence #AdaCountyCourt #TrueCrime 

Bryan Kohberger can never take back what he said under oath, and that's the problem sitting inside the petition he just filed to undo his own guilty plea. Thirteen months after pleading guilty four times in an Idaho courtroom, Kohberger filed a handwritten petition for post-conviction relief in Ada County District Court, representing himself. He told the New York Times his actual innocence is his truth and dismissed investigators' account of the case as fiction. Before any of it reached a court, he got to a prison phone and called a reporter, and what he said set off a chain of events landing on the families of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin, a scenario they'd been promised in writing could never happen. His petition alleges ineffective assistance of counsel, undisclosed evidence, and a distorted picture of what a life sentence and death row would actually mean, with threats and false promises blamed for the original confession. He's also said he'd welcome the death penalty being sought again if this goes to trial. But on the day he pleaded, the judge asked him directly, under oath, whether he was pleading guilty because he was guilty. He said yes. That answer is now the exact thing his own filing has to explain away. The Goncalves family responded within hours, taking the petition apart line by line. There was never a trial, never a cross-examination, and no motive was ever entered on the record. We break down the filing, the phone call, and what happens next. None of it is resolved yet. It's now in a judge's hands in Ada County. Links Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod Disclaimer This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. Hashtags #BryanKohberger #IdahoStudentMurders #HiddenKillers #KayleeGoncalves #MadisonMogen #XanaKernodle #EthanChapin #ActualInnocence #AdaCountyCourt #TrueCrime 

On November 7, 2024, Bryan Kohberger appeared in an Ada County courtroom for a hearing to challenge the prosecution's intent to seek the death penalty in his upcoming trial. Kohberger faces charges for the November 2022 murders of four University of Idaho students. His defense team argued that the death penalty is arbitrary, inappropriate under modern standards, and unconstitutional. They also contended that methods of execution, such as lethal injection and firing squads, constitute cruel and unusual punishment. The prosecution countered by stating that both Idaho and U.S. Supreme Courts have upheld the constitutionality of the death penalty.During the four-hour hearing, Judge Steven Hippler engaged both sides with questions, expressing concerns about the timing of the decision on execution methods, given the lengthy appeals process in death penalty cases. He questioned why a ruling on execution methods should be made now, considering that it could be over a decade before any sentence is carried out, during which time methods may change. The defense emphasized the importance of addressing the death penalty issue before jury selection, citing the impact on jury composition and trial preparation. At the conclusion of the hearing, Judge Hippler stated he would take the matters under advisement and issue written opinions in due course.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger gets no-nonsense warning from judge over potential death penalty | Daily Mail OnlineBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.

From a cell south of Boise, Bryan Kohberger is still issuing instructions. A birthday cake baked to his eldest sister's taste. Candles blown out by someone else. Hours of daily video calls — not ordered by any court, just expected. And on July 27, a handwritten petition filed in Ada County without his family knowing until a headline told them.That petition names Anne Taylor, Elisa Massoth, and Bicka Barlow — the defense attorneys who kept a quadruple murderer off Idaho's death row — and calls their work ineffective. Bryan is representing himself.But the petition is the latest act, not the first. The pattern started in 2014, when a nineteen-year-old Bryan stole Melissa's phone, sold it for two hundred dollars, and warned his father not to do anything stupid when he was confronted. The family's response was not to walk away. They reported it, and then they rebuilt him. Rehab to community college to a bachelor's to a master's to a doctoral program. The word they used was "proud."What emerged from all that work walked into a house on King Road in the early morning of November 13, 2022.This piece is an open letter to the Kohberger family — not asking them to stop loving their son, but asking them to consider that the person they're holding on to is not the person they made. That the account is closed. That a family's decency is not measured by how long they let someone spend it.Four students will never get another birthday. Bryan Kohberger asked his sister to bake a cake and blow out the candles for him.LinksJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDisclaimerThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.Hashtags (10)#BryanKohberger #KohbergerFamily #HiddenKillersLive #TrueCrime #IdahoStudentMurders #KohbergerPetition #MoscowIdaho #IdahoMurders #KohbergerCase #TrueCrimeCommunity

Bryan Kohberger waited a year to speak about the Idaho student murders, and then chose the seventy-two hours before a Netflix documentary about the case went live. The timing is the story.Tony Brueski and psychotherapist Shavaun Scott, whose career runs through private practice, community mental health, crisis teams, and forensic programs, take apart the question of who he was performing for.The premiere of The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare had been public since mid-July 2026. Director Skye Borgman said the whole design of the series was to move the attention off the case and back onto the four students. Kohberger's statement went to the New York Times on the Sunday. His petition hit the Ada County docket on the Monday. The series arrived Wednesday, into a news environment where his name was everywhere again.He also used his statement to thank the people who believe in his innocence and keep analyzing the case. That group exists. During the sentencing, Kaylee Goncalves' mother received a message from someone claiming ties to serial killers, telling her she knew Bryan was innocent, and saying they had handed her address to a would-be killer in Moscow.Scott has spent decades around what that kind of attention does to the person receiving it, and the historical parallels are not subtle. Holmes. Lucas. Confessions that grew and shrank in exact proportion to who was watching.The episode ends where the Goncalves family put it, on whether any of us should be covering him at all.The conversation also looks at what the documentary was designed to do against what actually happened. Berlinger and Borgman built a series around family interviews and bodycam footage never released before, framed as the definitive account of the case. It arrived into a news cycle that was about the man again. That outcome was predictable to anybody reading a calendar.Follow Hidden Killers for the full conversation.LINKSJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDISCLAIMERThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS#BryanKohberger #IdahoStudentMurders #HiddenKillers #Kohberger #TrueCrime #UniversityOfIdaho #MoscowIdaho #KohbergerCase #IdahoMurders #TrueCrimePodcast

