🏛️🚫🗣️ Da Kine Murda Case: Da Guy No Like Talk Court”
So, Bryan Kohberger, da kine former Ph.D. student dat stay accused of killin’ four University of Idaho students, he wen show up court on Monday afta dey wen charge him wit’ murder. 😔🎓🔫
Da guy who stay accused of murderin’ four college students durin’ one early morning break-in at their house near da University of Idaho, he no like talk plea to da charges on Monday. He wen decide fo’ “stand silent” during da first part of da legal process, dat look like goin’ take long time. 🏠🌅🤫
Judge John C. Judge wen say he goin’ enter a not-guilty plea for da defendant, Bryan Kohberger, afta Mr. Kohberger’s lawyer, Anne Taylor, wen tell da court dat her client had decided not to enter any plea at dis time. Mr. Kohberger wen say through a lawyer before dat he tink he goin’ be set free. ⚖️👨⚖️💼
A trial was set fo’ start in October in Moscow, da quiet Idaho college town dat neva had one murder in da seven years befo’ da four students wen get killed Nov. 13. 🗓️🌃🏫
Da guys who stay lookin’ into da case wen say in court records dat dey linked Mr. Kohberger to da killings with da help of DNA found on a knife sheath at da crime scene, plus da surveillance video dat showed one car like his near da house around da time of da killings. 🔬🔪🎥
Dat time, Mr. Kohberger was studying for a doctorate in criminology at Washington State University, just few miles across da state border from da University of Idaho campus. Da prosecutors neva let out any prior connections between him and any of da four victims — Madison Mogen, 21; Kaylee Goncalves, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Ethan Chapin, 20. 🗺️🏫👨🎓
In da hours befo’ da killings, Ms. Mogen and Ms. Goncalves was out at a bar, and dey wen stop at a food truck befo’ going home. Ms. Kernodle and Mr. Chapin was at a party. 🍺🍔🥳
Da guys looking into da case said dat da victims and two other people who lived in da house was home by 2 a.m. on Nov. 13. Afta dat, dey wen say, surveillance video showed a white car coming next to da house more than once. Mr. Kohberger drove a white Hyundai Elantra. 🏠⏰🚗
Da law guys wen say Mr. Kohberger’s cellphone was moving through the region in da early morning hours, but was disconnected from cell networks — maybe it had been turned off, dey said — during a two-hour period around da time of da killings. 📱🌍🔌
Da investigators spent weeks looking for one suspect in da case. Den, dey wen learn dat DNA they had found on the knife sheath was related to DNA they found at Mr. Kohberger’s family home in Pennsylvania, where Mr. Kohberger had gone in early December at da end of the fall semester. 🔬🔪🏠
Da semester ended wit’ Mr. Kohberger all bolo head on his own campus, where da guys in charge wen investigate two fights he had with a professor and complaints about how he act around women. Mr. Kohberger was fired from his teaching assistant position few weeks afta da killings. He was arrested in Pennsylvania on Dec. 30. 🏫💢👩🚨
Mr. Kohberger’s lawyers had been getting ready fo’ one long time preliminary hearing in da case dat was supposed to take place at da end of June, but a grand jury indictment last week made dat hearing no need. Plenny of da evidence collected by prosecutors dat could have been made public at dat kind hearing goin’ stay secret fo’ now. ⏳📜🔒
Mr. Kohberger showed up to da hearing Monday wearing one orange jumpsuit, with shackles around his ankles. When he look across da court room full of people toward da relatives of da victims, dey just wen look at him in silence. 🧡🔗👀
Mr. Kohberger wen just say “yes” ova and ova as he was asked if he understand each of da charges against him, and if he understand dat he could face life in prison or da death penalty if convicted on each of da four murder counts. 🗣️👂⛓️
Da decision fo’ no make one plea at dis point no likely fo’ make one big difference in da case, said Eve Brensike Primus, one law professor at da University of Michigan and one expert in criminal procedure. 👩🏫⚖️💡
Ms. Primus wen say dat lawyers might recommend dat course when dey tink fo’ argue dat their client no can stand trial or no guilty cause of insanity. 🧠⚖️❌
Idaho is one of four states dat no provide straight up for insanity pleas, but guys on trial in da state can use testimony at trial fo’ show dat, as a result of mental illness, dey no guilty of certain parts of a crime, like da “malice aforethought” dat gotta be proved fo’ a jury fo’ say one guy guilty of murder. 👨⚖️💬🏛️
Anodda possible explanation, Ms. Primus said, is dat Mr. Kohberger neva like tell da court he not guilty. In dat kine situation, his lawyer might decide on standing silent, letting Mr. Kohberger no need fo’ say he pleading out loud, but still moving da case forward like he had said not guilty. 🗣️🚫⚖️
“In practice, get no difference in da outcome,” Ms. Primus said. “But if get mental health issues, might have reasons why you might not like your client fo’ talk in court.” 👩🏫🧠⚖️
Da hearing on Monday started da clock on a 60-day period where prosecutors gotta decide if dey goin’ try fo’ get da death penalty in da case. Da parents of one victim, Ms. Goncalves, wen say dey like the death penalty if Mr. Kohberger is found guilty. ⏰⚰️⚖️
Afta da hearing on Monday, da Goncalves family said da hearing was “just da start of one long journey fo’ all da families.” 👨👩👧👦🚶♀️🛣️
