Kohberger Got a New Hearing — His Expert Called for This

Judge Hippler scheduled Bryan Kohberger's evidentiary hearing for June 17, 2027 after prosecutors asked for the post-conviction petition to be dismissed outright. The hearing is a procedural step — not a ruling, not a signal of merit — but the timeline it creates puts a new attorney ten months from a hearing where Kohberger's former lawyers could be forced to testify.

Kohberger claims Taylor, Massoth, and Barlow coerced him into confessing, hid evidence, and lied about what prison and death row would look like. He signed a nine-page questionnaire under oath saying none of that happened. The legal standard he has to clear — manifest injustice — is designed to make post-sentencing plea withdrawals nearly impossible.

His new attorney Greg Rauch hadn't read the petition, the case file, or spoken to Kohberger as of his August 2026 appointment. He needs to drive 300 miles south to Kuna just to visit his client at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution.

And the expert his defense team hired to build his case is now working against him. Sy Ray told reporters that additional cellphone geolocation data places Kohberger near the house repeatedly before the murders. Ray's position is clear: bring back the death penalty and try this case again.

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