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Pennsylvania Judge Weighs Subpoenas for Kohberger’s Defense Witnesses in August Trial

Stroudsburg hearings will determine whether seven childhood acquaintances must testify for Kohberger’s defense ahead of his Boise trial.

FILE - A flyer seeking information about the killings of four University of Idaho students who were found dead is displayed on a table along with buttons and bracelets on Nov. 30, 2022, during a vigil in memory of the victims in Moscow, Idaho. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
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FILE - A private security officer sits in a vehicle on Jan. 3, 2023, in front of the house in Moscow, Idaho where four University of Idaho students were killed in November, 2022. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Overview

  • A Monroe County judge held hearings June 30 to decide if seven Pennsylvania residents must travel to Idaho to testify for Kohberger’s defense.
  • Those subpoenaed include a boxing gym owner, an auto shop worker, a former jail guard and school employees who knew Kohberger in childhood.
  • One potential witness agreed to cancel her hearing and another had her testimony rescheduled for July 7 due to travel conflicts.
  • Kohberger’s trial remains set for August 11 in Boise, where prosecutors are pursuing the death penalty for the alleged killings of four University of Idaho students.
  • Judge Steven Hippler has rejected the defense’s alternate-perpetrator theories and upheld a strict gag order to protect juror impartiality.