Idaho murders case: Bryan Kohberger's Amazon history, phone tracking witnesses denied by judge

An Idaho justice has denied Bryan Kohberger's petition to bring successful defence experts to connection grounds against the prosecution's theories astir his movements and Amazon buying history.

"The accusation Defense seeks to convey tin beryllium presented by declarations," Judge Steven Hippler wrote successful an bid Tuesday. "Counsel whitethorn person the witnesses disposable by video streaming during the proceeding and, should the Court find it is indispensable to perceive from the witness, the Court whitethorn let specified grounds by video live-stream."

One adept is David Howell, who the defence planned to telephone arsenic portion of Kohberger's bid to person his Amazon buying records and "click activity" hidden from jurors.

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Bryan Kohberger enters the courtroom for a proceeding astatine the Latah County Courthouse connected June 27, 2023 successful Moscow, Idaho. Kohberger is accused of sidesplitting 4 University of Idaho students successful November 2022.  (August Frank-Pool/Getty Images)

Defense lawyer Elisa Massoth argued that nary Amazon evidence, including "click activity" connected the app, should beryllium introduced astatine proceedings — successful portion due to the fact that the word is vague and due to the fact that prosecutors person allegedly failed to specify it oregon picture the quality of adept grounds prosecutors privation to introduce.

"The State’s refining of each the Amazon past and Amazon click enactment is retired of context, incomplete, and unfairly prejudicial, frankincense making it inadmissible," she continued.

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Massoth besides argued that Amazon's AI-driven algorithm "shapes idiosyncratic behavior" by serving up products it predicts shoppers would beryllium funny successful alongside paid advertisements.

Madison Mogen, apical left, smiles connected the shoulders of her champion friend, Kaylee Goncalves, arsenic they airs with Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, and 2 different housemates successful Goncalves' last Instagram post, shared the time earlier the 4 students were stabbed to death. (@kayleegoncalves/Instagram)

The suspected execution limb has not been found, but authorities recovered a Ka-Bar weapon sheath nether 1 victim's assemblage that allegedly had Kohberger's DNA weapon sheath.

The Amazon records person not been made public, but could perchance amusement a Ka-Bar purchase: NBC's "Dateline" reported successful 2023 that Kohberger purchased a Ka-Bar weapon implicit Amazon successful 2022 earlier moving to Pullman, Washington, to be Washington State University. The study has not been independently verified.

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A screenshot of Amazon.com shows a Ka-Bar weapon for merchantability for nether $100 connected the buying website. (Amazon)

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The different adept Hippler's bid identified was Sy Ryan, which could beryllium a notation to Sy Ray, an adept connected geofencing and tracking movements done telephone data. 

Neither authorities nor Kohberger's pb defence attorney, Anne Taylor, responded instantly to a petition for clarification.

The defence planned to telephone Ray successful effect to FBI Agent Nicholas Ballance's investigation and mentation of telephone operation and telephone records, which Kohberger's squad disputes arsenic "severely flawed."

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Four University of Idaho students were recovered dormant Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022. (Angela Palermo/Idaho Statesman/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

The defence has separately asked to person Ballance blocked arsenic an adept witness.

Both witnesses were expected to attest astatine an April 9 question hearing.

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Kohberger is scheduled to spell connected proceedings connected Aug. 11 successful transportation with the stabbing deaths of Madison Mogen, 21, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20. The 4 University of Idaho students were each killed successful a 4 a.m. location penetration onslaught connected Nov. 13, 2022.

Kohberger was studying for a Ph.D. successful criminology astatine the neighboring Washington State University.

He faces 4 charges of first-degree murder, 1 of burglary, and could look the decease punishment if convicted. A justice entered not-guilty pleas connected Kohberger's behalf astatine his arraignment successful May 2023.