Overview

• Bryan Kohberger, a former criminal justice graduate student, faces charges for the 2022 murders of four University of Idaho students, linked to the crime scene by DNA evidence on a knife sheath.
• A two-day pre-trial hearing in Boise will address critical issues, including evidence admissibility and jury selection processes, ahead of the trial scheduled for August 11, 2025.
• Prosecutors seek to introduce evidence such as Kohberger's Amazon purchase history of a Ka-Bar knife and a photo taken hours after the killings, while defense attorneys argue to exclude these items.
• Defense attorneys have requested that an autism spectrum disorder diagnosis be considered as a mitigating factor, potentially making Kohberger ineligible for the death penalty if convicted.
• Jury selection is set to begin on July 30, with the trial expected to last nearly three months at the Ada County Courthouse in Boise.