Judge says jury in Kohberger murder trial won’t hear defense theory that someone else is the real killer

Judge Steven Hippler ruled that Bryan Kohberger’s defense cannot present an unknown suspect theory in his capital murder trial set for August 18, while allowing them to question investigators about their leads. The judge dismissed the defense’s claims of alternative suspects as speculative and irrelevant, emphasizing that Kohberger’s lawyers failed to justify a trial delay despite extensive preparations.