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Idaho Four Killer Wants Out: Is He Lying? Bryan Kohberger admitted murdering Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin—but now he claims he is innocent and wants his guilty plea withdrawn. Retired NYPD Sergeant Bill Cannon examines Kohberger's allegations that he was pressured and misled by his attorneys, while exploring the Police Off the Cuff and FBI profiler Jim Clemente hypothesis that the Idaho Four murders may have been psychosexually motivated. Can Kohberger meet the high legal standard required to reopen the case, or is this another attempt to regain attention and control? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Bryan Kohberger is now claiming his innocence in the Idaho Student Murders. And he wants a trial to prove it. A year after admitting to the horrific murders of University of Idaho students Kaylee Gonçalves, Maddie Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin back in November 2019, Bryan Kohberger has done yet another U-turn by seeking to withdraw his guilty plea. In a petition claiming his lawyers failed to disclose “exculpatory evidence” and pushed him to make a false confession, Kohberger stated that “actual innocence is my truth”...But does Kohberger have a valid argument? Or is he just playing another sick game?Hannah and Suruthi break down the latest bizarre twist in the case in this mini-episode. And for our full coverage of the Idaho Murders case, make sure to listen to Episode 280 in our RedHanded catalogue. --Patreon - Ad-free & Bonus EpisodesYouTube - Full-length Video EpisodesTikTok / Instagram
This week on Headline Highlights: Bryan Kohberger is seeking to withdraw his guilty plea, claiming he was coerced into confessing. D4vd's preliminary hearing concluded with the judge ruling there is enough evidence for him to stand trial on all charges and special circumstances. Newly released dispatch audio reveals that officers considered Brooke Hanlon's death suspicious within minutes of arriving at the scene. The Nolan Wells case remains full of unanswered questions as conflicting witness accounts and newly released boat audio add to the mystery surrounding his death. The unexplained death of Allie Hummel is drawing scrutiny after it came just months after her husband pleaded guilty to assaulting her. And influencer Sara Gilson, who went viral after posting a TikTok joking that Netflix would make a documentary about her "soon-to-be ex-husband," was allegedly killed by him just days later….If you're new here, don't forget to follow the show for weekly deep dives into the darkest true crime cases! To watch the video version of this episode, head over to youtube.com/@annieelise. .
Around 4 a.m. on November, 13th 2022, a man in dark clothing and a ski mask entered a house in Moscow, Idaho, where six University of Idaho students lived off campus. Going from room to room, the killer stabbed four of the students before sneaking out the back door. There were two survivors, one of them saw the man as he left. In the 4 years since the crime, prosecutors have not been able to prove a motive but have presented pretty damning evidence against the man eventually charged with the crime: Bryan Kohberger, who happened to be a criminology student, and Teacher Aid at a nearby university. Now the subject of a Netflix Documentary, the case is back in the light and some people believe Kohberger had help, or is innocent altogether! Check out Patreon and our other shows!: Patreon.com/truecrimeguys Cryptic Soup w/ Thena & Kylee Strange & Unexplained True Crime Guys YouTube EVERYTHING TRUE CRIME GUYS: https://linktr.ee/Truecrimeguysproductions True Crime Guys Music: True Crime Guys Music on Spotify OhMyGaia.com Code: Crimepine Patreon.com/truecrimeguys Patreon.com/sandupodcast Merch: truecrimeguys.threadless.com Sources: https://www.facebook.com/courttv/videos/newly-released-bodycam-shows-the-chilling-moment-officers-first-entered-the-home/788026707056417/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/idaho-student-murders-bryan-kohberger-arrest-timeline/?intcid=CNM-00-10abd1h https://www.reddit.com/r/MoscowMurders/ https://www.nytimes.com/article/idaho-student-murders-kohberger.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jk69XamLKD4 All New Evidence in Bryan Kohberger's Idaho Murders "Liminal" Dark Ambient Music 2025 Deep Soundscape - No Copyright Free Music [FREE FOR PROFIT] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Neither of these cases will ever answer the question that matters most to the families in them.Tony Brueski and Robin Dreeke, a retired FBI Special Agent with twenty-one years reading behavior under pressure, cover the Lindsay Clancy trial openings and Bryan Kohberger's petition to withdraw his guilty plea.On Clancy, this works through Patrick Clancy's testimony about the last ordinary day, including the photos traded that morning and his line that she was having one of her best days. It also covers the hospital stay, and the discharge he testified he never knew she had asked for. Cora, Dawson and Callan died in January 2023. Criminal responsibility is the only live question, and the Commonwealth owns that burden.On Kohberger, this covers the handwritten petition filed in Ada County District Court, his claim of actual innocence, and his assertion that he was convinced to falsely confess. It also covers the letter Latah County prosecutors sent the families of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin, promising the plea would spare them decades of post-conviction appeals. There was never a trial and there has never been a motive on the record.In Plymouth, a chain of licensed professionals made every call and faces nothing. In Boise, an office traded away a trial and guaranteed an ending it could not deliver. One family will never hear why. The other is watching a man they were told was finished file paperwork to start it all again.The Clancy trial has weeks to run and the Kohberger petition is still pending, so neither of these ends here. Subscribe to True Crime Today for the next development in each case.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 #TrueCrimeToday #ClancyTrial #IdahoStudentMurders #PostpartumPsychosis #ActualInnocence #TrueCrime #RobinDreeke #PostConvictionRelief
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One episode, two cases, and the same question running through both.Tony Brueski and Robin Dreeke, who led the FBI's Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program, cover the Lindsay Clancy trial openings and Bryan Kohberger's move to undo his guilty plea.The Clancy portion covers Patrick Clancy's testimony about January 24, 2023. A doctor's appointment with Cora. Photos traded by text. A snowman in the yard. His statement that she was having one of her best days. It also covers the discharge he did not know she had requested, granted days before their daughter's fifth birthday party. Cora, Dawson and Callan died in January 2023 and the circumstances are not in dispute. Criminal responsibility is the entire fight, and Massachusetts puts that burden on the state.The Kohberger portion covers the handwritten petition he filed on his own in Ada County District Court, in which he claims actual innocence and says he was convinced to falsely confess. It also covers the letter Latah County prosecutors sent the families before the plea, promising it would spare them decades of post-conviction appeals. Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin were killed in November 2022, and there has never been a motive on the record.The two are connected without pretending they are the same crime. In one, every clinical decision was made by someone who will never be a defendant. In the other, an office made a guarantee it had no authority to make. Neither institution will be cross-examined. Both of them decided how these cases would go, and both of them told the families it was handled.Both sets of families were left with the same feeling. Neither of these is finished. Subscribe to Hidden Killers for the next stage of each.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 #HiddenKillers #ClancyTrial #IdahoStudentMurders #PostpartumPsychosis #ActualInnocence #TrueCrime #RobinDreeke #PostConvictionRelief
