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Podcast: The Idaho Murders | The Case Against Bryan Kohberger
Episode: Idaho Murders: Why Bryan Kohberger's Defense is Costing Taxpayers HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS
Description: Idaho Murders: Why Bryan Kohberger's Defense is Costing Taxpayers HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS
Bryan Kohberger's defense team is mounting one of the most expensive challenges to forensic science in legal history - and it's all being paid for by Idaho taxpayers. But after spending hundreds of thousands on expert witnesses, their strategy suffered a devastating blow when Judge Steven Hippler denied ALL motions to suppress DNA evidence in February 2025.
The Idaho murders case has become a controversial examination of what happens when unlimited public funding meets a death penalty defense. Kohberger stands accused of brutally stabbing four University of...