Overview

• Judge Steven Hippler has ruled that surviving roommates’ text messages, testimony, and a 911 call can be admitted as evidence, with some portions excluded as hearsay.
• Newly revealed court documents detail the victims’ final hours, including a late-night discussion about going out for food before deciding to stay home.
• One surviving roommate reported hearing strange noises and seeing a masked individual in the house around 4 a.m. on the night of the murders.
• Bryan Kohberger, a criminology graduate student, faces four counts of murder tied to DNA evidence, cell phone data, and surveillance footage.
• The trial is scheduled to begin on August 11, 2025, in Ada County, with the death penalty remaining a possibility despite the defense citing Kohberger’s autism diagnosis.