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Lawyer for Idaho college killings suspect Bryan Kohberger says he was driving alone night of murders

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Lawyer for Idaho college killings suspect Bryan Kohberger says he was driving alone at the time of murders Bryan Kohberger, the doctoral candidate accused of killing four Idaho college students last fall says he wasn't in the home where the homicides occurred and was driving around alone that night, according to a new court filing. Kohberger's lawyer said the defense "cannot be more specific" about what witnesses would say to back up that claim "at this time," but that would emerge amid examination of discovery materials, as well as what witnesses will say during the upcoming trial. Attorneys for Kohberger explained in the new court document submitted Wednesday and released Thursday that the man charged in the quadruple killing that has made headlines for months would often drive around solo. "Mr. Kohberger has long had a habit of going for drives alone. Often he would go for drives at night . He did so late on November 12 and into November 13, 2022,...

Idaho college murders suspect seen talking his way out of traffic ticket in new video

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Video shows the Idaho college murders suspect talking his way out of a traffic ticket for running a red light in Washington state a month before the gruesome slayings. Newly released video shows the suspect in a quadruple murder in Idaho talking his way out of a traffic ticket for running a red light in Washington state a month before the gruesome slayings. The Washington State University Police Department released body camera footage on Thursday from when one of its officers pulled over Bryan Kohberger on campus in Pullman on Oct. 14. The nearly 10-minute video starts with the officer getting out of her patrol vehicle after stopping Kohberger and parking behind his white 2015 Hyundai Elantra, which is seen with a Pennsylvania license plate. The officer is seen approaching the car from the driver's side, where Kohberger is sitting behind the wheel with the window rolled down. MORE: Idaho college murders: The complete timeline of events “I think you know why I stopped you. Yo...

'Varsity Blues' mastermind faces sentencing for college scam

The mastermind of the nationwide college admissions bribery scandal is set to be sentenced in federal court BOSTON -- The mastermind of the nationwide college admissions bribery scandal is set to be sentenced on Wednesday after helping authorities secure the convictions of a slew of wealthy parents involved in his scheme to rig the selection process at top-tier schools. Federal prosecutors are asking for six years behind bars for Rick Singer, who for more than a decade helped deep-pocketed parents get their often undeserving kids get into some of the nation's most selective schools with bogus test scores and athletic credentials. The scandal embarrassed elite universities across the country, put a spotlight on the secretive admissions system already seen as rigged in favor of the rich and laid bare the measures some parents will take to get their kids into the school of their choice. Singer, 62, began secretly cooperating with investigators and worked with the FBI t...