# Kohberger: The Questions His Plea Was Supposed to End

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Podcast: [The Idaho Murders | The Case Against Bryan Kohberger](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-idaho-murders-the-case-against-bryan-kohberger-6008349)
Published: 2026-05-01T11:00:00+00:00
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Four families were told it was over. Bryan Kohberger said guilty. He got four consecutive life sentences. No parole. No appeal. And the courtroom went dark. But the questions didn't stop — they multiplied. The forensic expert Kohberger's own defense team hired is now publicly claiming the knife sheath that carried his DNA had a flawed chain of custody that could have been challenged at trial. A former FBI agent's book is revealing untested crime scene evidence and competing theories about how many people carried out the attack. The defense team that took the deal is attacking their own expert for talking — while preparing a paid presentation about the case behind closed doors. And the families of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin are watching all of this unfold knowing that nothing can be relitigated. Eric Faddis, a criminal defense attorney and former felony prosecutor who has stood on both sides of cases built on physical evidence, breaks down every layer — the evidence questions, the defense team's contradictions, and the brutal reality of what a plea deal means when the evidence underneath it was never tested. This is the conversation the families deserve and the system owes them. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presum…

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