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In the numerous court documents filed last week, more details of the prosecution’s case against Bryan Kohberger have emerged.
The state plans to introduce a wide range of evidence, including Kohberger’s educational records from his time at DeSales University, bank and Venmo transactions, weather data from the night of the murders, and hours of surveillance footage. The defense is desperate to have the evidence dismissed.
The defense is seeking to block the evidence, arguing that the state has delivered thousands of pages of documents and terabytes of video without explaining how they will be used in court. Anne Taylor, Kohberger’s attorney, is demanding that the judge order prosecutors to clarify the relevance of each piece of evidence. She argues that, without this explanation, it is ‘impossible’ for Kohberger to effectively confront the evidence.
In their arguments against the inclusion of evidence, the defense reveals that prosecutors intend to introduce records from Kohberger’s graduate studies in psychology at DeSales University. The defense claims they have received discovery materials including Kohberger’s school calendar, written coursework, test results, emails, and syllabi from his time as a master’s student, and they question its relevance. Kohberger’s thesis focused on a survey exploring how emotions influence a criminal’s decision-making during the commission of violent crimes.
Kohberger also wants the weather data from the night of the murders excluded from the jury’s consideration. The state plans to use records from the National Weather Service for November 12 and 13 to argue that Kohberger’s alibi, which involves stargazing, is not credible. The reports, taken at the Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport—about halfway between the two college towns—show fog, low visibility, and low clouds at the time of the murders. While meteorologists say the fog was not thick enough to hinder travel, the night sky would have only been visible during breaks in the clouds.
A recent court filing also reveals that the defense wants to block Kohberger’s Venmo, PayPal, and bank records. While the specifics of these records are not detailed, the filing mentions a purchase from Under Armour on June 24, 2022—five months before the murders—and a purchase from Dick’s Sporting Goods in the same month. These records likely also include Kohberger’s purchase of the Kabar knife, which is suspected to have been used in the murders.
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[Feature Photo: Bryan Kohberger/Ada County Sheriff’s Office]
