*FIRST ON FOX:* A surviving housemate of four University of Idaho students <www.foxnews.com/category/us/true-crime> killed in a home invasion knife attack told detectives she saw a bushy-eyed intruder walking out the back door with a “vacuum-type object in his hand,” after looking her in the eyes, according to newly unveiled court documents.
The revelation came in Judge Steven Hippler’s denial of 30-year-old suspect Bryan Kohberger’s motion for a Franks hearing — a rare legal proceeding in which the defendant has a chance to attack the warrants in court before trial.
Kohberger was arrested on Dec. 30, 2022, in connection with the home invasion massacre that happened on Nov. 13 of that year.
His defense had attacked the witness’s credibility, arguing that she admitted to being in a dreamlike state after witnessing the traumatic attack. The judge said the argument could be “fodder” for cross-examination at trial but had no bearing on the probable cause used to justify the suspect’s arrest.
The revelation came in Judge Steven Hippler’s denial of 30-year-old suspect Bryan Kohberger’s motion for a Franks hearing — a rare legal proceeding in which the defendant has a chance to attack the warrants in court before trial.
Kohberger was arrested on Dec. 30, 2022, in connection with the home invasion massacre that happened on Nov. 13 of that year.
His defense had attacked the witness’s credibility, arguing that she admitted to being in a dreamlike state after witnessing the traumatic attack. The judge said the argument could be “fodder” for cross-examination at trial but had no bearing on the probable cause used to justify the suspect’s arrest.