Murder In Moscow: Judge Hippler's Order Denying Kohbergers Motion To Suppress IGG Data (Part 1) (3/3/25)

In Ada County Case No. CR01-24-31665, the defendant, Bryan C. Kohberger, sought to suppress genetic evidence obtained through Investigative Genetic Genealogy (IGG) and a subsequent "trash pull," arguing that these methods violated his Fourth Amendment rights. His legal team contended that law enforcement's use of IGG techniques to identify him as a suspect, followed by the collection of familial DNA from discarded trash, constituted an unreasonable search and seizure. They asserted that such investigative methods required a warrant and that their use without one infringed upon Kohberger’s expectation of privacy regarding his genetic information.

The court, however, rejected these arguments, ruling that the defendant had no reasonable expectation of privacy over genetic material lawfully obtained from public databases and trash discarded in a public space. The judge determined that law enforcement’s methods were legally sound and did not violate constitutional protections. As a result, the genetic evidence collected through IGG and the trash pull remains admissible in court, dealing a significant blow to Kohberger’s defense strategy

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