Kohberger’s lawyers also said the jurors were biased and that there wasn’t sufficient evidence to justify the indictment. Prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty if Kohberger is convicted.īut earlier this year, Kohberger’s team of defense attorneys filed motions asking the judge to throw out the indictment, alleging that the prosecution improperly withheld evidence from grand jurors. BOISE, Idaho (AP) - The grand jury indictment of a man charged with killing four University of Idaho students was conducted properly and will stand, a judge has ruled.īryan Kohberger is charged with four counts of murder in connection with the stabbing deaths of Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves at a rental home near the university campus in Moscow, Idaho, last year.
