Judge Moves Trial of Idaho Quadruple Murder Suspect Bryan Kohberger

‘The extreme nature of the news coverage in this case’ factored into his decision, the judge wrote.

Bryan Kohberger enters the courtroom for his arraignment hearing in Latah County District Court in Moscow, Idaho, on May 22, 2023. Zach Wilkinson/Pool via Getty Images

An Idaho judge granted a request from Bryan Kohberger, a suspect in the murder of four college students, to have his trial moved to another venue due to concerns of prejudice.

Idaho Second District Judge John Judge, in a ruling unsealed Monday, agreed with arguments that the local community in Moscow, Idaho, is prejudiced against Kohberger in the 2022 slayings of four college students. Judge did not say to which location the trial would be moved.