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August 24, 2023 · 11:34 am

Kohberger waives right to speedy trial, future date to be set

When the news came out on Wednesday that the trial of Bryan Kohberger would not start on Oct. 2 as planned, was anyone all that surprised?

It had been noted for many weeks that the trial was likely not going to kick off as planned to start October. Now, we wait for notice of when the trial will get going.

With that in mind, you may have a trial starting closer to the holidays. You might also have a trial that will not get off the ground until 2024 at the earliest.

So, who might the winners and losers be from such a delay?

While it is hard to call anyone a winner or loser in such a tragic case, here are a few:

Winners

Prosecution – For prosecutors, they get more time to prepare their case. Keep in mind the burden of proof falls squarely on their shoulders. As such, they want an airtight case when the trial gets off the ground. Anything short of that runs the risk of the defendant walking free. Given there are many holes to poke in this case, the state now has more time to plug any of those holes.

Defense – It could also be viewed as a win for Kohberger and his defense team. Although if I were in his shoes I’d have gone with a speedy trial, this gives them more time to look at the DNA, surviving roommate/s potential testimony, how authorities have gone about processing this case and more. While I do think Kohberger is involved here to some degree, I highly doubt the narrative that he acted alone. This looks more like multiple people and a possible drug hit or deal gone bad to me than a simple stalker case. I will continue to state that if BK was so infatuated with one of the three female victims, he could have easily kidnapped them at a time and place where they would have been most vulnerable. Being in a home with five others and a dog is not putting you at your most vulnerable.

Losers

Family of the victims – The biggest losers by far are the families of Kaylee Goncalves, Maddie Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin. They must endure this case dragging on for potentially many more months. Since so few of us have lost children in such a horrific manner, it is hard to rap your head around what they must be going through on a daily basis.

University of Idaho – Let us be honest in noting murder is bad for business when you are a university or college. As a result, the University of Idaho gets to stay in the limelight for months to come. Safe to say that is the last thing school officials want. It also means the home at 1122 King Road that they now own could be up for many more months to come. I have said from early on that it should stay up until the trial finishes. Tearing it down before the trial starts could be something the state ultimately regrets if Kohberger walks.

As we move forward with the Idaho 4 case, know that this tragedy is not going away anytime soon.

With that in mind, were you surprised the trial date of Oct. 2 got pushed back and if yes why is that?

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August 14, 2023 · 9:56 pm

Would you convict Kohberger today if on the jury?

While we are still a ways out from the trial of alleged Idaho 4 murderer Bryan Kohberger, the anticipation is nonetheless building.

With that in mind, where do you stand when it comes to Kohberger and his innocence or guilt?

For some people, they pretty much convicted Kohberger within days of his arrest late last year in Pennsylvania. For others, they believe in innocent until proven guilty. As such, they take a more measured approach to his allegedly being the murderer.

So, do you think the evidence is strong enough as of today to convict Kohberger? If yes, what stands out most for you?

In the event you do not think there is enough concrete evidence to convict him, why do you think that way?

On the he’s guilty side, you can argue the touch DNA evidence found on the knife sheath in victim Maddie Mogen’s bedroom by her body is quite convincing.

One might also argue that Kohberger’s reported driving by the home multiple times is the sign of a stalker. His “alibi” that he was out driving the night/morning of the killings will certainly ramp up suspicions that he is involved.

Finally, his cell phone reportedly being turned off during the time frame given for the four victims being killed screams strange.

On the flip side of the coin, those thinking he is innocent will point to several things.

For one, even if his cell phone did ping near 1122 King Road, it does NOT place him inside the home at the time of the killings.

Second, there has been no credible evidence to support remarks that Kohberger stalked any of the victims on social media.

Also, where is video of HIM fleeing the scene following the killings? If it is out there and conclusively shows him and not simply a white vehicle, I’ve not seen it.

Lastly, if the killings were as gruesome as the Moscow Police Department and other authorities seem to indicate, where is the blood trail leading out of the home?

Folks will no doubt continue to argue back-and-forth of his guilt or innocence.

If you had to vote with your fellow 11 jurors today, would you find him guilty or innocent?