The Lindsay Clancy trial and the Bryan Kohberger filing, covered together.Tony Brueski and retired FBI behavioral analyst Robin Dreeke work through the opening statements in Plymouth Superior Court and the petition Bryan Kohberger filed in Ada County District Court to undo his guilty plea.The Clancy discussion covers Patrick Clancy's testimony about the last day and Assistant District Attorney Shanan Buckingham's claim that Clancy was not in the throes of psychosis. It then covers the psychiatric hospitalization, including the discharge Patrick testified he never knew his wife had requested. Cora was five. Dawson was three. Callan was eight months old. Both sides agree how they died, and the Commonwealth has to prove criminal responsibility.The Kohberger discussion covers the handwritten petition he filed representing himself, his claim that he is innocent and was talked into a false confession, and the position that puts former defense attorney Anne Taylor in. It also covers the letter Latah County prosecutors sent the families before the plea, promising no decades of post-conviction appeals. Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin died in Moscow in November 2022.Two cases. Two institutions that made the calls. And in each one, a single person left holding all of it. The providers in Massachusetts are witnesses at most. The prosecutors in Idaho are not answering anything under oath. That is not an accident of either case. It is how both systems are built.Both stories keep moving. Plymouth has weeks of medical and psychiatric testimony ahead, and Ada County has a ruling to make. Subscribe to Hidden Killers Live so you get each development as it lands.END LINKSJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDISCLAIMERThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS (10)#LindsayClancy #BryanKohberger #HiddenKillersLive #ClancyTrial #IdahoStudentMurders #PostpartumPsychosis #ActualInnocence #TrueCrime #RobinDreeke #PostConvictionRelief

Bryan Kohberger traded a capital murder trial for a deal that took the death penalty off the table. He is now telling the State of Idaho it is welcome to come put it back.He is also the man who stood in an Ada County courtroom and said guilty four separate times, once for each of the four University of Idaho students he admitted killing.This episode takes his claim seriously enough to actually test it. We go through the petition he filed to undo his conviction, the argument he appears to be making, and the extraordinary standard he would have to clear to get anywhere. We look at what he left out of the filing, which turns out to matter more than what he put in.Then we go back to the day itself. Who was with him. How long he and his lawyers had been going through the evidence before he walked into that room. And the specific sworn statement he made to the judge that his new claim runs directly into.The families of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin were split on the plea deal when it happened. Some of them made peace with it because a prosecutor put a promise in writing about exactly this kind of filing. That letter is where this story turns from a stunt into something worth being angry about.Kaylee Goncalves' family issued a response within hours that dismantles the petition line by line, and gives him a description that has stuck.Drawn from the court docket, the filings, and dated reporting on the University of Idaho case.LINKSJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDISCLAIMERThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS (10)#IdahoStudentMurders #BryanKohberger #TrueCrimeToday #TrueCrime #Kohberger #UniversityOfIdaho #MoscowIdaho #KohbergerCase #GuiltyPlea #MadisonMogen

He answered yes when a judge asked if he was guilty. Now Bryan Kohberger says he was talked into it.About a year after his sentencing on four consecutive life terms, Kohberger filed a handwritten petition for post-conviction relief in Ada County District Court, representing himself. He says his confession was false and that his actual innocence is his truth.Tony Brueski and Robin Dreeke, who led the FBI's Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program, work through what the filing actually argues and what the wording of it reveals.The petition rests on ineffective assistance of counsel. Kohberger alleges his defense team did not disclose or review evidence that would have helped him. He alleges he was given a distorted account of what a life sentence and death row in Idaho involve. He points to threats and false promises as the reason he pleaded at all.The discussion covers the practical question underneath all of it. He waived his appeal rights in the agreement, but a waiver has never stopped a defendant from attacking the validity of the plea itself. That is the opening he is using, and it was always there.It also covers his statement that he would welcome prosecutors seeking the death penalty again, and what the Goncalves family said in response. They wanted a capital trial from the beginning and have said he simply wants another roll of the dice. Dreeke weighs whether that read holds up behaviorally.Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin were killed in November 2022. There was no trial and no motive on the record. Prosecutors could have required him to explain himself as a condition of the deal, and they decided not to. That silence is now part of what the families are living with.Hidden Killers stays with this case as the petition moves through Ada County. Subscribe for the ruling and the analysis behind it.END LINKSJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDISCLAIMERThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS (10)#BryanKohberger #IdahoStudentMurders #HiddenKillers #KayleeGoncalves #MadisonMogen #XanaKernodle #EthanChapin #ActualInnocence #TrueCrime #AdaCountyCourt

Bryan Kohberger now says he never should have said the word guilty. He said it anyway, four times, in an Ada County courtroom, once for each of the four University of Idaho students he admitted killing.This episode is about the gap between those two things, and about who was standing next to him the day he closed it. Kohberger is in segregated housing at Idaho's maximum security prison for the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin. He admitted all four killings in an Ada County courtroom. Now he says that admission should be thrown out, and he has filed to make it happen without a lawyer attached.We read what he wrote, and we look at how he wrote it, because the writing is the tell. We revisit the day he pleaded guilty, who was standing with him, and how much time he and his legal team had already spent going through the evidence. Then we get to the single sworn sentence that leaves his new claim with nowhere to go.Underneath all of it is a letter these four families received before any deal was signed, containing a written promise about this exact scenario from someone who should have known better than to make it.The Goncalves family responded the same day, took the petition apart, and had a few words about the outlet that handed him a platform in the first place.Sourced from the court docket, the filings, and dated reporting on the University of Idaho case.LINKSJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDISCLAIMERThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS (10)#IdahoStudentMurders #BryanKohberger #HiddenKillersLive #TrueCrime #Kohberger #UniversityOfIdaho #MoscowIdaho #KohbergerCase #XanaKernodle #EthanChapin

