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Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger allegedly spammed one victim with Instagram DMs: report

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Bryan Kohberger, who is charged with the murders of four University of Idaho students, allegedly sent one of the victims Instagram messages before the slayings, a report claims.

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  1. Idaho murders: Veteran defense attorney lays out case Bryan Kohberger team could make, 'holes' in affidavit

    Headline from Foxla ·

  2. Idaho murders: 5 key pieces of evidence against Bryan Kohberger

    Headline from FOX 4 Dallas ·

  3. Idaho murders: Bryan Kohberger's former defense attorney believes evidence could be 'attacked'

    Headline from Foxla ·

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    Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger allegedly spammed one victim with Instagram DMs: report

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  1. Fox News

    Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger was unknown to victims, lawyer says (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    University of Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger was unknown to the four students he allegedly stabbed, according to a lawyer for one of their families.

  2. Fox News

    Idaho murders: Veteran defense attorney lays out case Bryan Kohberger team could make, 'holes' in affidavit (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Bryan Kohberger's defense will seek to dismantle many parts of the probable cause affidavit police used to obtain his arrest warrant in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students, according to a high-profile defense attorney.

  3. FOX 35 Orlando

    Idaho murders trial: Brian Kohberger's next court date revealed (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    The man accused of killing four University of Idaho students was back in court Thursday morning for a preliminary status hearing.

  4. Forbes

    Bryan Kohberger: University Of Idaho Murder Suspect Returns To Court Thursday (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Kohberger faces four counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of four students.

  5. Fox News

    Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger will challenge evidence, lawyer says (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Bryan Kohberger, who returned to an Idaho courtroom Thursday, plans to challenge the evidence against him at a preliminary hearing, it was revealed Thursday.

  6. Fox News

    Idaho murders: 5 key pieces of evidence against Bryan Kohberger (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The case against Bryan Kohberger for the Idaho quadruple homicide appears strong.

  7. CBS News

    Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger appears in court for second time (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    A preliminary hearing for his case was set for June 26.

  8. Foxla

    Idaho murders trial: What to expect from Bryan Kohberger's court hearing set for Thursday (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    The man accused of killing four University of Idaho students is expected to be back in court Thursday morning.

  9. KYMA Yuma

    Idaho murder suspect Kohberger seen in court today (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    KYMA Yuma's feed description

    University of Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger made a court appearance today in Latah County, Idaho for a scheduling hearing.

  10. CBS News

    Neighbor of Bryan Kohberger says suspect talked about Idaho student murders (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    "'Yeah, seems like they have no leads. Seems like it was a crime of passion,'" the neighbor said Kohberger said.

  11. Local News 8

    Idaho killings suspect Bryan Kohberger is expected back in court today (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Dakin Andone, CNN The man suspected of killing four University of Idaho students is scheduled to appear in court for a status conference Thursday — his second time in an Idaho court since his extradition from Pennsylvania after his arrest late last month.

  12. Local News 8

    Idaho killings suspect Bryan Kohberger appears in court, waives right to speedy probable cause hearing (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    The man suspected of killing four University of Idaho students appeared in court Thursday for a status conference, where a judge scheduled a preliminary probable cause hearing to begin June 26.

  13. CBS News

    Bryan Kohberger due in Idaho court in murder case Thursday (opens CBS News)

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    Bryan Kohberger, the 28-year-old Washington State University graduate student charged in the case, has yet to enter a plea and is waiting to learn whether prosecutors in the high-profile case will pursue the death penalty.

  14. Newsweek

    Bryan Kohberger ex-lawyer confident there's more evidence in Idaho killings (opens Newsweek)

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    "You anticipate, as defense counsel, that they're going to have additional evidence to clear this up," said Jason LaBar, Kohberger's attorney in Pennsylvania.

  15. Fox News

    Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger trades intensity for fear in 2nd court appearance: body language expert (opens Fox News)

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    University of Idaho quadruple stabbing suspect Bryan Kohberger's body language in court analyzed by expert on mannerisms and deception Susan Constantine.

  16. Fox News

    Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger’s grad program had access to ‘crime lab’ with camera streams: insider (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Bryan Kohberger's, Idaho murder suspect, Ph.D. program at WSU maintains access to a "crime lab" database of bodycam videos and live streams from security cameras, a source says.

  17. Foxla

    Idaho murders: Bryan Kohberger's former defense attorney believes evidence could be 'attacked' (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    Idaho quadruple murder suspect Bryan Kohberger's former defense attorney, Jason LaBar, told a local news outlet that evidence presented in a probable cause affidavit for the suspect's arrest is "strong" but could be "attacked" in court.

  18. Fox32 Chicago

    Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger had 'normal conversation' with neighbor: 'You heard about these murders?' (opens Fox32 Chicago)

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    In the days following the murders of four University of Idaho students, Bryan Kohberger had a seemingly "normal conversation" about the event with his neighbor.

  19. Washington Times

    Former FBI agent thinks Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger has killed before (opens Washington Times)

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    A former FBI agent believes that Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger has killed people prior to being charged with the slayings of four college students in November.

  20. Washington Examiner

    Idaho student murders: Suspect Bryan Kohberger allegedly posted he had 'crazy thoughts' online (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    University of Idaho quadruple homicide suspect Bryan Kohberger allegedly wrote on an online forum years ago that he was having "crazy thoughts" and "delusions of grandeur."

  21. FOX 35 Orlando

    Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger allegedly spammed one victim with Instagram DMs: report (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    Bryan Kohberger, who is charged with the murders of four University of Idaho students, allegedly sent one of the victims Instagram messages before the slayings, a report claims.

  22. Helena Independent Record

    Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger DMed victim on Instagram weeks before slaying: report (opens Helena Independent Record)

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    Helena Independent Record's feed description

    It's not clear which student he specifically reached out to, but his account did follow all three female victims on Instagram.

  23. Triblive

    Report: Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger messaged victim on Instagram weeks before slaying (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    In the weeks before four students were found dead inside a residence near the University of Idaho, suspect Bryan Kohberger messaged one of the victims on Instagram — and then kept reaching out after she did not respond, according to a new report.

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