Idaho Judge Blocks Release of Images From Home Where Students Were Murdered
“There can be no doubt that the photographs, video, audio and other investigatory records in this case are incredibly disturbing”
The images must be absolutely horrific for the judge to block them like this.
FOX News reports:
Idaho judge calls Bryan Kohberger murder scene pictures ‘incredibly disturbing,’ blocks release
A judge in Idaho has blocked the release of graphic images from the home where Bryan Kohberger murdered four college students.
Second District Judge Megan Marshall issued the ruling Wednesday, writing that graphic images which include blood and any of the victims’ bodies will not be released by law enforcement agencies. Kohberger pleaded guilty to murdering Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Kaylee Goncalves.
In her ruling, Marshall explained the release of such pictures “would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.”
“There can be no doubt that the photographs, video, audio and other investigatory records in this case are incredibly disturbing,” she added. “The records are difficult to digest and provide a raw view into the horrific tragedy that occurred on November 13, 2022.”
Moscow, Idaho, law enforcement agencies can still release images and other media related to the murders, but “must black out” areas within them that contain blood or any bodies. But Marshall stopped short of a complete ban of releasing investigatory records, saying the public has an interest in viewing them. Families of two of the victims, Mogen and Chapin, asked for some investigatory records to be barred for release to the public.
Kohberger pleaded guilty to the murders July 2 in a deal that took the death penalty off the table. The four University of Idaho students were found dead Nov. 13, 2022, at their house in Moscow, Idaho, located near campus.
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I’ve seen some of the documentaries on these murders. The surviving family and friends have been tormented by both social and mainstream media. It’s absurd what some of them have had to endure at times. They are right that they need to be given as much space and privacy as possible. The judge undoubtedly made the right call here.