Overview

• At a Thursday hearing, relatives of Madison Mogen and Ethan Chapin urged Judge Megan Marshall to permanently block release of additional interior images, arguing prior redactions left blood visible and audio of distress intact.
• The City of Moscow defended its redacted release under the Idaho Public Records Act’s balancing test, saying it blurred bodies and faces and warned it could face lawsuits if it withheld records entirely.
• State prosecutors and Bryan Kohberger’s defense jointly asked the court to keep witness names and contact details sealed, citing documented harassment, threats, stalking and a defamation case tied to online speculation.
• A newly reported Pullman police document describes a June 30, 2022 hotel encounter where Kohberger complained about billing and later discussed sheaths and collecting knives with an employee, according to outlets that obtained the report.
• Kohberger pleaded guilty in July to four murders and burglary, waived appeals and received four consecutive life sentences without parole; he is held in protective custody at Idaho’s maximum security prison.