Watch the full coverage of the live stream on The Emily D. Baker YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/NeIWJ-0EeTk This Case Brief examines the recent legal filing by Bryan Kohberger to withdraw his guilty plea in the Idaho murder case. We analyze the court docket, the motion for post-conviction relief, and the underlying New York Times interview, explaining that while Kohberger has officially requested a withdrawal, the legal threshold for such a move is extremely high. We also revisited the original plea hearing to contextualize the voluntary nature of his initial admission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Bryan Kohberger is not blaming the evidence. He is blaming the people who told him to sign.In a handwritten petition for post-conviction relief filed in Ada County District Court, Kohberger claims he received ineffective assistance from his defense team. He says evidence in his favor was never disclosed or reviewed. He says he was convinced to confess to something he did not do. He is representing himself. He told the New York Times his actual innocence is his truth.Tony Brueski and Robin Dreeke, retired FBI Special Agent and former chief of the Bureau's Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program, work through who exactly is being accused here and what that accusation costs.Anne Taylor represented Kohberger at the time of the plea. Her office has declined to comment. She is being blamed in the national press by a former client while her own ethics rules keep her from answering a word of it. That happens to defense lawyers every time a client turns, and almost nobody covers it.The breakdown also covers the rest of the filing. He claims he was given a distorted account of what a life sentence and death row in Idaho would look like. And he says he would welcome prosecutors seeking the death penalty against him again, which is the outcome the plea deal existed to prevent.The four students killed in Moscow in November 2022 were Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin. There was never a trial, never a cross-examination, and no motive was ever required of him. Everything the public knows about that night comes from investigators, and Kohberger now calls their account a work of fiction.True Crime Today follows this case through every filing and hearing with the analysis that explains what each one means. Subscribe for coverage of the ruling on this petition and whatever he files next.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 #TrueCrimeToday #KayleeGoncalves #MadisonMogen #XanaKernodle #EthanChapin #ActualInnocence #TrueCrime #AdaCountyCourt
Lindsay Clancy broke down as jurors heard her husband's 911 call. Bryan Kohberger is now trying to withdraw his guilty plea, pointing to disputed hair evidence. Scott breaks down the insanity defense, plea-withdrawal fight, and what courts actually care about. Watch to the end and tell us which legal battle faces the bigger uphill climb. #CrimeTalk, #LindsayClancy, #BryanKohberger, #TrueCrime, #LegalAnalysis, #CourtroomNews
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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
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Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty to four murders in open court, out loud, four separate times. Now he is trying to take all of it back.So can he actually do that? That is the question, and the answer involves one sentence he said under oath that he is going to have a very hard time getting around.This episode works through the answer. Kohberger is serving four consecutive life terms for the University of Idaho student murders, handed down after he admitted the killings of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin in open court. He has now filed to undo that admission entirely, and he filed it himself.We go through the document, the standard he would have to meet, and the exact reason people who work in Idaho courtrooms are not losing sleep over it. We look at who sat beside him the day he pleaded, how long he had been reviewing the evidence before that morning, and the sworn statement that turns his own filing against him.And we get to the letter. Before the plea was ever signed, a prosecutor wrote to these four families and promised them in writing that this could not happen to them. That is where the outrage in this story actually belongs.Kaylee Goncalves' family answered within hours, and their statement does more damage in one paragraph than any legal analyst managed all day.Everything here comes from the 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 #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #Kohberger #UniversityOfIdaho #DeathPenalty #MoscowIdaho #KohbergerCase #KayleeGoncalves
Sometime around 4:20 a.m. on a cold, foggy Sunday morning in mid-November of 2022, four University of Idaho students were brutally murdered at a house they shared in Moscow, Idaho. The case instantly captured national attention, including round-the-clock coverage by international media who descended on the small college town to report on its first murder in years. After a intensive investigation involving local, state and federal agencies, Bryan Kohberger was charged and eventually pled guilty to the crimes, avoiding a trial, and denying the community answers to important questions:. What were his motives?. Where are the weapons?. How did a lone assailant with no known connection to the victims enter the house in the middle of the night, viciously murder four people in less than ten minutes and escape, barely leaving a trace?. Why were two residents spared?. Why did a witness who saw the masked assailant wait eight hours before calling 911?In this can't-put-it-down page-turner, former FBI agent, journalist and bestselling author Christopher Whitcomb re-opens the case. Based on information provided by defense and prosecution sources, he scrutinizes tens of thousands of previously undisclosed files, including police reports, photographs, body-camera video, laboratory reports, autopsy findings, forensic and DNA analyses, unpublished interviews, surveillance logs and expert findings. In lieu of theories and conjecture, Whitcomb discovers shocking evidence-based revelations. Though Whitcomb does not challenge the veracity of Kohberger's plea, he does present troubling flaws in the case, including questions about how one man could possibly have committed these crimes alone.Looking at the three pillars of the prosecution's case, he discovers significant flaws in DNA analysis, including court documents that indicate police never actually matched Kohberger to the KA-BAR knife sheath found at the scene. Whitcomb also documents vexing contradictions in how police identified a white sedan, how investigators tied Kohberger's phone to the scene. He relies on the prosecution's own expert to show that large areas of the house were cleaned up and altered after the fact. With an engaging writing style that grabs readers by their lapels, Whitcomb raises important questions about how police handled crime scene analysis, evidence retention, alternate suspects, and contradictory witness statements.In the end, he clearly demonstrates that this case is not what we have been led to believe. "I wrote this book because I believe the American system of justice is the best in the world, but that doesn't mean it is perfect," Whitcomb said. "Cops err, technologies fail, and witnesses falter. And yes, guilt may be the domain of lawyers and courts, but if we as a society truly believe in its foundations, we should be willing to ask hard questions; look deeper. None of us knows what happened in Moscow that horrific night in November, but it is my hope that this book will be a first step toward understanding."Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-unplugged-totally-uncut--994165/support.
