Bryan Kohberger still confident about being 'exonerated' as evidence against him grows, sources say
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MOSCOW, IDAHO: As the Idaho quadruple murder case progresses, several sources reportedly claimed that the prime suspect, Bryan Kohberger, has not lost his confidence in himself. The 28-year-old is accused of stabbing and killing Ethan Chapin, Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen and Xana Kernodle.
Despite the evidence mounting against him, Kohberger was sure he will be exonerated, per NewsNation. Channel host Ashleigh Banfield has, however, shared her doubts over the accused’s choice of words, given the fact that he was pursuing a PhD in criminology. The journalist asked why Kohberger was saying "exonerated" instead of "acquitted." He is facing four counts of first-degree murder and one count of felony burglary charges. His preliminary trial will begin in June.
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Banfield said that she failed to understand if the alleged killer was using the word in a layman's language or in its legal term. As per The National Registry of Exonerations, “An exoneration occurs when a person who has been convicted of a crime is officially cleared after new evidence of innocence becomes available.”
Kohberger has not used the word for the first time. Soon after his arrest from his parents’ Pennsylvania home in December 2022, chief public defender of Monroe County Jason LaBar, who was representing him at the time, said, “Kohberger is eager to be exonerated of these charges and looks forward to resolving these matters as promptly as possible.”
‘He really didn’t do that great of a job’
Weighing in on Kohberger's words, criminal defense attorney Sara Azari reportedly said, “We’re giving him a lot of credit about being this Ph.D. student in criminology. I mean, if he truly committed this crime, he really didn’t do that great of a job.”
Earlier, other experts also pointed out that despite being a criminology student, Kohberger lacked a lot in carrying out a perfect crime. YouTuber Dr Todd Grande, a PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision, said in January, “It amazes me that a highly intelligent PhD student who studied criminology made so many mistakes. He left his DNA on an item that can be tied directly to the crime.”
Grande, who is also the Licensed Professional Counselor of Mental Health, continued, “It wasn't like it was on something innocuous where there may have been a non-homicidal explanation for how it could have ended up there, like some type of consumer good that he touched at the store and then one of the residents bought it and brought it back to the house."
Grande added, “It was on something that the killer would have touched. Bryan left his phone on when he visited the King Road house multiple times in the months leading up to the murders, he didn't realize how suspicious it looked that he turned his phone off during the murders. He used his own vehicle to drive to and from the residence and he left a witness alive."