What If Kohberger's Defense Gets DNA Thrown Out?
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🗓️ 21 November 2024
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Summary
Jennifer Coffindaffer, retired FBI Special Agent, breaks down the latest moves from a no-nonsense judge who’s taken over, tightening the reins on what seemed to be a defense team running wild with experts and vague defenses. What’s the strategy here, and why is so much effort being spent on revisiting old decisions—right down to whether Kohberger can wear street clothes in court? Could it be all about avoiding grounds for appeal, or is there a more devious game at play?
And let’s not forget the knife sheath. That small yet damning piece of evidence, allegedly tied to Kohberger’s DNA, could be the defense’s biggest hurdle. Or perhaps their sharpest hope if they manage to get it thrown out. Can they discredit the genetic genealogy enough to make the case fall apart? As Coffindaffer suggests, the defense will surely give it a go. But will this strategy work, or is it just as flimsy as that alibi?
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| 0:27.1 | This is Hidden Killers with Tony Bruske, featuring retired FBI special agent Jennifer Coffendaffer. |
| 0:34.7 | Okay, Idaho murders two years ago now is when that took place. It's hard to believe |
| 0:40.4 | it's already been the two-year mark. The family's grieving and obviously still searching for |
| 0:47.6 | answers as Brian Koberger sits in a cell awaiting a trial that has been moved multiple times |
| 0:54.1 | in terms of location, well, |
| 0:55.9 | moved once, in terms of trial start date, that has had multiple starts. |
| 1:00.4 | Right now we're looking at August 11th of 2025 for that start date. |
| 1:05.5 | Jennifer Coffin-Defer, retired FBI special agent. |
| 1:08.4 | Joining me to discuss two years in, any interesting or new observations about this case |
| 1:14.4 | or where you feel it's going to be going? |
| 1:17.9 | Well, I love this new judge. |
| 1:20.7 | This judge, I think, is a totally different animal from Judge John Judge. |
| 1:26.9 | I say that because he is definitely has the reins tighter on the defense team. |
| 1:33.1 | And what I mean by that is now we have time frames for arguments. |
| 1:38.8 | We have, I think it's going to be much more in control instead of just a filibuster situation |
| 1:44.8 | with the defense coming in, with loads of experts. |
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