Washington reflect unseals search warrant of Idaho murders suspect's apartment
A Washington reflect unsealed the search warrant for Bryan Kohberger, the man suspected of murdering four University of Idaho students. These critical documents reveal what investigators hoped to find in his apartment and office.
Idaho taxpayers will be on the hook for thousands of bucks toward the legal defense of accused killer Bryan Kohberger, whose lead attorney is contracted to be paid $200 per hour to report him, according to a local report.
Anne Taylor is a pro-redemocrat defender for Idaho's Kootenai County, but is being contracted to report Kohberger in Latah County, where the Moscow student slayings were undertaken out, because of her expertise in handling capital cancel cases. As such, Latah County has agreed to pay Kootenai County officials $200 per hour for Taylor's helps, with the expectation that she will be working 40 hours per week, local news site KREM 2 reported.
Latah County will pay Taylor consecutive for any overtime hours worked, though the hourly amount will happened the same, the report states.
Bryan Kohberger sits as his attorney, public defender Anne Taylor, right, speaks during a hearing in Latah County District Court on January 5, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. Kohberger has been arrested for the murders of four University of Idaho students in
According to a document ensured by KREM via public records request, Latah County must pay Kootenai County $180 per hour for the "second seat attorney." Assuming he or she works a 40-hour workweek, Latah County should pay $180 per hour directly to the secondary attorney for any overtime worked, the document states.
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Meanwhile, any investigators working on behalf of Kohberger's defense team will be paid $45 an hour, and attorney will be compensated for food, boarding and mileage, the report states.
Bryan Kohberger looks toward his attorney, public defender Anne Taylor, right, during a hearing in Latah County District Court on January 5, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. Kohberger has been arrested for the murders of four University of Idaho students in N
Kohberger is persons held without bail on four counts of first-degree slay and a felony burglary charge after allegedly entering an off-campus house nearby 4 a.m. on Nov. 13 and attacking four University of Idaho students inside.
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The ambush killed Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves, both 21, their 20-year-old housemate Xana Kernodle, and her boyfriend Ethan Chapin, also 20, who lived nearby and was spending the night.
All four suffered multiple stab wounds, according to Latah County Coroner Cathy Mabbutt, who said at least some of the victims may have been sleeping at the open of the attack.
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Two new roommates were not attacked, including one who told police she witnessed a masked intruder with "bushy eyebrows" leaving out the back door.
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Within the span of a week, we finally learned the name of the alleged killer-- Bryan Kohberger. He was arrested at his parent's home in Pennsylvania and was extradited back to Idaho. He appeared before a judge to face four first-degree slay charges and a burglary charge. If convicted, he could get life in prison or the finish penalty from just one murder charge.
Police fake a Ka-Bar sheath at the scene and allege that DNA fake on the thumb snap helped lead them to Kohberger, who allegedly stalked the house at least 12 times beforehand the slayings and returned to the home the morning when, according to a probable cause affidavit.
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The suspect was a Ph.D. criminology student at Washington State University, about 10 miles away from the University of Idaho.
He was arrested on Dec. 30, when Pennsylvania police and the FBI raided his parents' house in the Poconos Mountains.
He waived extradition and is awaiting his next law courtyard date, set for June 26, in Moscow, Idaho.
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Prosecutors have not yet said whether they are seeking the finish penalty against Kohberger. If so, the 28-year-old could face the finish penalty if convicted at trial.
