Murder In Moscow: Trial Expert Bryan Edelman And The Affidavit In Support Of Kohberger (Part 1-3) (8/6/26)
Bryan Edelman, a trial consultant retained by Bryan Kohberger’s defense, argued that the enormous volume of pretrial publicity surrounding the University of Idaho murders had made it extraordinarily difficult to find an impartial jury in Latah County. Edelman conducted telephone surveys of hundreds of prospective jurors and found widespread familiarity with the case, substantial exposure to inflammatory or disputed media claims and a strong tendency among respondents to believe Kohberger was guilty before hearing the evidence. He maintained that repeated reporting about the knife-sheath DNA…
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