Kohberger wore an orange jail jumpsuit and sat next to his attorney
during the brief hearing. The judge scheduled the trial to begin on
Oct. 2.
Last week, a grand jury indicted Kohberger on four counts of murder
and one count of burglary. He could face life in prison or the death
penalty if convicted of murder.
Kohberger is accused of stabbing three women and one man in the
early morning of Nov. 13 in the home of one of the women. The crime
stunned the small college town of Moscow, Idaho, home to the
University of Idaho, and drew national attention, with six weeks
elapsing before a suspect was caught.
Kohberger eventually was arrested in Pennsylvania, where he was
visiting his family, and flown to Idaho to face charges.
Two other female roommates in the house at the time of the killings
were unharmed. One of the women told investigators that at 4 a.m.
she heard someone crying in one of the victim's bedrooms. She then
watched as a masked man, clad in black, walked past her and out of
the house, according to a court document.
The victims - Ethan Chapin, 20, of Conway, Washington; Xana Kernodle,
20, of Avondale, Arizona; Madison Mogen, 21, of Coeur d'Alene,
Idaho; and Kaylee Goncalves, 21, of Rathdrum, Idaho - all suffered
multiple stab wounds. Chapin was Kernodle's boyfriend.
Kohberger at the time was working on a doctorate degree in criminal
justice at Washington State University, about 10 miles (16
kilometers) from the University of Idaho campus.
Authorities have not publicly disclosed a motive but have said they
are confident Kohberger was responsible for the killings.
(Reporting by Brendan O'Brien in Chicago, Editing by Rosalba O'Brien
and Cynthia Osterman)
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