A year after pleading guilty to murdering four University of Idaho students and accepting a sentence of life without parole, Bryan Kohberger is attempting to undo that plea. He claims his lawyers misled him and persuaded him to falsely confess, while victims' families and prosecutors maintain that he knowingly admitted guilt and accepted a plea deal that spared him from a possible death sentence. The article uses humor to criticize both sky-high executive compensation and the growing enthusiasm among some business leaders for AI-driven workforce reductions. Through the fictional "Overpaid" platform, it turns the AI replacement narrative upside down by asking whether CEOs—rather than rank-and-file employees—might be the jobs most ripe for automation. Please Like, Comment and Follow 'Philip Teresi on KMJ' on all platforms: --- Philip Teresi on KMJ is available on the KMJNOW app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever else you listen to podcasts. -- Philip Teresi on KMJ Weekdays 2-6 PM Pacific on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ | Website | Facebook | Instagram | X | Podcast | Amazon | - Everything KMJ KMJNOW App | Podcasts | Facebook | X | Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Megyn Kelly is joined by Howard Blum, author of "When The Night Comes Falling," Mark Geragos, host of "In The Well," and Ashleigh Merchant, host of "The MK True Crime Show," to discuss Bryan Kohberger's attempt to withdraw his guilty plea and seek a new trial, his claims that he was pressured into pleading guilty and is actually innocent, questions about whether Kohberger had an accomplice, the issue of unknown male DNA found at the scene, whether Kohberger's attempt to get a new trial has a chance of working, whether the fact that the victim's families weren't happy with the plea deal will help his chances, whether prosecutors should have demanded Kohberger give a full account of what he did as part of the plea deal, Kohberger's ineffective assistance of counsel claim could work, why Kohberger's life in prison is likely behind his attempt to get back in the spotlight now, and more. Then Dan Wootton, host of "Dan Wootton Outspoken," joins to discuss recent Islamic terror attacks in Europe, UK leaders and the media for avoiding the truth about these attacks, the significance of King Charles' longtime top aide resigning, why it will pave the way for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's return to the royal fold, why Harry and Meghan want to abandon their attempt at fame in America and come back to the UK, Meghan Markle's awkward appearance on MasterChef Australia, Meghan and Harry exploiting Princess Diana's legacy to rehabilitate their public image, and more. Subscribe to MK True Crime to find ALL the shows: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mk-true-crime/id1829831499 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4o80I2RSC2NvY51TIaKkJW YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MKTrueCrime?sub_confirmation=1 Wootton- www.danwoottonoutspoken.com Blum- https://www.harpercollins.com/products/when-the-night-comes-falling-howard-blum Geragos- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?app=desktop&list=PLIPm6JAyEJ_dXRy9Md3YVyz_u_SWuVbXC Merchant- https://x.com/AshleighMerchan Relief Factor: Reclaim your mobility and celebrate your freedom from aches this year by grabbing your $17.76 3-week QuickStart at https://ReliefFactor.com or by calling 800-4-RELIEF. The Wellness Company: Don't let a sudden illness derail your summer—secure your peace of mind and save $45 on a Medical Emergency Kit today by visiting https://UrgentCareKit.com/MK and using promo code MK. Birch Gold: Text MK to 989898 and get your free info kit on gold Supersure Insurance: Upgrade your business insurance to a year-round SuperAgency at https://Supersure.com/Megyn Follow The Megyn Kelly Show on all social platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/MegynKelly Twitter: http://Twitter.com/MegynKellyShow Instagram: http://Instagram.com/MegynKellyShow Facebook: http://Facebook.com/MegynKellyShow Find out more information at:https://www.devilmaycaremedia.com/megynkellyshow Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
The man who pleaded guilty last summer of the brutal campus killings of four Idaho college students, now claims he was coerced into pleading guilty for the crimes. Bryan Kohberger, who is currently serving four life sentences, filed a handwritten petition to the court on Monday asking for a trial, after he claims he was forced by his attorneys into making a false plea to avoid death row. It’s unclear if a court will consider Kohberger’s request, given in his plea deal, where he waived all rights to appeal “any and all issues” in the case.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The man who pleaded guilty last summer of the brutal campus killings of four Idaho college students, now claims he was coerced into pleading guilty for the crimes. Bryan Kohberger, who is currently serving four life sentences, filed a handwritten petition to the court on Monday asking for a trial, after he claims he was forced by his attorneys into making a false plea to avoid death row. It’s unclear if a court will consider Kohberger’s request, given in his plea deal, where he waived all rights to appeal “any and all issues” in the case.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
True Crime Tuesday! Bryan Kohberger wants to take-back his Guilty plea, now claiming he was falsely misled. Lindsay Clancy's trial begins, as she faces charges for taking her own children's lives. But was she of sound mind at the time? And Nolan Wells! New "enhanced" audio appears to claim Nolan's friends may have done something to him the night he went missing. Shopify: Your landlord has a small business. Your ex has a small business. What are you waiting for? Start free at https://shopify.com/nofilter Become a Member of No Filter: ALL ACCESS: https://allaccess.supercast.com/ Shop New Merch now: https://merchlabs.com/collections/zack-peter?srsltid=AfmBOoqqnV3kfsOYPubFFxCQdpCuGjVgssGIXZRXHcLPH9t4GjiKoaio Watch Disaster Daters: https://open.spotify.com/show/3L4GLnKwz9Uy5dT8Ey1VPi Book a personalized message on Cameo: https://v.cameo.com/e/QxWQhpd1TIb Disclaimer: The views expressed in this video, on this YouTube Channel, and on No Filter with Zack Peter are for entertainment purposes only. All content is protected under Fair Use Rights.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The man who pleaded guilty last summer of the brutal campus killings of four Idaho college students, now claims he was coerced into pleading guilty for the crimes. Bryan Kohberger, who is currently serving four life sentences, filed a handwritten petition to the court on Monday asking for a trial, after he claims he was forced by his attorneys into making a false plea to avoid death row. It’s unclear if a court will consider Kohberger’s request, given in his plea deal, where he waived all rights to appeal “any and all issues” in the case.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In 2022, Bryan Kohberger murdered University of Idao students Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Ethan Chapin, and Xana Kernodle at a home in Moscow, Idaho. Kohberger pled guilty and received four life sentences. He is now attempting to withdraw his plea.Read the guilty plea advisory here: https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/28517277/guilty-plea-advisory-form-signed-by-bryan-kohberger.pdfRead the CNN coverage of Bryan Kohberger's latest legal maneuvering here: https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/28/us/experts-bryan-kohberger-plea-deal-reversalRead the New York Times's coverage of Bryan Kohberger's latest legal maneuvering here: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/us/bryan-kohberger-idaho-college-deaths.htmlRead NewsNation's coverage of Bryan Kohberger's latest legal maneuvering here: https://www.newsnationnow.com/crime/idaho-college-killings/low-kohberger-gets-second-chance/Check out our upcoming book events and get links to buy tickets here: https://murdersheetpodcast.com/eventsPre-order our book on Delphi here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/shadow-of-the-bridge-the-delphi-murders-and-the-dark-side-of-the-american-heartland-aine-cain/21866881?ean=9781639369232Or here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Shadow-of-the-Bridge/Aine-Cain/9781639369232Or here: https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Bridge-Murders-American-Heartland/dp/1639369236Join our Patreon here! https://www.patreon.com/c/murdersheetSupport The Murder Sheet by buying a t-shirt here: https://www.murdersheetshop.com/Check out more inclusive sizing and t-shirt and merchandising options here: https://themurdersheet.dashery.com/Send tips to murdersheet@gmail.com.The Murder Sheet is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.Kevin and I both wear glasses, we need them to see, but we're definitely guilty of hanging onto them for longer than we should. Like even after they're a bit battered and scratched. New glasses cost a few hundred dollars so it's nice to avoid the cost and hassle. We've both been wearing these ones for probably two or three years, we don't even remember. It'd be hundreds of dollars to replace them.Anyone who wears glasses knows that struggle.Thank goodness there's Zenni Optical! Zenni is an online eyewear shop with lots of stylish prescription glasses, sunglasses, and customizable lens options, all starting at under $30.I adore a pair of oversized, square-shape sunglasses. So I of course ordered The Zenni I've been suffering through this summer so far without prescription lenses. I'm giving myself a headache from my blurry vision or from the bright lights. Now, I can avoid the headaches all together and I feel these are really cute, too. The style is classic. Classy. Perfect for summer. I can wear them to the beach or on a long summer walk with Kevin Nick and Nora or while driving around the state to interview people. I would've expected to pay well over a hundred bucks, even more, for these glasses, and they were like $77. It was amazing. That is an unbelievably low price for prescription sunglasses, without sacrificing on the quality. Go to Zenni. Pick a frame you like. enter your prescription, customize your lenses, and they ship right to you. No wasted time. No hassle. They're so affordable, you can get a few to express yourself and get ones for work, for outdoor activities, for fancy events. Zenni boasts 150,000 five-star reviews. Use their virtual try-on technology to see how a frame looks on you before buying it. Ordering is a breeze. That scratched up pair has done its job. Upgrade today with Zenni! Go to ZENNI dot COM slash PODCAST and use code PODCAST15 for fifteen percent off your first order, plus free shipping on all US orders over sixty five dollars. The styles sell out, so don't sit on it. That's Z-E-N-N-I dot com slash PODCAST, promo code PODCAST15.