Judge Sets Evidence Rules in Kohberger Murder Trial

An Idaho judge ruled that Dylan Mortensen's eyewitness testimony, describing the masked intruder in the 2022 University of Idaho student murders as having 'bushy eyebrows,' will be allowed at Bryan Kohberger’s trial. Judge Steven Hippler found Mortensen's account highly relevant and consistent, rejecting the defense's bid to exclude it. The court also approved expert testimony linking a Hyundai Elantra to the crime scene. Defense attorneys are restricted from presenting evidence about Kohberger's mental health, including autism, unless he takes the stand. Expert testimony on direct DNA transfer is partially permitted, with limits on certain terminology. Kohberger, a former criminology student, faces the death penalty for the murders of four students in Moscow, Idaho.