A precedent-setting decision in the Idaho college murders case is expected this week, as the judge will rule on the use of genetic genealogy evidence that prosecutors say links Bryan Kohberger to the brutal crimes.
Kohberger, a former criminology PhD student, faces charges in the November 2022 murders of four University of Idaho students: Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin. His attorneys argue that the use of investigative genetic genealogy (IGG) to pinpoint him as a suspect raises constitutional and scientific concerns.
