A man named Brian Koberger be accused of murder Four University of Idaho undergraduates in a home invasion stabbing case claimed alibi through their lawyers Wednesday.
Koberger, 29, claims he was out in his car on Nov. 13, 2022, the night of the murder.
“Mr. Koberger had been out in his car in the early morning hours of November 13, 2022, often hiking, running, and looking at the moon and stars,” his lawyers wrote in court documents outlining his alibi. Stated. “He drove all over the area, including Wawawai Park, south of Pullman, Washington, and west of Moscow, Idaho.”
Koberger — Former Doctor of Criminology.student of washington state university He has been charged with four counts of murder and robbery for allegedly stabbing 20-year-old Zana Kernodle, 20-year-old Ethan Chapin, 21-year-old Kaylee Gonsalves, and 21-year-old Madison Morgen near Pullman, Washington. . With a KA-BAR knife.
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Brian Koberger, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students in November 2022, passes a video display as he enters the courtroom for a hearing in Latah County District Court, 2023 Wednesday, September 13, in Moscow, Idaho. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, Pool)
Mr. Koberger was arrested in late December 2022. Koberger claimed an alibi, but it’s unclear whether he has any evidence to support it.
“He claims to love all these outdoor activities. So does he have pictures on social media or on his phone or anywhere he shows it?” David Gellman criminal defense attorney a former deputy district attorney told Fox News Digital. “Did police find outdoor equipment in his apartment? All of this would disprove his alibi.”
Court documents say Koberger frequently drove at night while attending school, as evidenced by multiple appearances on his cell phone of him being out in the country late at night. .
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Brian Koberger and his alleged victims, clockwise from top left: Madison Morgen, Ethan Chapin, Zana Kernodle, and Kaylee Gonsalves. (WSU/Instagram)
“This is supported by telephone data showing Mr. Koberger being in the countryside on several late nights and early mornings,” the document states. “The phone data includes numerous photos depicting the night sky taken at several different late nights and early mornings, including in November.”
The defense team plans to have experts prove that Koberger’s cellphone was located south of Pullman, Washington, and west of Moscow, Idaho, on the night of the murder.
But Gelman pointed out that Koberger’s DNA was found at the crime scene.
“The defense is trying to muddy the waters by trying to show just enough reasonable doubt for the jury to vote not guilty, but DNA doesn’t lie,” he said.
Brian Koberger will be in court for an arraignment hearing May 22 in Latah County District Court. His lawyers have been granted access to the training records of the police officers involved in his murder. (Zach Wilkinson/Moscow Pullman Daily News, via AP)
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A trial date for Mr. Koberger has not yet been set.The prosecutor is seeking the death penalty.
