Overview

• Judge Steven Hippler ruled that Bryan Kohberger's immediate family may attend his trial, even if they are called as witnesses, citing his Sixth Amendment right to a public trial.
• Prosecutors’ request for personality testing on Kohberger was denied due to time constraints and privacy concerns, limiting the scope of mental health evidence in the case.
• Newly released surveillance video allegedly shows a white Hyundai Elantra, similar to Kohberger's, circling the victims’ residence multiple times on the night of the murders.
• Cellphone tower data indicates Kohberger’s phone connected to a tower near the crime scene 23 times over four months, including the night of the killings.
• Police documents reveal Kohberger searched online for serial killer Ted Bundy and nonconsensual pornography, raising further questions about his behavior before and after the murders.