The households of two College of Idaho homicide victims have notified the court docket that they reserve the appropriate to sue town of Moscow sooner or later.
Shanon Grey, a lawyer for the household of 21-year-old Kaylee Goncalves, mentioned submitting the tort notices is a “safeguard” in case one thing goes flawed or if one thing was dealt with improperly.
The household of Madison Mogen, 21, who was additionally killed within the assault, can also be reserving its proper to sue.
The 2 seniors, their housemate Xana Kernodle, 20, and her boyfriend Ethan Chapin, additionally 20, every died of a number of stab wounds the morning of Nov. 13, 2022, after a person entered their house round 4 a.m. armed with a big knife, in accordance with metropolis police.
IDAHO MURDERS: BRYAN KOHBERGER’S DEFENSE STANDS SILENT AT ARRAIGNMENT, JUDGE ENTERS NOT GUILTY PLEAS
The Goncalves household lawyer, Shanon Grey, leaves Latah County courthouse with the household on Jan. 5, 2023. It was the primary time they’d come face-to-face with the suspected killer of Kaylee Goncalves. (Alokito Mymensingh 24 Digital)
The notices, filed earlier this month and later obtained by ABC Information, warn that the households would possibly search damages sooner or later however don’t specify a sum of the potential damages.
The suspect, Bryan Kohberger, was a Ph.D. pupil on the neighboring Washington State College, the place he was within the prison justice and criminology program.
The victims of Nov. 13 College of Idaho bloodbath, from left to proper: Kaylee Goncalves, Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle and Madison Mogen. (Instagram @xanakernodle / @maddiemogen / @kayleegoncalves)
INSIDE IDAHO MURDERS SUSPECT BRYAN KOHBERGER’S UNUSUALLY LONG ROUTE HOME TO PENNSYLVANIA
Police arrested Kohberger on Dec. 30 in Pennsylvania, the place he had returned to his mother and father’ home for the vacations after a cross-country street journey along with his dad – driving the suspect automobile from Washington state to the Pocono Mountains.
After he declined to enter a plea Monday, Latah County District Choose John Choose entered not responsible pleas on his behalf on 4 expenses of first-degree homicide and a rely of felony housebreaking.
Bryan Kohberger, who’s accused of killing 4 College of Idaho college students in November 2022, listens throughout his arraignment listening to in Latah County District Court docket, Monday, Might 22, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. (Zach Wilkinson/Moscow-Pullman Each day Information through Pool)
A trial date was set for Oct. 2.
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Protection lawyer Anne Taylor advised the court docket she anticipated the trial to take 4 to 6 weeks.
Kohberger might face Idaho’s dying penalty if convicted.