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August 10, 2023 · 10:04 pm

The absurdities of the Idaho 4 case

Even though it has been some nine months since the slayings of four University of Idaho students in the early morning hours of Nov. 13, 2022, the theories, verbal online attacks and more continue.

More notable are some of the perceived absurdities of this case that has grabbed the attention of not only many people nationwide, but also a fair amount around the globe.

With that in mind, we take a few moments to point out some of the perceived absurdities of the case to date.

Among them:

  • Alleged murderer Bryan Kohberger was stalking one or more of the victims – If you take a few moments to put aside the negative feelings you might have towards the defendant, stop for a minute and think about the stalking allegation. Would someone who was supposedly stalking one or more young women take a chance on spending time with them, kidnapping them or even harming them with multiple people in a home? Yet, that is what the individual would have faced if he indeed was at 1122 King Road in the early morning hours of Nov. 13. We know of at least four people in the home and possibly six if you count the two surviving roommates both in fact being there. We believe according to the PCA that Dylan Mortensen was there. Not so much is known about Bethany Funke’s whereabouts early that morning. Now, would you take your chances grabbing or killing one of the young women inside the home with all those people and a dog there in the middle of the night? Odds are most would say no. They’d wait to get the victim when most vulnerable. Kidnapping her going to or from class, out on a jog, going to or from a store etc. makes much more sense.
  • The killer wore a mask due to COVID – This has to be one of the more absurd claims I have heard for months. Hello! Do y’all remember the videos taken last summer when Moscow Police Department sent officers to the home related to noise complaints from neighbors? The videos are quite accessible on You Tube. With that in mind, watch one or both videos and tell me how many of the students wore masks due to COVID. If too busy to watch the videos, let me inform you that ZERO students on the videos wore masks. So, the killer is going to wear a mask at 4 ish in the morning while moving about because they’re scared of COVID? C’mon people…. use commonsense.
  • Drugs are totally out of the question – While many of the Kohberger haters live and breathe the stalker theory, other people think differently. One common thought is that drugs played a role in the tragic deaths of the Idaho 4. That by no means says that 1122 King Road was a big drug distribution center or was taking in a lot of drugs for the tenants there. What it does say is that drug usage or selling them is a possibility. Many people will tell you the residence was known as the party house to various neighbors and others on campus. Hey, many of us had our fun times in college and did not do drugs. That may in fact be the case here. Having said that, one would be naive to think that drugs are not at least a possibility here. Newsflash! Some college students buy and sell drugs. When you have family members with rap sheets due to drugs, one must explore the possibility that drugs were in play. If so, it by no means is an excuse to kill four young adults with their worlds ahead of them.
  • All Facebook discussion groups are legit – If you do a search of Facebook groups devoting their pages to the Idaho 4 murders, you will find a number of them. While most talk exclusively about the case at hand, some go off script more than occasionally. One in particular, University of Idaho Murders – Case Discussion, has turned into the local bullying and comedy store for all intents and purposes. The group admin AKA Alina Smith appears to turn a blind eye to anyone saying or demonstrating a lot of hatred towards Mr. Kohberger. Given surviving roommates Mortensen and Funke are key figures in this case, you’d think it would be okay to discuss them. Try doing that with any regularity on the site and you will be shown the door more times than not. Meantime, posting what are supposedly funny memes of BK, wishing him death etc. are perfectly fine. Hell, you can be a Realtor posing as a “legal expert” and talk about urinary issues. While there are some quality people in that particular group you can in fact have a healthy and adult debate with, they are few and far between. And if they have 222k members as they claim to, I have oceanfront property in Nebraska to sell you. Many are more than likely bots and countless duplicate accounts, many of which belong to the head honchos.

As we inch closer to a scheduled Oct. 2 trial date in Moscow, things will undoubtedly get a little more absurd in the process.

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August 9, 2023 · 9:48 pm

What is one question you’d ask Kohberger?

If things stay on schedule, we are less than two months from the trial of alleged killer Bryan Kohberger.