Something changed for Bryan Kohberger between the day he pleaded guilty and the day he filed to take it back.He was sentenced to four consecutive life terms after telling a judge he was pleading guilty because he was guilty. About a year later he filed a handwritten petition for post-conviction relief in Ada County District Court, representing himself, saying the confession was false and his innocence is the truth.Tony Brueski and retired FBI behavioral analyst Robin Dreeke work through what he is claiming and what the shape of the claim gives away.The petition alleges ineffective assistance of counsel and says his defense team never disclosed or reviewed evidence that would have helped him. It says he was given a grossly misleading picture of what a life sentence and death row in Idaho would look like. It blames threats, false promises and wrong information for the plea.The breakdown covers the standard a judge applies to a claim like this. It covers why the appeal waiver he signed never closed this particular door. And it covers the question the families are left with, which is how many times a defendant with decades of time can come back to the same courthouse.It also covers what he said to the New York Times about welcoming the death penalty again, and what the Goncalves family said in return. Dreeke reads the behavior behind the reversal and lands somewhere specific.The four students who died in Moscow, Idaho, in November 2022 were Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin. There was no trial and no cross-examination. No motive was ever entered on the record, because prosecutors were never required to make him give one.This channel covers the Bryan Kohberger case from the investigation through the plea and everything since. Subscribe for coverage of the Ada County ruling and the response from the families.END LINKSJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDISCLAIMERThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS (10)#BryanKohberger #IdahoStudentMurders #KohbergerCase #KayleeGoncalves #MadisonMogen #XanaKernodle #EthanChapin #ActualInnocence #TrueCrime #AdaCountyCourt

A decade after the closure of Les Boise Park racetrack, Ada County is moving forward with plans to restore the site, breathing new life into wetlands and wildlife along the Boise River.

On this installment of myMERIDIAN, host Mayor Robert Simison interviews Abe Alford, the unit director of Meridian's Boys & Girls Club. The Boys & Girls Club provides a safe, affordable place for youth in grades K-12 to go before and after school and during summer to grow beyond the classroom. Each club provides a wealth of programs and activities to prepare young people for real-world success. To learn more, visit the Boys & Girls Club of Ada County website. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 148Journey through rural Idaho's badge life with retired Emmett PD Chief Gary Scheihing (40+ years), who ditched family carpentry for LE at 18—starting as Ada County dispatcher/jailer (pre-21 patrol ban), evolving through Meridian PD's first MDT computers to a 2-year Emmett reorganization amid homicides and growth. From 1969 Impala patrols (lights only, no siren) to advising rookies on tech-savvy tests and unbreakable family ties ("Pick kids up from school? Priceless"), Gary's tales blend humor, history, and heart—why strong home circles outlast the grind.Welcome to our Channel Reasons We Serve, a podcast dedicated to exploring the motivations, challenges, and realities of working in law enforcement. We dive deep into the personal stories of officers, discuss different career paths, and break down the roles of various agencies—from local police departments to state and federal law enforcement.Please give us a 5-star review, Subscribe, and Share to stay updated on more inspiring law enforcement stories!

Idaho state lawmakers considered bills this week relating to religious schools and special education, public restrooms and a defunct women's commission. Plus, rats in Ada County.

With Norway rats able to multiply into the thousands in a single year, pest control officials say the Treasure Valley's growing infestation is a numbers game that could quickly spiral.

Ada County Victim Services Center just got stronger, adding a new Trauma Intervention Program and 16 partners to offer 24/7 support for abuse and trafficking survivors. 

On this installment of myMERIDIAN, host Mayor Robert Simison interviews Paige Dinger, the executive director of Faces of Hope, an Ada County nonprofit with locations in Meridian and Boise. Faces of Hope serves men, women, and children experiencing domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, elder abuse, stalking, or human trafficking. Their dedicated team wraps around an individual or family and provides crisis intervention services to stabilize them at no cost. To learn more, visit the Faces of Hope website. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

***WARNING: THE FOLLOWING CONTENT CONTAINS ELEMENTS THAT ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR SOME AUDIENCES. References to sexual assault, abuse, and potential trauma INCLUDING DISCUSSION OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE.VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.The story starts with chaos—kids in the doorway, a violent assault, sirens in the street—and becomes a masterclass in survival, strategy, and justice. We sit with Lindsay Hendricks as she walks us through the realities most people never see: the cycle of abuse, the excuses that keep you trapped, the way gaslighting isolates you from family, and the hard choices you make when children are watching everything.We get candid about the legal fork in the road: take it to trial and risk retraumatizing testimony, or accept a plea that guarantees decades behind bars. The team chooses to protect the children—and two judges go further. Ada County hands down 65 years fixed. Canyon County follows with life without parole, after playing a recorded jail call where the abuser and his mother mock the victims' pain. It's the rare moment when the system does what it should.This conversation is raw and emotional. We outline red flags worth memorizing, how to build a quiet exit plan, why hidden savings matter, and how to document everything without jeopardizing an investigation. We talk therapy, survivor mindset, and the guilt that can swallow a parent whole—and how to keep it from consuming your life. We also push for change: clearer minimums for child sexual abuse, tech-savvy investigations, and judges who match sentences to the harm done.If you've ever wondered what it takes to get from sirens to sentencing—and how to support someone living in fear—this is your blueprint. Listen, share it with someone who might need it, and if this resonates, subscribe, leave a review, and tell us what chaos you want to hear next. If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic abuse, it's important to know you're not alone. Confidential help is available at the National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or thehotline.org. Send us a textSupport the showFollow Wild Chaos on Social Media: Apple iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wild-chaos-podcast/id1732761860Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5KFGZ6uABb1sQlfkE2TIoc?si=8ff748aa4fc64331 ⁠⁠⁠Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wildchaospodcastBam's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bambam0069Youtube: https://youtube.com/@wildchaospodTikTok: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thewildchaospodcastMeta (Facebook): ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/TheWildChaosPodcast

