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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrea Cavallier

Bryan Kohberger’s defence seeks to undercut DNA evidence against him in Idaho murders case

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The defence team for Bryan Kohberger provided testimony this week from a genealogist scrutinising the reliability of genetic genealogy that prosecutors say tied the Idaho murders suspect to the knife sheath found at the scene.

Investigators used genetic genealogy to build a case against Mr Kohberger, 28, who is accused of fatally stabbing University of Idaho students Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Ethan Chapin and Xana Kernodle at their off-campus home in November.

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