The Pennsylvania native is charged with one count of burglary and four counts of murder (all felonies). This of course is for the killings of University of Idaho students Kaylee Goncalves, Maddie Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin. Now, whether or not Kohberger did it is of course the million dollar question.

To those who are quite convinced he did, you wonder why they’d even want a trial at this point.

To others honoring the court system and innocent until proven guilty, they have questions about his arrest and subsequent charges.

Speaking of questions, if you had the chance to sit down and ask the defendant one question, any thoughts on what it may be?

As a journalist for more than 30 years, I’d have a page full of them.

Among the ones that come to mind sooner than later:

  • Did you kill the 4 students?
  • If you did kill them, how did you manage to do so alone in under 15 minutes? That is covering two floors, presumably in dark conditions, meeting some resistance, not leaving a major trail of blood out the door of 1122 King Road. Also, how were you able to dispose of the murder weapon if in fact you are responsible for their deaths?
  • If you did kill them, why not go after survivor Dylan Mortensen on the second floor? Do you think or know if the other survivor, Bethany Funke, was home at the time of the killings? It would seem you’d want to eliminate any possible witnesses.
  • If you did kill them, what was the motive?
  • Did you go out for a late night/early morning drive before the approximate time of the murders?
  • If you were at 1122 King Road on Nov. 13, 2022, had you ever been there before?
  • Did you have any kind of social media contact with one or more of the victims prior to Nov. 13?
  • Did you ever dine at the Mad Greek on Main Street where both Mogen and Kernodle worked part-time?
  • Had you ever bought drugs from or sold drugs to any of the tenants at 1122 King Road? If yes, were you allegedly there on Nov. 13 to buy or sell and things got out of hand?
  • If you are responsible for the 4 deaths, did you have help? That is outside help or one or more people with knowledge of the inside of the home?
  • Would you know how to scrub a car clean of any DNA, hair, fibers etc.?
  • What did you do between the dates of the deaths (yes, you allegedly killed them as you are innocent until proven guilty) and your arrest some six or so weeks later?
  • Did/do you have a close relationship with your parents and siblings? If yes, have you talked to them in recent weeks?
  • If you could talk to any of the four families who’ve lost their loved ones, what would you say to them?
  • Do you think you can get a fair trial in Moscow, Idaho?
  • How confident are you in lead defense attorney Anne Taylor fighting for you?
  • If you’re not the killer, who do you think might have done it? Any chance this could have been a drug hit involving any of the frats or sororities or someone upset with Maddie’s step-mom or Xana’s mom?
  • What one message would you like to convey to the public?

So, given Kohberger is presumed innocent for now, what one question would you have for him if given a chance to speak?

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August 7, 2023 · 9:42 pm

Would you have called 9-1-1 if you’re Dylan?

It is easy to play Monday morning quarterback following a sporting event.

Now, imagine yourself thrust into what turned out to be a quadruple murder case.

Hopefully, none of us will ever be put into such a position where we even have to contemplate what we’d do or in hindsight had done differently.

So, most people following the Idaho 4 case by now know that surviving roommates Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke have been under a bit of a microscope since last Nov. 13 and the deaths of Kaylee Goncalves, Maddie Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin.

It was Mortensen and Funke who’ve walked away at least physically unharmed from the tragic events that unfolded at 1122 King Road. How they are doing emotionally may be another whole ballgame.

Once Mortensen was done with her PCA that the Moscow Police Department then put out there, it was determined that the Boise resident and University of Idaho student came within yards of the killer. Whether that killer was Bryan Kohberger or someone else will be determined at trial.

In the meantime, one can’t but help think about Mortensen’s actions or some might say inaction as the tragedy unfolded.

It was Mortensen in the PCA claiming to have opened her second floor bedroom door three times, the third one when she spotted an individual in dark clothing and wearing a mask covering their nose and mouth.

Since she likely knew it was not Ethan, and after hearing crying coming from Kernodle’s room just down the hall, most people would have been concerned. How many times do you see a masked individual passing by you in your home betweeen 4 ish and 4:25 a.m.? I am guessing the answer is not often if at all.