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Calls for Congress to forego August recess and pass SAVE America Act instead Congress is about to head out from Washington, D.C. for about a month, but Utah's own Senator Mike Lee says members of Congress should forego the trip back home to meet with constituents and pass the SAVE America Act instead. The problem is that the bill still doesn't have the votes, even among Republicans. So why's Senator Lee pushing for this move? Deseret News Congressional Correspondent Cami Mondeaux explains the Senator's recent moves. - WSJ: Major companies hiring retired CEOs to run their business A new article in the Wall Street Journal says more and more companies are bringing older CEOs out of retirement to run major corporations again. These aren't younger guys who retired early; they're generally men older than 70. Cracker Barrel, Boeing, and Verizon are just a few of the latest companies to go this route. Is that wise? Could it jade younger people who are already struggling to get a foot in the door? Millennial and Inside Sources Executive Producer Andy Cupp shares his thoughts. - Ask the Attorney: Brian Kohberger wants to withdraw guilty plea At what point is it too late to take back a guilty plea? The man accused of killing four students from the University of Idaho in 2022 is now trying to take back his guilty plea and go to trial. Brian Kohberger is petitioning a judge to withdraw his earlier guilty plea, saying he wants this to go to trial now instead. What would have changed Kohberger's mind, and it is a smart move? KSL Legal Analyst Greg Skordas breaks it down. - Pres. Trump asks SCOTUS to take up executive order on mail-in voting The fight from the Trump Administration against mail-in voting continues today. Over the weekend, an appeals court sided against the President, saying he's not allow to impose restrictions on mail-in voting. Now, President Trump is taking that fight to the United States Supreme Court. Greg and Jim are both skeptical of a win for the administration; they explain why. - The ongoing effects of gambling on America's young people It can sometimes feel a little weird to talk about gambling in a state like Utah, where we're not allowed to gamble. But that doesn't mean people don't find ways around it. And more and more, we're seeing the negative effects of gambling -- how it can really impact a person and our communities. Jay Evensen, Opinion Editor at the Deseret News has a new piece examining how gambling can affect young people; he joins the show to share his thoughts. - 98 days to go until the midterm election Gambling might not be allowed in Utah, but that doesn't mean we can't make some predictions on the upcoming midterm elections. With less than 100 days to go until folks cast their ballots around the country, Greg and Jim discuss the chances Democrats have to regain the House and/or the Senate. - More homebuyers looking at wildfire risk when purchasing a new house When buying a home, people tend to look at the number of bedrooms and bathrooms, the size of the yard, and the amenities like a hot tub, den, or a double oven. And now, more and more people are also looking at wildfires when shopping for a new place to live. Is this just our new reality with warmer temperatures and a hotter climate? - Social: Fly 24 hours straight or take a few layovers? If you had to travel to the other side of the world -- say from Europe to Australia -- would you rather take a single nonstop flight or split it up with a layover or two? Overnight, plane maker Airbus and Qantas Airways broke a world record in an initiative called "Project Sunrise." In a journey lasting 24 hours and 24 minutes, a brand new plane flew from southern France to southeast Australia. Inside Sources Executive Producer and self-proclaimed plane nerd Andy Cupp has the story; Greg and Jim give their thoughts on the option. - Utah ranked as number one state in the nation… for the 4th year in a row Utah's been ranked the number one state in the nation for the 4th year in a row. But it's not all sunshine and roses and unicorns -- we come in near the very bottom of the list in one category: natural environment. Greg Skordas and Jim Bennett go through some of the rankings and why U.S. News and World Report says the Beehive State is the best in the country.
At what point is it too late to take back a guilty plea? The man accused of killing four students from the University of Idaho in 2022 is now trying to take back his guilty plea and go to trial. Brian Kohberger is petitioning a judge to withdraw his earlier guilty plea, saying he wants this to go to trial now instead. What would have changed Kohberger's mind, and it is a smart move? KSL Legal Analyst Greg Skordas breaks it down.
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Lindsay Clancy's murder trial is underway, with prosecutors arguing intent and the defense arguing she was not criminally responsible. Meanwhile, Bryan Kohberger now claims innocence and wants to withdraw the guilty plea that spared him the death penalty. Scott breaks down the legal reality: mental state, jury pressure, plea withdrawal, and the long odds ahead. Watch and comment: which case has the harder legal hill to climb? #LindsayClancy, #BryanKohberger, #CrimeTalk, #TrueCrime, #LegalAnalysis, #Courtroom
Two conspiracy theories have trailed the University of Idaho murders since before Bryan Kohberger was ever arrested, and Tony Brueski tackles both in this combined look at the case for True Crime Today. The first theory ruined an innocent man's life before Kohberger was ever named a suspect in this case. The internet decided a grieving young man who'd just lost the woman he loved was responsible, largely because he called her phone repeatedly that morning, something with a completely innocent explanation once you know the full timeline. We break down why the roommates waiting hours to call 911 isn't the smoking gun people think, what their private writings do and don't show, the theory that they were spared for being involved, and why a judge called the internet's alternate suspects rank speculation. The second theory says Kohberger's DNA was planted on the knife sheath left behind at the scene. The lab that tested it says the amount recovered wasn't a faint trace, it was hundreds of times more genetic material than investigators typically find in a case like this one. We go through the unidentified blood inside the house, the mismatched DNA under a victim's fingernails, the hair people insist was staged, the claim that genetic genealogy was concealed from the court, and the Amazon order for that same knife. No clean motive isn't proof of innocence, and a guilty plea stacked on top of DNA, phone records, car evidence, and scanner data isn't how wrongful conviction cases usually look. We separate the real open questions from the ones the internet invented, and explain why a missing motive never actually pointed at the wrong man here. 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 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 #IdahoMurders #TrueCrimeToday #KayleeGoncalves #TrueCrime #KnifeSheath #DNAEvidence #GuiltyPlea #TrueCrimePodcast #IdahoFour
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Two very different conspiracy theories have followed the University of Idaho murders, and Tony Brueski takes both apart in this combined breakdown of the Kohberger case. One theory destroyed an innocent man's reputation before an arrest was ever made. The other tries to undo a guilty plea years later. Before Bryan Kohberger was ever a suspect, the internet had already decided who did it, a young man grieving the woman he loved. He was blamed for calling her repeatedly that morning, a fact with a heartbreaking, entirely innocent explanation once the timeline is laid out in full. We go through why the roommates' hours-long delay in calling 911 isn't what people think it proves, what their private writings actually show, and why a judge looked at the alternate suspects online sleuths pushed and called the theory rank speculation. Then there's the sheath. Kohberger's DNA turned up on the snap of a leather knife sheath left in a victim's bed, and the lab says it wasn't a trace amount, it was hundreds of times more genetic material than investigators usually see in a case like this. We break down the unidentified blood in the house, the mismatched DNA under a victim's fingernails, the hair theory, the claim that genetic genealogy was hidden from the court, and the Amazon order for the murder weapon's exact make. A guilty plea doesn't erase every question people have, but stacked next to the DNA, the phone data, the car, and the scanner activity, it isn't the kind of confession that matches wrongful conviction cases. This episode separates what's actually unresolved from what the internet just won't let go of, and looks at why an absent motive kept fueling doubt long after the plea was entered. 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 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 #IdahoMurders #HiddenKillers #KayleeGoncalves #TrueCrime #KnifeSheath #DNAEvidence #GuiltyPlea #TrueCrimePodcast #IdahoFour