The Idaho Supreme Court has granted a change of venue for Bryan Kohberger's trial, moving it from Latah County to Ada County. This decision was made after Kohberger's defense raised concerns over finding an impartial jury in the original county due to the high-profile nature of the case. Kohberger is accused of the brutal murders of four University of Idaho students in November 2022, a crime that has garnered significant media attention and community impact.In addition to the venue change, the Idaho courts have assigned District Judge Steven Hippler from the Fourth Judicial District to oversee the case moving forward. Kohberger, who has been in custody since his arrest, will be transferred to the Ada County Jail as the trial preparations continue. This move aims to ensure a fair trial by reducing local bias that could influence the outcome. The upcoming proceedings are expected to be closely watched as the legal process advances in a new jurisdiction.(commercial at 8:45)to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Bryan Kohberger judge announces new location for Idaho murders trial | Daily Mail OnlineBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.

This week, host Lindsay Van Allen is diving into local headlines with friend of the show Matthew Melton. They begin with how Idaho officials are responding to President Trump after he claimed mail-in ballots can't be trusted. Then, the latest living wage report has us asking: do you make enough to afford to live in Ada County in 2025? Plus, a cozy new shop where books and cooking classes come together! Want some more Boise news? Head over to our Hey Boise newsletter where you'll get a cheatsheet to the city every weekday morning. Learn more about the sponsor of this August 22nd episode: Visit Walla Walla Interested in advertising with City Cast Boise? Find more info HERE. Reach us at boise@citycast.fm.

The ongoing legal battle between the state of Idaho and Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students in 2022, has been particularly intense regarding the venue for his upcoming trial. Kohberger's defense team has repeatedly requested a change of venue, arguing that he cannot receive a fair trial in Latah County due to the extensive media coverage and the small, potentially biased jury pool. They have specifically requested the trial be moved to Ada County, nearly 300 miles away, which they believe would provide a more impartial jury.The prosecution, however, has opposed this request, insisting that Latah County is a suitable venue and that moving the trial would not significantly improve the chances of a fair trial. They argue that media coverage and public opinion have been widespread and would likely follow the trial wherever it is held in Idaho.The legal back-and-forth has also been complicated by a series of other pre-trial motions and hearings, many of which have frustrated both the families of the victims and the judge overseeing the case. These include debates over evidence, such as the use of investigative genetic genealogy by the prosecution and the defense's requests for broader access to this evidence. Additionally, the defense's alibi strategy has been another point of contention, as they have claimed that Kohberger was "out driving" at the time of the murders, but have struggled to provide specific details to support this claim.A hearing is scheduled for August 29, 2024, to further address the change of venue request, and the trial itself is set to begin in June 2025. The extended pre-trial proceedings have drawn criticism for their slow pace, adding to the tension surrounding this high-profile case(commercial at 8:23)to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.

Following the November 2022 murders of four University of Idaho students, suspect Bryan Kohberger's phone records revealed a series of unsettling activities. Investigators discovered that Kohberger, a criminology Ph.D. student at Washington State University, conducted online searches related to serial killer Ted Bundy and viewed pornography depicting nonconsensual acts, using keywords such as "forced," "passed out," "drugged," and "sleeping" . Additionally, surveillance footage showed a white Hyundai Elantra, matching Kohberger's vehicle, circling the victims' residence multiple times on the night of the murders . Cellphone tower data further indicated that Kohberger's phone connected near the victims' house 23 times in the four months leading up to the murders, often during nighttime hours .These findings, combined with DNA evidence linking Kohberger to the crime scene, have strengthened the prosecution's case against him. Despite this, Kohberger has pleaded not guilty and maintains his innocence, claiming he was out driving alone on the night of the murders . His trial is scheduled to begin on August 11, 2025, in Ada County, Idaho . If convicted, he could face the death penalty.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Explosive detail buried in Idaho murder suspect's phone records reveals who he called after the killings | Daily Mail OnlineBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.

Bryan Kohberger: How We Got Here - Episode 10: "Setting the Stage for Trial - Current Status and What Lies Ahead" Description: In our final episode, we examine where the case stands as trial approaches and analyze what this case means for the future of criminal justice in America. With jury selection beginning July 30th, 2025, we explore the challenges of finding impartial jurors in one of the most publicized cases in recent memory, despite the large Ada County jury pool. This episode analyzes the strengths and weaknesses each side brings to trial, from the prosecution's seemingly overwhelming DNA and digital evidence to the defense's constitutional challenges and alternate theories. We examine the key factors that will likely determine the trial's outcome, including the genetic genealogy evidence facing its first major courtroom test and the interpretation of complex digital forensics. The episode explores the lasting impact this case has already had on criminal justice, from the use of emerging forensic technologies to the challenges of ensuring fair trials in the social media age. We also reflect on the permanent changes to the University of Idaho and Moscow community, and consider how this case will influence law enforcement, legal education, and criminal procedure for years to come. Finally, we remember the four young victims whose lives were cut short and whose memory deserves justice. Hashtags: #TrialOutlook #CriminalJustice #ForensicScience #LegalPrecedent #JurySelection #GeneticGenealogy #DigitalForensics #CommunityImpact #UniversityOfIdaho #LegacyCase #VictimsMemory #JusticeSystem #TrueGrime #CriminalLaw #ModernForensics Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video?  Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpod Listen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872

