Defense attorneys for Bryan Kohberger want critical DNA evidence in the high-profile case thrown out, arguing that the way law enforcement used investigative genetic genealogy (IGG) to identify him as a suspect violated his constitutional rights.
The former PhD student, who recently turned 30, has been in custody for over two years after he was arrested for the brutal murders of four University of Idaho students at their off-campus house in November 2022. If convicted, he could face the death penalty.
