Prosecution Ordered to Release Portion of DNA Evidence to Kohberger’s Defense Team – bigcountrynewsconnection.com

MOSCOW - According to documents filed this week, Judge John Judge says Bryan Kohberger's defense team will receive some of the DNA records requested from the prosecution.

Kohberger is accused of murder in connection with the stabbing deaths of Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Kaylee Goncalves at a home near the University of Idaho campus in November of 2022.

"The Court has now completed its review of the information provided by the State and orders the State to discover to the defense a portion of the IGG information. The specific material to be provided is set forth in a sealed order to protect the privacy of the IGG information, including individuals on the family tree," says a court order signed by Judge John Judge on Thursday.

IGG is short for "investigative genetic genealogy." IGG evidence was used to name Kohberger as suspect after he allegedly left a Ka-Bar knife sheath containing DNA evidence at the crime scene.

IGG involves comparing DNA from a crime scene to data from commercial online genealogy services that are often used by consumers to investigate their family tree. Defense attorneys for Kohberger have tried several times to obtain the evidence, but were unsuccessful prior to this week.

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