Bryan Kohberger: How We Got Here - Episode 10: "Setting the Stage for Trial - Current Status and What Lies Ahead" Description: In our final episode, we examine where the case stands as trial approaches and analyze what this case means for the future of criminal justice in America. With jury selection beginning July 30th, 2025, we explore the challenges of finding impartial jurors in one of the most publicized cases in recent memory, despite the large Ada County jury pool. This episode analyzes the strengths and weaknesses each side brings to trial, from the prosecution's seemingly overwhelming DNA and digital evidence to the defense's constitutional challenges and alternate theories. We examine the key factors that will likely determine the trial's outcome, including the genetic genealogy evidence facing its first major courtroom test and the interpretation of complex digital forensics. The episode explores the lasting impact this case has already had on criminal justice, from the use of emerging forensic technologies to the challenges of ensuring fair trials in the social media age. We also reflect on the permanent changes to the University of Idaho and Moscow community, and consider how this case will influence law enforcement, legal education, and criminal procedure for years to come. Finally, we remember the four young victims whose lives were cut short and whose memory deserves justice. Hashtags: #TrialOutlook #CriminalJustice #ForensicScience #LegalPrecedent #JurySelection #GeneticGenealogy #DigitalForensics #CommunityImpact #UniversityOfIdaho #LegacyCase #VictimsMemory #JusticeSystem #TrueGrime #CriminalLaw #ModernForensics Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video?  Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpod Listen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872

Bryan Kohberger: How We Got Here - Episode 10: "Setting the Stage for Trial - Current Status and What Lies Ahead" Description: In our final episode, we examine where the case stands as trial approaches and analyze what this case means for the future of criminal justice in America. With jury selection beginning July 30th, 2025, we explore the challenges of finding impartial jurors in one of the most publicized cases in recent memory, despite the large Ada County jury pool. This episode analyzes the strengths and weaknesses each side brings to trial, from the prosecution's seemingly overwhelming DNA and digital evidence to the defense's constitutional challenges and alternate theories. We examine the key factors that will likely determine the trial's outcome, including the genetic genealogy evidence facing its first major courtroom test and the interpretation of complex digital forensics. The episode explores the lasting impact this case has already had on criminal justice, from the use of emerging forensic technologies to the challenges of ensuring fair trials in the social media age. We also reflect on the permanent changes to the University of Idaho and Moscow community, and consider how this case will influence law enforcement, legal education, and criminal procedure for years to come. Finally, we remember the four young victims whose lives were cut short and whose memory deserves justice. Hashtags: #TrialOutlook #CriminalJustice #ForensicScience #LegalPrecedent #JurySelection #GeneticGenealogy #DigitalForensics #CommunityImpact #UniversityOfIdaho #LegacyCase #VictimsMemory #JusticeSystem #TrueGrime #CriminalLaw #ModernForensics Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video?  Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpod Listen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872

Following the November 2022 murders of four University of Idaho students, suspect Bryan Kohberger's phone records revealed a series of unsettling activities. Investigators discovered that Kohberger, a criminology Ph.D. student at Washington State University, conducted online searches related to serial killer Ted Bundy and viewed pornography depicting nonconsensual acts, using keywords such as "forced," "passed out," "drugged," and "sleeping" . Additionally, surveillance footage showed a white Hyundai Elantra, matching Kohberger's vehicle, circling the victims' residence multiple times on the night of the murders . Cellphone tower data further indicated that Kohberger's phone connected near the victims' house 23 times in the four months leading up to the murders, often during nighttime hours .These findings, combined with DNA evidence linking Kohberger to the crime scene, have strengthened the prosecution's case against him. Despite this, Kohberger has pleaded not guilty and maintains his innocence, claiming he was out driving alone on the night of the murders . His trial is scheduled to begin on August 11, 2025, in Ada County, Idaho . If convicted, he could face the death penalty.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Explosive detail buried in Idaho murder suspect's phone records reveals who he called after the killings | Daily Mail Online

Following the November 2022 murders of four University of Idaho students, suspect Bryan Kohberger's phone records revealed a series of unsettling activities. Investigators discovered that Kohberger, a criminology Ph.D. student at Washington State University, conducted online searches related to serial killer Ted Bundy and viewed pornography depicting nonconsensual acts, using keywords such as "forced," "passed out," "drugged," and "sleeping" . Additionally, surveillance footage showed a white Hyundai Elantra, matching Kohberger's vehicle, circling the victims' residence multiple times on the night of the murders . Cellphone tower data further indicated that Kohberger's phone connected near the victims' house 23 times in the four months leading up to the murders, often during nighttime hours .These findings, combined with DNA evidence linking Kohberger to the crime scene, have strengthened the prosecution's case against him. Despite this, Kohberger has pleaded not guilty and maintains his innocence, claiming he was out driving alone on the night of the murders . His trial is scheduled to begin on August 11, 2025, in Ada County, Idaho . If convicted, he could face the death penalty.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Explosive detail buried in Idaho murder suspect's phone records reveals who he called after the killings | Daily Mail OnlineBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

