If you have been following the tragic Idaho 4 case now going on nine months, you know all too well the narrative put forth by the Moscow Police Department.
As MPD sees it, defendant Bryan Kohberger broke into the off-campus rental home in the wee hours of the morning of Nov. 13, 2022 and allegedly murdered the four victims. Kaylee Goncalves, Maddie Mogen, Xana Kernodle and boyfriend/guest Ethan Chapin were all brutally stabbed to death.
Roommates Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke survived the massacre. 
Now, if you buy the MPD version of events, all one has to do is wait for Kohberger to be convicted at trial by a jury of 12 peers and he is done for. Sounds rather simple, right?
While everyone would like to think the police version of events is airtight and accurate down to the last detail, one also must not blindly follow the men and women in uniform.
It is important to remember that cops are people too. Sometimes they get things wrong. Sometimes a few bad apples taint what is an otherwise overwhelmingly good and honorable profession.
Coming from a family that had blue in it, I’ve always been a supporter of the men and women putting on the uniform. Most of them would take a bullet for you or me in a heartbeat. There are of course some exceptions as we tragically saw at the Parkland and Uvalde schools massacres, respectively. Inaction by those officers may well have cost some lives.
I think police in Moscow paint a compelling picture of what happened in those early morning hours of Nov. 13.
It could be reasonably argued that the defendant walked into the home and took out four individuals in a short amount of time, then exited the home and was a free man for some 6 or so weeks until his arrest in Pennsylvania.
On the flips side of the coin, one can argue that there are enough holes to be poked in the official narrative that at least one juror would have reasonable doubt.
Before I highlight a few of the challenges for the prosecution, let me remind you that the prosecutors may well have other evidence they’ll look to bring forward at trial. If that in fact occurs, it could spell curtains for Kohberger.
Meantime, some of the questions I have that I think the defense will look to exploit include:
- Do you have a credible eyewitness at the scene or nearby the home able to place Kohberger entering or leaving during the timeline the murders supposedly occurred?
- Do you have indisputable video that shows the defendant’s vehicle arriving at or leaving the scene during the timeline the murders were reported to have taken place? This would include catching a license plate on video.
- Is their evidence from the defendant’s apartment, vehicle or place of work at Washington State University that directly ties him to the murders and/or the home at 1122 King Road in Moscow?
- Was DNA recovered under the fingernails of any of the four victims that is a match to Kohberger’s? Are there any dog hairs from Kaylee’s dog Murphy that were found in BK’s home, car etc.?
- Finally, how reliable is that touch DNA found on the knife sheath reportedly by the body of Mogen in her bedroom? You know darn well that the defense will bring in its own DNA experts to counter the prosection argument.
I am by no means saying the prosecution will end up with egg on its face. It may well have a case that is too hard for the defense to overcome in front of 12 jurors.
Having said all this, I think the defense will punch holes in a number of aspects mentioned above.
If I’m lead attorney Anne Taylor, I also call Mortensen and Funke to testify.
Trust me, it is NOT victim shaming to have questions about their respective stories from that night/morning at 1122 King Road. They were the ONLY people besides the killer/s in the home to survive. What they have to say should be of great interest to many people.
So, does the MPD narrative work for you or are you left with more questions than answers?
By all means share your thoughts with me!
DavidAlanThomas 