Accused college murderer Bryan Kohberger goes to court Wednesday as Judge John Judge hears testimony on the defense’s motion to ban cameras from the courtroom and opposition to that motion from multiple media outlets. Prosecutors in the case have already filed in support of the defense motion, although for different reasons, as CrimeOnline reported. While …
Prosecutors in the murder trial of Bryan Kohberger, charged with killing four University of Idaho students last fall in their off-campus rental, responded positively this week to the defense motion to bar cameras from the court room. But rather than a 7-page motion complaining that amateur criminologists focused on the 28-year-old suspect’s crotch, Latah County …
Lori Vallow Daybell, convicted of murder and conspiracy to murder in the deaths of two of her children and her fifth husband’s first wife, filed notice last week to appeal the verdict and sentence. Jim Archibald, attorney for the so-called “cult mom,” filed the notice on Thursday, citing 16 issues in the trial and indicating …
The judge overseeing Bryan Kohberger’s murder trial agreed to more time for the prosecution to respond to the defense’s 109-page motion to dismiss the indictment against him. A hearing on the motion had been scheduled for Friday, but Judge John Judge agreed to reset it for September 22 after public defender Anne Taylor offered no …
Two women go missing within six miles of each other in Winter Park, Colorado. Melissa Whitsitt moved from Tennessee to Colorado in May to start a job at Winter Park Resort, almost 70 miles outside Denver. Mom Cindy Whitsett says her daughter had two days off and was supposed to return to work on Tuesday, …
Public defender Anne Taylor also filed a motion to remove cameras from the courtroom entirely.
A day after waiving his right to a speedy trial, Idaho college murder suspect Bryan Kohberger’s attorneys filed a motion to dismiss the indictment against him, claiming, among other things, “prosecutorial misconduct by withholding exculpatory evidence.” A memorandum in support of the motion, containing details on the defense’s claims, was filed under seal and won’t …
Idaho college murders suspect Bryan Kohberger waived his right to a speedy trial at a hearing on Wednesday, putting off the start of his capital murder trial indefinitely. Kohberger’s trial had been scheduled to begin on October 2, and Judge John Judge made clear at an all day hearing last week — in which defense …
A teenage Bryan Kohberger was kicked out of a high school law enforcement vocational program after complaints from his female classmates. Tanya Carmella-Beers, an administrator in the Pleasant Valley School District who focused on mental health services and discipline, told “The Idaho Massacre” podcast that Kohberger, now 28, was in the program during his sophomore …
The defense in the case of Bryan Kohberger, charged with the murders of four University of Idaho students in their off-campus rental last year, is trying to “outlast” Idaho’s speedy trial law with repeated motions to delay the scheduled October 2 start date, CrimeOnline’s Nancy Grace says. “What the defense is doing right now is …
A registered sex offender in Idaho was arrested Thursday with a DVD containing 23 videos of child sexual abuse and now faces up to 230 years in prison if he’s convicted. The state Probation and Parole Department requested assistance from the Bingham County Sherif’s Office on July 28 for a home visit at Shaun Patrick …
Arizona has formally requested extradition to bring “cult mom” Lori Vallow Daybell to the Grand Canyon State to stand trial for conspiracies in the death of her fourth husband and attempted murder of her niece’s ex-husband. Vallow Daybell was convicted in the murders of two of her children, 16-year-old Tylee Ryan and 7-year-old JJ Vallow, …
