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Four students from the University of Idaho were fatally stabbed<\/a> in November 2022, and the case has gripped the nation ever since. Now that their suspected killer, Bryan Kohberger<\/strong><\/a>, began his trial in October 2023, more information has been uncovered. However, a judge recently moved his trial due to alleged prejudice surrounding the situation. For a full timeline and updates about the case, keep reading.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n On November 13, 2022, University of Idaho students Kaylee Goncalves, Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen and Xana Kernodle were found dead in their shared off-campus home in Moscow, Idaho. Authorities revealed that the young adults were most likely murdered while they were asleep.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Hours before they were stabbed, Goncalves and Mogen went out to a local club, while Ethan and Xana attended a fraternity party at Sigma Chi.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n There are two survivors from the murders: roommates Bethany Funke and Dylan Mortensen. Mortensen reportedly claimed that she saw the killer on November 13. She described the murderer as \u201ca figure clad in black clothing and a mask\u201d and locked herself in her bedroom upon seeing him walk through the house.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Bethany initially fought a legal request for her to testify in court. Meanwhile, Kohberger\u2019s defense team was pushing for her to appear in the Idaho courtroom because they believed Funke\u2019s testimony could exonerate Kohberger. However, she eventually agreed to testify from Nevada during Kohberger\u2019s preliminary hearing in Idaho.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students in 2022, will appear in court today.<\/p>\n The trial will have \u201ca new venue, a new mugshot, and a new judge \u2026 over concerns about jury impartiality,\u201d ABC News\u2019 @KaynaWhitworth<\/a> reports. pic.twitter.com\/D5dzBlxMIx<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 ABC News Live (@ABCNewsLive) September 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n One month after their deaths, police identified Washington State criminology Ph. D student Kohberger as a suspect. He was arrested and charged in Pennsylvania with four counts of first degree murder and felony burglary. Police explained that they connected Kohberger to the crime scene with forensic analysis on a leather knife sheath. The DNA closely resembled to that of Kohberger\u2019s, officials said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n During his January 2023 preliminary hearing, Kohberger waived his right to a speedy trial, and the trial was initially scheduled to take place on June 26. A jury officially indicted Kohberger with four counts of murder in the first degree in addition to felony burglary. He pleaded not guilty at the time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Kohberger\u2019s court date was eventually postponed to October 26. His defense team is reportedly arguing that the grand jury\u2019s indictment lacked sufficient evidence connecting Kohberger to the crime scene and that the jurors were biased in their decision.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In August 2023, Kohberger\u2019s defense attorneys came forward with his alibi, for which he claimed he was on a drive at the time of the murders.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cMr. Kohberger has long had a habit of going for drives alone,\u201d court documents for Kohberger\u2019s alibi read. \u201cMr. Kohberger is not claiming to be at a specific location at a specific time; at this time, there is not a specific witness to say precisely where Mr. Kohberger was at each moment of the hours between late night November 12, 2022, and early morning November 13, 2022.\u201d<\/p>\n In September, 2024, a judge moved Kohberger\u2019s trial because of alleged \u201cprejudicial\u201d media coverage that could potentially \u201ccompromise a fair trial.\u201d Kohberger\u2019s team had requested to move the case out of Latah County due to the \u201cinflammatory\u201d publicity he has received.<\/p>\n \u201cConsidering the undisputed evidence presented by the defense, the extreme nature of the news coverage in this case, and the smaller population in Latah County, the defense has met the rather low standard of demonstrating \u2018reasonable likelihood\u2019 that prejudicial news coverage will compromise a fair trial in Latah County,\u201d the Idaho judge wrote in a statement, per CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n In January 2025, Kohberger\u2019s defense team wanted to get certain DNA evidence made public as they raised concerns about how law enforcement focused on him, according to ABC13 Eyewitness News<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\t\t<\/div>\nIdaho College Students Are Murdered<\/h2>\n
Were There Any Survivors?\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n
Bryan Kohberger Identified As a Suspect<\/h2>\n
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Bryan Kohberger Goes to Trial<\/h2>\n
Bryan Kohberger\u2019s Alibi Revealed<\/h2>\n
Bryan Kohberger\u2019s Trial Was Moved<\/h2>\n
DNA Evidence Ruling<\/h2>\n