Sure, we have heard the theories that Mortensen may have thought it was a frat prank, it was cold outside, or even that COVID to some degree was still going on. Yes, all reasons we were told it would have been perfectly normal for a masked individual to be roaming around your home in the wee hours of the morning.

While I do not think Mortensen nor Funke had anything to do with the killings directly, it would have made sense given the circumstances to call 911 as soon as safe to do so. While we may never know, PERHAPS a life or two could have been saved.

The key to a stabbing, gunshot wound etc. is to stop the external bleeding, keep the individual awake and provide them as much comfort as possible until EMT’s arrive on scene. PERHAPS had a 911 call been made and police arrived on scene immediately we may not be talking four deceased victims.

On the flip side of the coin, all four victims may have died quite quickly from their wounds. That is something we will rely upon the medical experts to point out when they likely get called to testify.

I keep thinking about how the commotion, a masked individual, and crying coming from Kernodle’s room should have set off alarm bells for Mortensen. Supposedly she and Funke were texting back-and-forth during the time period in question. Whether that proves to be true or simply a myth is something else the trial can hopefully clarify.

The folks who keep giving cover to the two survivors for what in fact was inaction and not actions will tell you it was a party house, college students do strange things, Mortensen was just a girl etc.

Even college party houses require some commonsense at the end of the day.

As an added point, if you’re old enough to be away from home, pay rent, take college courses etc, you are NOT a young girl. You may be a young woman but you should be able to put 2+2 together and know something is amiss given the circumstances that were in play.

At the end of the day, would you call 9-1-1 with such circumstances or supposedly climb back in bed and drift off to sleep until 11:30 the next morning as we’ve been led to believe?

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August 6, 2023 · 1:34 pm

Could you sleep through a quadruple murder?

As we await the trial of quadruple murder suspect Bryan Kohberger in the Idaho 4 killings, many still wonder what the two surviving roommates were doing.

Let me be clear that I do NOT think either Dylan Mortensen or Bethany Funke were in on the tragic killings. If they did have any role in it, there is no evidence to indicate so.

With that to think about, I do question Mortensen’s replay of events during the estimated timeline that a killer or killers were in the house and took the lives of the four University of Idaho students.

As for Funke, we have not been definitively told where she was. Most assume she was asleep in her first floor bedroom and did not awake until much later the morning of Nov. 13, 2022. Others like myself wonder if she was at home during the killings to begin with.

If we assume Funke was home during the time of the murders, how might one sleep through such a thing?

Sure, earbuds or headphones listening to music, possibly being passed out if there was a night of drinking and other reasons could be in play. Still, it is hard to imagine four lives being taken, two on the floor above you and two on the floor above that, yet you would not hear a thing.

I get that off-campus homes can be party central and noises galore can fill the air. Even with that in mind, it is hard to fathom that one would not hear commotion on the floor above them at 4ish-4:25ish in the morning and not have questions.

Another possible theory is that Bethany in fact was not home during the killings and returned sometime later that morning.

Okay, this of course could be a possibility.

If this is true, would she go right to her bedroom on the ground floor or perhaps go upstairs to the second floor where the kitchen was? Assuming she came in through the front door on the ground floor if she had been out, she may not have noticed anything strange with the second floor kitchen patio slider door.

As for Dylan, her comments made in the PCA definitely lend themselves to questioning.

Among the things to wonder:

  • How does one open their bedroom door three times in a short period of time and not think there is a problem in the home? – One of those instances Dylan reportedly heard crying come from Xana’s room and also a male voice say (presumably to Xana) that he was there to help her. If true, why would Ethan say such a thing to Xana? Wouldn’t Dylan know Ethan’s voice by now? Thus, one would have to figure there was at least one other male in the home during this time period.
  • Is a masked individual in your home between 4 ish and 4:25 ish a.m. not cause for alarm? – Given Dylan reported seeing a masked individual walk by her bedroom door, is that not cause for concern? One would assume it is not Ethan for starters. You would also assume it is not a weather or COVID issue to be masked up inside the home.
  • Were Dylan and Bethany texting back-and-forth during the time period police estimate the killings took place? – Like many aspects of this case, rumors have been flying high. One of them is that the two survivors were in fact texting back-and-forth during this time. If so, hard to image they would then simply go back to sleep after things settled down. Rumors also stated that there were attempts made via texting to make contact with the other four in the home but to no avail.

