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Bryan Kohberger deserves new trial and death penalty, expert says
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Key Points:
- Defense-hired digital forensics expert Sy Ray claims investigators overlooked critical smartphone location data implicating Bryan Kohberger in the Idaho murders, arguing this evidence was never properly analyzed or included in the prosecution's case.
- Ray believes Kohberger’s phone data places him inside or near the victims’ home multiple times before the murders, suggesting stalking behavior and a possible primary target among the victims, Madison Mogen.
- Kohberger, who pleaded guilty to avoid the death penalty and is serving life without parole, recently petitioned to withdraw his plea and seek a new trial, potentially reopening the possibility of capital punishment.
- Ray criticizes the original investigation for failing to map and fully utilize location database records (LOCDBOR), urging law enforcement to reinvestigate with experts knowledgeable in digital forensics.
- Independent experts express skepticism without seeing the LOCDBOR data firsthand, while Ray remains confident Kohberger would be convicted again if the overlooked evidence were presented at trial.
