Bryan Kohberger's Moon-and-Stars Alibi Is Back on the Table

True Crime Today | Daily True Crime News & Interviews · Oct 16, 2026 · 18m

Before his guilty plea, Bryan Kohberger's defense filed a notice saying he was out driving that night — looking at the moon and the stars. No witness. His phone was off. Now he's asking a court to throw out his plea and let him argue it. The prosecution had DNA on the knife sheath, a Ka-Bar knife purchased with a gift card, over twenty phone pings near the house, and surveillance footage. A roommate identified him inside the home. The plea deal removed the death penalty. If it gets vacated, prosecutors already had a death notice filed. Eric Faddis, defense attorney and former prosecutor…