Bryan Kohberger's former defense expert calls for death penalty, says investigators missed key evidence
Legal analyst Mehek Cooke discusses the high bar for overturning a guilty plea, while the victim's family expresses the pain of reliving the tragedy. "It could technically be outside the house, it could [be] on the property, but it's showing in the immediate area. My personal opinion is when I look at those, and I map what's happening before and after and I'm looking at all the other evidence.
- ▪Legal analyst Mehek Cooke discusses the high bar for overturning a guilty plea, while the victim's family expresses the pain of reliving the tragedy.
- ▪"It could technically be outside the house, it could [be] on the property, but it's showing in the immediate area.
- ▪My personal opinion is when I look at those, and I map what's happening before and after and I'm looking at all the other evidence.
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| Publication time | Sun, 02 Aug 2026 11:15:43 -0400 |
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Bryan Kohberger Bryan Kohberger's former defense expert calls for death penalty, says investigators missed key evidence Digital forensics analyst Sy Ray now calls for the death penalty, contradicting his own January 2025 report for the defense By Michael Ruiz Fox News Published August 2, 2026 11:15am EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Judge approves new lawyer for Bryan Kohberger in Idaho murder trial A judge approved Bryan Kohberger's request for a new lawyer in his attempt to secure a new trial, despite his previous guilty plea for murdering four University of Idaho students in 2022.
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