New Court Filings Shed Light on Idaho College Murders and Defense Strategy

Recently unsealed documents reveal chilling details of the 2022 killings and the defense team’s focus on challenging DNA evidence.

Surviving roommates Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke exchanged frantic texts after seeing a masked man in their home during the early hours of November 13, 2022.
Mortensen described hearing noises, seeing a masked figure, and experiencing 'frozen shock' before locking herself in her room.
Prosecutors allege Bryan Kohberger, a criminology graduate student, committed the murders; he faces four counts of first-degree murder and the death penalty if convicted.
Kohberger’s defense team is contesting the DNA evidence, including samples found on a knife sheath and under one victim’s fingernails, calling it inconclusive.
Trial proceedings are set to begin on August 11, with the prosecution planning to call the surviving roommates as key witnesses.