This episode is about two theories the University of Idaho murders never seem to shake, and Tony Brueski walks through both, live, on the Kohberger case. The first cost an innocent man his reputation before anyone had a name for the killer. The second is still circulating despite a guilty plea. Before Bryan Kohberger's arrest, the internet had already picked a suspect, a young man who'd just lost someone he loved and made the mistake of calling her phone too many times that morning, for reasons that turn out to be completely innocent once investigators laid them out. We cover why the surviving roommates' delayed 911 call doesn't mean what people assume, what their private writings actually reveal, the theory that they were spared because they were involved, and why a judge dismissed the internet's alternate suspects as rank speculation. Then we turn to the sheath conspiracy. Kohberger's DNA on that knife sheath wasn't a faint trace, according to the lab, it was hundreds of times more genetic material than a typical case involves, which the lab itself has stated on the record. We go through the unidentified blood found in the house, the DNA mixture under a victim's fingernails that didn't match him, the buried hair claims, the accusation that genetic genealogy was hidden from the court, and the Amazon order for the exact knife style used. No clear motive doesn't mean wrong man, and a guilty plea layered on top of DNA, phone data, car evidence, and scanner activity looks nothing like the wrongful plea cases people compare it to. We break down why fixated strangers remain dangerous even without a motive anyone can neatly explain. 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 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 #IdahoMurders #HKLive #KayleeGoncalves #TrueCrime #KnifeSheath #DNAEvidence #GuiltyPlea #TrueCrimePodcast #IdahoFour
The Tyler Robinson defense is following a familiar capital-case strategy: challenge the evidence, contest deadlines, file repeated motions, preserve every possible appellate issue, and force the prosecution to defend each stage of its case. That approach closely resembles the strategy used by Bryan Kohberger's attorneys before he ultimately pleaded guilty in exchange for the removal of the death penalty. Although the constant delays and procedural battles are understandably frustrating, particularly for Charlie Kirk's family and supporters, they are part of the reality of a case in which the government is seeking the ultimate punishment.The Robinson case is unlikely to move quickly or in a straight line. His attorneys are attempting to weaken the prosecution's evidence, protect his constitutional rights, create leverage for a possible resolution, and save him from execution. Meanwhile, prosecutors must answer each challenge carefully because a major mistake could jeopardize a conviction or sentence years later. Eventually the motions and delays will end, but until then, the slow and repetitive legal grind should not be viewed as separate from the case. In a capital murder prosecution, that grind is the case.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com
The Tyler Robinson defense is following a familiar capital-case strategy: challenge the evidence, contest deadlines, file repeated motions, preserve every possible appellate issue, and force the prosecution to defend each stage of its case. That approach closely resembles the strategy used by Bryan Kohberger's attorneys before he ultimately pleaded guilty in exchange for the removal of the death penalty. Although the constant delays and procedural battles are understandably frustrating, particularly for Charlie Kirk's family and supporters, they are part of the reality of a case in which the government is seeking the ultimate punishment.The Robinson case is unlikely to move quickly or in a straight line. His attorneys are attempting to weaken the prosecution's evidence, protect his constitutional rights, create leverage for a possible resolution, and save him from execution. Meanwhile, prosecutors must answer each challenge carefully because a major mistake could jeopardize a conviction or sentence years later. Eventually the motions and delays will end, but until then, the slow and repetitive legal grind should not be viewed as separate from the case. In a capital murder prosecution, that grind is the case.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com
The Tyler Robinson defense is following a familiar capital-case strategy: challenge the evidence, contest deadlines, file repeated motions, preserve every possible appellate issue, and force the prosecution to defend each stage of its case. That approach closely resembles the strategy used by Bryan Kohberger's attorneys before he ultimately pleaded guilty in exchange for the removal of the death penalty. Although the constant delays and procedural battles are understandably frustrating, particularly for Charlie Kirk's family and supporters, they are part of the reality of a case in which the government is seeking the ultimate punishment.The Robinson case is unlikely to move quickly or in a straight line. His attorneys are attempting to weaken the prosecution's evidence, protect his constitutional rights, create leverage for a possible resolution, and save him from execution. Meanwhile, prosecutors must answer each challenge carefully because a major mistake could jeopardize a conviction or sentence years later. Eventually the motions and delays will end, but until then, the slow and repetitive legal grind should not be viewed as separate from the case. In a capital murder prosecution, that grind is the case.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.
The Tyler Robinson defense is following a familiar capital-case strategy: challenge the evidence, contest deadlines, file repeated motions, preserve every possible appellate issue, and force the prosecution to defend each stage of its case. That approach closely resembles the strategy used by Bryan Kohberger's attorneys before he ultimately pleaded guilty in exchange for the removal of the death penalty. Although the constant delays and procedural battles are understandably frustrating, particularly for Charlie Kirk's family and supporters, they are part of the reality of a case in which the government is seeking the ultimate punishment.The Robinson case is unlikely to move quickly or in a straight line. His attorneys are attempting to weaken the prosecution's evidence, protect his constitutional rights, create leverage for a possible resolution, and save him from execution. Meanwhile, prosecutors must answer each challenge carefully because a major mistake could jeopardize a conviction or sentence years later. Eventually the motions and delays will end, but until then, the slow and repetitive legal grind should not be viewed as separate from the case. In a capital murder prosecution, that grind is the case.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.
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The Idaho murders case ended with a guilty plea, and it still won't sit quietly — because a loud corner of the internet is certain Bryan Kohberger was framed. In this one, we go straight at the forensic theories and pull them apart. The center of it all is a knife sheath left in a young woman's bed and the male DNA found on its snap. Theorists need that DNA to be a tiny, plantable speck. The lab says the opposite — there was so much of it that the amount itself is the problem for the defense, not the prosecution. We unpack what touch DNA actually is and why a single-source profile on that snap is so hard to explain away. Then the harder cards: an unidentified man's blood on a stairway, a DNA mixture under a victim's fingernails with no match to Kohberger, the untested debris, and the accusation that the FBI built a false trail and misled a judge. We take each one seriously, then show why none of it outweighs a man's own skin on the weapon — the weapon his own account ordered online. This isn't a recap. It's a point-by-point answer to the questions that keep this case alive, told in plain language for the people who actually want them answered. Was he set up, or is the truth just simpler than anyone wants it to be?END_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/TrueCrimePodDISCLAIMER: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: #IdahoMurders #BryanKohberger #HiddenKillers #UniversityOfIdaho #MoscowIdaho #DNAEvidence #TouchDNA #GeneticGenealogy #TrueCrimePodcast #IdahoFour
The Tyler Robinson defense is following a familiar capital-case strategy: challenge the evidence, contest deadlines, file repeated motions, preserve every possible appellate issue, and force the prosecution to defend each stage of its case. That approach closely resembles the strategy used by Bryan Kohberger's attorneys before he ultimately pleaded guilty in exchange for the removal of the death penalty. Although the constant delays and procedural battles are understandably frustrating, particularly for Charlie Kirk's family and supporters, they are part of the reality of a case in which the government is seeking the ultimate punishment.The Robinson case is unlikely to move quickly or in a straight line. His attorneys are attempting to weaken the prosecution's evidence, protect his constitutional rights, create leverage for a possible resolution, and save him from execution. Meanwhile, prosecutors must answer each challenge carefully because a major mistake could jeopardize a conviction or sentence years later. Eventually the motions and delays will end, but until then, the slow and repetitive legal grind should not be viewed as separate from the case. In a capital murder prosecution, that grind is the case.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.
