Overview
- Defense lawyers argued the requested reimbursement should be denied because GoFundMe donations already covered relatives’ travel and lodging, citing Idaho Code 19-5304.
- Prosecutors said Kohberger has received money while incarcerated from family and unidentified third parties and filed his jailhouse financial history under seal.
- During the hearing, Prosecutor Bill Thompson acknowledged he was mistaken in previously believing plea-agreement money could reimburse victims.
- The judge questioned the defense after noting records indicate Kohberger received “five figures” before his plea and took the matter under advisement with a ruling to come.
- The additional restitution request totals about $27,000—roughly $20,000 for Kaylee Goncalves’ parents and nearly $7,000 for Madison Mogen’s mother—on top of fines and judgments already ordered in the plea.