Bryan Kohberger hires OJ Simpson defense witness for Idaho murders trial

Quadruple homicide fishy Bryan Kohberger has hired a forensic pathologist who worked connected the OJ Simpson case to attest successful his defence astatine the execution proceedings of 4 University of Idaho students.

Kohberger, 29, is accused of the brutal slayings of Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves successful their off-campus location successful November 2023.

Earlier this month, a justice scheduled his trial to commencement connected July 30, 2025, aft the authorities Supreme Court agreed to determination it 300 miles from the tiny municipality of Moscow, Idaho, wherever the ruthless sidesplitting occurred, to the authorities superior of Boise.

Recent tribunal filings amusement his defence squad person brought connected renowned forensics adept Dr. Barbara C. Wolf to attest remotely astatine a proceeding scheduled for November 7.

Wolf is presently the aesculapian examiner of Florida's 5th and 24th districts, which see Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Seminole and Sumter counties. She has worked connected respective high-profile cases.

Notably, she worked connected OJ Simpson's defence team portion helium was connected proceedings for the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman successful 1995.

At the time, Wolf worked arsenic the director of anatomic pathology astatine Albany Medical College and examined astatine slightest 1 of the gloves from the infamous case, reported Albany Magic.

According to her biography, Wolf was besides progressive successful the 1991 exhumation of civilian rights person Medgar Evers.

In 1995, she was progressive successful the exhumation of the bodies of 5 children from 1 household successful New York, who were presumed to person died of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome betwixt 1965-1971.

Her relation successful the re-evaluation led to the condemnation of the parent for the suffocation of the infants.

The authorities objected to Wolf's testimony claiming it volition not 'help the trier of information to recognize the grounds oregon to find a information successful issue,' according to tribunal filings.

However, connected October 18, Administrative District Judge Steven Hippler granted the defence question to person Wolf testify.  

Kohberger's defence attorneys argued to have the lawsuit moved to Boise owed to the extended media sum and beardown emotions successful the assemblage town. They argued this would marque it hard to find an impartial jury, arsenic prosecutors question the decease penalty.

Prosecutors, though, claimed they could find impartial jurors successful Moscow by bringing successful a ample excavation to take from. They besides said the determination inconveniences the household members of victims, attorneys, and witnesses.

They person said that Kohberger's DNA was found connected a Ka-Bar weapon sheath recovered astatine the victim's off-campus home, though nary execution limb has ever been found.

Officials besides said that compartment telephone information and surveillance enactment Kohberger's car astatine the transgression scene, though the defence has disputed those claims.

Instead, the defence claimed Kohberger was miles distant from the off-campus location wherever the students were murdered, and successful an authoritative alibi successful May 2024, they claimed that Kohberger was 'driving alone' connected the nighttime of the murders 'to look astatine the satellite and stars.'

Kohberger, who has maintained his innocence since his apprehension successful December 2022, was granted support to ditch his situation apparel and deterioration a suit and necktie astatine a September tribunal appearance.