The Tyler Robinson defense is following a familiar capital-case strategy: challenge the evidence, contest deadlines, file repeated motions, preserve every possible appellate issue, and force the prosecution to defend each stage of its case. That approach closely resembles the strategy used by Bryan Kohberger's attorneys before he ultimately pleaded guilty in exchange for the removal of the death penalty. Although the constant delays and procedural battles are understandably frustrating, particularly for Charlie Kirk's family and supporters, they are part of the reality of a case in which the government is seeking the ultimate punishment.The Robinson case is unlikely to move quickly or in a straight line. His attorneys are attempting to weaken the prosecution's evidence, protect his constitutional rights, create leverage for a possible resolution, and save him from execution. Meanwhile, prosecutors must answer each challenge carefully because a major mistake could jeopardize a conviction or sentence years later. Eventually the motions and delays will end, but until then, the slow and repetitive legal grind should not be viewed as separate from the case. In a capital murder prosecution, that grind is the case.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.
Alex Murdaugh's retrial is officially on the calendar — April 5, 2027 — and the first hearing made one thing immediately clear: the defense is not running the same playbook. Harpootlian walked into a Lexington County courtroom with first-responder transcripts and told the judge the accounts from people who arrived at Moselle the night of the killings don't match. He said there were other individuals present that night whose presence has never been fully accounted for.The prosecution faces a retrial with significantly less room to maneuver. The South Carolina Supreme Court's ruling limited how much financial crimes evidence the state can present — after prosecutors spent 12.5 hours over ten days on that testimony in the original trial. Attorney General Alan Wilson has put the death penalty on the table, a move the defense calls vindictive prosecution and a campaign sound bite. Wilson, the Republican candidate for governor, says the legal landscape around capital punishment has changed since 2022. The defense fired back: “What does he know today he didn't know five years ago?”Meanwhile, DNA from an unknown male recovered from under Maggie Murdaugh's fingernails sits waiting for a test the defense says didn't exist when the killings happened. The defense wants it sent to Othram, the forensic genealogy lab behind the Kohberger case. The judge will rule on that motion at the next hearing, August 14. Murdaugh himself appeared in double shackles and an orange jumpsuit. His lawyer told the court he is “not Ted Bundy.” The prosecution's response: he “thinks he is special. He is not.”End 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=1Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitterhttps://x.com/TrueCrimePodDisclaimer: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:#AlexMurdaugh #MaggieMurdaugh #TrueCrimeToday #MurdaughRetrial #Moselle #MurdaughHearing #DeathPenalty #DickHarpootlian #CreightonWaters #TrueCrime
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The defense asked for a laptop so Alex Murdaugh could review discovery from prison. The judge denied it after the warden said no inmate gets one. The compromise leaves Murdaugh dependent on his attorneys to bring their own devices to a conference room. With a trial date set for April 2027 and the defense claiming they need six months just to get eight new expert witnesses up to speed, the logistics of preparing a capital-eligible murder defense without digital access to evidence becomes a strategic problem in itself.Bob Motta examines what the defense showed the court at the first retrial hearing: transcripts from first responders suggesting other people were present at Moselle, a DNA motion targeting the same forensic lab used in the Kohberger case, and Harpootlian's public statement that the defense has a strategy for the kennel video. The question for a second jury: does the defense now have enough tools to dismantle the circumstantial case that convicted Murdaugh in three hours the first time? Tony Brueski and Bob Motta.End 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=1Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitterhttps://x.com/TrueCrimePodDisclaimer: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:#AlexMurdaugh #MaggieMurdaugh #HiddenKillers #BobMotta #DefenseDiaries #MurdaughRetrial #Moselle #KennelVideo #DickHarpootlian #TrueCrime
The first retrial hearing in the Murdaugh case produced a moment that deserves more attention than it received. Dick Harpootlian presented the court with transcripts from interviews conducted with the first people to arrive at the Moselle property after Maggie and Paul were found dead. He told Judge McCaslin the accounts contain conflicting information about who was present at the property that night — and that the defense has received tips from people claiming to have case information that were forwarded to SLED with no confirmation they were ever investigated.That revelation came alongside a barrage of defense moves at the June 29 hearing. The team has eight new expert witnesses who need six months to prepare. They want Othram — the forensic genetic genealogy lab that worked the Kohberger case — to analyze the unknown male DNA recovered from under Maggie's left-hand fingernails, designated as Item No. 70. Jim Griffin told the judge the DNA was catalogued by SLED and never further analyzed. He cited the David Camm case from Indiana, where untested crime scene DNA ultimately identified the actual killer and led to the defendant's acquittal at a third trial.Judge McCaslin set the retrial for April 5, 2027. She denied Murdaugh a laptop in prison but arranged a conference room compromise. She deferred the DNA ruling to the next hearing on August 14 after ordering both sides' experts to confer. The venue motion is unresolved. And the death penalty — never sought in the first trial — is now allegedly on the table. Everything about this retrial is different from the first.End 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=1Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitterhttps://x.com/TrueCrimePodDisclaimer: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:#AlexMurdaugh #MaggieMurdaugh #MurdaughRetrial #Moselle #MurdaughHearing #ItemNo70 #OthramDNA #DavidCamm #DickHarpootlian #TrueCrime
Five and a half million dollars to defend a man who admitted he did it. Eight million in total public costs. No trial. And a sealed file keeping the full breakdown from the people who paid for it. This is the real price tag of the Bryan Kohberger case — and why taxpayers in Idaho still can't see it.Kohberger pleaded guilty in July of 2025 to killing four University of Idaho students. He took four consecutive life sentences, no parole. The death penalty had been on the table for years before prosecutors dropped it in a deal. His entire defense was publicly funded after a court ruled he couldn't afford his own attorney.The defense team's invoices and expenses remain sealed. When a request was made to unseal them, the defense objected. A judge ruled for opening at least some of it. The defense appealed that order to the Idaho Supreme Court — and the appeal is being paid for with public money. Taxpayers foot the bill to spend it, then foot the bill again to be told they can't see how it was spent.The operational side tells the same story in smaller numbers. A donated crime-scene house turned into a three-hundred-forty-six-thousand-dollar line item before it was demolished. Sixteen thousand in wasted lodging because somebody didn't book the refundable rate. Nearly a hundred fifty thousand dollars in jail costs across two facilities. All explainable. None of it spent like it was real.The victims' families raise scholarship money in their children's names, treating every dollar like it matters. Eight million dollars passed through a system that treated none of it that way — and locked the proof in a drawer.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 #TrueCrimeToday #TrueCrime #Kohberger #UniversityOfIdaho #TaxpayerMoney #KohbergerCase #MoscowIdaho #KohbergerDefense
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The Bryan Kohberger case cost more than eight million dollars in public money. He confessed. There was no trial. And the people who paid for it have never been shown the full bill. This is the story of what happens when real money gets treated like it belongs to nobody.Nearly five and a half million went to his defense — attorneys, experts, investigators — all on the public dime after he was ruled indigent. Prosecutors spent years pursuing the death penalty before it got dropped in a plea deal. A massive war machine built for a capital trial that never happened.The defense spending sits in a sealed court file. A judge ordered parts of it unsealed. Kohberger's lawyers objected to releasing any of it, lost, and appealed to the Idaho Supreme Court — billing the public for the effort. The case is over. The man confessed. There are no appeals on the conviction. And the receipts are behind a wall.The smaller numbers are just as telling. A free house ran up three hundred forty-six thousand dollars in security and upkeep before they bulldozed it. One agency lost sixteen thousand in non-refundable hotel rooms while another agency, facing the identical situation, booked refundable and lost about thirteen hundred. Nobody stole anything. Nobody's money was on the line, and so nobody protected it.Convert the waste into what it could have been — scholarships, classrooms, resources at the same university those four students attended — and it gets hard to swallow. The victims' families know exactly what a dollar is worth. They raise scholarship money by hand, in the names of the children they lost.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 #TrueCrime #Kohberger #UniversityOfIdaho #TaxpayerMoney #KohbergerCase #MoscowIdaho #KohbergerDefense
