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The Idaho Murders | The Case Against Bryan Kohberger

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Get ready for a true-crime podcast that will leave you questioning everything with its relentless focus on the capture and prosecution of Bryan Kohbeger - the man accused of committing a quadruple homicide in Moscow, Idaho, involving the brutal murder of four innocent college students he allegedly didn"t even know. We"ll leave no stone unturned as we explore the dark depths of Kohbeger"s mind, asking the most haunting question of all - what drove him to commit such a heinous act? With every episode

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29:26

Bryan Kohberger's Judge Knew WHAT Before the Plea?!

The Idaho Murders | The Case Against Bryan Kohberger ·

2026/10/03

Bryan Kohberger’s post-conviction fight now turns in part on what Judge Steven Hippler knew before accepting the plea that ended the University of Idaho murder case without a trial. A May 20, 2025 defense filing told Hippler that Kohberger was having difficulty comprehending adverse rulings and understanding their effect on the case as a whole. Anne Taylor’s team did not tell the court Kohberger was legally incompetent. The lawyers expressly denied that conclusion. They wanted more time to

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14:16

Could Bryan Kohberger’s Own Judge Undo His Four...

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2026/10/02

On July 2, 2025, Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree murder in the killings of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin at the University of Idaho. Weeks earlier, his defense attorney Anne Taylor had filed a sealed memo telling Judge Hippler that Kohberger was struggling to rationally understand what was happening to him. She wrote that he couldn’t comprehend adverse rulings or make consequential decisions about his defense.Hippler denied Taylor’s

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15:01

Why Bryan Kohberger's Lawyers Wanted More Time Before...

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2026/09/28

The sealed memo in the Bryan Kohberger case is out, and it shows what his defense team told Judge Steven Hippler six weeks before the guilty plea. On May 20, 2025, Anne Taylor's team wrote that Kohberger was struggling to rationally understand the rulings in his case and fold them into an assessment of where it was headed. They asked for time to get expert assistance communicating with him about how the case could end, and they expressly denied he was incompetent. Hippler denied the continuance on

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43:34

Bryan Kohberger's Sealed Filing Revealed WHAT Before...

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2026/09/27

Bryan Kohberger's post-conviction case now includes a document the public did not have when he pleaded guilty. The newly unsealed filing says his former defense lawyers told Judge Steven Hippler that Kohberger was having trouble rationally processing adverse rulings and understanding how those rulings changed the risk of going to trial. His lawyers asked for additional time and expert assistance so they could communicate with him about major case decisions, including whether to testify or resolve

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59:15

Kohberger's Own Plea Hearing Says WHAT About Coercion?!

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2026/09/26

Bryan Kohberger says his guilty plea was coerced while investigators warn that unredacted crime-scene photographs from the University of Idaho murders were allegedly passed to journalists and online creators. The plea challenge and the photo leak are separate legal problems, but both now center on access to information and what happened after that access was granted. A YouTube creator with more than 9,000 subscribers said she possessed unredacted images and told followers she was waiting to obtain

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24:19

Did Bryan Kohberger Understand What He Was Pleading...

The Idaho Murders | The Case Against Bryan Kohberger ·

2026/09/26

Bryan Kohberger's lawyers said in writing that they were not calling him incompetent, then told Judge Steven Hippler they needed expert help to communicate with him about whether to take a deal. Both statements come from the memo unsealed on September 22, 2026, in his post-conviction case.This episode explains what an ex parte filing is, why the state never saw the May 2025 supplement, and what competency covers versus what the defense actually described. It covers Dr. Rachel Orr's autism

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19:05

Is Bryan Kohberger Pulling His Family's Strings From...

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2026/09/24

Bryan Kohberger's family has entered the fight. In a statement exclusive to ABC News, the Kohbergers declared their full support for Bryan's bid to withdraw his guilty plea in the murders of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin. They said they want "the complete and unvarnished truth" told through a proper trial.Kohberger himself claimed in his petition that his former attorneys coerced him into confessing falsely. He's written that his parents and sisters were present

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31:30

Why Kohberger's Family Believes His Confession Was...

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2026/09/23

On September 17, the Kohberger family — parents Michael and Mary Ann, sisters Amanda and Mel — issued a formal statement through two retained attorneys to ABC News. They said Bryan's confession to the murders of four University of Idaho students was coerced by his own defense team. They want it thrown out. They want a trial.Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty on July 2, 2025, to four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary. He told the judge under oath that no one forced him. He

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27:35

Idaho 4 Photos: What a Creator Told Her 9,000...

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2026/09/21

"We have them." That's what a YouTube creator with nine thousand subscribers said on a Monday livestream about unredacted crime-scene photographs from 1122 King Road. She claimed the images showed the bodies and wounds of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin. She said she was waiting to get more before she dropped them publicly. Followers cheered in the comments.The next day, the Latah County Prosecutor's Office, Moscow Police, and Idaho State Police issued a joint

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38:33

Kohberger Says His Lawyers Did WHAT?!

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2026/09/05

Bryan Kohberger stood in an Ada County courtroom on July 2, 2025, and pleaded guilty to killing Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin. The judge confirmed the plea was voluntary. Kohberger gave up his right to ever appeal it. Thirteen months later, from a jail cell, he wrote a different story — a handwritten petition claiming his own defense attorneys, Anne Taylor, Elisa Massoth, and Bicka Barlow, coerced him into confessing, promised prison conditions that never

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21:54

What Kohberger's Lawyer Claims Was Hidden From the...