The jury selection process for the Lori Vallow Daybell trial concluded in early April 2023, marking a significant step in the high-profile case surrounding the murders of her children, Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow, and the conspiracy to kill Tammy Daybell. Given the extensive media coverage and the disturbing nature of the allegations, the court carefully screened hundreds of potential jurors over several days in Ada County, Idaho, where the trial had been moved to ensure a fair and impartial jury. The process involved extensive questioning to assess jurors' knowledge of the case, their ability to remain unbiased, and their views on topics such as religion, mental health, and extreme beliefs, which were central to the prosecution's case. The defense and prosecution used their challenges to strike jurors they believed might be prejudiced, ultimately selecting 12 jurors and six alternates to hear the case.News coverage of the jury selection highlighted the difficulty in finding individuals who had not been exposed to the intense media scrutiny surrounding the case. Many potential jurors had already formed opinions based on news reports and social media discussions, making it challenging to ensure an impartial panel. Some were dismissed due to personal connections to law enforcement or prior experiences with child abuse cases, which could affect their ability to remain neutral. With a jury now in place, legal analysts speculated on how the selected individuals' backgrounds and beliefs might influence their views on Lori Vallow's mental state and culpability. As the trial began, the prosecution was expected to argue that Vallow played an active role in planning and covering up the murders, while the defense sought to portray her as a manipulated victim of Chad Daybell's apocalyptic influence. The jury's composition and ability to weigh these arguments impartially became a focal point of discussions leading into the trial.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

The jury selection process in the Lori Vallow Daybell trial was a meticulous and time-consuming effort due to the high-profile nature of the case and the widespread media coverage surrounding it. The process began in March 2023 in Ada County, Idaho, where the trial was moved from Fremont County to ensure a more impartial jury pool. Over the course of several days, dozens of potential jurors were questioned about their knowledge of the case, personal biases, and ability to remain fair and impartial. Attorneys on both sides focused heavily on whether potential jurors had been exposed to extensive media coverage, as well as their views on issues like mental illness and religious beliefs—both of which played a central role in Vallow's defense. The court aimed to select a jury that could fairly weigh the evidence, considering the disturbing allegations against Vallow, who was accused of murdering her two children, Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow, and conspiring to kill her husband's previous wife, Tammy Daybell.After careful screening, a jury of 12 members along with six alternates was finalized. The prosecution and defense used their allotted peremptory challenges to strike jurors they felt might be unfavorable to their side, while also navigating challenges for cause—such as individuals who admitted they had already formed opinions about the case. The selection process was critical, as the defense sought jurors who might be open to arguments regarding Vallow's mental state and alleged manipulation by her husband, Chad Daybell, while the prosecution sought individuals who could objectively analyze the evidence, including grisly forensic findings. Once seated, the jury was instructed to avoid outside influences, including media coverage, to ensure a fair trial.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

The jury selection process in the Lori Vallow Daybell trial was a meticulous and time-consuming effort due to the high-profile nature of the case and the widespread media coverage surrounding it. The process began in March 2023 in Ada County, Idaho, where the trial was moved from Fremont County to ensure a more impartial jury pool. Over the course of several days, dozens of potential jurors were questioned about their knowledge of the case, personal biases, and ability to remain fair and impartial. Attorneys on both sides focused heavily on whether potential jurors had been exposed to extensive media coverage, as well as their views on issues like mental illness and religious beliefs—both of which played a central role in Vallow's defense. The court aimed to select a jury that could fairly weigh the evidence, considering the disturbing allegations against Vallow, who was accused of murdering her two children, Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow, and conspiring to kill her husband's previous wife, Tammy Daybell.After careful screening, a jury of 12 members along with six alternates was finalized. The prosecution and defense used their allotted peremptory challenges to strike jurors they felt might be unfavorable to their side, while also navigating challenges for cause—such as individuals who admitted they had already formed opinions about the case. The selection process was critical, as the defense sought jurors who might be open to arguments regarding Vallow's mental state and alleged manipulation by her husband, Chad Daybell, while the prosecution sought individuals who could objectively analyze the evidence, including grisly forensic findings. Once seated, the jury was instructed to avoid outside influences, including media coverage, to ensure a fair trial.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

Attorneys for Bryan Kohberger have accused investigators of mishandling key evidence and using aggressive search tactics in the case linking him to the killings of four University of Idaho students in November 2022. In court filings, the defense is asking the court to exclude evidence it claims was improperly obtained, including DNA, digital accounts, and information from expert witnesses. In recently submitted documents, Kohberger's defense argues that investigative genetic genealogy—used to connect DNA collected at the crime scene to Kohberger's family home in Pennsylvania—is both "unreliable and controversial." According to the defense, “The investigators' methods show a disregard for protocols, effectively destroying the house to save the car, or some other evidence, from Mr. Kohberger's rubber gloves.” Kohberger was arrested on Dec. 30, 2022, in Pennsylvania, following a month-long investigation into the Nov. 13 stabbings of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin. The students were found dead in their rental home near the University of Idaho campus. Prosecutors have maintained that DNA collected from the crime scene matches Kohberger's DNA, which was obtained from his family residence. Despite this claim, the defense is challenging the admissibility of such evidence, citing concerns over the reliability of investigative genetic genealogy. The defense has also taken issue with how investigators collected evidence from Kohberger's digital accounts, including his Apple iCloud, Google, and Amazon profiles. These filings accuse the prosecution of failing to provide adequate disclosure regarding the experts expected to testify at trial, labeling the lack of transparency as a violation of due process. The defense team has requested that the court impose sanctions on prosecutors for their handling of discovery and pretrial evidence-sharing obligations. Kohberger, a former criminology student, was indicted last year on four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary. He chose to remain silent during his arraignment, prompting Latah County Judge John Judge to enter not guilty pleas on his behalf. The case, which was transferred to Ada County, is expected to move to trial in August. The parties are scheduled to return to court on Jan. 23 to address the defense's allegations of evidence mishandling and procedural misconduct. As the trial date approaches, both sides are preparing for an intense legal battle over the validity of the evidence. The defense's challenges, particularly regarding DNA and digital evidence, could significantly shape the outcome of this high-profile case. #BryanKohberger #IdahoMurders #CriminalDefense #DNAEvidence #LegalChallenges #UniversityOfIdaho #TrueCrime Want to listen to ALL of our podcasts AD-FREE? Subscribe through APPLE PODCASTS, and try it for three days free: https://tinyurl.com/ycw626tj Follow Our Other Cases: https://www.truecrimetodaypod.com The latest on The Downfall of Diddy, The Trial of Karen Read, The Murder Of Maddie Soto, Catching the Long Island Serial Killer, Awaiting Admission: BTK's Unconfessed Crimes, Delphi Murders: Inside the Crime, Chad & Lori Daybell, The Murder of Ana Walshe, Alex Murdaugh, Bryan Kohberger, Lucy Letby, Kouri Richins, Malevolent Mormon Mommys, The Menendez Brothers: Quest For Justice, The Murder of Stephen Smith, The Murder of Madeline Kingsbury, The Murder Of Sandra Birchmore, and much more! Listen at https://www.truecrimetodaypod.com

