In a blow to Bryan Kohberger’s defense, an Idaho judge has formally struck down attorney Anne Taylor’s attempt to shift suspicion onto alternate perpetrators in the Idaho 4 murder case, paving the way for the highly anticipated trial to begin as scheduled.
Judge Steven Hippler’s decisive ruling came June 27, denying Taylor’s motion to introduce theories involving four alternate suspects—an effort the court deemed purely speculative and devoid of credible connections to the murder.