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2026/09/02

The families answered before Goldman finished talking. When Kohberger moved to undo his confession, Kaylee Goncalves's relatives called him "the mosquito you just can't seem to swat" — a man who admitted guilt on the record, accepted the sentence that kept him alive, and started complaining about the deal the moment prison became real.Goldman wants the conversation to shift. He told PEOPLE magazine that assumptions about this case deserve scrutiny. But the material in front of every court that's

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16:30

Kohberger Filed to Withdraw His Plea — What His Own...

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2026/08/31

An August 26, 2026 court order gives Bryan Kohberger two dates in June 2027 — a status conference on June 3 and an evidentiary hearing on June 17 — as he fights to withdraw the guilty plea that took the death penalty off the table. Judge Hippler, who accepted the plea thirteen months ago, denied prosecutors' request to throw the petition out without a hearing.Kohberger's petition claims ineffective assistance of counsel. He alleges his attorneys told him his plea did not need to be truthful,

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18:03

Did Bryan Kohberger's Own Expert Prove His Petition...

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2026/08/19

The neuropsychologist Bryan Kohberger's defense team hired to protect him documented something his family had been trying to address for years. Dr. Rachel Lawson Orr spent six sessions testing Kohberger, observing his behavior, and interviewing his parents and sisters. She found restricted affect, absent social smiling, poor reciprocity, impulsive tendencies, and a man who redirected every conversation to his own experience. His family described years of failed social coaching. Orr confirmed the

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21:01

How Bryan Kohberger's Newest Defender Learned He Had...

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2026/08/11

Greg Rauch found out he was Bryan Kohberger's attorney at almost the same moment the rest of America did, and his first hours on the job tell you everything about how this appointment happened. Assigned August 3, 2026 by the court through Idaho's Alternate Counsel Division, Rauch fielded a call from a national reporter before he'd read a single page. He said so himself: the case file, the police reports, and a first conversation with his client were all still ahead of him. The client in question

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45:08

Whose Names Did Kohberger's Statement Skip?

The Idaho Murders | The Case Against Bryan Kohberger ·

2026/08/09

Three and a half years of silence ended with a statement that names almost everyone except the four people Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty to killing. He calls his case "a work of fiction." He invites the state to seek the death penalty again. He thanks the public, his family, and the strangers online who believe he's innocent. Kaylee, Madison, Xana, and Ethan never appear once. Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott walks through the statement line by line — the framing that casts Kohberger as the wronged

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35:35

What Kohberger Won't Say About His Attorney Meetings

The Idaho Murders | The Case Against Bryan Kohberger ·

2026/08/09

Bryan Kohberger stood in court and admitted, four separate times under oath, that he deliberately killed each of his four victims. A judge asked if he was pleading guilty because he was guilty. He said yes. The judge asked if anyone had forced him into the deal. He said no. Thirteen months later, from a maximum security cell, he's asking a court to erase that entire exchange. His handwritten petition to withdraw the plea makes three claims: his lawyers failed him, proof of his innocence was buried

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16:00

What Happens To Bryan Kohberger If His Petition Works?!

The Idaho Murders | The Case Against Bryan Kohberger ·

2026/08/07

Bryan Kohberger is asking an Idaho court to withdraw his guilty plea in the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin. He says his lawyers coerced him. He says the confession was false. He says evidence was hidden.But the question nobody seems to be asking is: what happens if he wins?If a court withdraws the plea, the deal that kept Kohberger off death row ceases to exist. Idaho maintains the death penalty and authorizes execution by firing squad. Attorney General

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24:10

Kohberger Called the Case Against Him WHAT in His...

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2026/08/06

A work of fiction. That is what Bryan Kohberger called the prosecution's case — which includes his own DNA on a knife sheath left at the scene — in his first public statement since four University of Idaho students were killed in November 2022.Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott goes through every line with Tony Brueski — the construction of my actual innocence is my truth, the accusation that his lawyers said guilt was not important, the appeal to his online supporters, and the four names he never

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20:49

Kohberger's Defense Already Tested WHAT He Claims Was...

The Idaho Murders | The Case Against Bryan Kohberger ·

2026/08/05

The central claim in Bryan Kohberger's petition is that his defense team withheld exculpatory evidence — specifically hair found in Ethan Chapin's hand. But a DNA expert retained by that same defense team examined the hair and found it consistent with Chapin's own reference sample. That report was filed in June 2025, a month before the plea.Criminal defense attorney Bob Motta of Defense Diaries examines the gap between what the petition claims and what the record shows. He covers the true crime

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18:50

Bryan Kohberger Handed His Only Hope To Someone Else

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2026/08/05

Bryan Kohberger's petition to withdraw his guilty plea in the University of Idaho murders is very likely going nowhere, and understanding why means starting in 1967.That is the year Idaho added section 19-4901 to its books. It is the Uniform Post-Conviction Procedure Act, and it guarantees a convicted person the right to come back at a conviction one more time in a separate civil case, with new evidence, at public expense.It was sitting right there the entire time prosecutors were explaining to

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