Attorneys for Bryan Kohberger have accused investigators of mishandling key evidence and using aggressive search tactics in the case linking him to the killings of four University of Idaho students in November 2022. In court filings, the defense is asking the court to exclude evidence it claims was improperly obtained, including DNA, digital accounts, and information from expert witnesses. In recently submitted documents, Kohberger's defense argues that investigative genetic genealogy—used to connect DNA collected at the crime scene to Kohberger's family home in Pennsylvania—is both "unreliable and controversial." According to the defense, “The investigators' methods show a disregard for protocols, effectively destroying the house to save the car, or some other evidence, from Mr. Kohberger's rubber gloves.” Kohberger was arrested on Dec. 30, 2022, in Pennsylvania, following a month-long investigation into the Nov. 13 stabbings of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin. The students were found dead in their rental home near the University of Idaho campus. Prosecutors have maintained that DNA collected from the crime scene matches Kohberger's DNA, which was obtained from his family residence. Despite this claim, the defense is challenging the admissibility of such evidence, citing concerns over the reliability of investigative genetic genealogy. The defense has also taken issue with how investigators collected evidence from Kohberger's digital accounts, including his Apple iCloud, Google, and Amazon profiles. These filings accuse the prosecution of failing to provide adequate disclosure regarding the experts expected to testify at trial, labeling the lack of transparency as a violation of due process. The defense team has requested that the court impose sanctions on prosecutors for their handling of discovery and pretrial evidence-sharing obligations. Kohberger, a former criminology student, was indicted last year on four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary. He chose to remain silent during his arraignment, prompting Latah County Judge John Judge to enter not guilty pleas on his behalf. The case, which was transferred to Ada County, is expected to move to trial in August. The parties are scheduled to return to court on Jan. 23 to address the defense's allegations of evidence mishandling and procedural misconduct. As the trial date approaches, both sides are preparing for an intense legal battle over the validity of the evidence. The defense's challenges, particularly regarding DNA and digital evidence, could significantly shape the outcome of this high-profile case. #BryanKohberger #IdahoMurders #CriminalDefense #DNAEvidence #LegalChallenges #UniversityOfIdaho #TrueCrime Want to listen to ALL of our podcasts AD-FREE? Subscribe through APPLE PODCASTS, and try it for three days free: https://tinyurl.com/ycw626tj Follow Our Other Cases: https://www.truecrimetodaypod.com The latest on The Downfall of Diddy, The Trial of Karen Read, The Murder Of Maddie Soto, Catching the Long Island Serial Killer, Awaiting Admission: BTK's Unconfessed Crimes, Delphi Murders: Inside the Crime, Chad & Lori Daybell, The Murder of Ana Walshe, Alex Murdaugh, Bryan Kohberger, Lucy Letby, Kouri Richins, Malevolent Mormon Mommys, The Menendez Brothers: Quest For Justice, The Murder of Stephen Smith, The Murder of Madeline Kingsbury, The Murder Of Sandra Birchmore, and much more! Listen at https://www.truecrimetodaypod.com

