MOSCOW, Idaho — New court documents have introduced a motion from the prosecutor prohibiting Bryan Kohberger's defense team from contacting prospective jurors about the murder case without permission from the court.
The motion was introduced before a heated hearing on Wednesday, April 10, where both sides argued whether suspect Bryan Kohberger's attorneys violated a gag order after a trial consultant they hired asked questions of potential jurors in Latah County.
According to newly filed documents, the consultant asked potential jurors the following questions:
- Have you read, seen, or heard if Bryan Kohberger was arrested at his parents' home in Pennsylvania?
- Have you read, seen or heard if police found a knife sheath on the bed next to one of the victims?
- Have you read, seen or heard that DNA found on the knife sheath was later matched to Bryan Kohberger?
- Have you read, seen or heard if Bryan Kohberger owned the same type of car recorded on video driving in the neighborhood where the killings occurred?
This development in the case comes after Kohberger issued his concrete alibi to the court on Wednesday, April 17.
Kohberger is charged with the first-degree murders of Ethan Chapin, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Madison Mogen. The four were found stabbed in a home near the University of Idaho campus on Nov. 13, 2022. Kohberger was arrested one month later in Pennsylvania and has been in the Latah County Jail ever since.
Since his arrest, Kohberger has been indicted by a grand jury and chose to stand silent at his arraignment. Last year, the state of Idaho filed intent to seek the death penalty against Kohberger. His trial date has yet to be set.
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