The defense is building Alex Murdaugh's retrial around evidence SLED collected and never fully analyzed: DNA from an unknown male found under Maggie Murdaugh's left-hand fingernails. They want Othram — the lab behind the Kohberger identification — to run an independent analysis on a rush order.Tony Brueski and Robin Dreeke take the audience's hardest questions head on. Is a proven liar's denial worth anything? Does his voice on Paul's phone at the kennels prove he's the killer, or just that he was concealing something? The first trial stayed in his home county, and he was convicted. Now his lawyers want out. What went wrong with his read on that room?From prison, he's filed a federal suit against Becky Hill. Listeners smell a fishing trip through discovery to drag others down. Tony and Robin work through whether that's desperation or instinct — and whether a clean jury can even exist after three years of wall-to-wall coverage. A Hidden Killers investigation.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=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis 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.#AlexMurdaugh #MurdaughRetrial #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #RobinDreeke #MaggieMurdaugh #PaulMurdaugh #SLED #SouthCarolina #DNA
Alex Murdaugh's defense team has asked a judge to send untested DNA evidence to Othram, the forensic lab that worked the Kohberger case. The sample was found under Maggie Murdaugh's left-hand fingernails. SLED identified it as belonging to an unknown, unrelated male and stopped testing. The defense wants to know who it belongs to.Tony Brueski and Robin Dreeke take on the audience's most heated questions about the retrial. Can a man who stole twelve million and lied to everyone for years be believed about anything? Does the kennel video — his voice at the scene, minutes before the shots — end the conversation, or does it only prove he was hiding something? And does unknown DNA under the fingernails of his murdered wife change the behavioral read, or is it a distraction the defense is dressing up as a bombshell?The jury question looms over everything. After three years of documentaries and a global media trial, is a neutral jury even possible? The comments are sure they already know the answer — on both sides. Tony and Robin push past the certainty. A Hidden Killers investigation.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=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis 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.#AlexMurdaugh #MurdaughRetrial #HiddenKillersLive #TrueCrime #RobinDreeke #MaggieMurdaugh #PaulMurdaugh #SLED #SouthCarolina #DNA
Kaylee Goncalves' parents still have one question for Bryan Kohberger: why? After the plea deal, four life sentences, and no trial, the motive remains the missing piece. Scott breaks down what Kohberger's silence means legally, why plea deals often leave families without answers, and what comes next. The Goncalves family is also turning grief into action through advanced DNA testing for cold cases. Watch, comment, and stay to the end. #BryanKohberger, #KayleeGoncalves, #IdahoMurders, #CrimeTalk, #TrueCrime, #LegalAnalysis Crime Talk Store: https://crime-talk-network.myshopify.com/collections/all
Bryan Kohberger: Crime Scene Photos Released—Then Pulled Nearly 3,000 Kohberger crime scene photos were released—then pulled back. Idaho State Police says the release followed records laws, but complaints came fast. Some images reportedly raised serious privacy and redaction concerns. Scott breaks down what this means legally, ethically, and procedurally. Watch, comment, and stay to the end. Crime Talk Store: https://crime-talk-network.myshopify.com/collections/all #BryanKohberger, #IdahoMurders, #CrimeTalk, #TrueCrime, #LegalAnalysis, #UniversityOfIdaho
Criminologist Brent Turvey is the primary source behind "Broken Plea," the new book on the Idaho murders case. He has now been publicly disavowed by the defense team that hired him. Attorneys Ann Taylor, Elisa Massoth, and Bicka Barlow stated they are "appalled" by his media appearances and that he is violating his confidentiality agreement. They specified he was hired solely for crime scene analysis and is speaking on topics outside his scope. The book's own author told NewsNation there is "no smoking gun" and "no secret evidence." This Hidden Killers Week in Review combines two episodes examining the book's claims against the evidentiary record and the psychological portrait of Bryan Kohberger emerging from newly surfaced jail writings.Tony Brueski systematically checked every major allegation. The chain of custody claim that Turvey characterizes as "fabricated"? Moscow's police chief responded that the department uses electronic barcodes, not handwritten logs. The Othram DNA laboratory allegation? Forensic professionals confirmed it as a standard step in genetic genealogy investigation, not evidence of a cover-up. The second-attacker theory? Directly contradicted by Kohberger's own guilty plea as a sole actor — entered with no incentive to shield an accomplice and with a trial date weeks away. The prosecution's case, the defense's internal conflict over its own expert, and Kohberger's decision to plead guilty despite having every argument in this book available to him all point to the same unresolved question.The episodes also examine Kohberger's never-before-published jail letters. He wrote to his dog about alleged telepathic communication. He described "triumphantly ascending" and experiencing "clarity and serenity" from custody. He wrote his sister a letter so clinically detached it resembles academic correspondence. Across all writings, there is no reference to Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, or Ethan Chapin. Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott analyzes these writings alongside documented jail behaviors — obsessive handwashing until his skin bled, prolonged showers, and the consistent pattern of watching his own case coverage but switching channels whenever his family appeared.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/TrueCrimePodThis 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.#BryanKohberger #IdahoMurders #BrokenPlea #KayleeGoncalves #MadisonMogen #XanaKernodle #EthanChapin #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #CriminalPsychology
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The criminologist behind the biggest new book on the Idaho murders has been publicly disavowed by the defense team that hired him. Ann Taylor, Elisa Massoth, and Bicka Barlow said they are "appalled" by Brent Turvey's media appearances and that he is violating his confidentiality agreement. They said he was hired solely for crime scene analysis and is now speaking on topics outside his expertise. Meanwhile, the book's author told NewsNation there is "no smoking gun" and "no secret evidence" in the Kohberger case. This Hidden Killers Week in Review brings together two episodes pulling apart both the book's claims and the psychological portrait of Bryan Kohberger emerging from his own writings.Tony Brueski fact-checked every major claim in "Broken Plea" against on-the-record responses from Idaho prosecutors, defense attorneys, and forensic professionals. The chain of custody allegation that Turvey calls "fabricated"? Moscow's police chief says the department uses electronic barcodes, not handwritten logs. The Othram DNA lab story? A standard step in genetic genealogy, not a cover-up. The second-attacker theory? Contradicted by Kohberger himself, who pled guilty as a sole actor with zero incentive to protect an accomplice. The overriding question: Kohberger had every argument in this book and a trial date weeks away. He still said guilty.Then there are the jail letters — never before published, now surfaced in the book itself. Kohberger wrote to his dog claiming they communicated telepathically. He wrote his family about "triumphantly ascending" and "clarity and serenity." He wrote his sister a letter so clinical it reads like a dissertation. Across all of it, not a single mention of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, or Ethan Chapin. Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott analyzes the writings alongside inmate reports of obsessive handwashing until his skin bled and a man who watched his own coverage on every channel but changed it the moment his family appeared onscreen.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/TrueCrimePodThis 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.#BryanKohberger #IdahoMurders #BrokenPlea #KayleeGoncalves #MadisonMogen #XanaKernodle #EthanChapin #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #CriminalPsychology
