Current:Home > MarketsOliver James Montgomery-Idaho College Murders: Bryan Kohberger's Defense Team to Reveal Potential Alibi -WealthX
Oliver James Montgomery-Idaho College Murders: Bryan Kohberger's Defense Team to Reveal Potential Alibi
NovaQuant Quantitative Think Tank Center View
Date:2025-04-08 11:57:18
Bryan Kohberger may have Oliver James Montgomerya possible alibi for the night four University of Idaho students were murdered, according to his defense team.
The 28-year-old has been accused of fatally stabbing Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20, at an off-campus home in Moscow, Idaho, in the early hours of Nov. 13.
But in court documents filed on July 24 and obtained by E! News, his counsel said they plan on disclosing evidence "corroborating Mr. Kohberger being at a location other than the King Road address" as they continue to investigate and prepare for his case.
"A defendant's denial of the charges against him does not constitute an alibi, but as soon as he offers evidence that he was at some place other than where the crime of which he is charged was committed, he is raising the alibi defense," public defender Anne Taylor wrote in the docs. "It is anticipated this evidence may be offered by way of cross-examination of witnesses produced by the State as well as calling expert witnesses."
The filing comes three months after a criminal investigator working for Kohberger's legal team claimed in separate court documents that a roommate of Goncalves, Mogen and Kernodle who was asleep during the killings had "information material to the charges against Mr. Kohberger."
In the April filing, obtained by E! News, the investigator alleged the information the roommate has is "exculpatory" to Kohberger—meaning it could help his defense—and that "it is necessary to subpoena this witness because the witness' testimony is material and necessary to this case."
However, an attorney for the roommate argued in another filing that the investigator's claims are "conclusory" and have no merit.
Kohberger was arrested in December and charged with four counts of murder and one count of felony burglary. Authorities took him into custody after DNA found on the button snap of a knife sheath near Goncalves and Mogen's bodies allegedly matched with DNA sample taken from the trash at the Pennsylvania home of Kohberger's parents, according to an affidavit obtained by E! News in January.
A judge entered not guilty pleas on all charges on Kohberger's behalf when the Washington State University criminology student stood silent during an arraignment on May 22.
Previously, a public defender representing Kohberger in Pennsylvania—where he was arrested before being extradited to Idaho—said his client believes he'll be exonerated.
"He said this is not him," Jason LaBar told Today on Jan. 3. "He believes he's going to be exonerated. That's what he believes, those were his words."
(E! and Today are both part of the NBCUniversal family.)
For more true crime updates on your need-to-know cases, head to Oxygen.com.veryGood! (5381)
Related
- Megan Fox's ex Brian Austin Green tells Machine Gun Kelly to 'grow up'
- Republican Derrick Anderson to run for Democratic-controlled Virginia US House seat
- FCC judge rules that Knoxville's only Black-owned radio station can keep its license
- Federal investigators subpoena Pennsylvania agency for records related to chocolate plant explosion
- 'Malcolm in the Middle’ to return with new episodes featuring Frankie Muniz
- Hurricane Idalia sent the Gulf of Mexico surging up to 12 feet high on Florida coast
- Book excerpt: The Fraud by Zadie Smith
- Drew Barrymore's Hollywood labor scuffle isn't the first for her family
- Stamford Road collision sends motorcyclist flying; driver arrested
- Michigan State tells football coach Mel Tucker it will fire him for misconduct with rape survivor
Ranking
- Small twin
- UAW strike Day 5: New Friday deadline set, in latest turn in union strategy
- UAW strike Day 5: New Friday deadline set, in latest turn in union strategy
- Military drone crashes during test flight in Iran, injuring 2
- Paige Bueckers vs. Hannah Hidalgo highlights women's basketball games to watch
- UEFA Champions League live updates: Schedule, time, TV, scores, streaming info for Tuesday
- Powerball jackpot soars over $600 million: When is the next drawing?
- Nissan, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, and Ford among 195,000 vehicles recalled: Check car recalls here.
Recommendation
Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Triathlon
Why large cities will bear the brunt of climate change, according to experts
Leaders see hope in tackling deadly climate change and public health problems together
See How The Voice's Niall Horan Calls Out Blake Shelton in New Season 24 Promo
2 killed, 3 injured in shooting at makeshift club in Houston
Far from home, Ukrainian designers showcase fashion that was created amid air raid sirens
What to know about the Sikh movement at the center of the tensions between India and Canada
78-year-old allegedly shoots, kills neighbor who was trimming trees on property line