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Idaho judge orders new venue in trial of 2022 murder of four university students

Flowers and signs of support lean against a wall reading '1859 University of Idaho'
A memorial at the University of Idaho for four students found dead in their residence in Moscow, Idaho, on 29 November 2022. Photograph: Lindsey Wasson/Reuters

A judge in Idaho has ordered a new venue for the trial of a man charged with murdering four university students in a high-profile case two years ago, saying he believed the accused could not receive a fair trial in his courthouse.

Attorneys for Bryan Kohberger had argued their client would be subjected to “mob mentality”, and cited alleged threats from local residents including that “they’d burn the courthouse down” if he was acquitted.

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