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Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger appeared in the Latah County Courthouse on Thursday with cut marks on his face and minor wounds near his neck. During the status hearing, the suspect waived his rights to a speedy trial.
Dressed in an orange prison t-shirt, Bryan only replied with “yes” when the judge asked if he understood his right to have a speedy preliminary hearing within the next 14 days and if he wanted to waive those rights.
Bryan’s public defender Anne Taylor said that waiving the rights to a speedy 14-day trial deadline would allow the defense more time to review all the evidence that needs to be considered in the case. She then requested the judge to push back his next court date until June.
Shortly after, the prosecution agreed to the defense request and the judge scheduled a preliminary hearing for the week beginning on June 26. During the week of the June hearing, evidence against Bryan Kohberger would be presented for the first time in court.
While details surrounding Bryan’s next hearing were finalized in the Latah County Courthouse, the scratch marks and minor bruises on the suspect’s face sparked speculation online. Some social media users suggested that the cuts came from using “maximum security razors”:
Analyzing the gashes near Bryan’s chin and the wounds to his neck, County Sheriff Richie Skiles told NewsNation reporter Brian Entin that the suspect accidentally gave himself the cuts while shaving his face prior to the court appearance.
The request for a delay in Bryan Kohberger’s hearing came after the defense asked prosecutors to present all discoveries made in the case over the next 14 days, including witness statements, digital media and police reports.
After the judge officially pushed back the hearing until June 26, Bryan was ordered to be held without bond.
Netizens react to cuts on Bryan Kohberger’s face
Idaho students murder suspect Bryan Kohberger’s latest court appearance sparked major speculation online as he was seen with cut marks to his face and neck.
Internet sleuths shared took to Twitter to share their theories about the wounds. While some opined that the marks came from razor cuts, others believed that the wounds were from fingernail scratches, and that Bryan faced “karma” for his crimes involving the students:
A sheriff later confirmed to journalist Brian Entin that the cut marks were razor wounds that the suspect received from shaving on the morning of the court appearance.
Bryan Kohberger is accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students, Kaylee Goncalves (21), Madison Mogen (21), Xana Kernodle (20) and Ethan Chapin (20) at their rented off-campus home in Moscow, Idaho.
The murder case became a sensation as police opened a manhunt for the suspect over several weeks. Bryan was later connected to the case based on his DNA that was found on a knife sheath left behind at the crime scene as well as his white Hyundai Elantra that was spotted near the Idaho home where the students were murdered.
The suspect was arrested from his parents’ home Monroe County, Pennsylvania, and charged with four counts of first-degree murder and felony burglary. He was later extradited to Idaho and will now be held at the Latah County Jail.
