Idaho judge rules on Bryan Kohberger's motion to change venue in student murder trial
Trial will not be held in Latah County, where University of Idaho student murders took place
By Michael Ruiz Fox News
3 min read| Published September 9, 2024 12:37pm EDT | Updated September 9, 2024 12:53pm EDT
An Idaho judge has granted suspected quadruple murderer Bryan Kohberger's request to have his trial moved out of Latah County, where he is accused of killing four college students in an early morning home invasion attack.
Judge John Judge's order was unsealed Monday, moving the trial to an unspecified new location, possibly the larger Ada County -- and finding that massive media coverage of the case could taint the local jury in and around Moscow, where the attack took place.
Ada County also has a larger courthouse to accommodate more members of the public and what is expected to be a large contingent of journalists.
Prosecutors sought to have the trial held at the courthouse in Moscow, next to the jail where the 29-year-old Kohberger has been held without bail since shortly after his arrest in Pennsylvania at his parents' house, roughly seven weeks after the Nov. 13, 2022 slayings.
Kohberger's lawyers argued that the suspected quadruple murderer cannot get a fair trial in Latah County due to "extensive, inflammatory pretrial publicity."
Judge wrote that he based his decision on the "totality" of factors, including legal and logistical concerns, expert testimony and the concerns of lawyers on both sides.
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