Legal experts warn case against Idaho suspect Bryan Kohberger isn't 'open and ... trends now
Legal experts have warned that the case against alleged Idaho killer Bryan Kohberger isn't a 'slam dunk' – despite authorities discovering his DNA at the scene.
Kohberger, 28, was arrested on December 30 after weeks of painstaking investigation by police in Moscow, Idaho, and the FBI.
His DNA was discovered on the button of a knife sheath which was left at the scene of the crime next to the bodies of Kaylee Goncalves and Maddie Mogan.
Ex-federal prosecutor Neama Rahamani believes that those defending Kohberger will not present an insanity defense because of his history as a 'scholar.'
Kohberger, 28, was arrested on December 30 after weeks of thorough investigation by police in Moscow, Idaho, and the FBI
Ex-federal prosecutor Neama Rahamani has said that the case against Kohberger is not a 'slam dunk'
The trial lawyer said: 'The murder case against Bryan Kohberger is not a slam dunk. Kohberger's attorney will most likely argue that he didn't do it, rather than present an insanity defense.
'He was accomplished enough as a scholar to become a Ph.D. student and he showed no indication of mental illness before the stabbings, so there would be little justification for his defense to argue he is incompetent to stand trial.
'The authorities have Kohberger's DNA on the knife sheath, but DNA evidence can be transferred from one person to another onto an object so that evidence is not open and shut for a conviction.
'Prosecutors don't have the murder weapon, they have a pretty vague description of the suspect from an eyewitness, and they lack a clear-cut motive.
'If I was the D.A., I would certainly like a lot more than the evidence that has come out so far, especially if prosecutors are going to pursue the death penalty.'
It comes after the family of one victim, Kaylee Goncalves, say that they would support the death penalty in the case against Kohberger.
Former Los Angeles County prosecutor Joshua Ritter believes that the DNA and other corroborating evidence is a 'very strong case' against the alleged killer
Cops detail his every move on the day of the killings, helped by surveillance footage of his car and cell site data from his phone. Kohberger allegedly staked out the property on twelve occasions before the murders
Police believe that Kohberger deliberately tried to hide his location during the murders
Her father Steve said that his vision of 'justice' is not to 'be in a prison cell', with her mother adding that she 'wished Kaylee and Maddie were serving a life sentence' because it would mean they could talk to them.
Rahamani added: 'Prosecutors will continue to build the case, so I don't think they will take the death penalty off the table.
'It will be hard for Kohberger's defense to reach any workable deal with
