Kohberger judge: No other killer defense allowed

In a series of final rulings ahead of Bryan Kohberger's capital murder trial, Judge Steven Hippler said lawyers for the man who could be executed, if convicted, won't be permitted to present to the jury the theory that some unknown person is the real killer. The trial in the Idaho college killings case will begin Aug. 18, a week later than originally planned, a judge ruled Thursday. With jury selection starting on Aug. 4, a series of final rulings has cleared the path for the trial of Bryan Kohberger as Judge Steven Hippler said lawyers for the man who could be executed, if convicted, won't be permitted to present to the jury the theory that some unknown person is the real killer. However, Kohberger’s defense will be allowed to press investigators on whether they followed up on all plausible leads enough, beyond simply pursuing Kohberger, the judge said. "Nothing links these individuals to the homicides or otherwise gives rise to a reasonable inference that they committed the...