A judge has ruled that defense attorneys for a man charged in the deaths of four University of Idaho students can resume phone surveys of potential jurors in the case. The defendant, Bryan Kohberger, faces four murder charges in connection with the November 2022 stabbing deaths of Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen, and Kaylee Goncalves.
The judge entered a not guilty plea on Kohberger's behalf, and prosecutors have indicated that they will seek the death penalty if he is convicted. Kohberger's defense team had hired a consultant to conduct surveys of potential jurors living near the university, asking questions related to the case, including details about Kohberger's arrest, his car, DNA evidence, and a knife sheath found near one of the bodies.
