We are still a number of months away from a trial for quadruple m*rder suspect Bryan Kohberger.
With that in mind, how confident are you in his guilt or innocence?
I have said since the day he was arrested in late 2022 that there certainly was a chance he was guilty. Authorities had to have enough reason to go and arrest him. Otherwise, he would have continued on with his life in Pullman, Washington or continued to spend time with his parents in Pennsylvania where he was ultimately taken into custody.
That said, Kohberger has been in custody now for more than two years. Given he refused the option of a speedy trial, he continues to be in custody in Idaho awaiting what many hope will be a summer trial.
So, as we wait on the trial, how convinced are you authorities have the right individual and that justice will ultimately prevail?
There is certainly going to be circumstantial evidence against Kohberger that could lead to a conviction.
Among the things he and defense most need to worry about:
- Reported link to him to DNA on the knife sheath found in Maddie’s bed
- His car reportedly being in the vicinity at the time of the m*rders
- His cell phone reportedly pinging multiple times in the area of the home
- Being unable to provide a solid alibi to where he was at the time of the m*rders
- Reportedly buying a similar knife some 8 months prior to the tragic event.
Among the things the prosecution should be concerned about:
- As of now, no clear eyewitness accounting of him/his exact vehicle in or near the home at the time of the m*rders
- A definitive link between him and the victims
- Reported DNA traces of other individuals found under a fingernail from Maddie
- Surviving roommates strange actions for up to some 8 hours following the reported times of death for the victims
- A jury not having been allowed to see the home for themselves. I don’t care how many pictures, videos, models etc. the authorities come up with. It is not the same as seeing it first-hand. Even though we were told jurors were not going to have been allowed to go inside if the home was still up, seeing it from the outside alone could be telling. I was to the outside of the home twice in 2023 and it gave me a different perspective than what I saw on TV
- No notable past crime record for Kohberger.
I could see Kohberger getting convicted and escaping the death penalty in the sentencing phase of the trial.
I could also see this ending up in a mistrial and we are back to square one.
At the end of the day, here’s hoping they get it right for all our sakes.
DavidAlanThomas 