Bryan Kohberger’s murder trial will be moved to a different location after a judge granted a motion by the defense.
The trial of accused murderer Bryan Kohberger will be moved to a different location, a judge ruled on Friday.
Kohberger, 29, is facing four counts of first-degree murder and one count of felony burglary. He allegedly fatally stabbed University of Idaho students Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin.
The trial is expected to begin on June 2, 2025.
Judge John Judge, of Idaho’s 2nd Judicial District in Latah County, granted the defense’s motion for a change of venue. In his ruling, he referenced evidence presented at a hearing on the motion on August 29.
“Considering the undisputed evidence presented by the defense, the extreme nature of the news coverage in this case, and the smaller population in Latah County, the defense has met the rather low standard of demonstrating ‘a reasonable likelihood’ that prejudicial news coverage will compromise a fair trial in Latah County”, Judge wrote in the ruling.
