Bryan Kohberger Idaho trial: new rulings and evidence updates

Attorneys in Bryan Kohberger's Idaho murder case have argued over what evidence can be shown at trial, with new rulings and previously confidential details emerging. Judge Hippler recently decided jurors will hear most of the 911 call made by surviving roommates and allowed testimony about a suspect with "bushy eyebrows." The judge also ruled that Kohberger’s autism diagnosis does not remove the death penalty as a sentencing option.

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Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students in November 2022, walks past a video display as he enters a courtroom to appear at a hearing in Latah County District Court, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. By Ted S. Warren

NO. 1: JUDGE RULES ON KOHBERGER MOTION TO REMOVE DEATH PENALTY OVER AUTISM DIAGNOSIS

This was one of the latest — and likely final — attempts by Kohberger’s attorneys to remove the death penalty as an option. | Published April 24, 2025 | Read Full Story by Alex Brizee

Latah County Senior Deputy Prosecutor Ashley Jennings, left, and Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson, right, arrive at the Ada County Courthouse for a hearing in the Bryan Kohberger case, Wednesday, April 9, 2025. By Sarah A. Miller

NO. 2: CAMERAS TRACED BRYAN KOHBERGER, VICTIMS’ ALLEGED ROUTE BEFORE IDAHO HOMICIDES

Surveillance video footage from more than 20 location retrieved by investigators in the Idaho college student homicides reveals how they narrowed the crime timeline and developed their case against the murder suspect. | Published April 28, 2025 | Read Full Story by Kevin Fixler

NO. 3: DOZENS OF EXPERTS REVEALED FOR KOHBERGER MURDER TRIAL — FROM FORENSIC EXPERTS TO AMAZON WORKER

Defense attorneys continue to allege improprieties by the prosecution as the sides trade information. | Published March 27, 2025 | Read Full Story by Alex Brizee

From left, Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin were killed in a November 2022 attack at an off-campus house on King Road near the University of Idaho.

NO. 4: IDAHO PROSECUTORS WANT TO USE KOHBERGER COLLEGE PAPER ON CRIME SCENES AT MURDER TRIAL

The suspect in the killing of four University of Idaho students spent 12 pages describing how to process the scene of a stabbing properly. | Published March 27, 2025 | Read Full Story by Sally Krutzig

A private security firm is now tasked with the duty of protecting the crime scene at a home in the 1100 block of King Road in Moscow, Idaho. Police found the bodies of four University of Idaho students, who were stabbed to death, at the home on Nov. 13. By Angela Palermo

NO. 5: HOURS AFTER KILLING OF 4 IDAHO STUDENTS, 911 CALL WAS MADE IN MOSCOW. LISTEN TO IT HERE

The phone call the morning of Nov. 13, 2022, prompted police to respond to an off-campus home on King Road, where they found four students dead. | Published March 15, 2025 | Read Full Story by Kevin Fixler

Deputy Attorney General Jeff Nye, assigned to the prosecution of defendant Bryan Kohberger, addresses the court during a pretrial hearing before Judge Steven Hippler at the Ada County Courthouse in Boise on Jan. 23, 2025. Kohberger is charged with killing four University of Idaho students in November 2022. By Idaho 4th Judicial District Court

NO. 6: JUDGE IN KOHBERGER IDAHO MURDER CASE RULES ON ‘BUSHY EYEBROWS’ TESTIMONY

The judge ruled on several key pieces of evidence that could prove critical to Kohberger’s defense. | Published April 18, 2025 | Read Full Story by Alex Brizee Kevin Fixler

Bryan Kohberger, charged with killing four University of Idaho students, listens to arguments during a hearing to overturn his grand jury indictment on Oct. 26, 2023, at the Latah County Courthouse in Moscow, Idaho. By Kai Eiselein

NO. 7: IDAHO JUDGE MAKES RULING ON JURY HEARING 911 CALL AT KOHBERGER MURDER TRIAL

Arguments were held in court over a host of evidence issues earlier in April, and 4th District Judge Steven Hippler sided with prosecutors in many decisions. | Published April 24, 2025 | Read Full Story by Kevin Fixler

This report was produced with the help of AI tools, which summarized previous stories reported and written by McClatchy journalists. It was edited by journalists in our News division.