Bryan Kohberger ‘Real Killer’ Defense DESTROYED – But Who Were The 4 Suspects?!

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Well, so much for that strategy…

We’ve been wondering how the heck anyone was going to defend Bryan Kohberger in the University of Idaho quadruple murder case. There’s more evidence against this guy than we think we’ve ever seen in such a big case like this — including his DNA at the scene, on a knife sheath no less, and now apparently an eyewitness who saw him leaving the scene!

Recently the hard-working public defenders handling the case revealed they were going to try an “alternate killer” theory. They were going to present evidence Kohberger was framed by the real killer — or actually killers, we guess. Apparently they had four other suspects they were going to point the finger at.

Legal experts even applauded the effort, with some saying it could work! However…

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It turns out there wasn’t actually any there there. At least not as far as Judge Steven Hippler was concerned! His Honor dropped his ruling like a hammer on the defense Thursday, saying the defense had failed to meet the standards of the Idaho Rules of Evidence. He said they didn’t put the alternate suspects at the scene OR provide motive, writing in his scathing order:

“Namely, this evidence is entirely irrelevant. Nothing links these individuals to the homicides or otherwise gives rise to reasonable inference that they committed the crime; indeed, it would take nothing short of rank speculation by the jury to make such a finding.”

OUCH!

Per the judge, no real evidence they could find points to anyone else — and it would be irresponsible to present the possibilities to the jury with nothing to back them up:

“At best, Defendant’s offer of proof can give rise to only wild speculation that it is possible any one of these four individuals could have committed the crimes.”

We guess we’ll never find out which four people they were even going to point the finger at. This is the first time we heard it was four. What we do know now from this filing is that three of the alternate suspects were friendly with the victims. Hippler explained:

“Three of the individuals were each socially connected to one or more of the victims, interacted with one or more of the victims at social events in the hours prior to the homicide, lived within walking distance of the crime scene and were familiar with the layout of the victims’ home from prior social events.”

So it was people who attended events at the party house?? The judge makes clear that’s basically the extent of what the defense had:

“While perhaps this evidence could suggest an opportunity to commit the crime – which, no doubt, is an opportunity shared by dozens of others in the victims’ social circles – there is no compelling evidence that any of them had motive to kill the victims – much less physically harm them – or means to do so.”

The fourth “suspect” was apparently a guy who creeped on one of the girls in a store in the weeks before the murders. Hippler wrote that the guy “followed her briefly out the exit of the store while considering approaching her to talk” but then apparently chickened out. And that’s all on security cam. We mean, it’s a bit sketchy, but comparing that to the evidence they have on Kohberger? Come on.

It sounds from Hippler’s reproach like the defense was just going to present the names and spin stories out of nothing! If true, sounds both desperate and a bit reckless. These four would have been hounded by true crime podcasts the rest of their lives! Now the defense can’t even ask witnesses about them in front of the jury without getting the express approval by the court. You can read Hippler’s full order HERE.

The defense’s play may have been stopped, but the show must go on. The trial is now scheduled to begin August 18, with jury selection starting August 4. Just over a month now. Here we go…

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