Will Kohberger's DNA Be Allowed Into Trial?

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🗓️ 29 January 2025

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Could a knife sheath hold the key to unlocking the mystery of the Idaho murders? Investigators seem to think so, and they're banking on cutting-edge technology to prove it. At the center of the debate is investigative genetic genealogy (IgG), a controversial but increasingly pivotal tool that connects DNA to suspects like Bryan Kohberger. But the defense isn’t sitting idly by; they're going after the methods, databases, and ethics used to make the connections.

Does the data stack up against the alleged killer, or is it all just a procedural loophole waiting to be exploited? Join the discussion as former FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke weighs in on how behavior patterns and science converge to build—or dismantle—a case. Can IgG withstand the courtroom scrutiny, or will reasonable doubt carve a path for Kohberger’s defense?

And honestly, how many experts does it take to agree on what’s already set in stone?

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0:22.7	The last thing they saw was someone they trusted.
0:25.9	You're tuned in to Hidden Killers with Tony Bruske.
0:28.5	Featuring retired FBI special agent and chief of the counterintelligence behavioral analysis program, Robin Dreek.
0:36.5	We're going to dig into the case against Brian Koberger. Lots of controversy going on
0:43.0	right now. And what some would say controversial tools being used in this investigation,
0:49.9	investigative genetic genealogy or IGG. And before you think, oh, this is junk science, this is scary, this is something new,
0:59.1	it's really not.
1:01.0	It kind of depends on if you're the prosecution or the defense and how it's going to weigh
1:05.6	your way or not if you're going to call it junk science.
1:09.7	IgG has been around for a while.
1:11.4	In the case of Brian Koberger, IgG, playing a key role in connecting him to the crime scene.
1:18.0	But with the defense now challenging its use, it raises questions about how investigators
1:23.4	utilize such cutting-edge methods.
1:26.2	Beyond the courtroom, IGG isn't just about DNA. It's about
1:29.9	behavior patterns and the way suspects may unknowingly leave a trail. Joining us to discuss
1:36.1	as retired FBI Special Agent and former chief of the Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program,
1:43.0	Robin, from your perspective,
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