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🏛️🚫🗣️ A Murder Case: The Defendant Refuses to Speak in Court
Former Ph.D. student Bryan Kohberger, accused of murdering four University of Idaho students, appeared in court on Monday to face the charges. 😔🎓🔫
The accused, responsible for the early morning break-in and subsequent murders of four college students near the University of Idaho, chose not to plead to the charges on Monday. He decided to “stand silent” during the initial stage of a lengthy legal process. 🏠🌅🤫
Judge John C. Judge indicated that he would enter a not-guilty plea on behalf of the defendant, Bryan Kohberger. This occurred after Mr. Kohberger’s lawyer, Anne Taylor, informed the court that her client had chosen not to enter any plea at this time. Mr. Kohberger had previously expressed through his attorney his belief in his forthcoming acquittal. ⚖️👨⚖️💼
A trial has been scheduled for October in Moscow, a serene Idaho college town that hadn’t seen a murder in seven years until the tragic event of November 13. 🗓️🌃🏫
Investigators linked Mr. Kohberger to the killings using DNA found on a knife sheath at the crime scene and surveillance video footage showing a vehicle similar to his near the house around the time of the murders. 🔬🔪🎥
At that time, Mr. Kohberger was pursuing a doctorate in criminology at Washington State University, just a few miles across the state border from the University of Idaho campus. Prosecutors haven’t released any known prior connections between him and any of the four victims — Madison Mogen, 21; Kaylee Goncalves, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Ethan Chapin, 20. 🗺️🏫👨🎓
In the hours leading up to the murders, Ms. Mogen and Ms. Goncalves were out at a bar and stopped at a food truck before going home. Ms. Kernodle and Mr. Chapin were at a party. 🍺🍔🥳
Investigators noted that the victims, along with two other people living in the house, were home by 2 a.m. on November 13. Subsequently, surveillance video showed a white car appearing next to the house on several occasions. Mr. Kohberger drove a white Hyundai Elantra. 🏠⏰🚗
Authorities reported that Mr. Kohberger’s cellphone was active in the region during the early morning hours but was disconnected from cell networks — possibly due to it being turned off — during a two-hour window around the time of the murders. 📱🌍🔌
Investigators spent weeks searching for a suspect. They then discovered that DNA found on the knife sheath was connected to DNA found at Mr. Kohberger’s family home in Pennsylvania, where Mr. Kohberger had returned in early December at the end of the fall semester. 🔬🔪🏠
The semester ended with Mr. Kohberger being isolated on his own campus following investigations into two altercations he had with a professor and complaints about his behavior towards women. Mr. Kohberger was dismissed from his teaching assistant position a few weeks after the murders and was arrested in Pennsylvania on December 30. 🏫💢👩🚨
Mr. Kohberger’s lawyers had been preparing for a lengthy preliminary hearing in the case, scheduled for the end of June. However, a grand jury indictment last week rendered that hearing unnecessary. Much of the evidence gathered by prosecutors that could have been revealed at such a hearing will remain confidential for now. ⏳📜🔒
Mr. Kohberger arrived at the hearing Monday wearing an orange jumpsuit, with shackles around his ankles. When he glanced across the courtroom full of people at the relatives of the victims, they stared back at him in silence. 🧡🔗👀
Mr. Kohberger repeatedly said “yes” when asked if he understood each of the charges against him, and if he recognized that he could face life imprisonment or the death penalty if found guilty of any of the four murder counts. 🗣️👂⛓️
Eve Brensike Primus, a law professor at the University of Michigan and an expert in criminal procedure, stated that the decision not to plead at this point likely wouldn’t significantly impact the case. 👩🏫⚖️💡
Ms. Primus mentioned that lawyers might recommend this course if they plan to argue that their client is unfit to stand trial or is not guilty by reason of insanity. 🧠⚖️❌
Idaho is one of four states that doesn’t explicitly allow for insanity pleas. However, defendants on trial in the state can use testimony to demonstrate that, as a result of mental illness, they’re not guilty of certain elements of a crime, such as the “malice aforethought” that must be proven for a jury to find someone guilty of murder. 👨⚖️💬🏛️
Another possible explanation, suggested by Ms. Primus, is that Mr. Kohberger did not want to tell the court he was not guilty. In such a situation, his lawyer might decide to remain silent, allowing Mr. Kohberger to avoid stating his plea aloud while still advancing the case as if he had pleaded not guilty. 🗣️🚫⚖️
“In practice, there is no difference in the outcome,” Ms. Primus explained. “However, if there are mental health issues, there may be reasons why you wouldn’t want your client to speak in court.” 👩🏫🧠⚖️
The hearing on Monday marked the beginning of a 60-day period in which prosecutors must decide if they will seek the death penalty in the case. The parents of one victim, Ms. Goncalves, expressed their desire for the death penalty if Mr. Kohberger is found guilty. ⏰⚰️⚖️
After Monday’s hearing, the Goncalves family described the hearing as “just the start of a long journey for all the families.” 👨👩👧👦🚶♀️🛣️