When we do get to trial, I would be shocked if lead defense attorney Anne Taylor does not call both Dylan and Bethany to testify.

If she does in fact call them, would one or both try and plead the Fifth? In doing so, could they be setting themselves up for legal trouble?

While I usually give people the benefit of the doubt, something is amiss with the two survivors and especially Dylan’s story.

What that is could very well determine the fate of Bryan Kohberger being found guilty or innocent.

So, what’s your take on Dylan and Bethany and what they may or may not know.

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August 3, 2023 · 9:38 pm

Separating fact from fiction

In following the Idaho 4 case for some nine months now, you undoubtedly feel at times inundated with all the information out there. Yes, even with a gag order in place, much is being said.

So, how have you gone about separating fact from fiction?

While I admittedly bought into the stalker narrative early on in the case, my mind did a 180 a few months back.

That is when I was more inclined to believe that drugs sadly were part of this quadruple murder tragedy.

Let me be clear in noting that I by no means think Kaylee, Maddie, Xana and Ethan were big-time drug users. In fact, the four may have not used drugs at all or if any of them did it was on a small level at most.

What I do think is that this case is tied to some kind of drug message to others.

I also want to be clear in noting that I do not believe this was any kind of big drug cartel hit. It could have been something as simple as a local drug deal gone bad involving locals. One possibility could be the fraternities or sororities.

It amazes me how no one (well, most people) wants to bring up the ugly ‘D’ word when discussing this case.

Newsflash! Some college students get mixed up with drugs willingly or even by accident. Next thing you know, they have a tough time walking away from it. Even if some of them are not doing the drugs, they’re in the mix in some capacity. Those banking on making money off of drug sales and the like do not in fact like it when their gravy train is potentially aborted.

While I think there is a lot of crap on You Tube, Tik Tok and the like, I still take the time to listen to a fair number of the interviews etc. You never know when one of the them is going to be true and lead us in a different direction than simply defendant Bryan Kohberger was a stalker and had a thing for one of more of the women at 1122 King Road.

Honestly, while I would not say BK is the brightest grad student/teaching assistant out there, he also does not strike me as a moron.

As such, I find it hard to believe if he had an infatuation with Kaylee, Maddie or Xana he’d simply waltz into the home in the middle of the night hoping to have some time with them. The risk-reward on such a thing turning out the way he’d want it to is not very high. It would have been much easier to kidnap one of them at a time they’d be most vulnerable. That is not in a home with five other people around, a dog there, potential for a gun to be inside and more.

In closing, I came across this interview with a “witness” who claims to have been partying in the home next door to 1122 King Road (back right to the murder home if you looked at home from the street).

Not saying this person is 100 percent credible. Also not saying they are 100 percent a nutcase and/or seeking attention.

My first thought was why wait until now to go public with such information? On the other side of the coin, I firmly believe there are students past (last school year) or present who know what truly went down at 1122 King Road that evening/morning.

Take a listen to their story courtesy of TRUE CRIME DESIGN and you be the judge.

In the meantime, what do you believe to be fact and what is more likely fiction?

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August 2, 2023 · 10:03 pm

Does the Moscow Police Department narrative work for you?

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!

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July 31, 2023 · 9:26 pm

When did a quadruple murder of college students become comedy hour?

For those of us who’ve followed the Idaho 4 case closely over the last eight-plus months, the emotions have been far-ranging. I’ve been in journalism for more than three decades and this case baffles me to this day.

Many of us want to see a resolution to the case. That may or may not mean defendant Bryan Kohberger is convicted.

As I have said repeatedly, if in fact Kohberger is the person responsible and is convicted in a fair trial, by all means throw the book at him. If he had help (which I believe could be a strong possibility if he was involved, as I think it took more than one person to do this evil), those other people need to be held accountable. In the event he had nothing to do with it, he needs to be found not guilty at trial.

