Bryan Kohberger's defense team hopes to raise doubt regarding the 'damning DNA evidence against' him, according to an attorney who spoke to Newsweek.
's defence team is attempting to cast doubt on the DNA evidence the prosecution is relying on in the University of Idaho Murder case.calling into question the reliability of the use of genetic genealogy, which investigators used prior to arresting him.
Kohberger, 28, is the sole suspect in the quadruple killing and the prosecution has said that the suspect broke into the students' home in the early morning hours of November 13, 2022, and fatally stabbed each of the victims.on his behalf back in May to the four counts of murder and one count of burglary connected to the investigation. Kohberger was a Ph.D. criminology student and teaching assistant at Washington State University's campus at the time of the killings.
"The best-case scenario for the defense is that the expert testimony on each side confuses the jury regarding the issue of DNA science such that the confusion raises some doubt regarding the damning DNA evidence against Kohberger." "Unlike standard forensic STR tests which are used to identify individuals, genetic genealogy testing identifies possible relatives," she said in the document.
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