November 16 – Bryan Kohberger’s lawyers have filed motions to suppress key evidence in the Moscow quadruple murder case, and the judge has denied them more time to review further evidence.
In a series of court documents made public Friday, Kohberger’s attorneys argue that evidence obtained through search warrants related to the suspect should be suppressed.
This includes Kohberger’s genetic information, the search for his vehicle, his online records, his cell phone records and all evidence collected at his parents’ home in Pennsylvania.
Kohberger’s lawyers argue that the arrest warrant that led to Kohberger’s imprisonment in his parents’ home is unconstitutional. They claim that law enforcement failed to knock on the door before raiding the home and that the warrant lacked probable cause as written.
They claim the order omits information that “calls into question the reliability of the facts on which it relies.” As a result, the defense also asked Ada County District Judge Steven Hippler to schedule a Franks hearing, a court proceeding that would focus on their argument that law enforcement officers recklessly served the search warrant.
Kohberger’s attorneys claim that law enforcement’s investigation into Kohberger’s genetic genealogy was unconstitutional. DNA evidence was discovered on a knife sheath left at the crime scene in the King Road home. Law enforcement linked this DNA evidence to Kohberger.
The suspect’s attorneys argue that any search warrants arising from this evidence should not be allowed.
