‘They’d burn the courthouse down’ Lawyers In Idaho Murder Case Say Trial Should Be Moved
7 weeks ago
Attorneys for the man charged in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students started detailing the widespread media coverage of the case during a hearing that was held on Thursday.
Bryan Kohberger's defense team wants the trial – which is set for 2025 - moved from Moscow to Boise or another larger Idaho city, because they say it's the only way he will get a fair trial.
They had a media tracking expert testify that news coverage has been more saturated in Moscow than it has in the rest of the state.
In court documents filed earlier this month the defense team said the pressure to convict is so severe that some local residents are predicting lynch mobs or riots if Kohberger is acquitted.
They cited surveys about what would happen if he wasn’t convicted, highlighting answers like
“They’d burn the courthouse down. Outrage would be a mild description.”
“They would probably find him and kill him.”
Bryan Kohberger's defense team wants the trial – which is set for 2025 - moved from Moscow to Boise or another larger Idaho city, because they say it's the only way he will get a fair trial.
They had a media tracking expert testify that news coverage has been more saturated in Moscow than it has in the rest of the state.
In court documents filed earlier this month the defense team said the pressure to convict is so severe that some local residents are predicting lynch mobs or riots if Kohberger is acquitted.
They cited surveys about what would happen if he wasn’t convicted, highlighting answers like
“They’d burn the courthouse down. Outrage would be a mild description.”
“They would probably find him and kill him.”
