Prosecution adds former US attorney to University of Idaho quadruple murder case
- Bryan Kohberger faces charges for the 2022 deaths of four Idaho students, which occurred near their campus in Moscow.
- These students, Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen, and Kaylee Goncalves, were likely asleep when they were fatally attacked.
- Investigators matched Kohberger's DNA to genetic material from a knife sheath found at the scene, leading to his arrest in Pennsylvania.
- The state seeks the death penalty; however, pretrial arguments on April 9 will address an autism diagnosis and a 911 call.
- Joshua Hurwit, a former U.S. Attorney for Idaho, will now assist Latah County Attorney Bill Thompson in prosecuting Kohberger, with the trial set to begin August 11.
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Biden appointee added to prosecution in Bryan Kohberger’s Idaho student murder trial
BOISE – A former U.S. attorney for Idaho has joined the team prosecuting Idaho college student homicide defendant Bryan Kohberger.Josh Hurwit, 44, chosen by former President Joe Biden for his prior role, left the appointed position in February in the transition to President Donald Trump. Now Hurwit will assist in the state’s case against the lone suspect in the high-profile capital murder trial, according to a court filing that disclosed his add…

Prosecution adds former US attorney to University of Idaho quadruple murder case
Idaho's recently departed U.S. attorney has joined the prosecution team in the case against Bryan Kohberger, the man charged in the killings of four University of Idaho students in 2022.
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