This is a deepdive on the Idaho Murders. To read part 1, click on this link https://lehsoracle.com/29039/news/idaho-murders-gruesome-quadruple-homicide-shocks-the-public/

To read part 2, click on this link https://lehsoracle.com/29097/news/idaho-murders-possible-suspect-arises-in-quadruple-homicide-of-college-students/#photo

Bryan Kohberger, the current suspect of the quadruple homicide in Idaho, is currently being held without bail at the Latah County Jail. After being arrested, he waived extradition on January 3, 2023 at an extradition hearing in the Monroe County Courthouse. He then arrived in Moscow from his home in Pennsylvania on January 4, 2023, and faced charges in court the next day.

The arrest lifted the spirits of many around the country. “I thought the case would go cold,” junior Dash Bauman said. “I’m just thankful that the police have found something.”

Officials haven’t released any information regarding the items seized from Kohberger’s house, or a possible motive for the attacks. The case is not solved yet, but there could be a long waiting period ahead. Kohberger’s defense attorneys filed a gag order that prohibits those involved in the case from sharing updates with the public. Latah County Judge Megan Marshall issued the order in January which initially barred the state and the defense team. It has recently added the barring of “any attorney representing witness, victim, or victim’s family.”

The Goncalves family attorney, Shannon Grey, has filed an opposition to this gag order. First Amendment rights have been a common topic of conversation, as they feel the gag order is infringing on their ability to voice their thoughts. Much of the media is working with court officials in order to provide accurate information to the public, debunking the theorists that live online.

But, the defense lawyers are still unhappy with the way the media has influenced the case. “This is not a case where the attorneys seek to use the rules as a weapon against one another,” Kootenai County Public Defender’s Office attorney Jay Weston Logsden said. “It is a case where a young man is on trial for his life.”

Grey, the family attorney, has deemed the order unconstitutional. In court documents, she claimed “It would place an undue burden on the victims’ families if the attorney whom they have retained to represent their interests was prohibited from serving as their spokesperson.”

While these court processes are taking place, Kohberger will remain in jail with a preliminary hearing date set for June 26, 2023.