Christopher Whitcomb's book on the Idaho student murders presents itself as an investigation into unresolved evidence questions. When each major claim is checked against on-the-record responses from law enforcement, prosecutors, and the defense team itself, the foundation doesn't hold.This week's True Crime Today review examines the most consequential Kohberger case developments — a point-by-point analysis of the book's claims, the public disavowal of its primary source, and the civil litigation that represents the actual unresolved accountability in this case.Brent Turvey's chain of custody allegation regarding the Ka-Bar knife sheath centers on a claim about documentation irregularities. Moscow's police chief has stated publicly that the department employs electronic barcodes — not the handwritten log system Turvey's allegation requires. The Othram DNA laboratory involvement that the book characterizes as irregular is a standard component of genetic genealogy investigations. The second-attacker theory is contradicted by Kohberger's own guilty plea as a sole actor — entered with a trial date weeks away and with full awareness that identifying a co-conspirator would have been his most significant leverage for a reduced sentence.Kohberger's defense attorneys — Ann Taylor, Elisa Massoth, and Bicka Barlow — issued a public statement calling Turvey's media conduct "appalling" and stating he was retained exclusively for crime scene analysis. They accuse him of violating his confidentiality agreement and speaking on matters outside his retained expertise. Whitcomb himself told NewsNation the book contains no smoking gun and no secret evidence.Bryan Kohberger had access to every argument this book contains. He had a trial date. He had a defense team prepared to litigate. He entered a guilty plea to four counts of first-degree murder. The families of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin have filed suit against Washington State University alleging the institution failed to act on formal stalking complaints. That civil action addresses the systemic failure the criminal case could not — and represents the substantive legal question still outstanding.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=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis 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.#BryanKohberger #IdahoMurders #BrokenPlea #BrentTurvey #AnnTaylor #ChainOfCustody #KnifeSheath #DNAEvidence #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers
Bryan Kohberger entered guilty pleas to four counts of first-degree murder. He waived appellate rights. He is serving four consecutive life sentences without parole. The criminal case is resolved. The public conversation that has erupted since is not — and the substance of it doesn't hold up the way its authors want it to.This week's True Crime Today review examines the most significant Idaho murders developments — specifically, why the forensic claims circulating after the plea don't carry the weight being assigned to them.Brent Turvey, a forensic scientist retained by the defense, has publicly alleged chain of custody irregularities with the Ka-Bar knife sheath — the item carrying Kohberger's touch DNA. He contends documentation was completed retroactively rather than signed contemporaneously by each handler. The defense team publicly condemned his disclosures as a breach of confidentiality. What neither side has addressed is the most revealing fact: the defense did not file a suppression motion based on Turvey's findings before entering the plea. In a case carrying four murder charges where the defendant faced the possibility of death, an actionable evidentiary defect would have been litigated aggressively. It wasn't.Christopher Whitcomb's book packages questions about a case that already produced a confession. That's not forensic analysis — it's publishing.Eric Faddis provides the legal framework — prosecutorial evidence strategy, the calculus behind defense plea decisions, what chain of custody objections actually require to succeed, and why post-conviction forensic disputes almost never alter the outcome they claim to challenge. The families of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin received a confession. What's circulating now serves other interests.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=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis 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.#BryanKohberger #IdahoMurders #KnifeSheath #ChainOfCustody #BrentTurvey #BrokenPlea #EricFaddis #ForensicEvidence #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers
Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty on July 2, 2025, to the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students. He received four consecutive life sentences with no possibility of parole and waived his right to appeal. The legal proceedings are concluded.A book titled "Broken Plea" by Christopher Whitcomb has introduced claims from former defense expert Brent Turvey regarding alleged chain of custody irregularities with the Ka-Bar knife sheath recovered at the crime scene — the prosecution's primary physical evidence linking Kohberger through DNA found under the snap. The evidence bag was reportedly documented inconsistently, with entries on a label appearing in similar handwriting with the same pen across multiple dates spanning November 2022.Kohberger's defense team, led by attorney Anne Taylor, issued their first public statement outside court proceedings since his December 2022 arrest. The statement accuses Turvey of violating a confidentiality agreement that they say has not been rescinded, and of speaking outside his areas of expertise on material that remains confidential. Turvey has characterized the statement as a deflection, stating he disclosed nothing confidential and alleging that Taylor's office had been investigated over a separate leak.The chain of custody allegation was not included in Turvey's filed expert report. He claims the discovery came after his filing deadline. Retired NYPD Inspector Paul Mauro has characterized the claim as a procedural attack rather than a substantive evidentiary challenge. Whitcomb has acknowledged there is no wrongful conviction claim and had no investigative role in the case.Former felony prosecutor and defense attorney Eric Faddis provides a procedural analysis of the confidentiality dispute, the evidentiary weight of post-plea forensic claims, and the ethical framework governing expert conduct in concluded criminal cases.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=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis 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.#BryanKohberger #IdahoMurders #BrokenPlea #BrentTurvey #AnneTaylor #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #EricFaddis #ChainOfCustody #LegalAnalysis
A comprehensive procedural legal analysis of three major criminal cases by former felony prosecutor and defense attorney Eric Faddis.Nancy Guthrie has been missing from her Tucson-area home for over three months. No arrest has been made. No suspect has been publicly identified. FBI Director Kash Patel stated his agency was excluded from the investigation for four days. The Pima County Sheriff disputes this timeline. Faddis analyzes the legal framework for civil claims the family may pursue — including defamation actions against content creators who allegedly targeted cleared family members, potential county liability for alleged investigative failures including the reported early crime scene release and the assignment of a sergeant with no homicide experience, petitioning for alternative investigative oversight, Arizona's statutory victim rights framework, and the legal exposure of media outlets that published unverified ransom material.David Burke, the artist known as D4VD, faces charges of first-degree murder with special circumstances, continuous sexual abuse of a child under fourteen, and unlawful mutilation of human remains. He has pleaded not guilty. The People's Brief, which the court declined to seal, alleges sexual abuse beginning when the victim was thirteen, an alleged motive rooted in the victim's reported threats to expose the relationship, an alleged stabbing, and months of alleged concealment. Alleged child sexual abuse material has reportedly been found on his phone. Faddis examines the defense's strategic reversal and the preliminary hearing set for May 26.Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty and is serving four consecutive life sentences. The book "Broken Plea" alleges chain of custody problems with the knife sheath. Defense expert Brent Turvey, who made the claim, is accused by his former legal team of violating his confidentiality agreement. Faddis assesses the claim's legal weight and the ethical dimensions of the public dispute.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=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis 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.#NancyGuthrie #D4VD #BryanKohberger #CelesteRivasHernandez #IdahoMurders #EricFaddis #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #LegalAnalysis #JusticeMatters
Megyn Kelly investigates the Idaho college murders, including a deep dive into Bryan Kohberger's past, the circumstances and evidence of the crime, how Kohberger was caught, and unanswered questions to this day. Follow The Megyn Kelly Show on all social platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/MegynKelly Twitter: http://Twitter.com/MegynKellyShow Instagram: http://Instagram.com/MegynKellyShow Facebook: http://Facebook.com/MegynKellyShow Find out more information at:https://www.devilmaycaremedia.com/megynkellyshow Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.