Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger is back in court for pre-trial hearings ahead of his summer murder trial for the brutal stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students.

Hippler was appointed to oversee the trial, replacing Judge John Judge, when the trial moved from Latah County to Boise after the defense successfully argued that he would not have an impartial jury in the tight-knit community of Moscow because of the extensive media coverage potentially tainting the jury pool.

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Bryan Kohberger was charged with four counts of murder in the first degree and felony burglary for allegedly killing four University of Idaho students in November 2022.

Attorneys for the man charged in the deaths of four University of Idaho students have alleged police misconduct and flawed search warrants.

In hearings this week that will likely set the table for his summer murder trial, Bryan Kohberger and his attorneys will return to the courtroom for the first time in more than two months to argue for excluding a host of evidence.

Bryan Kohberger and his attorneys will argue at hearings this week for excluding a host of evidence in the homicide case that is heading toward a summer trial.