Overview

• Judge Steven Hippler denied the defense’s request to delay the quadruple murder trial, citing a lack of good cause for continuance.
• The court rejected the defense’s bid to introduce theories of four alternate perpetrators, deeming the evidence irrelevant and speculative.
• Jury selection will begin August 4 in Ada County after the venue was changed to minimize potential juror bias from extensive media coverage.
• Opening statements have been rescheduled to August 18, one week later than originally planned, following a brief adjustment to the trial calendar.
• Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty and intend to present DNA from a knife sheath, cellphone location data, and surveillance footage linking Kohberger to the crime scene.