Judge Lifts Gag Order in Bryan Kohberger's Murder Case | Crime Alert 8AM 07.18.25

An Idaho judge has paved the way for the release of additional details in the murder case involving Bryan Kohberger, who admitted guilt in the 2022 slayings of four University of Idaho students.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Crime a art hourly update breaking crime news Now. I'm
Nicole Parton and Idaho judge has paved the way for
the release of additional details in the murder case involving
Brian Kohlberger, who admitted guilt in the twenty twenty two
slings of four University of Idaho students. On Thursday, July seventeenth,
Judge Stephen Hipler lifted a long standing gag order, allowing attorneys, prosecutors,

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law enforcement personnel, and others associated with this notable case
to communicate freely with the media.

Speaker 2 (00:33):
It is a little bit like a you know, water
will find low ground. In this case, the media is
going to write about something regardless about this case. The
lifting the nonsemination order does not require the council or

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others who were previously bound by to speak week, and
the state is indicated they don't intend to until after
the sentencing. At this point, I just don't think that
I can justify the continuation of the nonsemination order. I
think the rights of the public to information in this
case is paramount.

Speaker 1 (01:19):
Hitler determined that the gag order was unnecessary now that
Coburger has entered a guilty plea, meaning the case will
not proceed to trial. The broad order had been in
effect since twenty twenty three and faced challenges from multiple
news outlets, which argued it infringed upon the First Amendment
rights of a free press. Earlier in July, the thirty

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year old Coburger pleaded guilty to the murders and accepted
a plea deal that intels serving four consecutive life sentences.
This agreement, which has sparked differing opinions among the victim's families,
enabled Colberger to evade the death penalty and a highly
publicized trial. Prosecutors revealed that Coburger, a criminal justice student

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at the time of the murders, had meticulously premeditated the
attack that resulted in the deaths of Madison Mogan, Kaylee Consalvez,
Zana Kernudle, and Ethan Chapman. The students were discovered dead
in a rental home near the University of Idaho campus
on November thirteen, twenty twenty two. Investigators pointed to DNA evidence,

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SELFHWE data, and surveillance footage that linked Coburger to the stabbings,
which sent shockwaves through the campus community and left residents
of Moscow a peaceful college town in northern Idaho terrified.
A sentencing hearing is set to take place in late July.
More crime and justice news After this country music stars

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Zach Brown's reputation is taking a significant hit as his
tumultuous relationship with ex wife Kelly Yah the unfolds. The
leader of the Zach Brown Band has faced multiple allegations
of questionable behavior behind closed doors, with his wife determined
to expose the truth behind his seemingly charming persona. In

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a recent TikTok post, she revealed her heartbreak, claim that
her former husband is intent on wreaking havoc to her life,
she says. According to Kelly, the couple secretly wed in
August twenty twenty three, but their relationship came to an
end just four months later. They released a joint statement
announcing their divorce, suggesting a mutual and amicable separation. However,

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in May twenty twenty four, Kelly's narrative shifted dramatically as
she accused Brown of a narcissistic abuser. She opened up
about the ongoing legal battles with her ex, informing her
followers that finally a jury trial date had been set
for a bit of contact.

Speaker 3 (03:58):
Jackison Dry and me through lawsuits for the last year
and a half now, And it started back in early
twenty twenty four when he tried to force me to
sign a marital NDA during our divorce, which I refused,
and a couple weeks later he used our wedding video
in his music video, replacing me with a looklike model
who was engaging in inappropriate behavior and it was just disgusting.

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Then in May of twenty twenty four, he filed a
lawsuit against me in regard to a poem I wrote,
claiming it violated my employee agreement with his company, Zach
Brown Collective.

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Kelly confirmed that both parties would meet at the US
District Courthouse in Atlanta, Georgia, on September fifteen, twenty twenty five,
marking the beginning of what she hopes will be closure
to their tumultuous story. I can't wait to finally present
my case in court, she said. To give a little background,

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Zach had been dragging me through a series of lawsuits
for the past year and a half, said Kelly. It
all began in early twenty twenty four when he attempted
to cursed me into signing a marital NDA during our divorce,
which I outright refused. She alleged that Brown retaliated by
featuring their wedding footage in a music video where a

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lookalike actress engaged in what she considered inappropriate conduct. It
was utterly disgusting, said Kelly on TikTok. She further claims
that Brown's attempts to control her escalated when he sued
her in May twenty twenty four over a poem that
she authored. According to her, he accused her of breaching
her employment agreement with his company, Zach Brown Collective, and

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even sought a temporary restraining order against her regarding the poem.
He also pursued charges of corporate espionage, though he later
withdrew those claims. Kelly emphasized that Brown only relented after
an extensive and costly discovery process. In December twenty four,
she said, quote, Zach has kept me ensnared in these

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expensive lawsuits as a means to exert control and instill fear.
Despite the fact that our divorce was finalized in January.
I'm looking forward to the next court date, she said.
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I'm Nicole Parton