With all that to think about down the road at trial, I’d like to discuss something else with the case.

A group on Facebook known as University of Idaho Murders – Case Discussion (run by Alina Smith) has been getting a fair amount of attention of late and not necessarily good.

While I spent several months in that group, the light dawned in my head recently that this group was not the serious group it portrays itself to be. I would also seriously question that it has 222k members. My guess is more in the thousands, especially since many of the same people post again and again and again.

All that aside, what is most disturbing is that Ms. Smith has allowed her group to become open mic night for those auditioning for Comedy Central. Here are but a few of the most recent offerings to show up on their site. These include:

Hey, everyone enjoys humor at times whether it be a TV show, comedy club, telling jokes among family and friends etc. On the flip side of the coin, there is a right time and place for such stuff.

Given some family members of the four deceased students are known to visit the above group page, including a sister of one of the victims, wonder if they find the sophomore humor funny? My guess is the answer would be no.

What could be a solid discussion page on a case many of us are riveted to has turned into comedy, middle school drama and more. As you can see in one of the posts above, Ms. Smith is clearly aware of what is going on given she provided a response.

Thankfully, there are some other Idaho 4 discussion groups out there willing to stick to the case 99 percent of the time and ban such childish stuff. To those groups, I salute you and I know many other people do too.

How about that other group go back to focusing on the case itself, allow both sides of the case to be discussed in an adult manner, and we ultimately get a resolution for the four victims and their families?

Meantime, if you want some humor, go support the comedians at your local comedy club who I am sure would greatly appreciate it.

If you can’t run a serious Idaho 4 discussion page …. might be time to take it down.

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July 28, 2023 · 10:16 pm

Can Kohberger get a fair trial at this point?

I brought up a while back the question of can quadruple murder defendant Bryan Kohberger get a fair trial this fall or whenever the event will officially start?

Although the trial date of Monday, Oct. 2 has been set for the defendant in the Moscow, Idaho murders of four University of Idaho students, such a date could easily be pushed back.

With that in mind, it begs the question again of can the Pennsylvania native get a fair trial at this point in Moscow, Boise, or anywhere in the state for that matter?

While social media and the courts are two entirely different things, the former can have an influence on how people vote when it comes time to cast a verdict.

Yes, you are supposed to find 12 impartial jurors. Those jurors are not to come into a trial, especially one with so much notoriety, having had already determined in their minds guilt or innocence. It is only after both sides have presented their cases to the jury that jurors are to then proceed to go about making up their minds.

Sadly, social media has likely poisoned the minds of some potential jurors. The hope is such jurors will be weeded out and not be on the jury that will ultimately decide this man’s fate.

One only has to look at a group on Facebook like University of Idaho Murders – Case Discussion.

The site run by Alina Smith is not exactly a big fan of BK’s. The bulk of the posts on there are quite anti-Bryan Kohberger. In fact, some border on threatening BK’s existence as we know it. Unfortunately, it is at times like watching a cat or small dog trying to evade a pack of coyotes moving in for the attack. If you think Kohberger may be innocent or has the right to a fair trial, expect to defend yourself vigorously. Also stop for a moment and remember what the word DISCUSSION truly means.

Two examples of many would include: :

Look, I have suspicions he is involved in some capacity, be it either the lone perpetrator or one of several people who descended on the 1122 King Road home in the early hours of Nov. 13, 2022 and ultimately took four young lives. If Kohberger is in fact found guilty in a fair and square trial, by all means give him the stiffest penalty possible under Idaho law.

Meantime, it would be nice to have more groups like a few I joined of late that allow participants to discuss matters in a respectful way. These groups do not tolerate any shenanigans. Someone who feels Kohberger is guilty has every right to voice their opinion as do those who have questions about the case and want more evidence before potentially convicting a man on social media.

While I’d like to think Kohberger can get a fair trial come October or even later down the road, I doubt this more and more.

Do you think there are 12 impartial people in Idaho who will hear all the evidence and vote strictly off of that?

I hold out hope that is in fact the case.

Without such a thing, ALL of us lose at the end of the day in the America many feel offers the best court system in the world.

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