Bryan Kohberger was investigated for a home invasion eerily similar to the horrific crime he now stands accused of committing—the brutal murders of four University of Idaho students. The revelation, which emerged this week, has sent shockwaves through both the legal community and the public, raising profound questions about the odds of such coincidences and the investigative gaps that may have allowed a predator to escalate unchecked. The first case unfolded in October 2021, barely a year before the University of Idaho slayings, and less than 10 miles from the Moscow, Idaho, crime scene. A woman in Pullman, Washington, reported being awakened in the early morning hours by the sound of her bedroom door opening. She was met with a masked intruder armed with a knife. The assailant said nothing, his silence amplifying the terror. Acting with remarkable courage, the woman fought back, delivering a kick that sent the man stumbling before he fled through her closet and out of the home. The parallels between the two cases are impossible to ignore. Both crimes occurred in the dead of night when the victims were at their most vulnerable. In each instance, the perpetrator wore a mask and wielded a knife. The silent, calculated manner in which the Pullman assailant moved through the home mirrors the modus operandi alleged in the Idaho murders. Yet, while the 2021 incident ended with the victim's escape and survival, the Moscow tragedy resulted in the deaths of Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Kaylee Goncalves, and Madison Mogen—a crime so heinous it has captivated the nation's attention. When Kohberger was arrested in December 2022, authorities began scrutinizing his past, seeking any signs of violent tendencies or precursors to the alleged killings. Their investigation led them to revisit the Pullman home invasion. Kohberger was named a person of interest, but law enforcement ultimately cleared him. According to police, his height did not match the victim's description of the intruder, and he had not yet enrolled at Washington State University at the time of the attack. “We have no reason or evidence to believe he was involved in this burglary at this time,” Pullman police told ABC News. Still, the lingering questions remain. How rare is it for someone to be linked, even tangentially, to two such similar crimes? Is it a coincidence, or does it suggest a pattern that went unnoticed? The odds, as some experts suggest, strain credulity. For Kohberger's defense team, the Pullman case represents both a challenge and an opportunity. On the one hand, the unresolved nature of the 2021 break-in could bolster their argument that another individual with a similar modus operandi may be responsible for the Idaho murders. On the other hand, the eerie similarities between the two incidents could make it harder for jurors to ignore the implication of a connection. Adding to the complexity is the timing of the revelations. The Pullman incident had largely faded from public memory until body camera footage from the 2021 investigation surfaced. In it, the victim recounts the chilling encounter with clarity: “I heard my door open and I looked over, and someone was wearing a ski mask and had a knife. I kicked the s--t out of their stomach and screamed super loud, and they like flew back into my closet and then ran out my door and up the stairs.” Her statement paints a picture of a terrifying but brief encounter, one that underscores her sheer will to survive. In Moscow, however, the outcome was tragically different. The four students, attacked in their sleep, never had the chance to defend themselves. The contrast between these outcomes—one victim escaping, four others losing their lives—raises critical questions about what changed in the intervening year. Did the perpetrator learn from the failed attempt in Pullman? Did the crime in 2021 represent an early, unsophisticated attempt that escalated into the meticulously planned massacre in 2022? These are questions that prosecutors and defense attorneys alike will likely explore as Kohberger's trial unfolds. The trial, set to begin in August 2025, is already shaping up to be one of the most closely watched in recent history. With a change of venue to Ada County due to concerns about pretrial publicity, the case will proceed in two phases: the first to determine guilt or innocence, the second to decide whether Kohberger, if convicted, will face the death penalty. In motions filed earlier this year, Kohberger's defense team sought to remove the death penalty as an option, citing procedural and evidentiary concerns. The judge denied these motions, leaving the ultimate fate of the accused in the hands of a jury. As the legal teams prepare for trial, the Pullman case looms in the background, a chilling reminder of the unresolved questions that haunt both the prosecution and the defense. For the families of the Idaho victims, the trial represents a step toward justice, but it also underscores the devastating reality of what might have been prevented. Could a deeper investigation into the 2021 incident have uncovered a pattern of behavior? Could it have led to interventions that saved four young lives? The answers may never fully emerge, but they will undoubtedly cast a long shadow over the proceedings. The community's reactions have been a mix of outrage, grief, and unease. In Moscow and Pullman alike, residents have grappled with the realization that their seemingly idyllic college towns were the backdrop for crimes of such magnitude. Candlelight vigils and community forums have sought to reclaim a sense of safety and solidarity, but the scars remain visible. For some, the question is not only what happened but how to prevent it from happening again. As the trial date approaches, the intersection of these two cases—one resolved in the minds of investigators, the other still unfolding—continues to captivate and confound. The odds of a man being questioned about a crime so similar to one he allegedly committed a year later are staggering. Whether coincidence or something more sinister, the eerie similarities serve as a stark reminder of the complexities that define the search for justice. Want to listen to ALL of our podcasts AD-FREE? Subscribe through APPLE PODCASTS, and try it for three days free: https://tinyurl.com/ycw626tj Follow Our Other Cases: https://www.truecrimetodaypod.com The latest on The Downfall of Diddy, The Trial of Karen Read, The Murder Of Maddie Soto, Catching the Long Island Serial Killer, Awaiting Admission: BTK's Unconfessed Crimes, Delphi Murders: Inside the Crime, Chad & Lori Daybell, The Murder of Ana Walshe, Alex Murdaugh, Bryan Kohberger, Lucy Letby, Kouri Richins, Malevolent Mormon Mommys, The Menendez Brothers: Quest For Justice, The Murder of Stephen Smith, The Murder of Madeline Kingsbury, The Murder Of Sandra Birchmore, and much more! Listen at https://www.truecrimetodaypod.com 

Use code EmilyBakerClass at https://www.GreenChef.com/EmilyBakerClass to get 50% off, plus 50 free ClassPass credits!Justin Timberlake pleaded guilty to a traffic infraction driving while ability impaired to resolve his DWI case in the Hamptons. The public safety announcement in front of the Sag Harbor Police Department was part of the plea deal that knocked down the misdemeanor charge he was facing to a non-criminal traffic violation.Karen Read filed an appeal to motion to dismiss counts one and three to the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. The defense argues that the jury acquitted Karen of charges one and three even though they didn't mark it on the jury forms. They relitigate that retrying her for counts one and three violates double jeopardy. They are asking for oral arguments.On Thursday, September 12th, 2024, Harvey Weinstein was indicted again in New York. According to Law360 reporting, the indictment will remain sealed until Weinstein is arraigned, which has yet to happen due to his deteriorating health. According to Weinstein's representative he was rushed to the hospital on Sunday, September 8th, 2024, for emergency open heart surgery.In his status conference in Illinois, Girardi wasn't present and prosecutors asked to continue to the pre-trial conferences until December 18th, 2024. They indicated that they may drop the charges against Girardi after his sentencing on December 6th, 2024 in Los Angeles.The Bryan Kohberger trial moves to Ada County's Fourth District located in Boise and gets appointed a new judge, Judge Steven Hippler. This means that trial dates and other deadlines are now subject to change.In the infamous viral clip, Redden is accused of leaping over the bench and attacking a Las Vegas Judge Holthus. He was charged with Attempted Murder of a victim 60 years of age or older. On the second day, after hearing the testimony of Judge Holthus and her law clerk, Redden pleaded Guilty but Mentally Ill. He has a sentencing Hearing on November 7th.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Spotify Ad Analytics - https://www.spotify.com/us/legal/ad-analytics-privacy-policy/Podscribe - https://podscribe.com/privacyChartable - https://chartable.com/privacy